A high-speed car crash late on Saturday night claimed the lives of two Swedish women from separate cars, in what witnesses have described may have been the result of a street race.
Jenni Larsson, 22, was a passenger in the alleged racecar, which smashed into another vehicle that was crossing an intersection in Östersund, northern Sweden, on Saturday night, reported the Aftonbladet newspaper.
The collision also claimed the life of a 19-year-old Swedish woman who was a passenger in the other car.
http://www.thelocal.se/40548/20120430/
Monday, April 30, 2012
20 killed in Syrian city of Idlib
More than 20 people have been killed in blasts targeting security buildings in the northwest Syrian city of Idlib.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9235746/20-killed-in-Syrian-city-of-Idlib.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9235746/20-killed-in-Syrian-city-of-Idlib.html
Woman's Body Found at Parents' Malibu Home, Car Missing
MALIBU, Calif. (KTLA) -- Deputies are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found in the garage of her parents' home in Malibu.
According to sheriff's officials, 25-year-old Katie Wilkins' body was found at the home in the 23400 block of Moon Shadows Drive, a small cul-de-sac near Saddle Peak.
http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-malibu-woman-found-dead,0,2279203.story
According to sheriff's officials, 25-year-old Katie Wilkins' body was found at the home in the 23400 block of Moon Shadows Drive, a small cul-de-sac near Saddle Peak.
http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-malibu-woman-found-dead,0,2279203.story
Freak accident kills mountain rescue expert after he attempts to save climber who'd plunged 150ft
A mountain rescue expert died when he asked to dropped from a rope as he dangled beneath a helicopter - only to fall onto a jagged crevasse below.
The rescue chopper had been scrambled to save a 40-year-old climber who'd plunged nearly 150ft down the the precipice on the Grossvenediger mountain range in Austria's East Tyrol.
The 52-year-old expert and two colleagues were being lowered on a harness when freak high winds set in and they asked the pilot to release them instantly.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2137319/Freak-accident-kills-mountain-rescue-expert-attempts-save-climber-whod-plunged-150ft.html
The rescue chopper had been scrambled to save a 40-year-old climber who'd plunged nearly 150ft down the the precipice on the Grossvenediger mountain range in Austria's East Tyrol.
The 52-year-old expert and two colleagues were being lowered on a harness when freak high winds set in and they asked the pilot to release them instantly.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2137319/Freak-accident-kills-mountain-rescue-expert-attempts-save-climber-whod-plunged-150ft.html
Dog pack slaughters goats outside school
Jefferson police and animal control officers continued their search Friday afternoon for a pack of wild dogs that slaughtered seven goats, including one newborn kid, outside a local elementary school.
http://www.ajc.com/news/dog-pack-slaughters-goats-1427318.html
http://www.ajc.com/news/dog-pack-slaughters-goats-1427318.html
18 dead in China road accident
YINCHUAN - A road accident has killed 18 people and injured eight others in North China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region on Monday morning, local authorities said.
The accident happened at 7:08 am when an Iveco van collided with a truck in Wangtuan township of Tongxin county, said sources with the county government.
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-04/30/content_15177774.htm
The accident happened at 7:08 am when an Iveco van collided with a truck in Wangtuan township of Tongxin county, said sources with the county government.
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-04/30/content_15177774.htm
Man charged with murder after stabbing pregnant woman
Chester police are investigating a stabbing that caused a pregnant woman to lose her unborn baby.
Aris Nichols, 39, is currently being held without bond in the Chester County Detention Center.
Police said Nichols stabbed Brittany Jordan several times killing her baby, according to NewsChannel 36, the Observer’s news partner. Jordan is in critical condition.
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/04/28/3205550/man-charged-with-murder-after.html
Aris Nichols, 39, is currently being held without bond in the Chester County Detention Center.
Police said Nichols stabbed Brittany Jordan several times killing her baby, according to NewsChannel 36, the Observer’s news partner. Jordan is in critical condition.
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/04/28/3205550/man-charged-with-murder-after.html
Stephen Cahoon found guilty of murdering pregnant woman
A County Londonderry man has been found guilty of the murder of a woman pregnant with his child.
Stephen Cahoon, 39, admitted killing Jean Quigley at her home in Cornshell Fields in Derry on 26 July 2008, but denied murder.
The body of the mother of four was discovered strangled and bruised.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-17896323
Stephen Cahoon, 39, admitted killing Jean Quigley at her home in Cornshell Fields in Derry on 26 July 2008, but denied murder.
The body of the mother of four was discovered strangled and bruised.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-17896323
1-year-old dies in Berks Co. farm accident
KUTZTOWN, Pa. - April 29, 2012 (WPVI) -- A 1-year-old boy died after being pinned under a soil mixer at a Berks County farm, authorities say.
The fatal incident occurred just before 5:00 p.m. Sunday at the Burkholder Farm Market on 630 Topton Road in Kutztown.
According to the coroner's office, the 1-year-old, identified as John Edward Burkholder, died from asphyxiation.
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=8641099
The fatal incident occurred just before 5:00 p.m. Sunday at the Burkholder Farm Market on 630 Topton Road in Kutztown.
According to the coroner's office, the 1-year-old, identified as John Edward Burkholder, died from asphyxiation.
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=8641099
Beheaded doctor found dumped by roadside
The beheaded body of a kidnapped British Red Cross doctor has been found dumped by a roadside in Pakistan.
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Police discovered Dr Dale's head and body wrapped in plastic near a western bypass road. His name was written on the white plastic bag with black marker.
"A sharp knife was used to sever his head from the body," said Safdar Hussain, the first doctor to examine the body.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-29/beheaded-body-of-doctor-found-dumped-by-roadside/3979286
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Police discovered Dr Dale's head and body wrapped in plastic near a western bypass road. His name was written on the white plastic bag with black marker.
"A sharp knife was used to sever his head from the body," said Safdar Hussain, the first doctor to examine the body.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-29/beheaded-body-of-doctor-found-dumped-by-roadside/3979286
Grandmother killed teen with hammer, court told
A court in Wollongong has heard the prosecution's case against a 73-year-old grandmother who is charged with murdering a teenage girl in 2008.
Patricia Goddard, 73, is charged with murdering Louise O'Brien. Her 46-year-old daughter Tracey Taylor is accused of being an accessory.
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The prosecution alleges that on or about the 12th October 2008, Patricia Goddard struck the teenager on the jaw with a hammer during an argument. She died sometime later.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-30/grandmother-killed-teen-with-hammer2c-trial-told/3980676
Patricia Goddard, 73, is charged with murdering Louise O'Brien. Her 46-year-old daughter Tracey Taylor is accused of being an accessory.
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The prosecution alleges that on or about the 12th October 2008, Patricia Goddard struck the teenager on the jaw with a hammer during an argument. She died sometime later.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-30/grandmother-killed-teen-with-hammer2c-trial-told/3980676
Man 'stabs his grandmother to death in the BATH because she made him come home from party'
The last thing a dying Florida grandmother said to the 23-year old grandson who stabbed her was 'I love you.'
Police say Christopher Chase Whaley of Lake Wales stabbed his grandmother Barbara Denmark more than 25 times after a heated argument.
Whaley, who had lived with his grandmother for five years, was charged with first degree murder for slashing Denmark in the tub.
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When he walked into the door of their home, the 23-year old said he went to the kitchen, grabbed two knifes and sought out his grandmother in the bathtub.
He said he stabbed her repeatedly, a knife in each hand.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2137205/Man-stabs-grandmother-69-death-bath.html
Police say Christopher Chase Whaley of Lake Wales stabbed his grandmother Barbara Denmark more than 25 times after a heated argument.
Whaley, who had lived with his grandmother for five years, was charged with first degree murder for slashing Denmark in the tub.
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When he walked into the door of their home, the 23-year old said he went to the kitchen, grabbed two knifes and sought out his grandmother in the bathtub.
He said he stabbed her repeatedly, a knife in each hand.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2137205/Man-stabs-grandmother-69-death-bath.html
Woman who plunged 1,000ft to her death on very first hang glider trip 'grabbed desperately at instructor's feet' as she slipped from harness
The young woman who plummeted 1,000 feet after falling from a hang glider this weekend grabbed desperately at her instructor's feet in a futile attempt to save her self as she slipped out of her harness, it emerged on Sunday.
Lenami Godinez, 27, was trying hang gliding for the first time when the accident occurred Saturday afternoon on Woodside Mountain in British Columbia, Canada. She was flying next to a professional instructor, whom she and her boyfriend had hired to take her up soaring above the trees.
Authorities are blaming either pilot error or equipment failure in the horrifying death. She was found seven hours after she fell, and one of the instructor's shoes was discovered 60ft away from her body.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2137127/Lemani-Godinez-grabbed-instructors-feet-falling-1-000-feet-hang-glider.html
Lenami Godinez, 27, was trying hang gliding for the first time when the accident occurred Saturday afternoon on Woodside Mountain in British Columbia, Canada. She was flying next to a professional instructor, whom she and her boyfriend had hired to take her up soaring above the trees.
Authorities are blaming either pilot error or equipment failure in the horrifying death. She was found seven hours after she fell, and one of the instructor's shoes was discovered 60ft away from her body.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2137127/Lemani-Godinez-grabbed-instructors-feet-falling-1-000-feet-hang-glider.html
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Mother watches in horror as good friend reverses over and kills her son, one, in softball parking lot
The wife of the police chief in a central Florida community accidentally ran over a family friend's 22-month-old son with an SUV in a parking lot, authorities said.
Pamela Bodenheimer, 51, was backing up from a parking spot Friday night at Titusville High School when she drove over Brady Hutto.
She told police she did not see the boy and no charges have been filed. The horrific accident was witnessed by Brady's mother, who tried and failed to get the driver's attention.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2136555/Mother-watches-good-friend-police-chiefs-wife-runs-22-month-old-toddler.html
Pamela Bodenheimer, 51, was backing up from a parking spot Friday night at Titusville High School when she drove over Brady Hutto.
She told police she did not see the boy and no charges have been filed. The horrific accident was witnessed by Brady's mother, who tried and failed to get the driver's attention.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2136555/Mother-watches-good-friend-police-chiefs-wife-runs-22-month-old-toddler.html
Inside the bunker where survivalist who killed wife and daughter 'shot himself dead' after SWAT teams tried to gas him out in day-long siege
This is the bizarre doomsday bunker where double-murder suspect Peter Keller is believed to have shot himself dead after the hide-out was surrounded by authorities in a 22-hour siege.
The structure in the hills of Washington was stocked with medical supplies and construction materials, suggesting that the amateur survivalist was prepared for a long siege.
The photos also show ample supplies of ammunition, which appears to vindicate police caution in staking out the bunker for fear that Keller would attempt to defend himself with violence.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2136478/Peter-Keller-Inside-bunker-survivalist-killed-wife-daughter-shot-dead.html
The structure in the hills of Washington was stocked with medical supplies and construction materials, suggesting that the amateur survivalist was prepared for a long siege.
The photos also show ample supplies of ammunition, which appears to vindicate police caution in staking out the bunker for fear that Keller would attempt to defend himself with violence.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2136478/Peter-Keller-Inside-bunker-survivalist-killed-wife-daughter-shot-dead.html
Nigeria attack on church services kills around 20
KANO, Nigeria: Attackers armed with bombs and guns opened fire at outdoor church services at a Nigerian university on Sunday, killing around 20 people as worshippers tried to flee, witnesses and officials said.
A powerful explosion and gunfire rocked Bayero University in the northern city of Kano, with witnesses reporting that two church services were targeted as they were being held outdoors on the campus.
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/1198185/1/.html
A powerful explosion and gunfire rocked Bayero University in the northern city of Kano, with witnesses reporting that two church services were targeted as they were being held outdoors on the campus.
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/1198185/1/.html
Gunmen kill 15 in attack in Nigeria's Kano
KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) - Gunmen killed 15 people and wounded many more when they attacked a lecture theatre used by Christian worshippers in Nigeria's second largest city of Kano on Sunday, a university worker told Reuters.
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/4/29/worldupdates/2012-04-29T105752Z_3_BRE83S04E_RTROPTT_0_UK-NIGERIA-VIOLENCE&sec=Worldupdates
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/4/29/worldupdates/2012-04-29T105752Z_3_BRE83S04E_RTROPTT_0_UK-NIGERIA-VIOLENCE&sec=Worldupdates
Six dead in small plane crash in Switzerland
Six people, including the pilot, died when a small tourist plane crashed in a field in western Switzerland, regional police said on Sunday.
http://www.thelocal.ch/3218/20120429/
http://www.thelocal.ch/3218/20120429/
Syria: suicide bomber hits Damascus mosque
A suicide bomber killed at least nine people outside a mosque in Damascus on Friday, dealing a further blow to Syria’s increasingly threadbare ceasefire plan.
Witnesses in the city’s central Midan district said a man in military uniform detonated an explosives vest as worshippers left the Zain al-Abideen mosque after Friday prayers.
The force of the explosion left body parts scattered across the tarmac. At least 28 people were wounded in the blast, according to state television.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9231814/Syria-suicide-bomber-hits-Damascus-mosque.html
Witnesses in the city’s central Midan district said a man in military uniform detonated an explosives vest as worshippers left the Zain al-Abideen mosque after Friday prayers.
The force of the explosion left body parts scattered across the tarmac. At least 28 people were wounded in the blast, according to state television.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9231814/Syria-suicide-bomber-hits-Damascus-mosque.html
One dead, dozens hurt as storm hits St. Louis bar tent
ST. LOUIS - One person was killed and dozens injured on Saturday when a thunderstorm packing high winds blew down a beer tent on to baseball fans celebrating after a St. Louis Cardinals’ game, police said.
Several of those hurt were listed in critical condition at area hospitals, officer Sherri Bruns of the St. Louis Police Department told Reuters.
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/04/29/one-dead-dozens-hurt-as-storm-hits-st-louis-bar-tent
Several of those hurt were listed in critical condition at area hospitals, officer Sherri Bruns of the St. Louis Police Department told Reuters.
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/04/29/one-dead-dozens-hurt-as-storm-hits-st-louis-bar-tent
Father arrested in alleged cemetery sacrifice of son
SAN DIEGO — San Diego police said they have arrested a man who slashed his 8-year-old son's forearms at a cemetery after hearing voices in his head telling him to sacrifice the boy.
Officer David Stafford said 30-year-old Joseph Ramirez also cut his own arms at Mount Hope Cemetery Saturday.
U-T San Diego reports that a woman who was visiting the cemetery confronted Ramirez and begged him to let the boy go. Jaymisha Pires said Ramirez repeatedly said "We're going to Jesus" before shoving the boy aside and ran.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/father-arrested-alleged-cemetery-sacrifice-son-article-1.1069397
Officer David Stafford said 30-year-old Joseph Ramirez also cut his own arms at Mount Hope Cemetery Saturday.
U-T San Diego reports that a woman who was visiting the cemetery confronted Ramirez and begged him to let the boy go. Jaymisha Pires said Ramirez repeatedly said "We're going to Jesus" before shoving the boy aside and ran.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/father-arrested-alleged-cemetery-sacrifice-son-article-1.1069397
7 killed as bus crashes on way to Tokyo Disneyland
TOKYO — A bus carrying dozens of holiday travelers has crashed on a highway while heading for Tokyo Disneyland, killing seven passengers.
Police say the other 38 passengers and the 43-year-old driver were injured, 13 of them seriously, in the accident Sunday morning on a highway in Gunma, north of Tokyo. The bus crashed into a roadside wall, with steel wall panels slicing its body in half.
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Six of the dead were women in their 20s, and the seventh was a man in his 40s or 50s. Police were having difficulty identifying the mangled bodies.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/7-killed-bus-crashes-tokyo-disneyland-article-1.1069392
Police say the other 38 passengers and the 43-year-old driver were injured, 13 of them seriously, in the accident Sunday morning on a highway in Gunma, north of Tokyo. The bus crashed into a roadside wall, with steel wall panels slicing its body in half.
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Six of the dead were women in their 20s, and the seventh was a man in his 40s or 50s. Police were having difficulty identifying the mangled bodies.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/7-killed-bus-crashes-tokyo-disneyland-article-1.1069392
Hunter shot by friend
A hunter has been shot dead by his friend while hunting in Southland overnight.
A group of six friends were spotlighting for deer in an area of remote farmland in the Cattleflat area in Southland early this morning, Senior Sergeant Richard McPhail said.
The man was shot with a hunting rifle and died instantly.
The shot was fired by another man in the group.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10802219
A group of six friends were spotlighting for deer in an area of remote farmland in the Cattleflat area in Southland early this morning, Senior Sergeant Richard McPhail said.
The man was shot with a hunting rifle and died instantly.
The shot was fired by another man in the group.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10802219
Father cuts son's face with knife
SAN DIEGO -- A man allegedly cut his 19-year-old son's face with a knife Saturday as the teen was trying to force his way back through a door his father had locked, San Diego police said.
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The teen hit and kicked the front door to the house to get back in, according to San Diego police Sgt. Ray Battrick. The older man allegedly opened the door with a knife in his hand and cut his son twice on his face.
http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/kswb-father-cuts-sons-face-with-knife,0,1274380.story
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The teen hit and kicked the front door to the house to get back in, according to San Diego police Sgt. Ray Battrick. The older man allegedly opened the door with a knife in his hand and cut his son twice on his face.
http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/kswb-father-cuts-sons-face-with-knife,0,1274380.story
Two Cousins Killed In San Bernardino Homicide
SAN BERNARDINO (KTLA) -- Two cousins were killed in a double homicide in San Bernardino today.
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"There were two shooting victims located, one inside a residence and the other one outside but nearby," the San Bernardino Police Department said in a statement. "Both victims, who were cousins, were declared deceased at the scene."
http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-san-bernandino-homicide,0,1427284.story
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"There were two shooting victims located, one inside a residence and the other one outside but nearby," the San Bernardino Police Department said in a statement. "Both victims, who were cousins, were declared deceased at the scene."
http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-san-bernandino-homicide,0,1427284.story
Man Guilty of Raping Disabled 7-Year-Old Girl
HUNTINGTON BEACH -- A 30-year old man has been found guilty of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 7-year-old developmentally disabled girl.
Daniel Vlas Flores, 30, was convicted of kidnapping to commit a sexual offense, sexual intercourse, sodomy and sexual penetration of a child 10-years-old or younger, according to the Orange County district attorney's office.
The girl was playing in the back yard of her apartment complex with another girl when they were approached by Flores.
http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-huntington-beach-autistic-rape,0,3716501.story
Daniel Vlas Flores, 30, was convicted of kidnapping to commit a sexual offense, sexual intercourse, sodomy and sexual penetration of a child 10-years-old or younger, according to the Orange County district attorney's office.
The girl was playing in the back yard of her apartment complex with another girl when they were approached by Flores.
http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-huntington-beach-autistic-rape,0,3716501.story
Woman sits on, kills infant son
TOKYO — Police said Saturday they have arrested a 41-year-old woman over the death of her 2-year-old son after it was revealed that she sat on his face and chest.
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Police said that Takashima had visited a child consultation center three times since last December because she believed her son’s mental development was slower than average.
http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/woman-sits-on-kills-infant-son
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Police said that Takashima had visited a child consultation center three times since last December because she believed her son’s mental development was slower than average.
http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/woman-sits-on-kills-infant-son
10 dead after coach plunges off cliff
KUNMING - At least 10 people were killed and many others injured after a coach plunged off a cliff on Saturday in Yunnan Province, local authorities said.
The accident happened at about 5 pm when the coach plunged off a cliff in Yunxian County in the city of Lincang, according to sources with the city government.
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-04/29/content_15173922.htm
The accident happened at about 5 pm when the coach plunged off a cliff in Yunxian County in the city of Lincang, according to sources with the city government.
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-04/29/content_15173922.htm
Man charged with reckless homicide in deadly Dan Ryan crash
A man who ran allegedly away from a crash that killed his back seat passenger on the Dan Ryan Expressway was ordered held on $400,000 bail this week.
Raheem M. Dennard, 25, is facing reckless homicide and leaving the scene of an accident charges for the April 21st crash near 47th Street, police said.
The 2004 Lincoln LS Dennard was in had been traveling at a high rate of speed when it crashed through the guard rail, went up the grassy embankment, hit an electrical traffic box and came to rest on a retaining wall, according to Illinois State Police Master Sgt. Joe Stangl.
http://www.suntimes.com/news/crime/12190376-418/man-charged-with-reckless-homicide-in-deadly-dan-ryan-crash.html#
Raheem M. Dennard, 25, is facing reckless homicide and leaving the scene of an accident charges for the April 21st crash near 47th Street, police said.
The 2004 Lincoln LS Dennard was in had been traveling at a high rate of speed when it crashed through the guard rail, went up the grassy embankment, hit an electrical traffic box and came to rest on a retaining wall, according to Illinois State Police Master Sgt. Joe Stangl.
http://www.suntimes.com/news/crime/12190376-418/man-charged-with-reckless-homicide-in-deadly-dan-ryan-crash.html#
Man sought for killing 2 sisters in Boston
BOSTON—Prosecutors are searching for a man they believe fled the country after shooting dead his 21-year-old former girlfriend and her sister in their apartment in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood.
Thirty-year-old Jean Weevins Janvier is a former Dorchester resident. Prosecutors accuse him of killing 21-year-old Stephanie Emile and 23-year-old Judith Emile inside their Harlem Street apartment in November.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2012/04/28/man_sought_for_killing_2_sisters_in_boston/
Thirty-year-old Jean Weevins Janvier is a former Dorchester resident. Prosecutors accuse him of killing 21-year-old Stephanie Emile and 23-year-old Judith Emile inside their Harlem Street apartment in November.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2012/04/28/man_sought_for_killing_2_sisters_in_boston/
Teen brutally stabbed on subway after confronting thief who stole his cell-phone as he slept
A 19-year-old was stabbed early Saturday morning during a fight with a man who stole his phone, police told the Daily News.
Brooklyn teen Alexander Herald and his friend fell asleep on the No. 4 train near the Woodlawn station in the Bronx. When they awoke, Herald's cell phone was gone.
He spotted the thief with the stolen goods and confronted him, but the man pulled out a knife and gouged him multiple times in the body and head, police told the News.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2136828/Teen-brutally-stabbed-subway-confronting-thief-stole-cell-phone-slept.html
Brooklyn teen Alexander Herald and his friend fell asleep on the No. 4 train near the Woodlawn station in the Bronx. When they awoke, Herald's cell phone was gone.
He spotted the thief with the stolen goods and confronted him, but the man pulled out a knife and gouged him multiple times in the body and head, police told the News.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2136828/Teen-brutally-stabbed-subway-confronting-thief-stole-cell-phone-slept.html
Poster boy for missing children, now 23, is jailed for raping and choking 10-year-old girl
A man who had such a horrible childhood that he was invited to the White House as a symbol of young victims will now go to prison for trying to kill a 10-year-old girl.
Adam Croote, 23, of Albany, New York, was sentenced on Friday to at least 25 years behind bars for raping and choking the girl he had been babysitting.
As a child, Croote was a poster child for missing children, which led him to meet President Bill Clinton in 1996 at age seven.
Now as an adult, the man had pleaded guilty to charges for the attack against the girl last June at a home in Berne, near Albany, the Times Union reported.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2136747/Adam-Croote-poster-boy-missing-children-jailed-raping-10-year-old.html
Adam Croote, 23, of Albany, New York, was sentenced on Friday to at least 25 years behind bars for raping and choking the girl he had been babysitting.
As a child, Croote was a poster child for missing children, which led him to meet President Bill Clinton in 1996 at age seven.
Now as an adult, the man had pleaded guilty to charges for the attack against the girl last June at a home in Berne, near Albany, the Times Union reported.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2136747/Adam-Croote-poster-boy-missing-children-jailed-raping-10-year-old.html
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Deadly stand-off as police surround booby-trapped bunker of survivalist father who 'shot wife, daughter and pets'
Authorities have surrounded an elaborate, underground bunker believed to be that of a gun-toting survivalist suspected of killing his wife and daughter nearly a week ago and then holing up in the woods of Washington state.
They pumped tear gas into the structure in the Cascade foothills east of Seattle and saw movement inside, but the dozens of officers would not entering the bunker because they believed its occupant was heavily armed, and that it might be booby-trapped.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2136478/Police-surround-secret-bunker-gun-toting-survivalist-shot-wife-daughter-pets-going-grid.html
They pumped tear gas into the structure in the Cascade foothills east of Seattle and saw movement inside, but the dozens of officers would not entering the bunker because they believed its occupant was heavily armed, and that it might be booby-trapped.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2136478/Police-surround-secret-bunker-gun-toting-survivalist-shot-wife-daughter-pets-going-grid.html
Bodies of man and woman shot in head found in car at golf course
Police have discovered the bodies of a man and woman who had been shot in the head.
Officers from Durham Constabulary were called to Crook Golf Club in Durham this morning where they found the pair in a car.
The force are not looking for anyone else in the investigation, they said.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2136478/Police-surround-secret-bunker-gun-toting-survivalist-shot-wife-daughter-pets-going-grid.html
Officers from Durham Constabulary were called to Crook Golf Club in Durham this morning where they found the pair in a car.
The force are not looking for anyone else in the investigation, they said.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2136478/Police-surround-secret-bunker-gun-toting-survivalist-shot-wife-daughter-pets-going-grid.html
Dentist pulled out ALL boyfriend's teeth after he dumped her (and new girlfriend leaves him because of his empty mouth)
A dentist pulled out all her ex-boyfriend’s teeth after he dumped her for another woman – who has now left him because he is toothless.
Anna Mackowiak, 34, is facing jail after taking her revenge on 45-year-old Marek Olszewski when he turned up at her surgery with toothache just days after breaking up with her.
She gave him a heavy dose of anaesthetic and plucked his teeth out. She then wrapped his head and jaw in a bandage to stop him opening his mouth and said there had been complications and he would need to see a specialist.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2136265/Dentist-Anna-Mackowiak-pulled-ALL-boyfriend-Marek-Olszewski-s-teeth-dumped-her.html
Anna Mackowiak, 34, is facing jail after taking her revenge on 45-year-old Marek Olszewski when he turned up at her surgery with toothache just days after breaking up with her.
She gave him a heavy dose of anaesthetic and plucked his teeth out. She then wrapped his head and jaw in a bandage to stop him opening his mouth and said there had been complications and he would need to see a specialist.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2136265/Dentist-Anna-Mackowiak-pulled-ALL-boyfriend-Marek-Olszewski-s-teeth-dumped-her.html
10 Afghan local police killed by roadside bomb
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Two Afghan officials say a roadside bomb in the country's east has killed 10 members of the Local Police.
The government officials say the local police were killed Saturday in Chak district of Wardak province while traveling in a pickup truck from a ceremony.
The officials spoke anonymously because they were not authorized to release the information.
http://news.yahoo.com/10-afghan-local-police-killed-roadside-bomb-124922017.html
The government officials say the local police were killed Saturday in Chak district of Wardak province while traveling in a pickup truck from a ceremony.
The officials spoke anonymously because they were not authorized to release the information.
http://news.yahoo.com/10-afghan-local-police-killed-roadside-bomb-124922017.html
Swedish comedian attacked by ‘Satanists’
A Swedish comedian and TV-personality recently ended up in hospital when an after-party turned into a “Satanist” attack, in which he was physically beaten and “offered to the gods”.
Per-Robin Gustafsson, 25, headed to an after-party in Stockholm on Tuesday after meeting a “gothic” couple at a bar in the city.
“I thought it was going to be a normal party, but suddenly it became clear that the pair were some kind of Satanists,” Gustafsson told The Local.
Despite having only met the man and his girlfriend a few hours earlier, the comedian reported that he was shocked when the man turned violent.
"The man said 'Do you want to see how we turn people into goths?' and I said OK," he said.
The attacker, who Gustafsson described as a “gothic rocker”, then knocked the stand-up down. “Then, he started chewing on my cheek, like a dog, before beating me."
http://www.thelocal.se/40518/20120427/
Per-Robin Gustafsson, 25, headed to an after-party in Stockholm on Tuesday after meeting a “gothic” couple at a bar in the city.
“I thought it was going to be a normal party, but suddenly it became clear that the pair were some kind of Satanists,” Gustafsson told The Local.
Despite having only met the man and his girlfriend a few hours earlier, the comedian reported that he was shocked when the man turned violent.
"The man said 'Do you want to see how we turn people into goths?' and I said OK," he said.
The attacker, who Gustafsson described as a “gothic rocker”, then knocked the stand-up down. “Then, he started chewing on my cheek, like a dog, before beating me."
http://www.thelocal.se/40518/20120427/
Seven dead in fiery northern Alberta crash
EDMONTON - Seven people are dead and two more are critically injured after a “horrific” head-on collision northeast of Edmonton on Friday afternoon, RCMP said.
Mounties are investigating the fiery crash on Hwy. 63 — one of Canada's deadliest highways between Edmonton and Fort McMurray — where just after noon two pickup trucks collided head-on.
Brave motorists pulled a girl from the burning wreckage before paramedics arrived to the scene. She was flown to hospital where she later died, police said.
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/04/27/six-people-dead-in-fiery-northern-alberta-crash
Mounties are investigating the fiery crash on Hwy. 63 — one of Canada's deadliest highways between Edmonton and Fort McMurray — where just after noon two pickup trucks collided head-on.
Brave motorists pulled a girl from the burning wreckage before paramedics arrived to the scene. She was flown to hospital where she later died, police said.
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/04/27/six-people-dead-in-fiery-northern-alberta-crash
Man fleeing from crash killed by truck
A man running from the scene of his own car wreck on Friday died after he was struck by a pickup in northwest Harris County, authorities said.
Witnesses saw the 28-year-old man fleeing on foot about 2 p.m. after he was involved in a one-car crash along FM 2920 and Spring Cypress.
He ran through a grocery store parking lot then went into traffic, where he was hit by a truck towing a trailer, Harris County sheriff's deputies said.
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Man-fleeing-from-crash-killed-by-truck-3517024.php
Witnesses saw the 28-year-old man fleeing on foot about 2 p.m. after he was involved in a one-car crash along FM 2920 and Spring Cypress.
He ran through a grocery store parking lot then went into traffic, where he was hit by a truck towing a trailer, Harris County sheriff's deputies said.
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Man-fleeing-from-crash-killed-by-truck-3517024.php
Naperville man eager ‘to go have sex’ charged with driving 111 mph
A man pulled over by Naperville police for going 111 mph in a 45 mph zone told the officer he was in a hurry because he was “trying to go have sex with a girl he liked,” police said.
But the only date 21-year-old Zachary P. Ramirez got out of the whole experience was one with a judge. He was charged with speeding 40 mph or more over the limit, reckless driving, disobeying a traffic control signal, disobeying a stop sign and possession of 2.5 grams or less of marijuana — for the small amount of pot cops found in his car.
http://www.suntimes.com/news/crime/12167132-418/naperville-man-eager-to-go-have-sex-charged-with-driving-111-mph.html
But the only date 21-year-old Zachary P. Ramirez got out of the whole experience was one with a judge. He was charged with speeding 40 mph or more over the limit, reckless driving, disobeying a traffic control signal, disobeying a stop sign and possession of 2.5 grams or less of marijuana — for the small amount of pot cops found in his car.
http://www.suntimes.com/news/crime/12167132-418/naperville-man-eager-to-go-have-sex-charged-with-driving-111-mph.html
Two dead and six injured in Burton-on-Trent crash
Two people have died and six others injured in a serious road accident in Staffordshire.
The crash, involving two cars, happened on the A38 at Branston in Burton-on-Trent, at 19:45 BST on Friday, West Midlands Ambulance Service said.
Two women travelling in the front of one of the cars died at the scene.
Three of the injured being treated in hospital are children, including a four-year-old girl who suffered abdominal and pelvic injuries.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-17878902
The crash, involving two cars, happened on the A38 at Branston in Burton-on-Trent, at 19:45 BST on Friday, West Midlands Ambulance Service said.
Two women travelling in the front of one of the cars died at the scene.
Three of the injured being treated in hospital are children, including a four-year-old girl who suffered abdominal and pelvic injuries.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-17878902
Four dead in attack on Afghan governor compound
Two bodyguards and two suicide attackers were killed in a gun battle inside the governor's compound in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province Saturday, an official said.
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/four-dead-attack-afghan-governor-compound
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/four-dead-attack-afghan-governor-compound
Man crushed to death beneath car
An elderly man has been found crushed to death beneath a car on a farm north of Canberra.
Around midnight on Friday night Queanbeyan police were called to a 100-acre rural property at Wallaroo.
There they found a 78-year-old man crushed to death under a car. The dead man showed evidence of head and other body injuries.
He was found by his son.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-28/man-crushed-to-death-beneath-car/3977836
Around midnight on Friday night Queanbeyan police were called to a 100-acre rural property at Wallaroo.
There they found a 78-year-old man crushed to death under a car. The dead man showed evidence of head and other body injuries.
He was found by his son.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-28/man-crushed-to-death-beneath-car/3977836
Parole denied for 'Mountain man' who kidnapped female athlete, 22, to keep as a wife for his son and killed her would-be rescuer
Officials deny parole for the notorious 'mountain man' who abducted a world-class athlete in 1984 to keep as a wife for his son, who shot her during a rescue attempt and then left her to die.
Montana Board of Pardons and Parole held its third parole hearing for Don Nichols as federal authorities search for his son Dan, accused earlier this month with new drug and gun crimes.
During his 20-minute hearing, the 81-year-old Nichols expressed contempt for the board.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2136495/Parole-denied-Mountain-man-kidnapped-female-athlete-22-wife-son-killed-rescuer.html
Montana Board of Pardons and Parole held its third parole hearing for Don Nichols as federal authorities search for his son Dan, accused earlier this month with new drug and gun crimes.
During his 20-minute hearing, the 81-year-old Nichols expressed contempt for the board.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2136495/Parole-denied-Mountain-man-kidnapped-female-athlete-22-wife-son-killed-rescuer.html
Florida teenager convicted of shooting dead two British tourists now seeks to appeal life sentence
I 'd like to think that when someone is convicted and proven to be guilty of murder he'd get less rights for about anything! Let alone some pussified claim that he wasn't treated fairly; whining about what color the jury had... Seriously?!. Like those guys who got humiliated and shot in cold blood were treated fairly... Fuck that asshole, strip him naked and hang him... mercilessly...
The teenager jailed for life for the murder of two British tourists in Florida has launched an appeal against his sentence.
Lawyers for Shawn Tyson, 17, claim he did not get a fair trial and have listed 12 reasons to challenge his conviction.
Among them is the racial make-up of the jury who found Tyson guilty of the murders of James Cooper and James Kouzaris after the eight day trial last month in Sarasota.
The panel consisted of 11 white jurors and one black juror.
Tyson is black, and the two British victims were white.
Cooper,25, and Kouzaris,24, were shot dead a year ago in Sarasota, Florida, in a botched robbery.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2136498/Teenager-convicted-shooting-dead-British-tourists-seeks-appeal-life-sentence.html
The teenager jailed for life for the murder of two British tourists in Florida has launched an appeal against his sentence.
Lawyers for Shawn Tyson, 17, claim he did not get a fair trial and have listed 12 reasons to challenge his conviction.
Among them is the racial make-up of the jury who found Tyson guilty of the murders of James Cooper and James Kouzaris after the eight day trial last month in Sarasota.
The panel consisted of 11 white jurors and one black juror.
Tyson is black, and the two British victims were white.
Cooper,25, and Kouzaris,24, were shot dead a year ago in Sarasota, Florida, in a botched robbery.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2136498/Teenager-convicted-shooting-dead-British-tourists-seeks-appeal-life-sentence.html
Friday, April 27, 2012
Teenager stabbed 24 times in 45 seconds 'by gang in front of terrified bus passengers'
A teenager was stabbed 24 times in less than a minute as he was murdered in front of terrified bus passengers, a court heard today.
Daniel Thompson Graham, 18, was ‘subjected to a volley of punches, kicks and stamps’ before fatal injuries were inflicted with a knife and a broken bottle, it was said.
He tried to take refuge from his attackers on a double-decker bus, but was unable to escape, the Old Bailey was told.
Daniel suffered a total of 24 stab wounds during a 45-second assault in Grove Vale, East Dulwich, South East London, just after midnight on January 29 last year.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2084666/Daniel-Thompson-Graham-stabbed-24-times-gang-East-Dulwich.html
Daniel Thompson Graham, 18, was ‘subjected to a volley of punches, kicks and stamps’ before fatal injuries were inflicted with a knife and a broken bottle, it was said.
He tried to take refuge from his attackers on a double-decker bus, but was unable to escape, the Old Bailey was told.
Daniel suffered a total of 24 stab wounds during a 45-second assault in Grove Vale, East Dulwich, South East London, just after midnight on January 29 last year.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2084666/Daniel-Thompson-Graham-stabbed-24-times-gang-East-Dulwich.html
Chinese woman survives horrific accident after metre-long metal bar skewers her forehead
A Chinese woman has survived a horrific accident after a metre-long metal bar was impaled in her forehead.
Chen Xiangyun, 56, regularly uses the curved bar to pull down tree branches for use as firewood.
According to one witness, the metal skewered her head when a thick branch she was hooking sprang up in her face.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2136119/Chinese-woman-survives-horrific-accident-metre-long-metal-bar-skewers-forehead.html
Chen Xiangyun, 56, regularly uses the curved bar to pull down tree branches for use as firewood.
According to one witness, the metal skewered her head when a thick branch she was hooking sprang up in her face.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2136119/Chinese-woman-survives-horrific-accident-metre-long-metal-bar-skewers-forehead.html
Man killed at vigil for friend gunned down on same corner
A man was shot and killed in cold blood just feet from where several had gathered for a candlelight vigil for the victim of another fatal shooting.
According to authorities, Jonathan Lewis, 22, was standing in front of a bodega in the Bronx when he was shot in the chest by suspect 18-year-old Darrel Patillo.
Lewis was rushed to St. Barnabas Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2136048/Man-killed-vigil-friend-gunned-corner.html
According to authorities, Jonathan Lewis, 22, was standing in front of a bodega in the Bronx when he was shot in the chest by suspect 18-year-old Darrel Patillo.
Lewis was rushed to St. Barnabas Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2136048/Man-killed-vigil-friend-gunned-corner.html
Three dead after car hits tree and rips apart
A 30-year-old and two others were killed in a car crash on Thursday evening in western Germany, after the driver lost control and hit a tree head-on.
The car, an old Opel, was ripped into three pieces when it smashed into a tree around 300 metres away from the road. At least two of the three passengers died instantly, local newspaper Stimberg Zeitung reported on Friday.
http://www.thelocal.de/national/20120427-42207.html
The car, an old Opel, was ripped into three pieces when it smashed into a tree around 300 metres away from the road. At least two of the three passengers died instantly, local newspaper Stimberg Zeitung reported on Friday.
http://www.thelocal.de/national/20120427-42207.html
Egyptian women fight proposed 'farewell sex' laws
Women in Egypt are fighting proposed laws that would permit men to have sex with their wives up to six hours after death.
On Monday, Egypt's National Council for Women sent a letter to Egyptian People's Assembly Speaker Dr. Saad al-Katatni, asking parliament not to approve the controversial laws, the Egyptian newspaper Al Ahram reported.
The council argued the new marriage rules, lowering the legal age to 14, and the "farewell sex" legislation are similar to traditions that have prevented women from working or being educated.
The idea that marriage remains valid, even after death, came from Moroccan cleric Zamzami Abdul Bari, who spoke about it in May 2011. He also said women have the same right to have sex with their dead husbands.
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/04/26/egyptian-women-fight-proposed-farewell-sex-laws
On Monday, Egypt's National Council for Women sent a letter to Egyptian People's Assembly Speaker Dr. Saad al-Katatni, asking parliament not to approve the controversial laws, the Egyptian newspaper Al Ahram reported.
The council argued the new marriage rules, lowering the legal age to 14, and the "farewell sex" legislation are similar to traditions that have prevented women from working or being educated.
The idea that marriage remains valid, even after death, came from Moroccan cleric Zamzami Abdul Bari, who spoke about it in May 2011. He also said women have the same right to have sex with their dead husbands.
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/04/26/egyptian-women-fight-proposed-farewell-sex-laws
Survivalist on the run after allegedly shooting wife, daughter and family pets to death
A survivalist accused of shooting his wife, daughter and the family pets to death before setting his home on fire is on the loose in the Pacific Northwest.
Firefighters responded to the blaze in North Bend, Wash., around 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, according to the Seattle Times. They found the bodies of Lynnettee and Kaylene Keller in their beds.
Peter Keller, while still at-large, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder on Wednesday. He was also charged with arson for trying to cover up the killings, according to the newspaper.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/survivalist-run-allegedly-shooting-wife-daughter-family-pets-death-article-1.1068470
Firefighters responded to the blaze in North Bend, Wash., around 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, according to the Seattle Times. They found the bodies of Lynnettee and Kaylene Keller in their beds.
Peter Keller, while still at-large, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder on Wednesday. He was also charged with arson for trying to cover up the killings, according to the newspaper.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/survivalist-run-allegedly-shooting-wife-daughter-family-pets-death-article-1.1068470
Pot-smoking dad guns down college students as 7-year-old daughter hides under table
A paranoid pot-smoker gunned down two Florida college students and wounded a third as his 7-year-old daughter cowered beneath a table during the carnage, police said.
Joshua Davis, 32, was getting high with two of the victims at his Winter Haven, Fla., apartment before he inexplicably snapped and started shooting, said town Police Chief Gary Hester.
“The only thing that I can tell you as a possible motive, and this came straight from the killer’s mouth, is that he had a dark feeling,” Hester said Wednesday.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/pot-smoking-dad-guns-college-students-7-year-old-daughter-hides-table-cops-article-1.1067923
Joshua Davis, 32, was getting high with two of the victims at his Winter Haven, Fla., apartment before he inexplicably snapped and started shooting, said town Police Chief Gary Hester.
“The only thing that I can tell you as a possible motive, and this came straight from the killer’s mouth, is that he had a dark feeling,” Hester said Wednesday.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/pot-smoking-dad-guns-college-students-7-year-old-daughter-hides-table-cops-article-1.1067923
Teen Sentenced for Slashing 11-year-old Girl's Throat
LITTLEROCK, Calif. -- A teenager charged in the 2010 slashing death of his 11-year-old cousin and a knife attack on her 14-year-old sister was sentenced to prison Thursday.
A judge sentenced Lonnie Lee Liner to 11 years, plus 15 years to life in accordance with a plea deal.
Liner pleaded no contest on March 28 to one count each of second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder.
http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-palmdale-teens-stabbed,0,3362280.story
A judge sentenced Lonnie Lee Liner to 11 years, plus 15 years to life in accordance with a plea deal.
Liner pleaded no contest on March 28 to one count each of second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder.
http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-palmdale-teens-stabbed,0,3362280.story
Driver charged in Seawall crash killing 2 pedestrians
A Galveston man has been charged with intoxication manslaughter after two men walking on the Seawall were struck by a car and killed, authorities said. A dog also died.
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Driver-charged-in-Seawall-crash-killing-2-3514038.php
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Driver-charged-in-Seawall-crash-killing-2-3514038.php
Jailed for 10 years, father who got 11-year-old daughter pregnant
A man who sexually abused his 11-year-old daughter who ended up pregnant was jailed for 10 years by a court in Groningen on Friday.
The girl gave birth to the baby unexpectedly while on a school trip. Now 13, she told the court she thought the abuse was normal fatherly behaviour.
During the police investigation it emerged the man had been convicted of raping an older daughter out of a previous relationship in 1995. However, the courts failed to look at his criminal record during a custody hearing when he was given responsibility for his youngest daughter after her mother disappeared.
http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2012/04/jailed_for_10_years_father_who.php
The girl gave birth to the baby unexpectedly while on a school trip. Now 13, she told the court she thought the abuse was normal fatherly behaviour.
During the police investigation it emerged the man had been convicted of raping an older daughter out of a previous relationship in 1995. However, the courts failed to look at his criminal record during a custody hearing when he was given responsibility for his youngest daughter after her mother disappeared.
http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2012/04/jailed_for_10_years_father_who.php
Woman murdered by ex-husband; killer's parents had warned police
IBARAKI — A 39-year-old woman and her ex-husband have been found dead in an apparent murder-suicide in Chikusei City, Ibaraki Prefecture, police said Thursday.
According to police, Yuko Wada and her 43-year-old ex-husband were found bleeding from stab wounds in a parking lot outside a grocery story at about 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair were taken to hospital where they were pronounced dead, TBS reported.
Based on eyewitness accounts, police believe that Wada was stabbed by her ex-husband, who then committed suicide. http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/woman-murdered-by-ex-husband-killers-parents-had-warned-police
According to police, Yuko Wada and her 43-year-old ex-husband were found bleeding from stab wounds in a parking lot outside a grocery story at about 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair were taken to hospital where they were pronounced dead, TBS reported.
Based on eyewitness accounts, police believe that Wada was stabbed by her ex-husband, who then committed suicide. http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/woman-murdered-by-ex-husband-killers-parents-had-warned-police
Minivan hits group of children, killing 6-year-old boy in Chiba
CHIBA — A minivan crashed into a group of schoolchildren waiting for a bus in Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture, on Friday morning, killing a 6-year-old boy.
The driver, a 20-year-old part-time worker identified as Hiroyuki Okawara, was arrested and charged with negligent driving resulting in the death of Kosei Yamada, NTV reported.
According to police, the children and two adults were waiting for the bus at 7:30 a.m. when the minivan hit them. The boy was dragged underneath the vehicle for about 25 meters, NTV reported. He was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead at 11 a.m., police said.
http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/minivan-hits-group-of-schoolchildren-killing-6-year-old-boy-in-chiba
The driver, a 20-year-old part-time worker identified as Hiroyuki Okawara, was arrested and charged with negligent driving resulting in the death of Kosei Yamada, NTV reported.
According to police, the children and two adults were waiting for the bus at 7:30 a.m. when the minivan hit them. The boy was dragged underneath the vehicle for about 25 meters, NTV reported. He was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead at 11 a.m., police said.
http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/minivan-hits-group-of-schoolchildren-killing-6-year-old-boy-in-chiba
Mom charged with ordering 16-year-old daughter to beat up girl
An Elgin woman who encouraged her teenage daughter to beat another girl, even going so far as to drive to her to the park where the fight was to take place and videotape the beating, is facing felony charges along with her daughter, police said.
Anita R. Joost, 46, was charged with aggravated battery and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Police said Joost’s 16-year-old daughter was having a disagreement with a 15-year-old girl on April 2 and proposed having a fight with the girl at a local park.
Police say Joost drove her daughter to the park and urged her to “kick her ass.” Police say she videotaped and took photos as her daughter proceeded to hit the other girl and pull her hair, causing the other girl’s mouth to bleed.
When at first the rival girls were only talking to each other, police said, Joost — watching from a nearby car — called another girl standing near her daughter and said, “Tell her that enough’s enough. Either kick her ass or let’s go home.”
http://www.suntimes.com/news/crime/12156660-418/mom-charged-with-ordering-16-year-old-daughter-to-beat-up-girl.html
Anita R. Joost, 46, was charged with aggravated battery and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Police said Joost’s 16-year-old daughter was having a disagreement with a 15-year-old girl on April 2 and proposed having a fight with the girl at a local park.
Police say Joost drove her daughter to the park and urged her to “kick her ass.” Police say she videotaped and took photos as her daughter proceeded to hit the other girl and pull her hair, causing the other girl’s mouth to bleed.
When at first the rival girls were only talking to each other, police said, Joost — watching from a nearby car — called another girl standing near her daughter and said, “Tell her that enough’s enough. Either kick her ass or let’s go home.”
http://www.suntimes.com/news/crime/12156660-418/mom-charged-with-ordering-16-year-old-daughter-to-beat-up-girl.html
Colin McFarlane jailed for killing Mark Gallagher in revenge pact
A man has been jailed for 10 years for killing another man who agreed to be stabbed as part of a revenge pact.
Colin McFarlane, 49, struck the deal with victim Mark Gallagher, 37, who had previously stabbed McFarlane's son.
The High Court in Glasgow heard Mr Gallagher bled to death after making an appointment to be stabbed by McFarlane in Alexandria on 15 January.
McFarlane pled guilty to culpable homicide stabbing Mr Gallagher twice, severing a major vein and artery.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-17867686
Colin McFarlane, 49, struck the deal with victim Mark Gallagher, 37, who had previously stabbed McFarlane's son.
The High Court in Glasgow heard Mr Gallagher bled to death after making an appointment to be stabbed by McFarlane in Alexandria on 15 January.
McFarlane pled guilty to culpable homicide stabbing Mr Gallagher twice, severing a major vein and artery.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-17867686
Why Are Saudis Killing Themselves?
Suicide has become a troubling phenomenon in Saudi Arabia, particularly among young people. The rise in suicide cases has been accompanied by growing rates of poverty and unemployment, as well as a lack of opportunities for Saudi youth. Recently, a number of stories have come to light in which cases of suicide involving young Saudis were linked to economic issues.
In 2010, statistics from the Saudi interior ministry indicated that there were 787 cases of suicide in Saudi Arabia in 2009 (approximately two per day), up by 39 from 2008. The statistics indicate that from 1994 to 2006, incidents of suicide rose by 185 percent.
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/why-are-saudis-killing-themselves
In 2010, statistics from the Saudi interior ministry indicated that there were 787 cases of suicide in Saudi Arabia in 2009 (approximately two per day), up by 39 from 2008. The statistics indicate that from 1994 to 2006, incidents of suicide rose by 185 percent.
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/why-are-saudis-killing-themselves
Mother, three children gunned down in Iraq
A mother and her three children were shot dead in an apparent revenge attack in central Iraq, after twin bombings killed eight people the day earlier, police said Friday.
"Unknown gunmen broke into a house in the village of Abu Garma and killed a 45-year-old woman and her three children," who were between 10 and 15 years old, Lieutenant Colonel Ahmed al-Karkhi said.
The attack with silenced weapons probably occurred between 3:00 and 4:00am on Friday, he said, adding the bodies were found about 9:00am by a family member.
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/mother-three-children-gunned-down-iraq
"Unknown gunmen broke into a house in the village of Abu Garma and killed a 45-year-old woman and her three children," who were between 10 and 15 years old, Lieutenant Colonel Ahmed al-Karkhi said.
The attack with silenced weapons probably occurred between 3:00 and 4:00am on Friday, he said, adding the bodies were found about 9:00am by a family member.
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/mother-three-children-gunned-down-iraq
Toddler killed in minibus driveway accident
Northern Territory police say a two-year-old girl has been killed in a driveway accident near Darwin tonight.
Police say it appears the girl was standing behind the minibus when it reversed and ran over her in a driveway in Palmerston, around 20 kilometres south-east of Darwin.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-27/infant-girl-run-over-by-minibus/3977370
Police say it appears the girl was standing behind the minibus when it reversed and ran over her in a driveway in Palmerston, around 20 kilometres south-east of Darwin.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-27/infant-girl-run-over-by-minibus/3977370
Woman, 62, found dismembered and buried in colleague's backyard two years after she disappeared
The body of a 62-year-old missing woman has been found decapitated, dismembered and buried in a shallow grave at her co-workers house.
Kathy Goble disappeared two years and a day before her body was found in the garden of Charles Eugene March in Charleston, West Virginia.
Police said March, a 60-year-old grandfather, admitted to strangling his colleague and he has been arrested for her murder, WSAZ-TV reported.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2135772/Remains-Kathy-Goble-62-dismembered-buried-colleague-Charles-Marchs-backyard.html
Kathy Goble disappeared two years and a day before her body was found in the garden of Charles Eugene March in Charleston, West Virginia.
Police said March, a 60-year-old grandfather, admitted to strangling his colleague and he has been arrested for her murder, WSAZ-TV reported.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2135772/Remains-Kathy-Goble-62-dismembered-buried-colleague-Charles-Marchs-backyard.html
Boy, 14, beaten UNCONSCIOUS by school bully during dodgeball game that left him with broken bones and internal injuries
A teenager has undergone surgery after being beaten unconscious by a fellow student in an incident of school bullying.
The argument between Preston Hodge and a classmate reportedly broke out on Tuesday during lunch break in the playground when the boys were playing dodgeball.
A teacher broke up the fight at Longfellow Middle School in Enid, Oklahoma but it was unclear how long the beating had gone on for.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2135796/Preston-Hodge-Teenager-14-beaten-unconscious-Longfellow-Middle-School-Oklahoma.html
The argument between Preston Hodge and a classmate reportedly broke out on Tuesday during lunch break in the playground when the boys were playing dodgeball.
A teacher broke up the fight at Longfellow Middle School in Enid, Oklahoma but it was unclear how long the beating had gone on for.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2135796/Preston-Hodge-Teenager-14-beaten-unconscious-Longfellow-Middle-School-Oklahoma.html
Bus driver who beat British student, 21, to death in Poland begs for leniency because he has 'wife and family to care for'
A bus driver who bludgeoned a young British student to death in Poland last year has begged for leniency because he 'had a wife and family to care for'.
The battered body of Kate Zaks, 21, an art student at the University of Kent, was found lying in a mud-filled ditch close to a railway track in a remote suburb of Krakow last July.
A post mortem revealed she had drowned after being struck over the head several times with a hard object.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2136016/Bus-driver-beat-British-student-21-death-Poland-begs-leniency-wife-family-care-for.html
The battered body of Kate Zaks, 21, an art student at the University of Kent, was found lying in a mud-filled ditch close to a railway track in a remote suburb of Krakow last July.
A post mortem revealed she had drowned after being struck over the head several times with a hard object.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2136016/Bus-driver-beat-British-student-21-death-Poland-begs-leniency-wife-family-care-for.html
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Teenage boy, 15, arrested on suspicion of raping schoolgirl, 8, and gouging out her eyes in horrific sex attack
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested after allegedly raping an eight-year-old schoolboy and gouging out one of her eyes, it emerged today.
The horrific attack saw the young girl subjected to a brutal sex attack, as well as being bitten and gouged on her way home from school in Gingindlovu, near Durban, South Africa.
Police said they believed the youngster dragged the young girl into a sugar field and subjected her to a brutal sex attack before gouging out her left eye and attempting to gouge out the other.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2135530/Teenage-boy-15-arrested-suspicion-raping-schoolgirl-8-gouging-eyes-horrific-sex-attack.html
The horrific attack saw the young girl subjected to a brutal sex attack, as well as being bitten and gouged on her way home from school in Gingindlovu, near Durban, South Africa.
Police said they believed the youngster dragged the young girl into a sugar field and subjected her to a brutal sex attack before gouging out her left eye and attempting to gouge out the other.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2135530/Teenage-boy-15-arrested-suspicion-raping-schoolgirl-8-gouging-eyes-horrific-sex-attack.html
Starving dogs eat animal hoarder's corpse as they go uncared for weeks after owner's death
A loner is his sixties was discovered partially eaten by his dogs after authorities were alerted by neighbors who hadn't seen him in several weeks.
A police officer made the gruesome discovery in an upstairs bedroom at the home last Friday. It was estimated that the man had been lying dead for some time.
Several of the 50 dogs at the home in Elizabeth Township, Ohio, had to be put down because they had become so emaciated. Others starved to death.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2135664/Starving-dogs-eat-animal-hoarders-corpse-Ohio.html
A police officer made the gruesome discovery in an upstairs bedroom at the home last Friday. It was estimated that the man had been lying dead for some time.
Several of the 50 dogs at the home in Elizabeth Township, Ohio, had to be put down because they had become so emaciated. Others starved to death.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2135664/Starving-dogs-eat-animal-hoarders-corpse-Ohio.html
Girl, 14, who had just won place at dance school, died after being mowed down by hit-and-run learner driver
A learner driver who mowed down an aspiring teenage dancer before setting fire to his car - has been jailed for six-and-a-half years.
Talented Alessia Boschiazzo,14, had passed her audition to the BRIT school in south London the day before she was run over by hit-and-run scaffolder Steven Saunders.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2135714/Girl-14-just-won-place-dance-school-died-mowed-hit-run-learner-driver.html
Talented Alessia Boschiazzo,14, had passed her audition to the BRIT school in south London the day before she was run over by hit-and-run scaffolder Steven Saunders.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2135714/Girl-14-just-won-place-dance-school-died-mowed-hit-run-learner-driver.html
Police launch huge manhunt after two brutal murders in victims' own homes 25 miles apart
A huge police manhunt is underway tonight following the separate murders of a 50-year-old woman and an 81-year-old man in their own homes.
More than 100 officers are now involved in the search for James Allen, 35, following the deaths of Colin Dunford, in Middlesbrough, on Monday, and Julie Davison, in Whitby, North Yorkshire, yesterday.
Detectives have described the killings as 'two brutal murders in the victims' own homes'.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2135651/Police-launch-huge-manhunt-brutal-murders-victims-homes-25-miles-apart.html
More than 100 officers are now involved in the search for James Allen, 35, following the deaths of Colin Dunford, in Middlesbrough, on Monday, and Julie Davison, in Whitby, North Yorkshire, yesterday.
Detectives have described the killings as 'two brutal murders in the victims' own homes'.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2135651/Police-launch-huge-manhunt-brutal-murders-victims-homes-25-miles-apart.html
Nigeria newspaper bombings kill six
ABUJA — A suicide attack at the Abuja bureau of a top Nigerian newspaper and a car bombing at another of its offices killed at least six people Thursday in the first such strikes against the country's media.
The attack in the capital Abuja saw a suicide bomber drive into the back of the building belonging to ThisDay, one of the country's most prominent and influential, after security guards allowed him into the gate.
Three people were killed, including the bomber and the two security guards, while five support staff were wounded at the privately-owned paper, officials said. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jfgIgb2hrCDDfMtsCJuIHfSIpVjQ?docId=CNG.c8dd927c8a80a9805bc59856a7c6ecf3.481
The attack in the capital Abuja saw a suicide bomber drive into the back of the building belonging to ThisDay, one of the country's most prominent and influential, after security guards allowed him into the gate.
Three people were killed, including the bomber and the two security guards, while five support staff were wounded at the privately-owned paper, officials said. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jfgIgb2hrCDDfMtsCJuIHfSIpVjQ?docId=CNG.c8dd927c8a80a9805bc59856a7c6ecf3.481
Police shoot and kill laptop thief
A 23-year-old man in Tangerang was shot and killed after trying to escape with a stolen notebook on Tuesday.
Haerudin was trying to escape after two residents caught him stealing a laptop from a car parked on the lawn at the Police Academy in Curug area, Tangerang, Banten province.
Two locals caught Haerudin in flagrante delicto and yelled at him, triggering several academy members to chase him. One of them, Brig. Fisnu, fired four warning shots in the air but Haerudin refused to stop.
The officer allegedly aimed the fifth shot at Haerudin’s feet, but the bullet hit his back instead, killing him. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/04/18/police-shoot-and-kill-laptop-thief.html
Haerudin was trying to escape after two residents caught him stealing a laptop from a car parked on the lawn at the Police Academy in Curug area, Tangerang, Banten province.
Two locals caught Haerudin in flagrante delicto and yelled at him, triggering several academy members to chase him. One of them, Brig. Fisnu, fired four warning shots in the air but Haerudin refused to stop.
The officer allegedly aimed the fifth shot at Haerudin’s feet, but the bullet hit his back instead, killing him. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/04/18/police-shoot-and-kill-laptop-thief.html
Baghdad attacks kill 5 peopleBaghdad attacks kill 5 people
A police officer said on Thursday that two civilians died when a roadside bomb went off near a passing army patrol in the eastern Sadr City neighborhood. He says 16 people were wounded in that blast, including three soldiers.
Another police officer says a parked car bomb went off next to a police patrol in the northern Hurriyah neighborhood, killing three civilians and injuring 15 others.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/04/26/officials-baghdad-attacks-kill-5-people.html
Another police officer says a parked car bomb went off next to a police patrol in the northern Hurriyah neighborhood, killing three civilians and injuring 15 others.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/04/26/officials-baghdad-attacks-kill-5-people.html
Woman stabs boyfriend in row over 'The Voice'
The 32-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman who live in the town of Nangis near Paris disagreed about the show The Voice, a popular TV show on channel TF1.
The couple who were not named in the French press supported different competitors and started arguing about who was the best singer, Le Parisien reports.
The argument turned into a fight when the woman stabbed the man in the shoulder twice. The man was quickly taken to a nearby hospital where he was diagnosed with superficial wounds.
http://www.thelocal.fr/3201/20120426/
The couple who were not named in the French press supported different competitors and started arguing about who was the best singer, Le Parisien reports.
The argument turned into a fight when the woman stabbed the man in the shoulder twice. The man was quickly taken to a nearby hospital where he was diagnosed with superficial wounds.
http://www.thelocal.fr/3201/20120426/
Three dead babies found in cooler boxes
The bodies had been in the boxes for “more than several months”, according to the public prosecutor dealing with the case in the Gießen area of Hesse.
The 40-year-old woman who is assumed to be mother to the babies, was on parole for fraud, but was taken back into prison when the bodies of the babies were found at her flat. It seems they were not triplets.
She has told investigators the children were still-born, but tests on the bodies are being conducted to see whether that is right.
http://www.thelocal.de/national/20120426-42185.html
The 40-year-old woman who is assumed to be mother to the babies, was on parole for fraud, but was taken back into prison when the bodies of the babies were found at her flat. It seems they were not triplets.
She has told investigators the children were still-born, but tests on the bodies are being conducted to see whether that is right.
http://www.thelocal.de/national/20120426-42185.html
Skeleton found in Texas creek is likely boy whose parents starved him to death
The bones were found in a sleeping bag under a log in a few feet of water — matching the account that Ramsey's sicko father, Aaron Ramsey, gave to police, the Morning News reported.
Cops said Aaron Ramsey, 34, and the boy's 31-year-old stepmother, Elizabeth, confessed to locking the boy in a room last year and fed him only bread and water as punishment for acting up.
The pair told police that Johnathan had punched Elizabeth in the stomach while she was pregnant, causing her to miscarry, the Morning News said.
During the imprisonment, the boy's weight dropped from 90 to 60 pounds, and he became so ravaged that he ate his own feces, according to court documents.
Cops said Johnathan probably died in August.
Aaron Ramsey told police he put the boy's body in a sleeping bag, tossed in a few dryer sheets to mask the smell, and then dumped him in a creek bed, the Morning News said. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/cops-skeleton-found-texas-creek-boy-parents-starved-death-article-1.1067865
Cops said Aaron Ramsey, 34, and the boy's 31-year-old stepmother, Elizabeth, confessed to locking the boy in a room last year and fed him only bread and water as punishment for acting up.
The pair told police that Johnathan had punched Elizabeth in the stomach while she was pregnant, causing her to miscarry, the Morning News said.
During the imprisonment, the boy's weight dropped from 90 to 60 pounds, and he became so ravaged that he ate his own feces, according to court documents.
Cops said Johnathan probably died in August.
Aaron Ramsey told police he put the boy's body in a sleeping bag, tossed in a few dryer sheets to mask the smell, and then dumped him in a creek bed, the Morning News said. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/cops-skeleton-found-texas-creek-boy-parents-starved-death-article-1.1067865
Disrespect issue allegedly triggered fatal KC shooting
A Kansas City man was charged today in last week’s shooting death of another man inside a Northeast area house.
Jackson County prosecutors charged James N. Rhymer, 28, with second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the April 19 killing of James Conklin, 27.
Rhymer allegedly shot Conklin during an argument inside a house in the 400 block of N. Wheeling Avenue.
According to court documents, Conklin was talking to a woman in the home when Rhymer, carrying a gun, walked in with two other men and said, “We have problems.” Rhymer allegedly said he was upset at Conklin for “disrespecting” his family and because Conklin no longer was welcome at the house, according to the court documents.
Conklin then began to “taunt” Rhymer by saying he wasn’t going to shoot him. Rhymer then walked toward him and began firing, according to the allegations.
http://www.kansascity.com/2012/04/25/3575840/disrespect-issue-allegedly-triggered.html
Jackson County prosecutors charged James N. Rhymer, 28, with second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the April 19 killing of James Conklin, 27.
Rhymer allegedly shot Conklin during an argument inside a house in the 400 block of N. Wheeling Avenue.
According to court documents, Conklin was talking to a woman in the home when Rhymer, carrying a gun, walked in with two other men and said, “We have problems.” Rhymer allegedly said he was upset at Conklin for “disrespecting” his family and because Conklin no longer was welcome at the house, according to the court documents.
Conklin then began to “taunt” Rhymer by saying he wasn’t going to shoot him. Rhymer then walked toward him and began firing, according to the allegations.
http://www.kansascity.com/2012/04/25/3575840/disrespect-issue-allegedly-triggered.html
Dozens killed in Hama blast as France warns Syria
An explosion ripped through a building in Syria's central city of Hama on Wednesday killing scores of civilians, although the death toll has been disputed among a number of sources.
Syrian state media, SANA, reported that at least 16 civilians were killed by a "terrorist group" while rigging an explosive device in a bomb-making house in the Masha'a al-Tair neighborhood.
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/dozens-killed-hama-blast-france-warns-syria
Syrian state media, SANA, reported that at least 16 civilians were killed by a "terrorist group" while rigging an explosive device in a bomb-making house in the Masha'a al-Tair neighborhood.
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/dozens-killed-hama-blast-france-warns-syria
Montco man, 22, raped girl, 12
LANSDALE, Pa. - April 24, 2012 (WPVI) -- Police in Montgomery County have charged a 22-year-old man with raping a 12-year-old girl.
Lansdale Police say they began investigating after a concerned relative found sexually explicit posts on the girl's Facebook page that began when the girl was 11.
Investigators eventually determined that the posts had come from an adult man, who had invited the girl to his home, given her marijuana in his bedroom, and had sex with her.
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=8634247
Lansdale Police say they began investigating after a concerned relative found sexually explicit posts on the girl's Facebook page that began when the girl was 11.
Investigators eventually determined that the posts had come from an adult man, who had invited the girl to his home, given her marijuana in his bedroom, and had sex with her.
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=8634247
Spurned boyfriend threw girl's hamster against wall, stamped it to death and fed it to his dog because she dumped him
A boyfriend unable to cope with the breakdown of his relationship hurled his girlfriend's hamster against the wall then stamped it to death before feeding it to his dog.
Vicious Ryan O'Brien, 22, killed the helpless pet, called Dave, to get back at Jemma Tracey, 23, after she ended their six-year relationship.
Magistrates heard Jemma visited jilted O'Brien's home in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, in July last year to collect her belongings, including her two pet hamsters.
Fearing he was facing eviction on top of losing his girlfriend, jobless O'Brien refused to hand the animals over and demanded a £20 ransom for them.
But when Jemma refused to pay O'Brien picked up one of the hamsters, called Dave, and warned her she had ‘one more chance'.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2135019/Spurned-boyfriend-threw-girls-hamster-wall-stamped-death-fed-dog-dumped-him.html
Vicious Ryan O'Brien, 22, killed the helpless pet, called Dave, to get back at Jemma Tracey, 23, after she ended their six-year relationship.
Magistrates heard Jemma visited jilted O'Brien's home in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, in July last year to collect her belongings, including her two pet hamsters.
Fearing he was facing eviction on top of losing his girlfriend, jobless O'Brien refused to hand the animals over and demanded a £20 ransom for them.
But when Jemma refused to pay O'Brien picked up one of the hamsters, called Dave, and warned her she had ‘one more chance'.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2135019/Spurned-boyfriend-threw-girls-hamster-wall-stamped-death-fed-dog-dumped-him.html
Man, 26, killed by flying shrapnel after beer keg EXPLODES at brewery
A 26-year-old man was killed in a horrific accident when a beer keg exploded and blasted him with metal shrapnel.
Ben Harris died from wounds to his head and chest he received after pumping an empty keg full of air about 7am Tuesday so he could clean it.
The keg was apparently defective and could not withstand the pressure.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2135250/Shrapnel-exploding-beer-keg-kills-Ben-Harris-Redhook-Ale-Brewery.html
Ben Harris died from wounds to his head and chest he received after pumping an empty keg full of air about 7am Tuesday so he could clean it.
The keg was apparently defective and could not withstand the pressure.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2135250/Shrapnel-exploding-beer-keg-kills-Ben-Harris-Redhook-Ale-Brewery.html
'Daddy had the knife. He told mummy to die': Four-year-old girl tells court how father stabbed mother in vicious attack
A four-year-old girl was the key witness in a trial that saw her father jailed for an 'atrocious' knife attack on her mother.
Michael Saunders, 48, from Swindon, Wiltshire, was handed a 12-year prison sentence at Bristol Crown Court after pleading guilty to attempted murder.
Saunders attacked his partner, slashing her across the face in front of their four-year-old daughter, while their two-year-old was asleep in his cot.
The woman, who has not been named, suffered a number of knife wounds to her face and arms and was rushed to hospital after the girl pleaded with her father to call an ambulance.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2135359/He-tipped-knife-upside-went-like-Four-year-old-girl-tells-court-fathers-brutal-attack-mother.html
Michael Saunders, 48, from Swindon, Wiltshire, was handed a 12-year prison sentence at Bristol Crown Court after pleading guilty to attempted murder.
Saunders attacked his partner, slashing her across the face in front of their four-year-old daughter, while their two-year-old was asleep in his cot.
The woman, who has not been named, suffered a number of knife wounds to her face and arms and was rushed to hospital after the girl pleaded with her father to call an ambulance.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2135359/He-tipped-knife-upside-went-like-Four-year-old-girl-tells-court-fathers-brutal-attack-mother.html
Phantom pain of severed thumb drove power saw victim to fatal overdose
A power saw victim took a fatal overdose of tablets because he could not bear to live with the phantom pains from a severed thumb, an inquest heard.
Brian Davies, 30, cut off half of his thumb in a power saw accident but was in so much pain he had the rest of it surgically removed four years later.
But Mr Davies continued to suffer phantom pains, so he hoarded painkillers prescribed by his GP to take an overdose.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2135463/Phantom-pain-severed-thumb-drove-power-saw-victim-fatal-overdose.html
Brian Davies, 30, cut off half of his thumb in a power saw accident but was in so much pain he had the rest of it surgically removed four years later.
But Mr Davies continued to suffer phantom pains, so he hoarded painkillers prescribed by his GP to take an overdose.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2135463/Phantom-pain-severed-thumb-drove-power-saw-victim-fatal-overdose.html
Black teenager, 18, admits beating and robbing white man as 'revenge' for Trayvon Martin death
A black teenager has told police he punched a white man to the ground and robbed him because he was angry about the Trayvon Martin case.
Alton Hayes III said he smashed his 19-year-old victim to a Chicago suburb road after pinning his arms to the side and threatening him with a tree branch.
Alongside a 15-year-old black accomplice, who cannot be named as he is a juvenile, he screamed at the man to 'empty your pockets, white boy'.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2135549/Black-18-year-old-admits-beating-robbing-white-man-revenge-Trayvon-Martin.html
Alton Hayes III said he smashed his 19-year-old victim to a Chicago suburb road after pinning his arms to the side and threatening him with a tree branch.
Alongside a 15-year-old black accomplice, who cannot be named as he is a juvenile, he screamed at the man to 'empty your pockets, white boy'.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2135549/Black-18-year-old-admits-beating-robbing-white-man-revenge-Trayvon-Martin.html
Syrian rebel 'buried alive' at gunpoint in most horrific video yet to emerge from brutal civil war
Showing a man screaming for his life as he is buried alive at gunpoint, this could be the most shocking video yet to emerge from Syria.
While it is impossible to independently verify whether this short one-minute clip is genuine, it is still both powerful and disturbing.
A man is seen buried up to his neck and surrounded by a handful of soldiers allegedly loyal to President Bashar al-Assad's brutal regime.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2135413/Syrian-rebel-buried-alive-gunpoint-horrific-video-emerge-brutal-civil-war.html
While it is impossible to independently verify whether this short one-minute clip is genuine, it is still both powerful and disturbing.
A man is seen buried up to his neck and surrounded by a handful of soldiers allegedly loyal to President Bashar al-Assad's brutal regime.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2135413/Syrian-rebel-buried-alive-gunpoint-horrific-video-emerge-brutal-civil-war.html
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Teen 'poured gasoline on 13-year-old and laughed as he burned'
A teenager accused of pouring gasoline on a 13-year-old, setting him on fire and laughing as he burned, has been charged with first-degree assault.
Joseph Gardner, 17, of St. Joseph, Missouri had bullied the child in the past and threatened to kill him and his family if he told anyone, according to a probable cause statement from the sheriff's department.
On April 15, Gardner threatened to hit the boy in the face if he did not let him set him on fire, the statement said.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2134764/Teen-poured-gasoline-13-year-old-laughed-burned.html
Joseph Gardner, 17, of St. Joseph, Missouri had bullied the child in the past and threatened to kill him and his family if he told anyone, according to a probable cause statement from the sheriff's department.
On April 15, Gardner threatened to hit the boy in the face if he did not let him set him on fire, the statement said.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2134764/Teen-poured-gasoline-13-year-old-laughed-burned.html
Boy, 2, killed after 'mother's boyfriend grabbed his wrist and swung him into a wall' while babysitting
A babysitter has been charged with murder after he allegedly slammed a toddler he was looking after into a wall.
Jarrod Rudder, 24, grabbed two-year-old Michael Pulliam by the wrist and smacked the child off a wall and lamp causing multiple broken bones and a brain bleed.
Rudder is the boyfriend of the child's mother Amanda Howell and had been living with them at their trailer park home in Elkville, Illinois.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2134994/Jarrod-Rudder-Charged-degree-murder-Michael-Pulliam-Illinois.html
Jarrod Rudder, 24, grabbed two-year-old Michael Pulliam by the wrist and smacked the child off a wall and lamp causing multiple broken bones and a brain bleed.
Rudder is the boyfriend of the child's mother Amanda Howell and had been living with them at their trailer park home in Elkville, Illinois.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2134994/Jarrod-Rudder-Charged-degree-murder-Michael-Pulliam-Illinois.html
Lorry driver arrested after three members of the same family including one-year-old baby girl are killed in head-on collision
A lorry driver has been arrested after a head-on collision in County Durham today which left three people from the same family dead - including a one-year-old baby girl.
All three killed were from the same car, a 75-year-old man, believed to be the driver, an 18-year-old girl who was rear seat passenger and a one-year-old baby who was in the rear of the vehicle.
A 74-year-old woman, who was a front seat passenger of the Renault Megane Scenic, is still being treated for what were described as life-threatening injuries at the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2135094/One-year-old-child-members-family-killed-following-head-collision-car-lorry.html
All three killed were from the same car, a 75-year-old man, believed to be the driver, an 18-year-old girl who was rear seat passenger and a one-year-old baby who was in the rear of the vehicle.
A 74-year-old woman, who was a front seat passenger of the Renault Megane Scenic, is still being treated for what were described as life-threatening injuries at the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2135094/One-year-old-child-members-family-killed-following-head-collision-car-lorry.html
Gunmen kill five in Nigerian bar
Gunmen killed five people, including a police officer and a politician, at a bar in Nigeria in an area previously hit by a bomb blast blamed on Islamists, residents and a doctor said Wednesday.
Three gunmen stormed the bar in Damaturu, capital of northeastern Yobe State, late Tuesday and shot dead their victims as they sat around a table, a witness told AFP.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/International/2012/Apr-25/171386-gunmen-kill-five-in-nigerian-bar.ashx#axzz1t44kjvKL
Three gunmen stormed the bar in Damaturu, capital of northeastern Yobe State, late Tuesday and shot dead their victims as they sat around a table, a witness told AFP.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/International/2012/Apr-25/171386-gunmen-kill-five-in-nigerian-bar.ashx#axzz1t44kjvKL
Boy, 16, suspected of stabbing sister to death
A 19-year-old woman was found stabbed to death in her apartment in southern Sweden on Monday night and police have since arrested her younger brother on suspicion of murder.
The woman was found dead just before midnight on Monday in her apartment in Landskrona in southern Sweden, with multiple stab wounds to her body.
“It’s horrible in there,” said a police member to the Aftonbladet newspaper, reporting that blood traces ran from the room to the elevator.
http://www.thelocal.se/40462/20120425/
The woman was found dead just before midnight on Monday in her apartment in Landskrona in southern Sweden, with multiple stab wounds to her body.
“It’s horrible in there,” said a police member to the Aftonbladet newspaper, reporting that blood traces ran from the room to the elevator.
http://www.thelocal.se/40462/20120425/
Swiss woman starved after 'eating' only light
A woman living in the east of Switzerland who believed she could survive on light alone was found starved to death, it has emerged.
Anna Gut (not her real name) was in her early fifties when she saw the film, “In the beginning there was light,” a documentary in which two men claim to survive entirely on light, newspaper Tages Anzeiger reported.
The film, which ran in Swiss cinemas in 2010, portrayed two men, 62-year-old Swiss Michael Werner, an anthroposophist with a doctorate in chemistry, and 83-year-old Indian yogi Prahlad Jani. Both men claimed to derive sustenance from spiritual means rather than the intake of food.
Werner claims he has lived this way since 2001, while Jani says he has lived for 70 years not only without food but also without water.
Anna Gut started her long preparations for the process by reading a book by another proponent of "breatharianism", 54-year-old Australian Ellen Greve, who also goes by the name Jasmuheen, or eternal air.
Anna Gut followed the instructions for the first stage to the letter: she had no food or drink for a week, and even spat her saliva out. For weeks two and three, she resumed drinking again, but she visibly weakened and her children became concerned.
She calmed them and promised she would stop should the situation ever become critical. But one day last winter, when she failed to answer the phone, the children broke down the door to find their mother dead inside.
http://www.thelocal.ch/3196/20120425/
Anna Gut (not her real name) was in her early fifties when she saw the film, “In the beginning there was light,” a documentary in which two men claim to survive entirely on light, newspaper Tages Anzeiger reported.
The film, which ran in Swiss cinemas in 2010, portrayed two men, 62-year-old Swiss Michael Werner, an anthroposophist with a doctorate in chemistry, and 83-year-old Indian yogi Prahlad Jani. Both men claimed to derive sustenance from spiritual means rather than the intake of food.
Werner claims he has lived this way since 2001, while Jani says he has lived for 70 years not only without food but also without water.
Anna Gut started her long preparations for the process by reading a book by another proponent of "breatharianism", 54-year-old Australian Ellen Greve, who also goes by the name Jasmuheen, or eternal air.
Anna Gut followed the instructions for the first stage to the letter: she had no food or drink for a week, and even spat her saliva out. For weeks two and three, she resumed drinking again, but she visibly weakened and her children became concerned.
She calmed them and promised she would stop should the situation ever become critical. But one day last winter, when she failed to answer the phone, the children broke down the door to find their mother dead inside.
http://www.thelocal.ch/3196/20120425/
Man who killed wife can claim death benefit, judge rules
TORONTO - A man judged to be insane when he battered his wife with a marble Hindu statue and repeatedly stabbed her can have her death benefit life insurance, an Ontario Court of Appeal judge ruled.
The key ingredient in Justice Marc Rosenberg’s decision, released Tuesday, is that Ved Parkash Dhingra was ruled “not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder” when he murdered Kamlesh Kumari Dhinga, 58, in 2006.
The couple separated in 1992 but he was occasionally living with her in the Richmond Hill bungalow she occupied several weeks before Paul Vikas Dhingra went to the house, found his mother’s body and his father injured in an apparent murder-suicide bid.
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/04/24/man-who-killed-wife-can-claim-death-benefit-judge-rules
The key ingredient in Justice Marc Rosenberg’s decision, released Tuesday, is that Ved Parkash Dhingra was ruled “not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder” when he murdered Kamlesh Kumari Dhinga, 58, in 2006.
The couple separated in 1992 but he was occasionally living with her in the Richmond Hill bungalow she occupied several weeks before Paul Vikas Dhingra went to the house, found his mother’s body and his father injured in an apparent murder-suicide bid.
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/04/24/man-who-killed-wife-can-claim-death-benefit-judge-rules
North Dakota man convicted in decapitation slaying to start a white supremacist group
COOPERSTOWN, N.D. — A North Dakota man was convicted Tuesday of shooting and beheading a university researcher in what prosecutors claimed was an attempt to start a white supremacist group.
Jurors deliberated for less than three hours Tuesday before finding Daniel Wacht, 31, of Cooperstown, guilty in the death of 54-year-old Kurt Johnson. Wacht shook his head from side to side as the verdict was read. He faces up to life in prison without parole.
Johnson, who worked for North Dakota State University, was last seen alive getting into Wacht's van outside a bar in Cooperstown on New Year's Eve 2010. His severed head was found in a crawl space in Wacht's basement a week later. His body has never been found.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/north-dakota-man-convicted-decapitation-slaying-start-a-white-supremacist-group-article-1.1066856
Jurors deliberated for less than three hours Tuesday before finding Daniel Wacht, 31, of Cooperstown, guilty in the death of 54-year-old Kurt Johnson. Wacht shook his head from side to side as the verdict was read. He faces up to life in prison without parole.
Johnson, who worked for North Dakota State University, was last seen alive getting into Wacht's van outside a bar in Cooperstown on New Year's Eve 2010. His severed head was found in a crawl space in Wacht's basement a week later. His body has never been found.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/north-dakota-man-convicted-decapitation-slaying-start-a-white-supremacist-group-article-1.1066856
Dog shot, cat kicked in break-in
A dog was shot in the face three times and a cat was kicked in the head and left sneezing blood in a rural burglary that has horrified the animals' owners.
Two 15-year-olds have been charged under the Animal Welfare Act and yesterday appeared in Whakatane Youth Court after the break-in at a Taneatua lifestyle block last Friday.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10801296
Two 15-year-olds have been charged under the Animal Welfare Act and yesterday appeared in Whakatane Youth Court after the break-in at a Taneatua lifestyle block last Friday.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10801296
Teen Hit, Killed While Pushing Family's Disabled Car
ANAHEIM, Calif. (KTLA) -- A 17-year-old boy who was helping push his family's disabled car died after being hit by a pickup truck, police said.
The accident happened around 8:15 p.m. Tuesday in the 8700 block of Cerritos Avenue in Anaheim.
Witnesses said the family was pushing their car when a speeding Honda pickup truck slammed into them from behind.
http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-teen-hit-pushing-disabled-car,0,5626163.story
The accident happened around 8:15 p.m. Tuesday in the 8700 block of Cerritos Avenue in Anaheim.
Witnesses said the family was pushing their car when a speeding Honda pickup truck slammed into them from behind.
http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-teen-hit-pushing-disabled-car,0,5626163.story
4 teenagers arrested over death of acquaintance
TOKYO — Four 16-year-old boys have been arrested for manslaughter after they allegedly beat to death a 16-year-old acquaintance in Tokyo’s Edogawa Ward on Monday morning.
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During questioning, one of the boys was quoted by police as saying, “He was avoiding us, so we got angry and beat him up.”
http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/4-teenagers-arrested-over-death-of-acquaintance
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During questioning, one of the boys was quoted by police as saying, “He was avoiding us, so we got angry and beat him up.”
http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/4-teenagers-arrested-over-death-of-acquaintance
Teen girl charged in death of her newborn
GREENWICH TWP., Pa. - April 24, 2012 (WPVI) -- A teenage girl from Berks County is charged with homicide in connection with the death of her newborn baby.
The Berks County District Attorney said 16-year-old Angela Lightcap, of Greenwich Township, was apparently able to hide the fact she was pregnant up until the day she gave birth.
"It was full term baby, and I'm certain there was a family out there that would have loved to adopt this child. It's troubling, to say the least," said D.A. John Adams.
Investigators say the baby drowned in a bathtub inside Lightcap's family home in Creek Road back on January 9th. Police became aware of the situation when Lightcap allegedly went to the hospital for excessive bleeding after improperly cutting the umbilical cord with a pair of household scissors.
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=8634426
The Berks County District Attorney said 16-year-old Angela Lightcap, of Greenwich Township, was apparently able to hide the fact she was pregnant up until the day she gave birth.
"It was full term baby, and I'm certain there was a family out there that would have loved to adopt this child. It's troubling, to say the least," said D.A. John Adams.
Investigators say the baby drowned in a bathtub inside Lightcap's family home in Creek Road back on January 9th. Police became aware of the situation when Lightcap allegedly went to the hospital for excessive bleeding after improperly cutting the umbilical cord with a pair of household scissors.
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=8634426
Former circus elephant 'kills zookeeper' at zoo where it had retired
A retired African circus elephant has killed an animal keeper at the zoo where she now lives, it emerged today.
Mila the 39-year-old African elephant had performed in the circus for three decades but was seeing out her retirement at Franklin Zoo in Auckland, New Zealand.
But the former circus animal is thought to have killed a zookeeper who had been caring for her at the New Zealand attraction on a day when the zoo was open to the public.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2134954/Former-circus-elephant-kills-zookeeper-zoo-retired.html
Mila the 39-year-old African elephant had performed in the circus for three decades but was seeing out her retirement at Franklin Zoo in Auckland, New Zealand.
But the former circus animal is thought to have killed a zookeeper who had been caring for her at the New Zealand attraction on a day when the zoo was open to the public.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2134954/Former-circus-elephant-kills-zookeeper-zoo-retired.html
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Teen boys arrested after filming alleged gang rape
Stockholm police have arrested several teenage boys suspected of gang raping an underage girl and filming the act.
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According to Expressen, a similar incident took place in 2010 in which a 14-year-old girl was raped by five young perpetrators who also filmed the attack.
The boys were sentenced to youth community service and court ordered care after being convicted of aggravated rape and sexual molestation.
http://www.thelocal.se/40432/20120424/
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According to Expressen, a similar incident took place in 2010 in which a 14-year-old girl was raped by five young perpetrators who also filmed the attack.
The boys were sentenced to youth community service and court ordered care after being convicted of aggravated rape and sexual molestation.
http://www.thelocal.se/40432/20120424/
Pay-out for rapists kept in prison too long
Four convicted rapists were awarded a total of €240,000 in damages on Tuesday after a German regional court ruled that they had been kept too long in preventative detention – violating a European court ruling on human rights.
http://www.thelocal.de/national/20120424-42133.html
http://www.thelocal.de/national/20120424-42133.html
'Cupboard killer' appears in court
A German man appeared in court on Tuesday charged with manslaughter for killing his girlfriend and leaving her body in a cupboard – where it lay undiscovered for the best part of a year.
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The man, named in German media only as Andy H., is accused of killing 28-year-old Dorena Weber, and cramming her body into a cupboard which he wrapped in plastic and left in her Bavaria flat.
http://www.thelocal.de/national/20120424-42145.html
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The man, named in German media only as Andy H., is accused of killing 28-year-old Dorena Weber, and cramming her body into a cupboard which he wrapped in plastic and left in her Bavaria flat.
http://www.thelocal.de/national/20120424-42145.html
Man charged after dog fatally stabbed
Diesel was one week short of celebrating his sixth birthday when the Shetland sheepdog was brutally stabbed in the jaw allegedly by an irate neighbour.
The dog’s family is devastated by his death that allegedly came at the hands of a man they say they’ve never met before.
“My mom was standing across the street and talking to some neighbours and some guy came out with a wooden dowel and five-inch spike and stabbed my dog in the jaw,” said Harmony, who didn’t wish to give her last name.
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/04/23/man-charged-after-dog-fatally-stabbed
The dog’s family is devastated by his death that allegedly came at the hands of a man they say they’ve never met before.
“My mom was standing across the street and talking to some neighbours and some guy came out with a wooden dowel and five-inch spike and stabbed my dog in the jaw,” said Harmony, who didn’t wish to give her last name.
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/04/23/man-charged-after-dog-fatally-stabbed
Man accused of killing 13-year-old sister, wounding mom in Harlem shooting spree
A gunman killed his 13-year-old sister, shot his mother and was then wounded in a firefight with cops in Harlem Tuesday morning, police said.
The suspect, who was struck in the thigh and was expected to recover from his injury, was arrested.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/13-year-old-girl-shot-killed-harlem-cops-article-1.1066500
The suspect, who was struck in the thigh and was expected to recover from his injury, was arrested.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/13-year-old-girl-shot-killed-harlem-cops-article-1.1066500
Man beaten to death with guitar
AUSTIN -- Police have made an arrest in Austin's ninth murder of the year. Police say a man was beaten to death with an electric guitar.
http://www.kvue.com/news/Police-Man-beat-to-death-with-guitar-148586725.html
http://www.kvue.com/news/Police-Man-beat-to-death-with-guitar-148586725.html
Nagano woman arrested for attempted murder after strangling 1-year-old daughter
NAGANO — Police said Monday they have arrested a 40-year-old woman for allegedly strangling her one-year-old daughter at their home in Iiyama, Nagano Prefecture.
The woman, who has been named as Ikue Inose, called police at around 3 .p.m. on Sunday and said that she had strangled her baby, NTV reported. Police rushed to the scene and took the child to hospital where doctors said she was suffering from organ failure.
http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/nagano-woman-arrested-for-attempted-murder-after-strangling-1-year-old-baby
The woman, who has been named as Ikue Inose, called police at around 3 .p.m. on Sunday and said that she had strangled her baby, NTV reported. Police rushed to the scene and took the child to hospital where doctors said she was suffering from organ failure.
http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/nagano-woman-arrested-for-attempted-murder-after-strangling-1-year-old-baby
Abused wife jailed for stabbing husband to death
A Melbourne woman who killed her husband after years of domestic abuse has been sentenced to seven years' jail.
Jemma Edwards, 45, from Highett pleaded guilty in the Victorian Supreme Court to defensive homicide. In January 2011, she called authorities claiming two men had stabbed her husband James Edwards at their home before fleeing.
Mr Edwards suffered a wound to the back inflicted by a spear gun and had been stabbed repeatedly. He suffered more than 30 injuries.
Later, his wife confessed that she had killed him, but said she had acted in self-defence.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-24/abused-wife-jailed-for-stabbing-husband-to-death/3969502
Jemma Edwards, 45, from Highett pleaded guilty in the Victorian Supreme Court to defensive homicide. In January 2011, she called authorities claiming two men had stabbed her husband James Edwards at their home before fleeing.
Mr Edwards suffered a wound to the back inflicted by a spear gun and had been stabbed repeatedly. He suffered more than 30 injuries.
Later, his wife confessed that she had killed him, but said she had acted in self-defence.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-24/abused-wife-jailed-for-stabbing-husband-to-death/3969502
Head of Christian ministry 'kills himself' after being accused of molesting 10-year-old girl
The director of an international Christian ministry who was under investigation for allegedly molesting a 10-year-old girl has been found dead, after apparently committing suicide.
Tom White had been reported missing last Tuesday, the same day police received a report about the alleged child abuse, said Bartlesville Police Capt. Jay Hastings.
The day after launching their investigation police found White’s body at the Christian Ministry’s headquarters.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2134287/Head-Christian-ministry-kills-accused-molesting-10-year-old-girl.html
Tom White had been reported missing last Tuesday, the same day police received a report about the alleged child abuse, said Bartlesville Police Capt. Jay Hastings.
The day after launching their investigation police found White’s body at the Christian Ministry’s headquarters.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2134287/Head-Christian-ministry-kills-accused-molesting-10-year-old-girl.html
Dwarf beaten to death with crystal ball: Woman jailed for life over brutal attack
A woman will serve a life sentence for beating a dwarf to death with a crystal ball.
Clara Ann Blocker, 41, pleaded guilty to the murder of Erik Scott Saxton, according to the Oklahoman newspaper.
Blocker, from Oklahoma City, who is 5ft 11in tall, also admitted to using a DVD player as her weapon of choice.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2134027/Dwarf-beaten-death-crystal-ball-Fully-grown-woman-jailed-life.html
Clara Ann Blocker, 41, pleaded guilty to the murder of Erik Scott Saxton, according to the Oklahoman newspaper.
Blocker, from Oklahoma City, who is 5ft 11in tall, also admitted to using a DVD player as her weapon of choice.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2134027/Dwarf-beaten-death-crystal-ball-Fully-grown-woman-jailed-life.html
Jealous boyfriend 'strangled girlfriend, 17, in bed because he feared she was being unfaithful - and got his parents to help cover up the killing'
The son of a wealthy jeweller strangled his model girlfriend in bed during a jealous rage at his parents’ home before they helped him cover up the murder, a court heard yesterday.
Elliot Turner, 20, allegedly ‘flipped out’ and killed student Emily Longley, 17, after becoming suspicious that she had been having affairs during their four-month relationship.
Turner is said to have threatened to kill Miss Longley with a hammer and boasted: ‘I will go to prison for it and still be a millionaire when I come out.’
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2133991/Emily-Longley-trial-Jealous-boyfriend-Elliot-Turner-strangled-girlfriend-17-bed.html
Elliot Turner, 20, allegedly ‘flipped out’ and killed student Emily Longley, 17, after becoming suspicious that she had been having affairs during their four-month relationship.
Turner is said to have threatened to kill Miss Longley with a hammer and boasted: ‘I will go to prison for it and still be a millionaire when I come out.’
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2133991/Emily-Longley-trial-Jealous-boyfriend-Elliot-Turner-strangled-girlfriend-17-bed.html
German students plan to decapitate defenceless lamb live online as part of sick project
A pair of cruel art students in Germany are defying authorities - and moral decency - by promising to forge ahead with the ritual decapitation of a lamb in the name of art.
The callous students in Berlin plan to use a home-made guillotine to behead the defenceless animal online for thousands to witness.
Their sick project, titled 'An Experiment Experiment Representing the Current Conditions Surrounding Democracy' involves a public vote as to whether the lamb is decapitated.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2134434/Execution-art-German-students-plan-decapitate-defenceless-lamb-sick-project.html
The callous students in Berlin plan to use a home-made guillotine to behead the defenceless animal online for thousands to witness.
Their sick project, titled 'An Experiment Experiment Representing the Current Conditions Surrounding Democracy' involves a public vote as to whether the lamb is decapitated.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2134434/Execution-art-German-students-plan-decapitate-defenceless-lamb-sick-project.html
Investigation launched after body of schoolgirl, 14, is found on railway line
A 14-year-old schoolgirl has died after plunging off a railway bridge on to high voltage power lines. The girl's body was discovered on the railway track by a train driver as he was about pull away from Berkhamsted station in Hertfordshire.
It is unclear whether she had deliberately jumped from the bridge or whether she fell by accident. The discovery of the girl's body yesterday caused rail officials to halt trains from Euston as police officers began an investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2134400/Body-schoolgirl-14-train-track-falling-bridge-power-lines-Hertfordshire.html
It is unclear whether she had deliberately jumped from the bridge or whether she fell by accident. The discovery of the girl's body yesterday caused rail officials to halt trains from Euston as police officers began an investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2134400/Body-schoolgirl-14-train-track-falling-bridge-power-lines-Hertfordshire.html
Monday, April 23, 2012
First wolf in Rhineland for 120 years shot dead
The first wolf seen in the Rhineland for more than 120 years has been found shot dead, probably by a hunter, it emerged on Monday.
http://www.thelocal.de/national/20120423-42117.html
http://www.thelocal.de/national/20120423-42117.html
Boy, 5, killed in go-kart crash
EDMONTON -- A five-year-old boy is dead after a go-kart he was driving crashed into a parked pickup truck on a northern Alberta reserve.
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/04/22/boy-5-killed-in-go-kart-crash
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/04/22/boy-5-killed-in-go-kart-crash
Mom charged after 4 boys die in Louisiana mobile home fire
Four boys died in a mobile home fire in Louisiana and their mother was charged Sunday with four counts of negligent homicide for allegedly leaving them alone, authorities said.
Capt. Doug Cain, a spokesman for Louisiana Department of Public Safety, told The Associated Press that the fire began just before midnight Saturday in the town of Rayne, about 70 miles west of Baton Rouge in southern Louisiana.
Cain said the boys who died were ages 2, 5, 7 and 8. He said their mother, 26-year-old Shaqueta McDade, was arrested and charged with four counts of negligent homicide.
She was being held at the Acadia County Jail.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/mom-charged-4-boys-die-louisiana-mobile-home-fire-article-1.1065928
Capt. Doug Cain, a spokesman for Louisiana Department of Public Safety, told The Associated Press that the fire began just before midnight Saturday in the town of Rayne, about 70 miles west of Baton Rouge in southern Louisiana.
Cain said the boys who died were ages 2, 5, 7 and 8. He said their mother, 26-year-old Shaqueta McDade, was arrested and charged with four counts of negligent homicide.
She was being held at the Acadia County Jail.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/mom-charged-4-boys-die-louisiana-mobile-home-fire-article-1.1065928
Dog killed 2-month-old baby, ripped child’s legs off while father slept in other room
A supposedly "gentle" pooch named Lucky is suspected of killing a 2-month-old baby and tearing the child's body apart in South Carolina.
Aiden McGrew, who was born on Valentine's Day and was the youngest of three children, was found dead in his family's mobile home Friday in Ridgeville by his mother, according to The Post and Courier newspaper.
The baby was in a swing when Lucky, a golden retriever-Labrador mix, bit the child several times and tore off his legs, authorities said.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/dog-killed-2-month-old-baby-ripped-child-legs-father-slept-room-police-article-1.1065711
Aiden McGrew, who was born on Valentine's Day and was the youngest of three children, was found dead in his family's mobile home Friday in Ridgeville by his mother, according to The Post and Courier newspaper.
The baby was in a swing when Lucky, a golden retriever-Labrador mix, bit the child several times and tore off his legs, authorities said.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/dog-killed-2-month-old-baby-ripped-child-legs-father-slept-room-police-article-1.1065711
Shooter 'took potshots at puppy'
One of two men accused of massacring 33 dogs took potshots at a puppy as it tried to escape the bloodbath, a court has been told.
The Crown says Russell Mendoza and Tony Campbell went on a "commando exercise'' in January 2010, shooting 33 of their neighbour's dogs on a rural property north of Auckland.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10800960
The Crown says Russell Mendoza and Tony Campbell went on a "commando exercise'' in January 2010, shooting 33 of their neighbour's dogs on a rural property north of Auckland.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10800960
Man and wife dead in apparent murder-suicide
A man and his wife were found dead in an apartment in northwest Harris County Sunday afternoon after what officials said was an apparent murder-suicide.
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Initial reports indicate no note was found in the apartment, but deputies said it appears the pair died in a murder-suicide. The couple was in the process of divorcing, deputies added.
http://blog.chron.com/newswatch/2012/04/man-and-wife-dead-in-apparent-murder-suicide/
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Initial reports indicate no note was found in the apartment, but deputies said it appears the pair died in a murder-suicide. The couple was in the process of divorcing, deputies added.
http://blog.chron.com/newswatch/2012/04/man-and-wife-dead-in-apparent-murder-suicide/
Hit-and-Run Kills Dad, Leaves 7-year-old Girl in Coma
SOUTH LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- A man is dead and his little girl is clinging to life after a hit-and-run accident in Willowbrook.
The accident happened shortly before 6 p.m. on Friday at the intersection of Santa Ana Boulevard and Watts Avenue in Willowbrook.
Jose Arriola, 38, and his family were crossing the street in a crosswalk when he and his 7-year-old daughter Anjelica were hit by a white Cadillac Escalade.
http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-willowbrook-hit-and-run,0,1512363.story
The accident happened shortly before 6 p.m. on Friday at the intersection of Santa Ana Boulevard and Watts Avenue in Willowbrook.
Jose Arriola, 38, and his family were crossing the street in a crosswalk when he and his 7-year-old daughter Anjelica were hit by a white Cadillac Escalade.
http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-willowbrook-hit-and-run,0,1512363.story
Body of baby found in rubbish bag
The body of a baby found near the Brabant village of Liempde on Sunday morning was in a plastic rubbish bag, police said on Monday. The bag was found on the banks of the river Dommel under a viaduct crossing the A2 motorway.
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The Telegraaf also reports that a woman from Liempde contacted the police on Monday to relate a strange conversation with another woman on Friday evening. The witness said the woman, who appeared troubled, had asked for help after 'doing something dreadful'.
http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2012/04/body_of_baby_found_in_rubbish.php
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The Telegraaf also reports that a woman from Liempde contacted the police on Monday to relate a strange conversation with another woman on Friday evening. The witness said the woman, who appeared troubled, had asked for help after 'doing something dreadful'.
http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2012/04/body_of_baby_found_in_rubbish.php
3 Killed, 1 Badly Injured In Denver Crash
DENVER -- Police said three young people were killed and another was seriously injured when a sport utility vehicle slammed into a tree in Denver early Sunday morning.
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/30937350/detail.html
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/30937350/detail.html
Pregnant woman, 7-yr-old girl killed after car hits schoolchildren in Kyoto Pref
KYOTO — A seven-year-old girl and a pregnant woman were killed Monday morning when a car hit a group of elementary school children in Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture.
Eight other children were seriously hurt when the car, driven by an 18-year-old male without a license, crashed into the nine youngsters and one adult.
Yukihi Matsumura, 26, who was seven months pregnant, and Mao Odani, 7, were declared dead several hours after the crash, which happened at around 8 a.m. as the children were being taken to school.
Matsumura’s unborn baby also died in the accident, a police spokesman said.
According to police, the children and Matsumura were walking along the side of a curved one-way road when the minicar failed to make a left curve and hit them.
http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/9-children-one-parent-seriously-injured-after-car-hits-them-in-kyoto-pref
Eight other children were seriously hurt when the car, driven by an 18-year-old male without a license, crashed into the nine youngsters and one adult.
Yukihi Matsumura, 26, who was seven months pregnant, and Mao Odani, 7, were declared dead several hours after the crash, which happened at around 8 a.m. as the children were being taken to school.
Matsumura’s unborn baby also died in the accident, a police spokesman said.
According to police, the children and Matsumura were walking along the side of a curved one-way road when the minicar failed to make a left curve and hit them.
http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/9-children-one-parent-seriously-injured-after-car-hits-them-in-kyoto-pref
Mother accused of fracturing son’s skull, puncturing his foot with toothpicks
The mother of an 11-month-old boy hospitalized with skull fractures, a broken clavicle and puncture wounds in his feet from toothpicks has been charged with multiple counts of felony child abuse.
Michelle Feliciano, 23, of the 5400 block of North Monitor Avenue, was charged with two counts of aggravated battery to a child causing permanent disability, one count of aggravated battery to a child causing great bodily harm and misdemeanor endangering the life and health of a child, according to police News Affairs.
http://www.suntimes.com/news/crime/12063134-418/mother-accused-of-fracturing-sons-skull-puncturing-his-foot-with-toothpicks.html
Michelle Feliciano, 23, of the 5400 block of North Monitor Avenue, was charged with two counts of aggravated battery to a child causing permanent disability, one count of aggravated battery to a child causing great bodily harm and misdemeanor endangering the life and health of a child, according to police News Affairs.
http://www.suntimes.com/news/crime/12063134-418/mother-accused-of-fracturing-sons-skull-puncturing-his-foot-with-toothpicks.html
71-year-old man stabbed to death by son, police say
A 71-year-old man was stabbed to death during an argument with his son Sunday night in the Far Southeast Side Hegewisch neighborhood, police said.
The 71-year-old was arguing with his son in the 12900 block of South Manistee Avenue about 10 p.m. when his 31-year-old son allegedly stabbed him several times in his torso and arms, police said.
http://www.suntimes.com/news/crime/12079233-418/71-year-old-man-stabbed-to-death-by-son-police-say.html#
The 71-year-old was arguing with his son in the 12900 block of South Manistee Avenue about 10 p.m. when his 31-year-old son allegedly stabbed him several times in his torso and arms, police said.
http://www.suntimes.com/news/crime/12079233-418/71-year-old-man-stabbed-to-death-by-son-police-say.html#
David Oakes trial: Girl, 10, 'fled as mother killed'
A 10-year-old girl fled after seeing a "horrible" man subject her "mummy" to a series of degrading assaults before shooting her dead, a court heard.
David Oakes, 50, of Steeple, Essex, is accused of murdering his ex-partner Christine Chambers, 38, and their two-year-old daughter Shania, in June 2011.
The witness, now 11, jumped from a window to flee after he threw a gun at her, Chelmsford Crown Court heard.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-17813443
David Oakes, 50, of Steeple, Essex, is accused of murdering his ex-partner Christine Chambers, 38, and their two-year-old daughter Shania, in June 2011.
The witness, now 11, jumped from a window to flee after he threw a gun at her, Chelmsford Crown Court heard.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-17813443
Dozens dead in Hama as regime breaks Syria truce
Syrian regime forces killed at least 28 civilians with heavy gunfire in the central city of Hama on Monday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
The UK-based watchdog, which had earlier put the number of dead at 25, said the victims were shot by regime forces in and around the city's Arbaeen neighbourhood.
It said five charred bodies were also found in the neighbourhood on Monday. The circumstances surrounding their deaths were unclear.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-24/dozens-killed-as-syrian-regime-breaks-truce/3967936
The UK-based watchdog, which had earlier put the number of dead at 25, said the victims were shot by regime forces in and around the city's Arbaeen neighbourhood.
It said five charred bodies were also found in the neighbourhood on Monday. The circumstances surrounding their deaths were unclear.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-24/dozens-killed-as-syrian-regime-breaks-truce/3967936
Teenage robbers who raided garage caught after saving pictures of their loot on a mobile phone
Three teenage robbers put themselves in the frame by taking pictures of themselves with their loot on a mobile phone - and even using one damning photo as a screensaver.
The boys - two aged 16 and one 17 - had thought they had got away with their armed raid at a 24-hour service station after disguising themselves with hoodies and scarves and turning their coats inside out.
But a police raid on their homes found the mobile phone containing the incriminating pictures.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2133494/Teenage-robbers-raided-garage-caught-saving-pictures-loot-mobile-phone.html
The boys - two aged 16 and one 17 - had thought they had got away with their armed raid at a 24-hour service station after disguising themselves with hoodies and scarves and turning their coats inside out.
But a police raid on their homes found the mobile phone containing the incriminating pictures.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2133494/Teenage-robbers-raided-garage-caught-saving-pictures-loot-mobile-phone.html
Pastor's mother shot dead by man outside of the church seconds before her nephew off-duty cop kills the shooter
The mother of a Christian pastor and an unidentified shooter were shot and killed as afternoon services were finishing in Aurora, Colorado Sunday afternoon.
The drivers of two cars were in a verbal altercation and they pulled into the parking lot of the New Destiny Christian Center where they got out of their cars and continued their fight.
Pastor De Lono Straham’s mother proceeded to go outside of the church to see what was going on and she was shot by one of the men who was arguing.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2133746/Pastors-mother-shot-dead-man-outside-church-seconds-nephew-duty-cop-kills-shooter.html
The drivers of two cars were in a verbal altercation and they pulled into the parking lot of the New Destiny Christian Center where they got out of their cars and continued their fight.
Pastor De Lono Straham’s mother proceeded to go outside of the church to see what was going on and she was shot by one of the men who was arguing.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2133746/Pastors-mother-shot-dead-man-outside-church-seconds-nephew-duty-cop-kills-shooter.html
Mother and daughter found dead in burning home after they were 'intentionally barricaded inside' with a couch
Authorities are investigating an apparent double homicide where two women were locked in a Washington state home before it was set alight.
Firefighters had to force their way into the house on Sunday morning because the door had been blocked with a couch and other furniture, said Sgt Cindi West with the King County Sheriff's Office.
'It was clearly and intentionally barricaded,' she said.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2133750/Two-women-dead-burning-home-intentionally-locked-in.html
Firefighters had to force their way into the house on Sunday morning because the door had been blocked with a couch and other furniture, said Sgt Cindi West with the King County Sheriff's Office.
'It was clearly and intentionally barricaded,' she said.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2133750/Two-women-dead-burning-home-intentionally-locked-in.html
Tragedy as college student, 20, dies during party after falling EIGHT FEET from balcony with friend who landed on top of her
A 20-year-old Indiana University student fell to her death from an apartment balcony during a party early on Friday morning.
Linden Whitt, of Mishawaka, Indiana and Joseph Lao, also 20, of Naperville, fell from an apartment balcony at around 3am on Friday.
The two were standing, Linden in front of Joseph, leaning against the balcony railing, police said.
Joseph lost his balance and they both fell over the railing, eight feet from the ground. Linden landed first with Joseph dropping on top of her, witnesses told police.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2133657/Tragedy-girl-20-dies-falling-EIGHT-FEET-balcony-friend-landed-her.html
Linden Whitt, of Mishawaka, Indiana and Joseph Lao, also 20, of Naperville, fell from an apartment balcony at around 3am on Friday.
The two were standing, Linden in front of Joseph, leaning against the balcony railing, police said.
Joseph lost his balance and they both fell over the railing, eight feet from the ground. Linden landed first with Joseph dropping on top of her, witnesses told police.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2133657/Tragedy-girl-20-dies-falling-EIGHT-FEET-balcony-friend-landed-her.html
Actor accidentally hangs himself on stage while re-enacting death of Judas Iscariot in Easter play
An actor in Brazil has died 17-days after being strangled by his own safety equipment during an Easter play.
Tiago Klimeck, 27, hung himself while re-enacting the death of Judas Iscariot during the performance.
He had been playing the part of Judas in a Passion of Christ theatrical performance in the town of Itarare, in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2133896/Actor-accidentally-hangs-stage-enacting-death-Judas-Iscariot-Easter-play.html
Tiago Klimeck, 27, hung himself while re-enacting the death of Judas Iscariot during the performance.
He had been playing the part of Judas in a Passion of Christ theatrical performance in the town of Itarare, in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2133896/Actor-accidentally-hangs-stage-enacting-death-Judas-Iscariot-Easter-play.html
Mother's anguish after her teen son headbutts her and burns family house down after fight over cell phone
A teenager poured gasoline over his mother's bed and burned his family home down after a fight over a cell phone.
Aldwin Chyrstian Caceres was arrested after grabbing his mother by the wrists, pushing her onto a bed and headbutting her in the forehead twice during the row in Tampa, Florida, on Saturday.
But once the 18-year-old was released from jail, he returned to his home and poured gasoline over two couches - and his mother's empty bed - in the early hours of Sunday morning, according to police.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2133933/Aldwin-Chyrstian-Caceres-All-I-left-clothes-Im-wearing-Mothers-anguish-teen-son-headbutts-burns-family-house-fight-cell-phone.html
Aldwin Chyrstian Caceres was arrested after grabbing his mother by the wrists, pushing her onto a bed and headbutting her in the forehead twice during the row in Tampa, Florida, on Saturday.
But once the 18-year-old was released from jail, he returned to his home and poured gasoline over two couches - and his mother's empty bed - in the early hours of Sunday morning, according to police.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2133933/Aldwin-Chyrstian-Caceres-All-I-left-clothes-Im-wearing-Mothers-anguish-teen-son-headbutts-burns-family-house-fight-cell-phone.html
Ex-Marine, 27, dies after climbing on electrified train tracks to urinate
A 27-year-old student and former Marine has died after climbing onto electrified train tracks to urinate.
Zachary McKee, from Ossian, Indiana, accidentally fell on the third track of the L system - the Chicago-area subway - in Evanston, Illinois.
He was pronounced dead in hospital at 11.52 p.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2133919/Zachary-McKee-Man-27-dies-climbing-railway-track-pee.html
Zachary McKee, from Ossian, Indiana, accidentally fell on the third track of the L system - the Chicago-area subway - in Evanston, Illinois.
He was pronounced dead in hospital at 11.52 p.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2133919/Zachary-McKee-Man-27-dies-climbing-railway-track-pee.html
Angry Saudi boy, 4, shoots father dead after he refused to buy him a PLAYSTATION
An angry four-year-old boy shot his father dead after he refused to buy him a PlayStation. The Saudi Arabian youngster, from the southern Jizan area, grabbed his father's pistol and gunned him down.
The child had reportedly asked his father to buy him a PlayStation and the shooting took place after the man returned home without the desired object.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2133863/Angry-Saudi-boy-4-shoots-father-dead-refused-buy-PLAYSTATION.html
The child had reportedly asked his father to buy him a PlayStation and the shooting took place after the man returned home without the desired object.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2133863/Angry-Saudi-boy-4-shoots-father-dead-refused-buy-PLAYSTATION.html
Murder investigation launched as two-year-old boy is found dead at home
A murder investigation has been launched after a two-year-old boy was found dead at his home.
Rio Smedley was found unconscious at the two-bedroom home, in Bolton, Lancashire, yesterday evening after police were called following reports that his heart had stopped.
Medics rushed the toddler to the Royal Bolton Hospital but were unable to revive him.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2133800/Murder-investigation-launched-2-year-old-toddler-dead-home.html
Rio Smedley was found unconscious at the two-bedroom home, in Bolton, Lancashire, yesterday evening after police were called following reports that his heart had stopped.
Medics rushed the toddler to the Royal Bolton Hospital but were unable to revive him.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2133800/Murder-investigation-launched-2-year-old-toddler-dead-home.html
Pakistani students raped woman, 20, after she fell asleep on night bus on way home from night out
Two ‘despicable’ sex predators who raped a woman after she fell asleep on a night bus have been jailed for a total of 18-and-a-half years.
Pakistani students Rizwan Ahmad, 24, and Hassan Siddique, 19, targeted the 20-year-old as she made her way home from a night out in central London.
Snaresbrook Crown Court heard how Siddique got off the number 55 bus while Ahmad began chatting to the woman when she realised she had missed her stop.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2133862/Pakistani-students-raped-woman-20-fell-asleep-night-bus-way-home-night-out.html
Pakistani students Rizwan Ahmad, 24, and Hassan Siddique, 19, targeted the 20-year-old as she made her way home from a night out in central London.
Snaresbrook Crown Court heard how Siddique got off the number 55 bus while Ahmad began chatting to the woman when she realised she had missed her stop.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2133862/Pakistani-students-raped-woman-20-fell-asleep-night-bus-way-home-night-out.html
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Woman, 18, found MURDERED in ditch - three days after saying she wanted to take her own life
In a tragic coincidence, Wiley died of a gunshot wound to the head just three days later.
One week earlier, she had posted about being 'kicked out' of her home, saying: 'I hate my life, I feel like dying.' But despite Wiley's suicidal posts, her death is being treated as a homicide.
Police found blood and tire tracks at the ditch, but no weapon - and De La Cruz does not think her friend was actually capable of taking her own life.
'She was depressed, and she did talk about committing suicide but I don't think she did,' she said.
No arrests have been made.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2133464/Woman-18-dead-ditch-identified-tattoo.html
One week earlier, she had posted about being 'kicked out' of her home, saying: 'I hate my life, I feel like dying.' But despite Wiley's suicidal posts, her death is being treated as a homicide.
Police found blood and tire tracks at the ditch, but no weapon - and De La Cruz does not think her friend was actually capable of taking her own life.
'She was depressed, and she did talk about committing suicide but I don't think she did,' she said.
No arrests have been made.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2133464/Woman-18-dead-ditch-identified-tattoo.html
The Donkey Principle
A dutch adage goes: "A donkey does not hit his head on the same rock twice", which is supposed to relate to people and their mistakes... ahem. There is one bright side in this... for the donkey. To people with their 'superior brain' and 'intellect' this does not apply.
Many -if not all- hit that 'rock' well over 2 times and sometimes you just lose count. The stupidity that inhabits, nay, houses in people is embarrassingly high! Mistakes are made over and over, and, thinking they -we- learned anything from it is a gross misunderstanding of how the human animal acts before, during and after their mistakes.
Fire is hot. When an animal comes close or in touch with fire, he will know the next time not to. Ever. (Or at least as far as he can avoid it.) Simple logic. Man on the other hand likes to burn his fingers (and not just his fingers) to a great extent many a times over!
And there are many factors that contribute to this behavior. Failure, a self destructive ego, aggression, depression, boasting, jealousy and other petty human ailments, or a 'certain state of mind' if you will. There are too many reasons why you should never compare humans to animals when it comes to making mistakes, cause humans take the heavy weight title championship in this. Just take a look around and observe for say a week... or actually you could make it a day, since that will be enough to prove my point.
Keeping yourself in check may seem like a hard task (I've actually had people say to me: "How can you live like that... that sounds tiring and too much of a burden!"), but if you want to avoid certain situations and really make the best of things, keeping 'an eye out' is definitely one way to not hit the proverbial rock!
Thinking is another way. But that is too much for most these days so we'll just leave it at that. You think or you don't. You win or lose. Whichever you prefer. It's just too bad that when that rock gets hit there's so much complaining and whining that comes along with it. "Get over it, think next time!". Next time... yes, well.
Moreover I think the crux is recognition when mistakes re-occur, but in a different jacket. A parallel has to be made anytime something crosses your path that doesn't seem right (which may have similarity to something that has happened before), instead of just 'dealing with it'. You have a brain; use it. You have a mind; think!
Many -if not all- hit that 'rock' well over 2 times and sometimes you just lose count. The stupidity that inhabits, nay, houses in people is embarrassingly high! Mistakes are made over and over, and, thinking they -we- learned anything from it is a gross misunderstanding of how the human animal acts before, during and after their mistakes.
Fire is hot. When an animal comes close or in touch with fire, he will know the next time not to. Ever. (Or at least as far as he can avoid it.) Simple logic. Man on the other hand likes to burn his fingers (and not just his fingers) to a great extent many a times over!
And there are many factors that contribute to this behavior. Failure, a self destructive ego, aggression, depression, boasting, jealousy and other petty human ailments, or a 'certain state of mind' if you will. There are too many reasons why you should never compare humans to animals when it comes to making mistakes, cause humans take the heavy weight title championship in this. Just take a look around and observe for say a week... or actually you could make it a day, since that will be enough to prove my point.
Keeping yourself in check may seem like a hard task (I've actually had people say to me: "How can you live like that... that sounds tiring and too much of a burden!"), but if you want to avoid certain situations and really make the best of things, keeping 'an eye out' is definitely one way to not hit the proverbial rock!
Thinking is another way. But that is too much for most these days so we'll just leave it at that. You think or you don't. You win or lose. Whichever you prefer. It's just too bad that when that rock gets hit there's so much complaining and whining that comes along with it. "Get over it, think next time!". Next time... yes, well.
Moreover I think the crux is recognition when mistakes re-occur, but in a different jacket. A parallel has to be made anytime something crosses your path that doesn't seem right (which may have similarity to something that has happened before), instead of just 'dealing with it'. You have a brain; use it. You have a mind; think!