Knife-wielding man slashes 22 children in China

A knife-wielding man has slashed 22 children and an adult at an elementary school in central China, the latest in a series of attacks on schoolchildren in the country. The man attacked the children at the gate of a school in Chenpeng village in Henan province, the Xinhua state news agency reported. Police arrested a 36-year-old man, identified as villager Min Yingjun, Xinhua said. It did not give further details of the extent of the injuries.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-12-14/knife-wielding-man-injures-22-children-in-china/4428958

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-20723910

Father-of-three, 46, died in front of his wife at his work Christmas party after dancing to Gangnam Style

A father collapsed and died of a heart attack in front of his wife and co-workers minutes after dancing energetically to Gangnam Style at his office Christmas party. Eamonn Kilbride, 46, had been imitating the vigorous dance moves of the Korean YouTube hit when he began to suffer from chest pains on Saturday evening. Shocked colleagues from the Thwaites brewery in Blackburn looked on as paramedics tried in vain to revive the Irish father of three at the office party. His wife Julie was with him celebrating her birthday at the event at the Whitehall Hotel in Darwen, Lancashire.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2246834/Gangnam-Style-death-Eamonn-Kilbride-died-wife-doing-PSYs-dance-Christmas-party.html

Alabama boy turns 12 at 12:12 p.m. on 12/12/12 (gets harassed online for being the Antichrist and such bullshit...)

When Kiam Moriya turns 12, the whole world will be watching. The Alabama boy - who loves Krispy Kreme donuts and BMX biking - was born at 12:12 p.m. on December 12, 2000. His twelfth birthday falls on Wednesday, 12/12/12. "We've joked around that he's the chosen one," Kiam's father, Kazuo Moriya, told Today.com. Some say his son is lucky, but others fear the boy is a sign of a pending apocalypse. "There are these weirdos out there online, all these doomsday people, saying he needs to be killed and that he's the Antichrist," Moriya said. "We're trying to tone it down because it's a little freaky. It's just a fun little story."

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/alabama-boy-turns-12-12-12-12-12-12-article-1.1218357

Richland Hills father accused of carving pentagram in young son's back

RICHLAND HILLS -- The father and son were alone in the house when police arrived, a freshly carved pentagram covering the young boy's back. Blood, apparently from the child's wounds, had been smeared on the sides and the top of the home's door frame -- much as described in the Bible during Passover. Richland Hills police say the father, Brent Troy Bartel, 39, committed the act against his 6-year-old son, then called 911 and calmly told a dispatcher that "I shed some innocent blood." When asked by the dispatcher why he did it, Bartel replied, "It's a holy day."

http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/12/12/4479867/richland-hills-father-accused.html

Puerto Rico tackling fearful murder rate

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Francisco Laviera was shot to death in broad daylight when he tried to help a neighbor who was being beaten with a pipe. On an island with a per-capita murder rate six times higher than the rest of the United States, Laviera’s was Puerto Rico’s 823rd killing this year. Unlike the highly publicized murders of boxing champion Hector “Macho” Camacho or that of the publicist who was robbed and burned alive this month, Laviera’s death did not spark social movements on Facebook or Twitter. “No one will ever be able to stop these killings,” lamented Juan Quiles, a police officer who guarded Laviera’s bullet-strewn murder scene one evening last month.

http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/12/11/3137968/puerto-rico-tackling-fearful-murder.html#storylink=omni_popular

Elderly British couple 'savagely attacked' by hooded burglars in their Australian home

A retired engineer and his wife have been savagely beaten in their home by intruders five years after moving to Australia. Ken Ainscough, 76, was hit on the head, resulting in bleeding on the brain, while his wife Rosalind, 71, is being treated for a fractured skull, and both are now receiving round-the-clock medical care. Two men are believed to have smashed their way into the couple's two-storey home in a wealthy suburb of Adelaide. The couple have lived in the house for the last five years after moving there from Blackburn, Lancashire, to be closer to their daughter, Lisa.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2247393/Elderly-British-couple-savagely-attacked-hooded-burglars-Australian-home.html

Ravi Shankar, legendary sitar player dies aged 92

A statement on his website said he died on Tuesday in San Diego, near his southern California home, with his wife and one of his two daughters by his side. The musician’s foundation issued a statement saying that he had suffered chest and heart problems and had undergone heart-valve replacement surgery last week. Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh called Shankar a ‘national treasure’.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2246812/Ravi-Shankar-introduced-The-Beatles-sitar-father-Norah-Jones-dies-aged-92.html

'Jedi' religion most popular alternative faith

Today's Census figures show that 176,632 people in England and Wales identify themselves as Jedi Knights, making it the most popular faith in the "Other Religions" category on the Census and the seventh most popular faith overall.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/9737886/Jedi-religion-most-popular-alternative-faith.html

Mother who 'repeatedly raped her young son and daughter' is indicted by grand jury... and charged with assaulting two MORE children and coercing witnesses

A mother accused of repeatedly raping her two children ten years ago has been indicted on 38 sex charges after allegations she abused two other children emerged. The woman, A.M. - whose name is not being revealed to protect the victims' identities - has also been accused of attempting to coerce witnesses during the police investigation. A grand jury in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, where the alleged crimes happened ten years ago, indicted the woman last week after a detailed investigation.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2246786/Tennessee-mother-raped-young-son-daughter-indicted-grand-jury.html

Teens gunned down young mother, 22, after she told them to 'get a job'

Three teenagers allegedly gunned down a 22-year-old mother after she told them to 'get a job' after they tried to get a cigarette from her boyfriend. Kayla Peterson was shot at around 3pm on Saturday as she stood outside her home with her boyfriend, William Bailey. Police are still searching for Todavia Cleckley and Marcus Velasquez, both aged 14, who will be tried as adults for the murder in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania on Saturday afternoon. A third boy, 13-year-old Kyle Goosby, is already in custody and has been charged with conspiracy to commit homicide.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2246850/Teens-gunned-young-mother-22-told-job.html

Police left man to kill his partner during domestic row after spelling mistake on his records meant they did not realise he was a danger

A spelling mistake by a police force had ‘profound consequences’ and was a 'missed opportunity' in trying to prevent the murder of a woman suffering domestic abuse, an investigation found today. The IPCC released a report into mistakes by Northumbria Police after the murder of Sarah Gosling, 41, who was stabbed to death by her partner Ian Hope, 53, at their home in Newcastle in February. The force was aware of Hope’s history of domestic violence but a misspelling of his address 13 years earlier on a police log proved disastrous when they were called to the house, the report said.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2246889/Sarah-Gosling-murder-Police-spelling-mistake-left-Ian-Hope-kill-partner-domestic-row.html

Girl, 16, hangs herself after vile internet trolls taunt her and tell her to commit suicide

A teenage girl has hanged herself after internet trolls relentlessly bullied her online, with one asking 'can you kill yourself already?', her friends have claimed. Jessica Laney, 16, was found dead at her home in Hudson, Florida, on Sunday night after users on social networking sites branded her 'fat', a 'slut' and tormented her over her looks and love life. The teen had a profile on Ask.fm, where people can post questions anonymously on a user's page, and friends claim constant abuse pushed Jessica over the edge.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2246896/Jessica-Laney-16-committed-suicide-internet-trolls-taunted-told-kill-herself.html

Farmhand busted for 'having sex with miniature donkey named Doodle' claims Florida's bestiality laws are UNCONSTITUTIONAL

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Oregon Mall Shooting: Gunman 'Tentatively' Identified

A masked gunman who opened fire in the crowded Clackamas Town Center mall in suburban Portland, Ore., killing two individuals and seriously injuring a third before killing himself, has been identified by police, though they have not yet released his name. The shooter, wearing a white hockey mask, black clothing, and a bullet proof vest, tore through the mall around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, entering through a Macy's store and proceeding to the food court and public areas spraying bullets, according to witness reports.

http://gma.yahoo.com/oregon-mall-shooting-gunman-tentatively-identified-050224472--abc-news-topstories.html

Queens drug addict busted for killing his mother and father -- one year apart -- as evidence surfaces under the patents' fingernails

Queens drug addict Gregory Cucchiara, a 290-pound behemoth with a long rap sheet and little record of achievement, murdered his mother and father in separate attacks a year apart — murders that were ultimately solved from biological evidence found under the parents’ fingernails, law enforcement authorities said. Cucchiara, 36, will be arraigned Wednesday for beating and drowning his mother, Josephine, 66, in May 2011, and then smothering his father, Carmelo, 75, with a pillow in August. Cucchiara was quietly arrested Nov. 13 and is being held without bail on Rikers Island. He denied any role in his parents’ deaths, sources said — and even attended their wakes. But his DNA was found under the nails of the victims — evidence that they fought back as they were being killed, police sources said.

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens-drug-addict-busted-killing-mother-father-year-article-1.1217356

O.C. Man Convicted of Bludgeoning, Dismembering Wife

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA -- An Orange County man was convicted Monday of bludgeoning his wife of 39 years to death and then burning her dismembered body in a Ventura County campground. A jury found Richard Gustav Forsberg, 63, guilty of one felony count of second degree murder. He faces a maximum sentence of 15 years to life in state prison when he is sentenced in February. According to prosecutors, Forsberg repeatedly bludgeoned his wife in the head with a small statue. Forsberg told investigators he dismembered her body using a hacksaw, then bagged the body parts in trash bags and stored them in freezers. Forsberg kept his wife's body at their home for several days before renting an RV and taking it to Lake Piru in Ventura County, according to Thompson. Over the next two weeks, Foresberg burned all of his wife's remains in campground fire pits, Thompson testified.

http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-missing-couple-forsberg,0,5458365.story

'Hitler obsessed' ex-cop who murdered NINE people in 1986 killing spree 'because they had no right to be alive' to be executed tonight

Manuel Pardo was a decorated Florida police officer before he was fired for lying and turned to life as a vigilante, slaying nine people during a three-month crime spree. Almost 27 years later, Pardo, 56, is scheduled to be executed tonight. U.S. Judge Timothy Corrigan denied Pardo's request for a stay on Monday. Most of Pardo's victims were involved with drugs, officials said, and Pardo contended that he was doing the world a favor by killing them.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2246386/Manuel-Pardo-Hitler-obsessed-ex-cop-killed-people-1986-executed.html

19 unmarked graves found at Florida boys' reform school where students were 'beaten with leather straps, raped and murdered'

Scientists have discovered 19 previously unknown grave shafts on the grounds of a Florida boys' school where students were allegedly brutally beaten with leather straps, raped and murdered. A cemetery at Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, Florida holds 31 white crosses - some for children who died in a fire and influenza outbreak in the early 1900s - yet researchers have found 50 shafts. In total, scientists believe as many as 96 boys died between 1911 and the 1973 at the infamous state reform school in the Florida Panhandle, with many of the burials going undocumented. And there could be even more victims: Researchers do not have access to records after 1960 because of privacy laws, and overgrowth on the grounds has hindered them from full searches.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2246378/Dozier-School-Report-reveals-19-unmarked-graves-Florida-boys-reform-school.html

Footage captures Syrian rebels forcing boy to behead captive with sword

It is perhaps the most disturbing piece of video footage to emerge out of the Syrian crisis to date. A young boy is egged on by a group of older men, believed to be rebel fighters, and filmed hacking the head off a man who is lying on the ground. An older man is then seen picking up the head before placing it on top of the body like a macabre trophy.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2246382/Horrific-video-Syrian-rebels-forcing-boy-behead-captive-sword.html

Religion in decline as census figures reveal there are 4million fewer Christians and one in four is now an atheist

Data from last year's census today revealed the stunning decline of religion in the UK - with the number of Christians dropping by more than 4million. Just 59.3 per cent of people in England and Wales now describe themselves as followers of Christianity, raising the prospect that Christians could soon be in the minority. Following a decade of aggressive anti-religious campaigning by high-profile atheists, a quarter of Britons now say they have no faith. In addition to the huge spike in atheists, the proportion of Muslims has risen from 3.0 per cent to 4.8 per cent since 2001.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2246436/Census-data-reveal-4million-fewer-Christians-atheist.html

Grandfather, 57, set fire to himself after amassing debts of more than £150,000 that he kept hidden from wife and children

A grandfather set fire to himself at home after amassing hidden debts of more than £150,000 and keeping them hidden from his wife of three decades, an inquest heard yesterday. Ibrahim Omar, 57, of Bolton, Greater Manchester, put family photos and other personal items in his daughter's car and left the car keys outside his house before setting himself alight indoors. The former petrol station cashier suffered ‘95 to 97 per cent full thickness burning and charring’ to his whole body and was declared dead at the scene, the inquest at Bolton Coroner's Court heard.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2246287/Grandfather-57-sets-home-amassing-hidden-debts-150-000.html

Quote Unquote: Krishnamurti

Do we discover something new by looking for it? Something new is not necessarily the opposite of something old, it is not the opposite of that what is. If something new is being projected out of something old, it is nothing more than a somewhat enhanced continuation of the old. Recognition always leans on the past, everything recognizable is never new. Searching for something comes forth from torments of the present. That is why when we are searching for something, it is already known to us. You search for consolation, and you will probably find it, but that too will pass, because the urge to find something in itself is fleeting. Longing for something - for joy, for God, for anything - is always fleeting.

--Krishnamurti

Teenage boy, 17, faces trial for rape and murder of three-year-old half-sister

A teenage boy's trial begins today for the brutal rape and murder of his three-year-old half-sister. D’Marques Jones faces life in prison over the death of Makayla Jones in June last year. The toddler died from 'multisysterm organ failure' caused by an infection built up after she sustained traumatic injuries. Jones, from Barberton, is the first minor to be tried by a jury at the juvenile court in Summit County, Ohio.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2245904/Teenage-boy-facing-life-prison-murder-rape-year-old-sister.html

11 killed in central China road crash

ZHENGZHOU - Eleven people were killed after a bus fell into a roadside pond in central China's Henan Province on Sunday morning, a local government spokesman said.

http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-12/09/content_16000466.htm

Bruised and swollen, the face of a 'burglar' who broke into the home of a boxer

Swollen and bloodshot, this is the face of an alleged burglar who broke into the home of a kick-boxer. Jonathan Wise, 19, is being held by Oklahoma City Police on suspicion of burglary, after allegedly breaking into the home of a kickboxing personal trainer. When he was arrested, Wise was sporting two black eyes and required stitches, following an altercation between him and homeowner Norm Houston. Houston, who weighs 220lbs and is five foot six inches tall, told Oklahoma's KFOR News Channel: 'I heard a thumbing noise on my garage door. 'I swung open my backdoor and somebody was standing there.' Houston said Wise entered the home by breaking a side-window to access the garage. When Houston confronted the 19-year-old, Wise is alleged to have thrown the first punch, before Houston began defending his property. Police Master Sgt. Gary Knight said: 'The burglar started out by apologising to him for getting into the garage, and said he had fixed the damage - only to follow that up by punching him in the face.'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2245791/Bruised-swollen-face-suspected-burglar-broke-home-boxer.html

Three dead and four injured as father 'opens fire and flees with his daughters' on Indian reservation

Three people died and four others, including two young girls, were wounded after a shooting on an Indian reservation in Central California, authorities said. When deputies were called to a trailer Saturday night on the Tule Indian Reservation, they found the body of a man and a woman inside, Tulare County sheriff's officials said in a release Sunday. A third body was discovered nearby.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2245483/Three-dead-injured-father-opens-flees-daughters.html

Eight die as two small planes collide in Hesse

Eight people including four children were killed on Saturday afternoon when two small planes crashed into each other in central Germany, leaving investigators puzzling over what caused the accident.

http://www.thelocal.de/national/20121209-46653.html

Two women arrested for burying body under house

FUKUOKA — Police on Saturday arrested two women for unauthorized disposal of a corpse after a body was found buried under the floor of their home in Kitakyushu. The women, who have been named as 59-year-old Kumiko Yoshimura and her daughter Maiko Hayashi, 35, were arrested for allegedly burying the body under their house in late September, Fuji TV reported. Police say that although the body has not yet been identified, they believe it may be that of Yoshimura’s daughter-in-law, whose current whereabouts is unknown. An investigation into the cause of death is currently underway.

http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/two-women-arrested-for-burying-body-under-house

London, Ont., elderly couple dead after possible murder-suicide

LONDON- The neighbour of an elderly couple who died after a possible murder-suicide was shocked at what happened to his friends. Weeping in his living room, two homes from where his best friend and wife were fatally injured, Abe Hajjar mourned their loss, refusing to believe Ed and Magda Amler are gone. "It is impossible. He was always smiling, laughing, joking. I can't believe it. I can't believe it," Hajjar, 68, said Friday. "This is totally devastating news to me. I cannot believe it. He was an amazing man."

http://www.torontosun.com/2012/12/07/elderly-couple-dead-after-possible-murder-suicide

Father accidentally shoots dead son, 7, who was in his booster seat in the parking lot in front of gun store

A man's handgun went off while he was holding it as he got into his truck in the parking lot of a western Pennsylvania gun store Saturday and the shot killed his 7-year-old son, authorities said. Joseph V. Loughrey, 44, was getting into the truck when the 9 mm handgun discharged, wounding the boy, Craig Allen Loughrey, in the chest, according to state police. The boy died at the scene at Twigs Reloading Den in East Lackawannock Township, 60 miles north of Pittsburgh.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2245166/Boy-7-shot-dead-car-booster-seat-gun-store-dad-backed-parking-space.html

Mayan apocalypse: panic spreads as December 21 nears

List of dates predicted for apocalyptic events via Wikipedia

Ahead of December 21, which marks the conclusion of the 5,125-year "Long Count" Mayan calendar, panic buying of candles and essentials has been reported in China and Russia, along with an explosion in sales of survival shelters in America. In France believers were preparing to converge on a mountain where they believe aliens will rescue them. The precise manner of Armageddon remains vague, ranging from a catastrophic celestial collision between Earth and the mythical planet Nibiru, also known as Planet X, a disastrous crash with a comet, or the annihilation of civilisation by a giant solar storm.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9730618/Mayan-apocalypse-panic-spreads-as-December-21-nears.html

10 dead in horror night on Aussie roads

Ten people have been killed in two separate road accidents during the early hours of this morning.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-12-08/10-dead-in-horror-night-on-australian-roads/4416356

Nurse 'stomps 92-year-old grandmother to death because she thought she was possessed by demons'

A nurse has been accused of stomping her 92-year-old grandmother to death because she thought she was possessed by demons. Rachel Armstrong is alleged to have thrown her grandmother Angela Armstrong down a flight of stairs at the home they shared. The 37-year-old then stomped on her repeatedly breaking her arm and eight ribs. Armstrong told police in St Louis, Missouri, she believed her grandmother was "a demon" or possessed by one. She told investigators she wanted to beat the demon out of her grandmother's body before putting her to bed. The elderly woman died in hospital almost a month after the November 11th attack.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2244869/Nurse-stomps-92-year-old-grandmother-death-thought-possessed-demons.html

Two men killed by deadly gases take number of victims to be poisoned by faulty cookers to eight

Two friends died while cooking a pie in a killer oven which is still being used in 7,000 British kitchens, an inquest heard. Housemates Richard Smith, 30, and Kevin Branton, 34, were killed by lethal carbon monoxide within minutes of turning on the grill made by manufacturer Beko, who have previously been criticised for selling fridges freezers which catch fire. Mr Smith's father Brian said the tragedy had left a 'huge gaps in our hearts' and he hoped the pair would be the last victims of faulty equipment.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2244948/Two-men-killed-deadly-gases-number-victims-poisoned-faulty-cookers-eight.html

Puppy SKINNED from neck to tail found in owner's backyard

A four-month-old boxer pup was found with more than half of its skin missing in the yard of her owner's Dallas, Texas home, and investigators are furiously attempting to figure out how the gruesome injuries occurred. According to Dallas Animal Services, the owners found the dog, named Isabella, with between 60 and 70 per cent of her skin missing, last Friday. Her injuries run from the base of her neck down to her tail and stretch across most of her belly. Though Isabella is making a surprising recovery and is now able to eat and drink on her own, veterinarians are still proceeding cautiously because the extent of her injuries are so severe and are at a high risk for infection.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2244904/Puppy-skinned-neck-tail-owners-backyard.html

Two sisters, aged six and four, and stepfather found dead at home in triple homicide

Two girls and their stepfather have been found dead at their home today as police launched a manhunt for the killer. Bobby Jean Galbraith, 40, Adiele Crutchfield, six and four-year-old Marley were discovered by their mother. A six-month-old girl, believed to be Galbraith's daughter, was found safe in the home, state police said. Clark County Sheriff Jason Watson said on Friday there is no sign anyone else is in danger but refused to elaborate on the killings at the home in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2244935/Two-young-girls-stepfather-dead-home-apparent-murder.html

Holocaust in Utopia by Mitchell Nolte

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Wife admits she and husband kept '50 Shades of Grey' teenage sex slave who was tortured with 'waterboarding, mutilation and electric shock'

A woman pleaded guilty today to helping her husband keep a young woman locked up as a sex slave in their rural home. Marilyn Bagley, 47, and husband Edward had been scheduled for trial in February on multiple charges including sex trafficking. Prosecutors allege Edward Bagley, 45, persuaded a 16-year-old girl to live with the couple in Lebanon, Missouri. They say she was then given drugs and tortured until she was hospitalized in February 2009. The girl was a runaway and mentally disabled. The Bagleys had claimed the sex acts were consensual and part of the sexual lifestyle they practiced. Defense attorneys plan to show evidence of 'sadistic sexual assaults'. The girl allegedly suffered water-boarding, electric shock, piercing and mutilation, according to the Kansas City Star.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2244181/Outrage-man-abused-sex-slaves-prepares-defend-saying-just-S-M.html

Schoolboy, 14, found hanged 'in fainting game' was about to become a father

A 14-year-old boy who was found hanging at his grandparents home is thought to be the latest victim of the 'fainting game'. Liam Hardy - who was about to become a father - was found unconscious at the home in Sutton. He was taken to the St George's Hospital in Tooting but died eight days later. As reported by the Evening Standard, it is feared he may have become another victim of the 'fainting game' - in which young people choke themselves to achieve a brief high. It is a craze which started in America and campaign groups say 86 people may have died in Britain as a result of the game.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2244257/Liam-Hardy-14-hanged-fainting-game-father.html

Paedophile, 44, took 12-year-old schoolgirl to dogging site where she was raped by another man

A paedophile who took a 12-year-old girl he was abusing to a notorious dogging site to be raped by another man has been jailed for life. Michael Gwyther, 44, repeatedly raped the youngster and took her to an open-air sex site where he offered to share her with other men. Swindon Crown Court heard Gwyther's campaign of abuse only came to light when parents of two other girls aged 14 and 15 who he was grooming found out and contacted police. Officers found indecent pictures and an explicit video of the 12-year-old on his phone when they arrested him at his home in Easterton, Wiltshire. Claire Marlow, prosecuting, told the court police uncovered the shocking abuse of the girl when they examined his mobile.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2244562/Paedophile-took-12-year-old-schoolgirl-dogging-site-raped-man.html

3 Bodies, Weapons, Ammo Found After Azusa House Fire

Live ammunition "burning off" inside the house hindered the fight for fire crews and prompted the evacuation of residents from nearby homes. The blaze was knocked down by 4:03 p.m. After the fire was out, firefighters found the bodies of a man and two women inside the house, police said. Police then discovered 12 rifles, 10 handguns, thousands of rounds of ammunition, gunpowder and several incendiary devices.

http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-azusa-fire-bodies,0,5547812.story

11 Presumed Dead After Ships Collide in North Sea

The crew of a car carrier was forced to abandon ship in the icy waters of the North Sea after colliding with a container ship Wednesday evening off the Dutch coast. Rescue workers focused on recovery efforts Thursday morning, with six people still missing and five more already confirmed dead. For reasons of data protection and privacy, your IP address will only be stored if you are a registered user of Facebook and you are currently logged in to the service. For more detailed information, please click on the "i" symbol. Two ships collided in the North Sea off the Dutch coast Wednesday evening, leaving five crew members dead and another six missing, and one of the ships at the bottom of the sea. A car carrier named the Baltic Ace and the container ship Corvus J crashed about 65 kilometers (40 miles) from the port of Rotterdam. The cause of the accident remains unknown, but gale-force winds and rain were predicted for the area Wednesday evening.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/eleven-presumed-dead-after-ships-collide-in-north-sea-a-871352.html

Man jailed for honour killing of wife's lover

A man who murdered his wife's lover in an honour killing has been jailed for up to 23 years. Hazairin Iskandar, 58, stabbed Mohd Shah Saemin outside his Leichhardt flat in Sydney's inner-west in 2010. Iskandar stabbed Mr Saemin four times because the 43-year-old consulate driver was having an affair with his wife, Nita. Iskandar had pleaded guilty to manslaughter, but in June the New South Wales Supreme Court found him guilty of murder. His son, Andrew Iskandar, also took part in the attack, bashing Mr Saemin with a hammer. He was found guilty of murder last year and jailed for 18 years. Prosecutors had requested his father's sentence be of a similar length. Nita Iskandar was also convicted last year of helping her son flee to Singapore after the attack.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-12-07/man-jailed-for-honour-killing-of-wifes-lover/4415588

Man who fathered 20 children sentenced to life in prison for child sex abuse after decades of keeping journals on his crimes

A man who fathered 20 children was sentenced to life in prison after authorities found that he kept diaries detailing years of molesting children. Ronald Little, 56, who lives in St Louis, pleaded guilty to 107 counts of child sexual abuse, including rape and forced sodomy. Among those molested were two of his daughters and a granddaughter. The St Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Little, 65, had already been serving out a 20-year sentence for child pornography charges. Little has also fathered 20 children, and owed more than $100,000 in child support, records stated.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2244360/Man-fathered-20-children-sentenced-LIFE-prison-child-sex-abuse-decades-keeping-diaries-crimes.html

Gay hairdresser stabbed train passenger with SCISSORS after he made a homophobic comment

A gay hairdresser has been jailed for two and a half years after he stabbed a man with a pair of scissors in revenge for making a homophobic comment. Lee Howett snapped after a passenger waiting at Basildon rail station, Essex, abused him over his sexuality during a series of skirmishes. The 26-year-old then took a pair of hairdressing scissors from his bag and stabbed him close to his right shoulder blade. Judge David Owen Jones told him: 'People who use scissors as a weapon in a public place to stab somebody must face imprisonment.' http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2243872/Gay-hairdresser-stabbed-train-passenger-SCISSORS-homophobic-comment.html

Toddler shot dead by his four-year-old brother after he 'found loaded handgun in a bedroom'

A two-year-old boy died after his four-year-old brother discovered a loaded handgun in a bedroom at their house and accidentally shot him, it emerged today. The toddler, identified by The Minneapolis Star Tribune as Neegnco Xiong, died after his brother discovered the loaded weapon in a bedroom and it discharged while he was handling it. Paramedics tried to revive Neegnco, but he died in an ambulance at his hime, located in Minneapolis' Riverside neighborhood, said Minneapolis police Sergeant William Palmer, who called the shooting 'a horrible accident'.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2243920/Toddler-fatally-shot-4-year-old-brother-loaded-handgun-fathers-shelf.html

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Giotto - The Last Judgement (Detail of Hell)

Detail of Giotto's depiction of Hell in his Last Judgment in the Arena Chapel in Padua. Sinners are thrown into hell, where demons await them.

Giotto ca. 1267 – 1337

Via: http://www.artbible.info/art/large/401.html

South Africa military plane crashes, killing 11

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African military aircraft on an unknown mission to an area near former President Nelson Mandela's village crashed in a mountain range, killing all 11 people onboard, officials said Thursday. The Douglas C-47TP Dakota, a twin-propeller aircraft, had taken off from Pretoria's Waterkloof Air Force Base on Wednesday morning, said Brig. Gen. Xolani Mabanga, a military spokesman. The aircraft encountered bad weather in flight and failed to make its 10 a.m. landing.

http://news.yahoo.com/south-africa-military-plane-crashes-killing-11-135630234.html

'In Cold Blood' killers could be linked to mass murder in Florida

Two men were arrested, charged and executed in the Kansas case, and writer Truman Capote captured the horrific tale in his iconic true crime book, "In Cold Blood." The Florida murder of two parents and two children was investigated by dozens of detectives over the years, but it remained unsolved. Now, a detective is trying to prove that the men who were executed in Kansas were also responsible for the Florida slayings. "It's like putting together a jigsaw puzzle," said Sarasota County Sheriff's detective Kimberly McGath, who began re-investigating the murders of Cliff and Christine Walker and their two young children in 2007. McGath said there is evidence that points to two men who are now in a Kansas cemetery for executed prisoners: Perry Smith and Richard Hickock.

http://www.goupstate.com/article/20121205/WIRE/121209871/1083/ARTICLES?Title=-In-Cold-Blood-killers-could-be-linked-to-mass-murder-in-Florida-

Three killed after rare and deadly tornado rips through New Zealand

A fierce tornado swept through New Zealand's largest city today killing three people and forcing 250 more to evacuate damaged and powerless homes. The storm hit Hobsonville and Whenuapai, western suburbs of Auckland, at around midday leaving uprooted trees, damaged buildings and flooding that closed roads. Three people died and further seven were admitted to hospital suffering a range of injuries in the deadliest tornado to hit New Zealand in more than 60 years.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2243917/Auckland-tornado-Three-killed-rare-deadly-tornado-rips-New-Zealand.html

Innocent commuter is strangled with a scarf until he passes out in unprovoked attack

An innocent commuter was strangled with a scarf until he passed out by a fellow bus passenger in an unprovoked attack. CCTV footage released by police shows a man using his scarf to choke the 37-year-old victim, who was making his way to work in the Earls Court area of London. It shows the passenger, who police say has been left 'highly traumatised' by the incident, losing consciousness briefly before coming around, at which point the suspect can be seen trying to strangle him once again.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2243588/Shocking-moment-London-bus-passenger-strangled-scarf-passes-unprovoked-attack.html

'I love you all but I need to be with my princess': Heartbreaking suicide note left by father found dead 18 months after daughter died from allergic reaction to nuts in a curry

A father who struggled to come to terms with the loss of his daughter was found dead 18 months after her passing, with a note saying he needed to be with his princess, an inquest heard. Paul Dyer, 42, never accepted the death of his 13-year-old daughter Molly, who died from a severe allergic reaction to nuts from eating a curry in August 2010.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2243846/Paul-Dyer-42-dead-hotel-room-18-months-daughter-Molly-13-died-allergic-reaction-nuts-curry.html

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Elijah Bond's Ouija Board Grave

The man who first patented the Ouija Board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement

http://atlasobscura.com/place/elijah-bonds-gravesite-first-patentee-ouija-board

Cannibalism a fact of life for lobsters

LITTLETON, N.H. - Researchers studying Maine’s lobster population, booming in recent years amid warming waters and disappearing predators, have detected something never before seen in the wild: lobster cannibalism. It has long been known that lobsters will attack and eat each other if confined together in a small space - hence the banding of claws on lobsters in supermarket tanks. That aggressive behavior had not been thought to occur in the wild, but with the increasing density of the crustaceans in the Gulf of Maine it seems big lobsters are feasting on little lobsters once the sun goes down. “We’ve got the lobsters feeding back on themselves just because they’re so abundant,” said Richard Wahle, a marine sciences professor at the University of Maine, who is supervising the research. “It’s never been observed just out in the open like this,” he said.

http://www.torontosun.com/2012/12/04/cannibalism-a-fact-of-life-for-lobsters

Colombian truck driver charged with going on a sexual ‘rampage’ after intentionally infecting up to 50 women with HIV virus

A Colombian truck driver with HIV allegedly raped and infected more than 50 women across the country after going on an 'uncontrollable' rampage. Libardo Rojas Duenas, 57, is said to have completely ignored state-issued medical advice after being diagnosed with the deadly virus in 2006. Police say he raped a 16-year-old girl in the city of Cúcuta the following year. The teen soon discovered she had contracted the sexually transmitted disease. Duenas then used his job to crisscross the country, which ensured he evaded capture from the police. It also allowed him to attack his victims. The trucker is also alleged to have had consensual sex with other women. But he didn’t use protection, putting them at risk of acquiring the virus.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/columbian-truck-driver-charged-infecting-women-hiv-virus-article-1.1213051

Long Island man arrested after shooting girlfriend over argument over possibility of zombie apocalypse like one on TV's 'The Walking Dead'

The Walking Dead? Try the walking stupid. That might be at least one way to explain Jared Gurman, the 26-year-old Long Island man accused of blasting his girlfriend in the back with a .22-caliber rifle following an inexplicable argument over the hit show "The Walking Dead," according to authorities. Gurman allegedly shot his 27-year-old girlfriend, Jessica Gelderman, outside his Williston Park home, according to CBS 2 News. So what was the pivotal plot point in the show that led to the shooting? The couple got into a heated argument over whether a zombie apocalypse was actually possible, NBC 4 New York reports. “He felt very adamant there could be a military mishap that would result in some sort of virus being released that could cause terrible things to happen,” Detective Lt. Raymond Cote said in a news conference. “She felt it was ridiculous. He’s passionate about it. And it escalated from there.”

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/long-island-man-shoots-girlfriend-zombie-tv-show-article-1.1213739

Woman stabbed 5 times on street in Shibuya

TOKYO — Police said Wednesday they are looking for a man who stabbed a woman on a street in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward. According to police, a woman was heard screaming near Minami-Shinjuku Station on the Odakyu line at around 11:20 p.m. Tuesday. A bystander contacted emergency services to report that a woman had been injured and was seeking assistance. The caller told the emergency operator that the victim was lying in a pool of blood, screaming for help after having been stabbed, TBS reported. Police arrived at the scene to find the woman in a nearby residence, where she had gone to seek help. The woman had been stabbed five times in the side of the abdomen and the arm. Police say that the victim was taken to hospital and is a stable condition. She told police she did not know her attacker, TBS reported.

http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/woman-hospitalized-after-being-stabbed-5-times-in-tokyos-shibuya-district

Double tragedy as American woman celebrating her 25th birthday in Cancun is killed by falling beam... 14 years after her sister was killed in freak accident

A young American woman celebrating her 25th birthday in Cancun was tragically killed in a bizarre accident after a ceiling beam fell on top of her at a five-star resort. Lauren DuFresne was out on the balcony of La Amada Hotel around 11:30 with her boyfriend when the decorative beam landed on her head and chest. This is the second daughter the DuFresne family has lost – 14 years ago, their 2 ½-year-old MacKenzie tragically died after she rolled up a car window while her head was still outside of the car.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2243176/Double-tragedy-American-woman-celebrating-25th-birthday-Cancun-killed-falling-beam--14-years-sister-killed-freak-accident.html

Mother-of-three killed in murder-suicide horror after confronting her ex-cop husband about his cheating

-Amber Seymore and husband Robert found in their home by her mother
-Deaths come a week after she called police asking for protection as she was going to confront him about cheating and 'we have lots of guns'
-Had told neighbours they were getting a divorce
-Couple leaves behind three children, aged 2, 6 and 8

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2243010/Mother-killed-murder-suicide-horror-confronting-ex-cop-husband-cheating.html

African python swallows an entire WILDEBEEST caught on camera for the first time

This is the incredibly rare moment an African python was caught on camera trying to eat an entire wildebeest. The massive snake looked like its eyes were bigger than its belly when it was discovered in the South African bush swallowing the massive meal. It is thought to be the first time this behaviour has been caught on camera as the python - which can grow up to 16 foot - was believed to try for much smaller prey. The gruesome encounter was photographed at the Welgevonden Game Reserve, South Africa, by manager Rudi Hulshof.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2243242/African-python-devours-wildebeest-shocking-snaps-reptiles-incredibly-elastic-jaws-work-South-African-bush.html

Kiss of life from the monster who killed her: Moment paedophile rushed into hospital carrying dying 15-month-old girl he abused

Cradled in his arms, Barry McCarney is caught on CCTV desperately trying to bring his girlfriend's dying daughter back to life. But the haunting footage, captured in Erne Hospital, in Northern Ireland, disguises the horrific reality of what has just happened. McCarney is no desperate father giving the kiss of life to his 15-month-old step-child. Instead, he is the perverted monster who abused Millie Martin so badly that she died of her injuries. Yesterday, a judge sitting at Dungannon Crown Court branded the 33-year-old's crimes despicable. He described the December 2009 murder as 'almost beyond understanding.'

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During a ten-week trial, the court heard how he had physically and sexually abused the toddler until she was left with a number of fatal injuries, including the head wound that killed her.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2242957/Millie-Martin-murder-Moment-paedophile-Barry-McCarney-rushed-15-month-old-girl-fatally-abused-hospital.html

Two men suspected of killing friend and resorting to cannibalism after getting lost for three months on fishing trip to Siberia

Two fishermen lost in Siberia are suspected of killing and eating their friend in order to survive, it was claimed last night. A fourth man is also missing, leading to fears that he, too, was murdered and cannibalised. Alexander Abdullaev, 37, and Alexei Gradulenko, 35, were plucked to safety by a rescue helicopter having survived temperatures lower than minus 30C three months after embarking on their fishing trip.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2243169/Two-fishermen-suspected-resorting-cannibalism-getting-lost-trip-Siberia.html

Tragedy as woman with debilitating sexual arousal disorder that made her orgasm up to 50 times in a row commits suicide

A woman who suffered from a debilitating condition where she had constant, uncontrollable orgasms has committed suicide after years of battling her affliction. Gretchen Molannen, 39, was found dead in her home in Spring Hill, Florida, over the weekend from an apparent suicide. She had suffered from persistent genital arousal disorder (PGAD) for more than a decade-and-a-half. The condition means the afflicted are physically but not psychologically aroused and can often only find relief after masturbating for hours upon end.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2243118/Gretchen-Molannen-debilitating-sexual-arousal-disorder-commits-suicide.html

Amputations, beheadings and a crucifixion: Horrific stories from Yemen where Al Qaeda has imposed sharia law

Al Qaeda committed 'truly shocking' human rights abuses including crucifixions and the beheading of an alleged sorceror during its 16 months in control of a southern region of Yemen, a report by Amnesty International claimed today. The London-based charity has also released a video which appears to show a suspected thief having his hand amputated by the Ansar al-Sharia militia, which seized power of the Abyan governorate in February 2011. Amnesty said dozens more civilians were then killed during reckless counter-insurgency operations by the Yemeni government as it sought to win back the territory from the Al Qaeda-affiliated group.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2242719/Al-Qaeda-committed-truly-shocking-human-rights-abuses-power-Yemens-Abyan-region-says-Amnesty-report.html

Mother who decapitated toddler son and then stabbed herself to death had smoked PCP

A mother who decapitated her two-year-old son before stabbing herself to death in a crazed murder suicide had smoked marijuana laced with PCP just before the attack it’s been revealed. A toxicology test confirmed Chevronne Thomas, 34, had smoked the dangerous hallucinogenic last August making the third time authorities say the mother used the drug around her son in Camden, New Jersey. Thomas lost custody of the boy in 2010 and 2011 because of the drug use - once telling police she misplaced her baby while high - before he was returned to her care just four months before his murder.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2242866/Chevonne-Thomas-Mother-decapitated-toddler-son-stabbed-death-smoked-PCP.html

Fire in clothing factory in south China kills 14

BEIJING (AP) — A fire in a clothing factory apparently caused by arson killed 14 people in southern China on Tuesday, state media reported. The official Xinhua News Agency said one other person was injured in the fire, which broke out at 3:30 p.m. in Shantou city in Guangdong province and was put out in half an hour. The Southern Metropolis Daily said in an online report that the victims were all women aged 18-20. It said the cause of the fire was arson, according to an initial police and fire investigation.

http://news.yahoo.com/fire-clothing-factory-south-china-kills-14-141531066--finance.html

Man hammered 'noisy teen' to death

The murder on September 1st in the Stockholm suburb Täby was premeditated, the prosecutor said. "For a long time, he was irritated about noise in the apartment building," prosecutor Ewa Tvengström told the TT news agency. "And most of all about noise from the apartment above, where the girl lived." The 31-year-old had bought a hammer, a hacksaw, cleaning equipment and a face mask about two weeks before the attack, she claimed. "He chose the day by chance. He saw several members of the neighbouring family leave the apartment," Tvengström told TT. The suspect has confessed to hitting the girl several times in the face and the head. The man's brother told a friend that the suspect openly said he was going to kill the upstairs family because of the noise.

http://www.thelocal.se/44848/20121204/

Syria: '28 students killed' in rebel attack on Damascus school

A rebel mortar attack on a school outside Damascus on Tuesday killed 28 students and their teacher, a report has claimed.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9721542/Syria-28-students-killed-in-rebel-attack-on-Damascus-school.html

Decapitated Body Found Near Kaiser Medical Center

CULVER CITY, Calif. (KTLA) -- Police are searching for clues after a man's decapitated body was discovered near the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Culver City. The body, which was described as a white male in his 40's, was found just before 3 p.m. Monday afternoon. Police tell KTLA News, a security guard found the remains in a parking structure of the facility, located on Washington Boulevard.

http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-decapitated-body,0,770571.story

Murdered man stabbed 20 times in face

TOKYO — Police on Monday said that the body of a man who had been stabbed over 20 times in the face and head was found Sunday in a house in Tokyo’s Sumida Ward. The man, who has been named as 58-year-old Toshiaki Okubo, was discovered at his home at around 1:30 p.m. by a relative, TV Asahi reported. Police said he appeared to have been dead for three days.

http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/murdered-man-stabbed-20-times-in-face

German nymphomaniac, 47, who imprisoned men for sex is found dead in bed by latest lover

A German nymphomaniac arrested earlier this year after imprisoning men for punishing sex ordeals has been found dead at her home in Munich. Antje Crapnik, 47, hit the headlines when she reduced men to gibbering wrecks after locking them in her home. The woman's first victim complained that she forced him to sexually perform eight times before he finally escaped via her balcony wearing his underwear. Another victim, an African man, aged 36, was found weeping in the street outside her home after an ordeal lasting 36 hours.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2242692/German-nymphomaniac-Antje-Crapnik-dead-Munich-home.html

Linesman 'kicked to death' by players after youth game involving his son

A Dutch linesman officiating in his son's youth football match has died a day after being beaten and kicked by several players during a game. Richard Nieuwenhuizen, 41, was rushed to hospital after being punched and kicked by players from opponents Nieuw-Sloten on Sunday. His club announced on Monday night on Twitter: 'With great sadness we announce the death of our @Buitenboys linesman Richard Nieuwenhuizen. Our thoughts are with his family.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2242701/Linesman-kicked-death-players-youth-game-son-playing-in.html

Mother and stepfather 'beat to death her seven-year-old son for not reading his Bible'

A seven-year-old boy has been beaten to death by his stepfather and mother for not reading his Bible, authorities said. Markiece Palmer, 34, and Dina Palmer, 27, were charged with murder last week along with other counts of child abuse and neglect. Roderick Arrington, seven, was taken to University Medical Center in Las Vegas last Thursday unconscious and with brain swelling. He died the following day.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2242818/Mother-stepfather-beat-boy-7-death-reading-Bible.html

Newlywed sculptor 'killed wife of three months with industrial hammer after row about decorating'

A row about decorating led to a husband murdering his wife in a row about decorating just three months after they got married, a court has heard. Thomas Crompton, 39, is on trial over the death of his wife, Angela, after she is believed to have been hit around the head with an industrial-sized hammer he uses for metalwork.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2242837/Newlywed-sculptor-killed-wife-months-industrial-hammer-row-decorating.html

Son, 20, knifed mother's 28-year-old toyboy lover to death because he was jealous of him becoming man of the house

An over-protective son was jailed for life today after killing his mother’s toyboy lover with a kitchen knife. Manchester Crown Court heard how Ben Edgar, 20, was jealous of his 43-year-old mother's partner Mark Wood, 28, overtaking him as man of the house. Edgar killed Mr Wood just weeks after telling one family friend: 'I swear to God, if he goes near my mum and I’m here, I will kill him - I will do the time for him.'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2242819/Ben-Edgar-20-knifed-mothers-28-year-old-toyboy-lover-Mark-Wood-death-jealous-man-house.html

Typhoon hits south Philippines, 40 dead or missing

MANILA - The strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year pounded the southern island of Mindanao on Tuesday and about 40 people were dead or missing, media said, after the storm destroyed homes and brought down power and communication lines. Typhoon Bopha, with wind gusts of up to 195 kph (121 mph), made landfall at dawn, uprooting trees and tearing off roofs. About 40 people were killed or missing in flash floods and landslides near a mining area on Mindanao, ABS-CBN television reported, saying waters and soil had swept through an army post.

http://www.torontosun.com/2012/12/04/philippines-typhoon-kills-four-destroys-homes

Turkish TV channel fined for 'The Simpsons' blasphemy episode

The episode in question was the Halloween special 'Treehouse of Horrors XXII,' that originally aired in the US in October last year. In one segment of the episode, titled "Dial D for Diddly", the religiously-devout character Ned Flanders goes on a killing rampage after being given orders by what he thinks is the voice of God. Later in the episode, the Devil demands God bring him a cup of coffee. "Yes sir," God responds, revealing it is actually the Devil that runs the world.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/turkey/9719161/Turkish-TV-channel-fined-for-The-Simpsons-blasphemy-episode.html

Elderly Man Kills Wife, Self at Torrance Hospital

TORRANCE, Calif. (KTLA) -- A man in his 70s is dead after killing his wife and turning the gun on himself at a hospital in Torrance, police said. The shooting happened around 10:15 p.m. at the Providence Little Company of Mary Hospital in the 4000 block of Torrance Boulevard. According to Torrance Police, the man entered the hospital and went into his wife's room on the fourth floor and opened fire, shooting his wife before taking his own life.

http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-torrance-hospital-murder-suicide,0,868609.story

4 Shot to Death Outside Northridge Boarding Home

NORTHRIDGE, Calif. (KTLA) -- Police are investigating an early morning shooting in Northridge that left two men and two women dead. The shooting was reported around 4:25 a.m. Sunday in the 17400 block of Devonshire Street. According to LAPD Commander Andrew Smith, four people were found shot to death outside a boarding home. Three of the bodies were face-down, and the victims appeared to have been shot at a close range, authorities said. Officers searched the property and neighborhood immediately after the shooting, but no weapon was found, Smith said. Police have not identified a motive for the shootings, but they believe the deaths were not random.

http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-northridge-devonshire-shooting,0,2504738.story

Bodies of 3 children found in Quebec home

DRUMMONDVILLE, Que. - Provincial police found the bodies of three young children apparently drowned in an apartment Sunday afternoon in Drummondville, Que., about 100 km east of Montreal. The dead are two girls, Laurélie, 5, and Anais, 2, and a boy, Loïc, 4, QMI Agency has learned. Provincial police spokesperson Christine Coulombe called the deaths suspicious.

http://www.torontosun.com/2012/12/02/bodies-of-3-children-found-in-quebec-home

Girl, 11, killed trying to outrun train

LONDON, Ont. -- One minute the London girls were giggling, as the best friends often did. The next minute, one tried to outrun a freight train as it bore down on nearby tracks. It was a race Kendra Cameron, 11, couldn't win, leaving behind a shattered family, friends and neighbours shaking with sorrow.

http://www.torontosun.com/2012/12/02/girl-11-killed-trying-to-outrun-train

College student, 22, is killed by boat propeller as she is run over while diving off Caribbean island for 'Semester at Sea' program

A University of Virginia student has been slashed to death by a boat propeller while snorkeling off a Caribbean island for a 'Semester at Sea' program. Casey Schulman, 22, died on Saturday on the tiny island nation of Dominica when the boat she and other students had hired backed over her. Police Inspector Richmond Valentine said she was killed on Saturday afternoon as she and more than 50 other students visited Dominica as part of the university's 'Semester at Sea' program.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2241982/Casey-Schulman-University-Virginia-student-killed-diving-Caribbean-island-Semester-Sea.html

Father accidentally shoots daughter while trying to gun down her boyfriend

A woman was accidentally shot by her father as he took aim at her boyfriend during a row at the family home. Dante D.White, 49, was arrested after his daughter, 25, was shot in the arm at their St Austin home, Chicago, on Saturday. White was involved in an argument with his daughter's boyfriend and had ordered him to leave the family's home, Cook County Bond Court said yesterday. White's daughter was shot as she stepped in between her father and boyfriend, Chicago Police News Affairs Officer told the NY Daily News.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2242144/Chicago-father-Dante-D-White-accidentally-shoots-daughter-trying-hit-boyfriend.html

Man tells police how he hunted homeless man for two weeks before killing him with a butcher knife

A Florida man said he had been thinking about murdering a homeless for two weeks before finally killing him with a butcher knife and waiting for him to die before calling police. John Stabile, 23, called Broward Sheriff’s deputies Saturday to report he had just killed a homeless man in Deerfield Beach, Florida, just north of ritzy Miami Beach. Deputies didn't take long to find Stabile - he was waiting at the scene of the crime with the suspected weapon tucked in his waistband, anxious to tell authorities just how he did it, according to reports.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2242299/John-Stabile-tells-police-hunted-killed-homeless-man.html

Two killed in 'death race' as BMWs crash at '140mph' - and friends brawl on motorway over who was to blame

A fight broke on the M1 today after a devastating '140mph death race' claimed the lives of two young men. The 22 and 24-year-old were killed in the same car in the early hours of this morning in a crash between two BMWs that were believed to be driving at excessive speeds. A third car, a Mercedes believed to be carrying friends from the same group, was following behind. A witness claimed he saw the BMWs racing each other moments before one of them clipped the central reservation and bounced off a bridge into the path of the other one. The driver and back seat passenger of one of the BMWs were killed in the 2.40am smash on a southbound section of the motorway. Minutes after the crash, a Mercedes C220 pulled up at the side of the road and four men got out and started brawling with survivors of the crash who were able to escape the wreckage, the witness said. This afternoon police confirmed they had arrested a 25-year-old man from east London on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2242139/Two-men-killed-M1-crash-collision-closed-motorway-junctions.html

Crocodile eats boy, 12, as he swims with friends in Australia's second fatal attack within two weeks

A 12-year-old boy was grabbed by a crocodile which swam off with the child in its mouth today in the second fatal attack within two weeks in Australia’s tropical Northern Territory. Although teams of police and rangers will continue the hunt for the youngster on Sunday they privately fear that the boy is well beyond help. Less than two weeks ago a seven-year-old girl was killed by a crocodile in the Northern Territory, with what are believed to be her remains being found in a reptile that was later shot in the area where she went missing.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2241606/Crocodile-attacks-Australia-Boy-12-dies-Northern-Territory.html

British parents accused of selling daughter, 11, for sex with pensioner, 76, for just £12

An 11-year-old British girl was allegedly pimped out as a prostitute by her ex-pat parents for £12 a time. Police arrested the couple on the holiday island of Majorca amid claims they sold the girl, now 15, to a 76-year-old man in exchange for money over a five-year period. It is understood the mother took her daughter to meet the man on each occasion, with amounts changing hands varying between £12 and £16, according to The Sun.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2241757/Parents-accused-selling-teenage-daughter-sex-pensioner-just-12.html

'My boyfriend, 30, raped me in my sleep for TWO YEARS': Woman, 27, tells of attacks carried out by PC's son

A terrified woman has revealed her disgust at discovering her boyfriend of two years had repeatedly raped her while she slept. Naomi Hampson, 27, only found out she had regularly fallen victim to sick Robert Fryer when police raided the couple's home. Her perverted boyfriend would sedate her and often paint her nails and dress her in jewellery before taking photographs of his revolting acts and saving them on his computer.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2241747/My-life-shattered-Woman-raped-sleep-sick-boyfriend-years.html

Serbian villagers claim legendary vampire is haunting their town

ZAROZJE, Serbia — Get your garlic, crosses and stakes ready: a bloodsucking vampire is on the loose. Or so say villagers in the tiny western Serbian hamlet of Zarozje, nestled between lush green mountain slopes and spooky thick forests. They say rumors that a legendary vampire ghost has awakened are spreading fear — and a potential tourist opportunity — through the remote village. A local council warned villagers to put garlic in their pockets and place wooden crosses in their rooms to ward off vampires, although it appeared designed more to attract visitors to the impoverished region bordering Bosnia. Many of the villagers are aware that Sava Savanovic, Serbia's most famous vampire, is a fairy tale. Still, they say, better to take it seriously than risk succumbing to the vampire's fangs.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/vampire-loose-serbia-article-1.1211539

Neighbourhood brawl over a cat leaves five injured

A neighbourhood brawl in Australia over the ownership of a cat has left five people injured and forced police to draw their guns to break up three warring households.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/9713730/Neighbourhood-brawl-over-a-cat-leaves-five-injured.html

Sylvia Seegrist went psycho and killed three innocent people at the Springfield, Pa., mall

Long before the bullets started flying, everyone knew something was very wrong with Sylvia Seegrist. Acquaintances said she was always angry and nicknamed her “Ms. Rambo.” Even her mother was terrified. In July 1985, Ruth Seegrist wrote an article for a Pennsylvania paper, the Springfield Press, about life with her paranoid schizophrenic 25-year-old daughter. She had pleaded for years to keep her child locked up, but to no avail. “What do you need? Blood on the floor?” she wrote. Four months later, this mother’s worst nightmare came true. Around 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 1985, Sylvia Seegrist, dressed in Army fatigues and black boots, parked her car at the front of the Springfield Mall, stepped out and started shooting.

Bullets from her .22 semi-automatic rifle missed her first targets — a woman at an ATM and a man walking in the lot. A group of children standing outside the Magic Pan restaurant were not so lucky. A bullet tore into the tiny chest of Recife Cosmen, 2, hitting him in the heart. His two cousins, Tiffany Wootson, 10, and Kareen Wootson, 9, were also shot, but they would recover from their wounds. From there, Seegrist dashed into the mall. People first thought that the pop, pop, pop of the rifle was part of a marketing or Halloween stunt, since the holiday was just a day away.

But then they saw blood on the floor and heard screams. Shoppers scrambled for cover in jewelry vaults, dressing rooms, back offices, any place that would put them out of the gunwoman’s sight. Seegrist continued, swinging the rifle, shooting wildly, randomly, into groups in front of the restaurants and stores. It took all of five minutes for her to get off 15 shots, wounding 10, three fatally. In addition to Cosmen, Augusto Ferrara, 64, died on the spot, Another shopper, Dr. Ernest Trout, 67, suffered wounds to his head, abdomen and buttocks. He died a few days later at the hospital.

The shooting might have gone on, had it not been for a graduate student, Jack Laufer, out on a date with a new girlfriend, Victoria Loring, both 24 and EMTs for the local fire department. Laufer saw a woman in fatigues, shooting a rifle, and jumped to the conclusion it was all a Halloween prank. He didn’t think it was funny. Seegrist took aim at him, but Laufer simply walked up to her and wrestled the gun from her grip. He turned her over to police, and then the unassuming hero rushed, with his girlfriend, to help the wounded.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/justice-story/ms-rambo-kill-spree-article-1.1211691

Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher kills his girlfriend before committing suicide at Arrowhead Stadium

Belcher, 25, a former Long Island high school star, pumped a bullet into his head as Coach Romeo Crennel and General Manager Scott Pioli watched helplessly from a few feet away, said Kansas City police spokesman Darin Snapp.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/chiefs-player-killed-girlfriend-article-1.1211469

Mother, three-year-old killed in horrific crash

Haldimand OPP say Amanda Fleming, 28, was driving a white 2004 Chev SUV northbound on the Highway 6 bypass on Friday afternoon when it crossed into the southbound lane, striking a transport truck. Fleming was ejected from her vehicle and died at the scene. Her three-year-old son, Denver Sherk, was transported to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

http://www.torontosun.com/2012/12/01/mother-three-year-old-killed-in-horrific-crash

7 killed, 20 hurt in weekend violence in Chicago

Seven people were killed and another 25 — four of them teenagers — have been wounded across the city this weekend.

http://www.suntimes.com/news/crime/16739107-418/7-killed-20-hurt-in-weekend-violence-in-chicago.html

Motorists killed after Japanese tunnel collapses

Japanese police say at least five people have died after being trapped inside their burning vehicles when a highway tunnel collapsed west of Tokyo. At least seven people were listed as missing after the collapse, which was triggered by a mudslide, saw large slabs of concrete crush at least two cars.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-12-02/cars-trapped-as-japanese-motorway-tunnel-collpases/4403290

Woman living on her own dies from overdose after being hounded for five years by 'neighbours from hell'

A woman who was plagued for years by 'neighbours from hell' died after accidentally downing a cocktail of drink and drugs to help her cope. Christine Barrett, 58, who had arthritis in her back, died after washing down her usual dose of painkillers with alcohol to try and block out the noise at the council flat where she lived alone in St Albans, Hertfordshire. Her sister - who said Ms Barrett had been forced to suffer the anti-social behaviour for at least five years - has claimed the council should have rehoused the 'frightened' secretary, who was taking medication for anxiety and depression. Ms Barrett's GP, Dr Xanthe Cross, told an inquest her patient had admitted drinking at night time because the noise created by her rowdy neighbours was preventing her from sleeping.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2241329/Christine-Barrett-Woman-living-dies-overdose-hounded-years-neighbours-hell.html

At least 32 killed as Congo plane hits houses: Red Cross

BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) - A cargo plane crashed into houses near Brazzaville airport while attempting to land during a thunderstorm on Friday evening, killing at least 32 people, a Congolese Red Cross official said on Saturday. "We have already pulled 32 bodies from the crash site, but the search is ongoing, there could be more victims," the official said, asking not to be named.

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/12/1/worldupdates/2012-12-01T112202Z_1_BRE8B0065_RTROPTT_0_UK-CONGO-REPUBLIC-CRASH&sec=Worldupdates

73-year-old ‘lost it,’ killed roommate, prosecutors say

The elderly man named Tiny Tim first used his cane to get back at the young roommate he had been arguing with. When that didn’t get a rise out of the 24-year-old man, Tiny Tim Gilbert, 73, went back to his room, got a gun and yelled, “You son of a bitch” before allegedly shooting Bryan Burgos-Lopez in the head.

 http://www.suntimes.com/news/crime/16725075-418/73-year-old-lost-it-killed-roommate-prosecutors-say.html