Two women slashed on trains in Yokohama

YOKOHAMA — Police are on the lookout for a individual who they believe slashed two female train passengers with a knife at Yokohama train stations on Wednesday. According to police, the first incident occurred at around 6 a.m. at Motomachi-Chukagai Station on the Minatomirai Line in Yokohama. NTV reported that a 53-year-old woman noticed a 15-cm-long slash in the blanket she had draped across her lap. The second incident was reported two hours later by a 19-year-old university student who told police that her right buttock had been cut by a knife as she got off a train on the Keihin Tohoku line at Yokohama Station.

http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/two-women-slashed-on-trains-in-yokohama

Man stabs plumber, commits suicide following altercation

TOKYO — Police said Wednesday that a man who apparently stabbed a plumber, possibly committed suicide by jumping from his apartment in Tokyo. According to police, they received a call at around 7:30 p.m., reporting an altercation and arrived at the scene to find two men in their 30s lying near the entrance of the apartment block in Tokyo’s Minato Ward, NTV reported. A blood-stained knife was also found at the scene. The men were taken to hospital where they were confirmed dead.

http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/man-stabs-plumber-commits-suicide-following-altercation

Haust - No Christmas

Thousands of animals blown up, poisoned or given anthrax in secret military experiments at Porton Down last year

So many useless people in prisons who murdered, raped, abused and what have you, and they pick unknowing animals to test on. Oh yeah, because those people have rights(?) Yep, murderous, raping scum, have rights and don't get so much as a wrist slap, cause that would be considered abuse...

The number of animals being used for military experiments has increased by more than 1,000 in the last three years. Almost 10,000 pigs, rabbits, monkeys and rodents were used in top-secret tests at the Porton Down military research base in Wiltshire last year, it has emerged.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2250139/Thousands-animals-blown-poisoned-given-anthrax-secret-military-experiments-Porton-Down-year.html

Grieving mother, 21, who 'couldn't face Christmas without tragic four-month-old baby son' is found hanged

A young mother who was struggling to come to terms with the death of her baby son has been found hanged. Friends of Laura Hill, 21, say that she was dreading Christmas without her son Jayden who died suddenly in January last year.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2250488/Young-mother-21-lost-month-old-baby-son-face-Christmas-hanged.html

27 killed in north Nigeria traffic crash

Police in northwest Nigeria say 27 people riding atop a truck carrying livestock have been killed when it tipped over and crashed. Sokoto state police spokesman Sani Salisu said Wednesday that the crash happened Monday when the truck took a corner too fast on a major road in the state.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/police-27-killed-north-nigeria-traffic-crash-18012827

Three more polio workers shot in Pakistan; eight dead in 48 hours

(Reuters) - Three workers in a polio eradication campaign were shot in Pakistan on Wednesday, and two of them were killed, the latest in an unprecedented string of attacks over the past three days that has partially halted the U.N.-backed campaign.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/19/us-pakistan-polio-idUSBRE8BI08Q20121219

French Apocalypse village begs: stay away

"I am making an appeal to the world – do not come to Bugarach," said mayor Jean-Pierre Delord, echoing calls from regional officials who noted that police will from Wednesday block access to the southwestern village of 200 residents. Routes will also be blocked to the nearby Pic de Bugarach, a mountain where rumour has it the hilltop will open on the last day – December 21 – and aliens will emerge with spaceships to save nearby humans. Around 150 police officers will be on duty – with more on standby – to turn away visitors from Bugarach, which in recent weeks has seen an influx of journalists from around the world. Believers say the world will end on December 21, 2012, the end date of the ancient Mayan calendar, and they see Bugarach as one of a few sacred mountains sheltered from the cataclysm.

http://www.thelocal.fr/page/view/french-apocalypse-village-begs-stay-away

Woman who helped in horrific torture feared for herself

TORONTO - The “mildly mentally retarded” woman who helped her boyfriend inflict unspeakable sexual and physical torture upon her ex-husband feared reprisals against herself, a psychologist testified Tuesday. John Arrowood said the now 31-year-old woman believed if she reported John Michael Siscoe to police, he would kill her husband’s parents in B.C. She also feared for herself and her own family. The woman has extremely low intelligence and has the coping and communication skills of a child 7-11 years old, Arrowood said.

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Siscoe burned the now 40-year-old man’s genitals and inserted pins into his penis, scrotum and lips. The victim suffered five fractured ribs and two collapsed lungs. He lost so much blood that most of his stained clothing was tossed.

http://www.torontosun.com/2012/12/18/woman-who-helped-in-horrific-torture-feared-for-herself-doc

Woman held over murder of 5-year-old daughter

OSAKA — Police said Tuesday they have arrested a 40-year-old woman in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, for allegedly strangling her 5-year-old daughter to death. According to police, the woman called the emergency services at 3:30 p.m. on Monday and said that she had killed her daughter, NTV reported. Police arrived at the scene to find the woman and her daughter lying with a handkerchief tied tightly around her neck. Police say the girl was taken to hospital where she was confirmed dead. The woman was quoted as telling police that her worries about child-raising motivated the murder.

http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/woman-held-over-murder-of-her-5-year-old-daughter

PM2.5 kills thousands, researchers say

An estimated 8,572 premature deaths occurred in four major Chinese cities this year due to high levels of PM2.5, a study has found.

Modern toxicology research has shown that exposure to PM2.5 can lead to significantly increased death rates due to cardiovascular, cerebrovascular and respiratory diseases, as well as increased cancer risk. The study, the first of its kind, was based on available data and took into account varying conditions in the four cities, such as temperature and humidity. In its conclusion, the report states that if the cities can effectively lower PM2.5 levels to meet the World Health Organization's Air Quality Guidelines — 10 micrograms per cubic meter — such deaths would be reduced by more than 80 percent.
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-12/19/content_16030475.htm

Jealous ex-boyfriend carries out triple-murder suicide that left four dead in ANOTHER gun rampage

A man arrested Sunday on suspicion of a domestic violence attack on his girlfriend carried out a bloody triple-murder suicide Tuesday morning that left four dead in Colorado. David Sanchez, 31, of Longmont, was arrested Sunday on on suspicion of false imprisonment, second-degree kidnapping, harassment and domestic violence after ex-girlfriend Beatriz Silva told police he had threatened and attacked her upon finding out she was seeing someone new.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2250116/I-told-leave--youre-going-pay-Jealous-ex-boyfriend-carries-triple-murder-suicide-left-dead-ANOTHER-gun-rampage.html

Indiana man with 47 guns arrested after threatening to 'shoot up elementary school' said he would 'stab his wife with a screwdriver and kill her children and grandchildren'

The Indiana man who was arrested for threatening to 'go on a rampage' at a local school and was found to have 47 guns in his home entered a not guilty plea in court today. The wife of Von Meyer, 60, called police after he said he would stab her with a screwdriver, kill her children and grandchildren, and launch a shooting spree at the school where she works as part of the cafeteria staff. Meyer's threats on Friday came just hours before a 20-year-old man opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School halfway across the country in Connecticut.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2250361/Von-Meyer-Indiana-man-47-guns-arrested-threatening-shoot-school-said-stab-wife-screwdriver-gouge-eyes-out.html

Man kills wife and then commits suicide with 8-inch kitchen knife as police find bodies in home after 911 call from concerned friend

A Michigan man killed his wife, a mother of three, with an eight-inch kitchen knife and then killed himself with the same weapon, according to authorities. Nawfal Rachdi, 25, killed Andrea Lyn Rachdi, 29, before committing suicide, police said. Authorities found their bodies laying next to one another on the floor of their Kalamazoo home early Sunday. The knife lay beside them.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2250385/Man-kills-wife-commits-suicide-8-inch-kitchen-knife--police-bodies-laying-home-911-concerned-friend.html

Deadly virus that has killed hundreds of lambs and calves on UK farms 'has spread to every county'

A killer virus blighting lambs and calves has spread across the country, infecting the majority of farms, experts said yesterday. Schmallenberg virus, which has already killed hundreds of lambs and calves or caused them to be born with serious deformities, has been detected in every county in England and Wales. Those figures are now expected to rise into the thousands as the new lambing season begins. The disease has been discovered on 976 British farms, compared with 276 in August.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2250284/Schmallenberg-Deadly-virus-killed-hundreds-lambs-calves-UK-farms-spread-county.html

Devoted mother, 81, and son, 58, killed themselves by jumping off Beachy Head together after he was arrested over child porn

A man and his 'totally devoted' mother killed themselves by jumping off a cliff at a renowned suicide spot just days after he was arrested on suspicion of possessing child abuse pictures. The bodies of Elizabeth Gosling, 81, and 58-year-old Christopher Gosling were retrieved from the base of Beachy Head, near Eastbourne, East Sussex, on March 21. Two days before they died, Mr Gosling had been arrested on suspicion of possessing child abuse pictures. He had been freed on police bail pending further inquiries.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2250124/Beachy-Head-deaths-The-world-crashed-couple-hours-Devoted-mother-81-son-killed-jumping-Beachy-Head-arrested-possessing-child-porn.html

Ryder Rozier, 3 dies accidentally shooting head uncle's handgun

As the world mourns the tragic loss of 20 children who were shot to death in a Connecticut elementary school, yet another child has fallen victim to a bullet wound. Three-year-old Ryder Rozier is dead after accidentally shooting himself in the head with a handgun belonging to his uncle, Oklahoma state trooper Ian Rozier. The blonde, blue-eyed toddler found the loaded handgun in his uncle's bedroom around noon Saturday while he was visiting the Rozier home for the weekend. The boy was pronounced dead on the scene.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2249744/Ryder-Rozier-3-dies-accidentally-shooting-head-uncles-handgun.html

Paramedic, 23, 'expected to die' after being brutally gang-raped by seven men on a bus

A paramedic is expected to die after she was gang raped by up to seven men on a moving bus as she headed home. The 23-year-old student and a male companion travelling with her were both attacked on the bus in New Delhi, India. She is in critical condition after the brutal attack in which she was penetrated with an iron rod and her friend is recovering after being beaten up by the group. The attack happened on Sunday night after they boarded a contract bus at around 9.30pm.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2249990/Delhi-bus-gang-rape-Paramedic-23-critical-condition-brutally-gang-raped-7-men.html

Taliban kills five women aid workers in Pakistan as they administer polio vaccines to children

The Taliban murdered five women polio health workers in a series of attacks in Pakistan today. The victims were shot in the head at close range, two of them as they administered vaccine drops to young children. The killings halted a polio campaign that international health officials say is vital to contain the crippling disease but which the Taliban claim is a cover for US spies.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2250051/Taliban-kill-women-polio-aid-workers-Pakistan-administer-vaccines-children.html

Authorities looking for gunman who shot and killed 2 police officers outside Topeka grocery store on Sunday night

David E. Tiscareno, 22, shot and killed Topeka cops David Gogian and Jeff Atherly after the pair responded to a suspicious vehicle call in the parking lot of a Dillon's grocery store. Both were shot in the head.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/kansas-man-kills-2-cops-article-1.1221837

Furnace fall in Baosteel kills 2, injures 13

Two people were killed and 13 injured — including one man who remains in critical condition with third-degree burns on 99 percent of his body — after molten iron spilled from a refining furnace at a steel plant in Shanghai on Monday.

http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-12/18/content_16027100.htm

Pit bull-wolf hybrid dog savagely mauls face of baby boy, 1, and attacks his mother as she tried to help

A baby was hospitalized with severe facial injuries and his mother is also recovering from bites after cops said they were viciously attacked over the weekend by the family's dog - a pit bull-wolf hybrid. The incident occurred in Livermore Falls, Maine, on Saturday. The boy reportedly looked over the top of a barricade keeping the dog out of a room, when the animal suddenly bit the child's face and pulled him over the barrier.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2249740/Horror-pit-bull-wolf-hybrid-dog-attacks-infant-mother.html

Good Samaritan, 53, stabbed in the throat after answering door to mystery man he had helped just minutes earlier

A Good Samaritan is in hospital after he was stabbed in the throat on his own doorstep ten minutes after helping a man who claimed he was looking for something in his garden. The homeowner, named in the town Bingley, West Yorkshire, as Philip Hey, 53, went out into his back garden after his security light came on. He saw a 'well-spoken' and 'geeky-looking' man who apologised for disturbing Mr Hey and his wife, adding that he was looking for something his brother had lost.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2249436/Good-Samaritan-53-stabbed-throat-answering-door-mystery-man-helped-just-minutes-earlier.html

Thoughts Unparalleled

Once he had a theory: That Allah is a disease with a cancerous cyst called Mohammed. That God also is a disease with a cancerous cyst called Jesus. He believed religion was the reason people got cancer. Weird huh? But it was just a theory...

Beheaded body of Ukraine judge found in apartment

The beheaded bodies of a Ukrainian judge and three members of his family have been found in their apartment in the eastern city of Kharkiv, police have said. The gruesome crime scene was uncovered a day earlier by a relative, who found the bodies of Judge Vladimir Trofimov, his wife Irina, their son Sergei, and the son's girlfriend, Marina Zoueva. As of Sunday evening, the corpses' heads had not been found, officials said.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ukraine/9749099/Beheaded-body-of-Ukraine-judge-found-in-apartment.html

Grandmother Stabbed to Death with BBQ Fork

SAN FERNANDO, Calif. (KTLA) — A 22-year-old man is in police custody after he allegedly stabbed his grandmother to death with a barbecue fork. According to Los Angeles Police Department officials, officers were called to a home in the 11100 block of Rincon Avenue around 9 a.m. Sunday. The suspect, identified as Joe Calderon, lived with his grandparents at the home, and police say that the trio had gotten into an argument on Saturday night. On Sunday morning, when Calderon’s grandfather was away, there was another argument between the young man and his grandmother that culminated in the violent attack. Police say the grandmother called a relative for help during the beating. When the relative arrived at the home, she found the woman bleeding outside the house. She was declared dead at the scene by paramedics.

http://ktla.com/2012/12/17/police-grandmother-stabbed-to-death-with-bbq-fork/

2 dead, 16 wounded in weekend violence

Two people were killed and at least 16 more were wounded in weekend violence across the city, including an Englewood neighborhood man shot to death at 11:15 a.m. Saturday by police who thought he was armed with a gun.

http://www.suntimes.com/news/crime/17051134-418/2-dead-16-wounded-in-weekend-violence.html

Ipswich priest Haley Dossor jailed for sex abuse

A retired Anglican priest who sexually abused teenage boys has been jailed. Father Haley Dossor, 71, admitted six counts of indecent assault relating to two boys aged as young as 13. Norwich Crown Court also heard that Dossor accepted he had abused a third boy between 15 and 20 times, although he was not charged with these attacks. The offences happened while Dossor, of Kirton, near Felixstowe, Suffolk, was working at St Mary's Church in Hadleigh, Suffolk, in the early 1990s. Prosecutor Charles Myatt said Dossor ran a youth group at the church where he was known as being "touchy-feely". He had previously served as a district scout leader.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-20755655

Market bomb 'kills 17' in Khyber

At least 17 people have been killed and more than 70 hurt in a car bomb attack on a market in the Khyber tribal area in north-west Pakistan, officials say. Women and children were among those killed in the blast at the market in Jamrud, the main town in Khyber.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20753116

Landmine kills Afghan girls collecting firewood

A landmine left over from decades of conflict in Afghanistan has killed 10 girls as they collected firewood in the east of the country. Officials say the girls, aged between nine and 11, were collecting wood in remote Chaparhar district, near the border with Pakistan, which is infested with some of the world's most dangerous militant groups. Chaparhar district governor Mohammad Sediq Dawlatzai told AFP they accidentally struck the mine with an axe.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-12-17/blast-kills-afghan-girls-collecting-firewood/4432636

'Jesus was gay'! Church sparks outrage with claim son of God 'should come out'

It is the season of glad tidings and forgiveness. But many Christians living in Auckland, New Zealand, are struggling to find goodwill in their hearts for the latest in a series of controversial billboards coming out from the Church of St Matthew in the City. 'It's Christmas. Time for Jesus to come out', the sign proclaims, with an image of baby Jesus as a toddler in a manger, surrounded by a rainbow halo. The billboard was put up by the Reverend Glynn Cardy, who said it was meant to 'lift' the humanity of Jesus. But it is likely to face the same fate as last year's controversial poster - torn down by angry locals.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2249387/Jesus-gay-Church-sparks-outrage-claim-son-God-come-out.html

Woman ‘drove over her boyfriend after an argument and burned the skin off his back, arms, and genitals’

An Illinois woman faces an aggravated domestic battery charge after her burning the skin off of her boyfriend's testicles while running him over with a car, prosecutors said. Christine A. Meyers, 23, of the Chicago suburb Tinley Park, allegedly picked up her boyfriend from a bar this Friday night and started arguing with him. When they reached the house the share on South Ridgeland Avenue, the boyfriend got out of the car, walked in front of it, and splayed out on the ground. Meyers responded by allegedly driving over him. The cause of the argument was not detailed. Court records detailed that Meyers cause him severe burns on his chest and back when she ran over him, as well as suffering burns that tore the skin from his testicles, which requires surgery to properly repair.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2249433/Woman-drove-boyfriend-argument-burned-skin-arms-genitals.html

Doctor, 33, killed himself after parents objected to relationship with fellow medic because of 'cultural differences'

A heartbroken doctor killed himself over a romance with another medic — because his parents objected to 'cultural differences' between the pair. India-born Dr Madhu Honnaiah, 33, swallowed drugs from Singleton Hospital in Swansea where he worked after splitting with fiancée Dr Emma Wrighton. An inquest heard his parents had objected to his engagement to British-born Dr Wrighton, 32, who had refused to have a Hindhu wedding. Anaesthetist Dr Honnaiah was alone when he injected himself with two drugs used in surgery seven months after their split.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2249354/Doctor-33-killed-parents-objected-relationship-fellow-medic-cultural-differences.html

Three elderly Mennonite women were brutally attacked by a home invader because of their faith

LANCASTER, Pa. — Authorities in central Pennsylvania say three elderly Mennonite women were tied up and assaulted with a stun gun by a home invader who raged against their faith. The Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era reports that the women, who are between 84 and 90 years old, remained hospitalized Saturday. Police say the intruder posed as an insurance salesman Friday and was let into the Clay Township house. They say the assailant ransacked the house, poured household chemicals on floors and furniture and read passages from a Bible the women had, then vandalized it. Police say the suspect indicated he was once a Mennonite. WPMT-TV reports the man fled with cash and valuables. The women were found several hours later by a relative who called the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/elderly-mennonite-women-attacked-brutal-home-invasion-article-1.1221197

Child calls police about double murder

Police investigating the murder of a man and a woman in Tasmania's south say they were alerted by the woman's nine-year-old daughter. At a press conference today police said the girl told them her mother and her mother's partner had been shot. Police said the girl also told them a one-year-old boy had been abducted from the property. The bodies of a woman, 31, and a man, 34, were found at a property on Hamilton Plains Road about 5:00am (AEDT). Police conducted a search and found a 59-year-old man with gunshot wounds to the head at Lachlan, 45 kilometres away. The one-year-old, believed to be the alleged gunman's son, was found in a car unharmed. Police said the man is now in the Royal Hobart Hospital in a critical condition.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-12-16/tas-double-murder/4430290

Another shooting leaves three people wounded after gunman opens fire inside a hospital before being shot dead by police

Less than 24 hours after the horrific school shooting in Connecticut, a gunman opened fire inside an Alabama hospital early Saturday morning, leaving three injured. A police officer has shot and killed the unnamed suspect accused of wounding another cop and two employees at St Vincent’s Hospital in Birmingham. Police Sgt. Johnny Williams told Al.com that the injuries to wounded officer and employees were not life-threatening.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2248608/Another-shooting-leaves-people-wounded-gunman-opens-inside-hospital-shot-dead-police.html

Teenager, 15, kills herself two months after 'suicide' of her younger sister, 13, who was targeted by cyberbullies

A teenager took her own life less than two months after her 13-year-old sister killed herself. Shannon Gallagher, 15, from Co Donegal was found on Thursday by foster carers she had been placed with, hours after telling them that she was going to bed. Her sister Erin died on October 27 after taking her own life, reportedly while she babysat her four-year-old brother.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2248590/Shannon-Gallagher-Teenager-15-kills-months-suicide-younger-sister.html

Dundee man Paul Angus found guilty of sexual attacks on young children

A Dundee man has been found guilty of carrying out a string of sexual attacks on young children. Paul Angus, 56, raped three young children and attacked five others during a 12-year campaign of abuse. At the High Court in Dundee, Angus was found guilty of 15 charges following a three-week trial at the High Court in Aberdeen. Judge Lord Burns remanded him in custody and deferred sentence until next month. He also placed the 56-year-old on the sex offenders register.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-20728826

Man dead after tractor roll-over

A man has died in a tractor roll-over north west of Melbourne. Victoria Police say the man was crushed against a tree when the tractor he was driving rolled in Shuter Avenue in Greendale around 12.30pm (local time). "It is believed the man was grading a private driveway prior to the incident," police said in a statement. "The incident has occurred on the verge of the roadway outside the property and will be added to the road toll. The man died at the scene.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-12-15/man-dead-after-tractor-roll-over/4429770

Girl killed by umbrella at Bundaberg pool

Police say a nine-year-old girl has died after she was hit by a wind-blown umbrella in Bundaberg, north of Brisbane. The child was reportedly struck in the head by the large umbrella at a council-run swimming pool on Thursday. She was flown to the Royal Brisbane Hospital but died yesterday.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-12-15/girl-killed-by-umbrella-at-bundaberg-pool/4429554

Gunman 'shoots woman dead and then kills himself' in the lobby of the Excalibur hotel and casino on the Vegas Strip

A gunman is believed to have shot dead a female victim before he turned the gun on himself in the lobby of the Excalibur hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip on Friday night. Police said a male victim died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The shooting occurred near the hotel's front desk shortly before 8:30pm. The women injured in the shooting was transported to a local hospital and was listed in critical condition. She later died from her injuries.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2248512/Gunman-shoots-woman-dead-kills-lobby-Excalibur-hotel-casino-Vegas-Strip.html

Schoolgirl, 14, died in front of friend after sniffing aerosols from deodorant can for half an hour in deadly craze at her school

A 14-year-old schoolgirl died after inhaling fumes from a deodorant can in front of a friend in her room as she tried to get high, an inquest heard. Bethany Adcock, of Sheffield, South Yorkshire - one of six girls at Meadowhead School who were experimenting with the craze - inhaled for about 25 minutes before collapsing on her bed and rolling onto the floor, Sheffield Coroner’s Court was told on Wednesday. Her friend warned her that it could be deadly, but Bethany - who played football for the Sheffield United Community Ladies FC under-14s side - claimed she knew other girls who did it regularly and had done it at least twice before.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2247982/Bethany-Adcock-14-died-friend-sniffing-aerosols-deodorant-can.html

Husband who used white spirit to burn wife to death after 'trivial and absurd' row over his Christmas presents is jailed for eight years

A husband who killed his wife by pouring white spirit over her and setting her alight following a 'trivial and absurd' row over his Christmas presents has been jailed for eight years. Following the argument, out-of-work joiner Stephen Eastwood, 55, packed a holdall with clothes which his librarian wife Angela, 56, had given him for Christmas and threatened to stay with relatives. But after she snatched the bag back and emptied the clothes out, Eastwood went to the couple's garage in a rage and got a bottle of white spirit.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2248266/Husband-used-white-spirit-burn-wife-death-trivial-absurd-row-Christmas-presents-jailed-years.html

27 people dead in Connecticut shooting

The gunman who today slaughtered 26 people including 20 children used his teacher mother's own guns to shoot students in her kindergarten class during his horrific killing spree at a Connecticut elementary school, it was revealed tonight. Adam Lanza, 20, who is said to have a personality disorder, was carrying a .223 rifle and two handguns when he entered the Sandy Hook Elementary school shortly after 9.30am and started gunning people down - after he shot his mother Nancy, 52, in her face at her nearby home. Witnesses say he was going from room-to-room shooting people after first killing the principal Dawn Hochsprung and psychologist execution-style in the main office. Officials said most of the slaughter occurred in two classrooms, and one entire class is unaccounted for. Parents who have not been united with their children are assuming the worst. One witness told WCBS: '(Police) just told us everyone presumed missing is in the school and they are dead.'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2248197/Sandy-Hook-elementary-shooting-29-dead-including-22-children-Connecticut-school.html

Pizzeria's coleslaw lunch kills Swede

A Swede has died of dehydration after contracting the winter vomiting virus at a pizzeria in Sundsvall, northern Sweden, where at least 27 other lunch guests also fell ill from the contaminated coleslaw.

http://www.thelocal.se/45068/20121214/

Woman's violent death captured on voicemail

Carmen Miron Buchacra, 28 called her friend when Paul Keene, 32, arrived at their home and started a violent argument following an all-day drinking binge at a game of boules. Miss Miron Buchacra, a PhD student in postgenomic biosciences at Bath University, begged for her life as Keene throttled her with an electrical flex as the couple’s 11-week-old baby lay in a cot nearby, Bristol Crown Court was told. She twice called her friend Ben Jones for help but he had no signal as he was on a train and Miss Miron Buchacra’s last moments were recorded on his answerphone. She can be heard pleading as Keene repeatedly punched her in the face, telling her to shut up or “you will be dead”. The recording ends after eight minutes and 29 seconds – moments after Miss Miron Buchacra gasped “please don’t” and fell silent.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/9744307/Womans-violent-death-captured-on-voicemail.html

Texas man fatally crushed by trash compactor

A Texas man died when the trash compactor of a sanitation truck crushed him Wednesday morning. The sudden and tragic occurrence will make for a truly sad holiday season “without his presence and smile,” a friend said. Chad Adams, 41, fell asleep in a trash bin in Fort Worth, Texas, where he was seeking warmth Tuesday night, reported local outlet NBCDFW. The sanitation truck dropped Adams along with the bin’s other contents into the compactor the following morning. The driver engaged the machinery that fatally cracked Adams’ pelvis. The sanitation worker reportedly stopped when he heard Adams screaming, Officer Sharron Neal told The Associated Press.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/texas-man-fatally-crushed-trash-compactor-article-1.1219836

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

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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