Monthly Archives: May 2009
Father accused of starvation murder had ongoing history of substance abuse
By Calvin Palmer A 47-year-old father accused of the starvation murder of his seven-year-old daughter had been addicted to valium since the age of 18, a jury in New South Wales has been told. Dr Kinga Gorondy-Novak treated the family … Continue reading
Graduation party shooting leaves two killed and six injured
By Calvin Palmer A shooting at a high school graduation party in Arizona last night left two people killed and six injured. Police said a 37-year-old man got into an argument with his ex-wife at a home in Mesa at … Continue reading
Nuns in the sun prank leads to arrests
By Calvin Palmer The irreverent humor of a group of British tourists did not go down well with authorities on the island of Crete today. The tourists paraded through the popular resort of Malia dressed “in nun attire and naughty … Continue reading
13-year-old boy arrested over fatal street stabbing
By Calvin Palmer A 13-year-old was arrested yesterday evening in connection with the murder of Jahmal Mason-Blair, Scotland Yard said. Police officers on routine patrol in Hackney, east London, found Jahmal, 17, with a stab wound in his neck shortly … Continue reading
Filed under Crime, News, United Kingdom
Victim of Louisiana boat tragedy climbed aboard barge and bled to death
By Calvin Palmer One of the men from Texas killed when a boat hit a moored barge on the Falgout Canal in Louisiana managed to climb on to the barge, the senior investigator with Terrebonne Parish Coroner’s Office said yesterday. … Continue reading
Filed under News
Sunday school teacher accused of murdering child faces new charges
By Calvin Palmer New charges have emerged in the case of the California Sunday school teacher accused of killing an eight-year-old girl. Melissa Huckaby, 28, of Tracy, faces additional charges alleging that she gave a “harmful substance” to a child … Continue reading
Event promoter pleads not guilty to murdering rap artist Dolla
By Calvin Palmer The man accused of fatally shooting rap artist Dolla pleaded not guilty today at a Los Angeles court to murder and two counts of assault. Event promoter Aubrey Louis Berry, 23, of Snellville, Georgia, is accused of … Continue reading
Homeless single mother charged with murder in death of three-year-old son
By Calvin Palmer The New Mexico woman accused of suffocating her three-year-old son and burying him in the sandpit of a playground will face life in prison if convicted of first-degree murder, prosecutors said today. Single mother Tiffany Toribio, 23, … Continue reading
Untreated diabetes girl’s mother found guilty of reckless homicide
By Calvin Palmer A Wisconsin jury took more than three hours this afternoon to find a mother guilty of second-degree reckless homicide in the death of her daughter from untreated diabetes. Leilani Neumann, 41, chose the power of prayer instead of seeking … Continue reading
Sextuplets arrive 14 weeks early
By Calvin Palmer A woman gave birth to sextuplets by Cesarean section today at the Royal Jubilee Maternity Hospital in Northern Ireland. The four girls and two boys were delivered in just five minutes and weighed between 1lb 7oz and … Continue reading
Filed under Health, News, United Kingdom
