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Former jockey, 39, dies in hospital days after being involved in ‘one-punch assault’ with his brother following funeral
Former professional jockey Paddy Donaghy has died in hospital aged 39, days after an alleged “one-punch assault” involving his brother following a funeral in Northern Ireland. The incident occurred at a house in Newtownards, near Belfast, and has prompted a police investigation, with Donaghy’s older brother, Joseph, already charged with causing grievous bodily harm before…
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Woman allegedly drugged man she met at Florida casino before stealing Rolex worth nearly $100k
Florida authorities have arrested Lynda Mae Crouse, 32, over the alleged drugging and robbery of a man she met at Gulfstream Park casino complex in Hallandale Beach, in a case that investigators say may be linked to at least four similar incidents in the Miami area. Crouse faces robbery and grand theft charges after allegedly…
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A ‘dictatorial’ boss, blind loyalty to Letby and grieving mums misled… the failings in full
Lady Justice Thirlwall’s public inquiry into events at the Countess of Chester Hospital between June 2015 and June 2016 has found a “dysfunctional” management culture and an “us-versus-them” mentality that allowed nurse Lucy Letby to continue murdering and harming babies. The report concluded there was a “complete failure at all levels” to invoke safeguarding procedures,…
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The bosses who didn’t want to know: Families blame hospital staff for not stopping three Lucy Letby murders
A public inquiry into NHS nurse Lucy Letby’s crimes has found that senior managers at the Countess of Chester Hospital could have prevented three murders and seven attempted murders had they called in the police sooner. Lady Justice Thirlwall’s report concluded that hospital executives prioritised protecting the institution’s reputation over investigating a spike in infant…
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Nigeria arrests alleged Mexican drug kingpin at international airport
Nigeria’s drug enforcement agency has revealed the arrest of Arturo Carrera Loaiza, a 40-year-old Mexican national, at Lagos international airport last month as he attempted to leave the country. The arrest led investigators to a suspected industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory in Ebonyi state, the third such facility allegedly linked to Mexican nationals uncovered in Nigeria within…
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Disturbing final moments of Utah dance mom who killed daughter, 11, before shooting herself: Cocktail of drugs, chilling trail of notes… and full horror inside their Las Vegas hotel room revealed
A Utah mother, Tawnia McGeehan, 38, drugged and fatally shot her 11-year-old daughter, Addi Smith, before killing herself in a hotel room in Las Vegas in February, according to a coroner’s report obtained by the Daily Mail. The case has drawn attention because of the disturbing detail revealed in the report, including a handwritten note…
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New Order keyboardist Gillian Gilbert announces she is ‘living with cancer’
Gillian Gilbert, keyboardist with New Order, has revealed she is being treated for cancer, clarifying comments made by her husband and bandmate Stephen Morris in a recent interview that had led fans to believe he was seriously ill. In a statement posted on Instagram, the 65-year-old explained that Morris was in fact well, and that…
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Teen boy is found dead on blackened bedsheets inside ritzy San Francisco apartment marking city’s first death caused by frightening new drug that’s STRONGER than fentanyl
A 16-year-old boy’s death in San Francisco has been linked to cychlorphine, a synthetic opioid estimated to be ten times more potent than fentanyl, marking the drug’s first confirmed fatality in the city. Dante Lacourte was found dead by his mother in their Nob Hill apartment in April, and the case has since led to…
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Hospital worker FAINTS during court hearing into his alleged child sex crimes when he hears the life-long jail sentence he may face
An Arizona hospital maintenance worker collapsed in court on Monday after prosecutors told the judge he could face up to a century in prison if convicted on 10 felony counts of sexually exploiting a minor. Joshua James Lozano, 42, was arrested last week following an investigation that traced explicit material shared online back to his…
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The Buddhist priests getting up to monky business: How scandals have repeatedly blighted Thai monks from temple sex tape and penis pump stash to drug smuggling and child porn
The Buddhist clergy in Thailand has been rocked by another scandal after a senior monk was filmed having sex with a woman on CCTV and accused of embezzling £2million from his temple. Phra Wachirayan Wi, the 66-year-old abbot of the 14th-century Wat Phutthaisawan temple in Ayutthaya, was caught in footage that has since been widely…