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Man Kills His Family Of Seven, Then Self, After Wife Files For Divorce

7Jan

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Man Kills His Family Of Seven, Then Self, After Wife Files For Divorce

A man shot and killed his family of seven, including five children, then turned the gun on himself after his wife filed for divorce, US officials said Thursday. Police in the small Utah settlement of Enoch City found eight bodies -- one of them that of a four-year-old -- after being called by friends and relatives who were concerned for the family. A spokesman said officers had discovered three adults and five children at a single-family home on Wednesday, all dead from what appeared to be gunshot wounds. "Evidence suggests that the suspect took his own life after killing seven others in the home," a statement from the city said, naming him as 42-year-old Michael Haight. The dead were his wife, her mother, and the couple's five children -- three girls and two boys aged bet...

Man Who Sealed Wife’s Genitalia With Super Glue Jailed For 50 Years

24Dec

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Man Who Sealed Wife’s Genitalia With Super Glue Jailed For 50 Years

James Kifo Muriuki, a man who assaulted his wife has been slapped with a 50-year jail sentence by Chuka Law court. Appearing before Principal Magistrate Njoki Kahara, the suspect was found guilty of sexually assaulting his wife and causing grievous harm to her. Kifo made headlines after causing harm to his wife on May 16, 2020. On the fateful day, Kifo lured his wife to river Kathita in Marimanti at night, ordering her to strip naked and reveal to him all the men she had slept with while he was living away in Nairobi. On being hesitant, Kifo began to beat her before he sprayed pepper, salt and super glue on her genitalia. He then used a knife to push the mixture into the victim’s genitalia. In May 21, 2020, Kifo was arrested in his hideout at Kaningo in ...

Anti-FGM Board Warns Perpetrators Against The Cut During Christmas Holidays

3Dec

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Anti-FGM Board Warns Perpetrators Against The Cut During Christmas Holidays

The anti-Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) board has sent a warning to perpetrators in Garissa County that they will be arrested and prosecuted if found undertaking the outlawed practice. At the same time, parents and guardians were advised to exercise high levels of vigilance during this long holiday by ensuring that their kids are safe from these vices. It has been established that many parents from the region living abroad and in Eastleigh take advantage of the long vacation to sneak in their kids to be cut secretly and then return them back. Speaking after engaging Garissa University students on promoting the board in creating FGM awareness during the holiday, anti-FGM board Head of Communications Brian Mureithi said the prevalence rate in Northern Kenyans stands at 96 ...

24Nov

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Fisherman Catches 30 Kg Goldfish

UK angler Andy Hackett caught a colossal carp, nicknamed "The Carrot," that weighed in at a staggering 67 pounds, 4 ounces (30 kilograms). The giant fish is believed to be the second largest of her type ever to be caught, according to BlueWater Lakes, the fishery in France's Champagne region where the giant lives. With its striking orange color, the massive goldfish-like creature easily stands out as it swims below the water's surface. The Carrot, however, has proven to be a challenge to catch. Hackett landed the prized fish, a hybrid of a leather carp and a koi carp, on November 3 while visiting the lake site. "With normal fish, you struggle to see them if they're just under the surface, but The Carrot is obviously bright orange so you can't miss it," Hackett told BBC. "It's a ...

The University of Virginia student Formally Charged with murder of Three Football Players

16Nov

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The University of Virginia student Formally Charged with murder of Three Football Players

The University of Virginia student accused of killing three football players and injuring two more on Sunday appeared to target his victims and shot one of them while he was sleeping, prosecutors alleged. The suspect, Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., appeared in court via a video conference from jail on Wednesday, where he was formally charged with three counts of second-degree murder, five counts of using a firearm in commission of a felony, and two counts of malicious bodily injury, court records show. The 22-year-old suspect was "not randomly shooting" and appeared to aim for "certain people" on the bus, James Hingeley, the Albemarle County commonwealth attorney’s office prosecutor, said in court, citing a witness. The bus was carrying students returning from a class field t...

Food Blogger Jailed For Five Years After Video Of Her Eating Bat Goes Viral

13Nov

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Food Blogger Jailed For Five Years After Video Of Her Eating Bat Goes Viral

A Thai woman has been sentenced to five years in jail after recording a now-viral video of her eating a whole bat. Phonchanok Srisunaklua posted the clip on her Facebook page, ‘Kin Saeb Nua Nua’ (Eating it Delicious and Hot), which has over 390,000 followers. In the video, Srisunaklua, while referring to herself as Khru (teacher) Jui, is seen picking a bat from a bowl where the other dead animals are floating in tomato soup. She spreads its wings before tearing it apart to devour it, describing the bats as ‘delicious’ and comparing them to ‘eating raw meat’. She described how the bats nails smelled like a rat and its skin was sticky. At one point, she blogger points a whole bat to the camera and tells viewers ‘it has teeth’ before beginning to crunch on the bones and ...

Bride Asked Her doctor to Walk her Down the Aisle After Surgery

12Nov

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Bride Asked Her doctor to Walk her Down the Aisle After Surgery

Jessica Davis asked her surgeon, Dr. Alex Yu, to walk her down the aisle at her April 2022 wedding after her father died of ALS in 2009 Newlywed Jessica Davis had an extra special reason to celebrate at her wedding After Davis, 27, was diagnosed with a brain tumoir that required surgery as a freshman in college, she met neurosurgeon Dr. Alex Yu, who is vice-chair of neurosurgery for Allegheny Health Network in Pittsburgh. Over the following eight years as he cared for her, the pair formed a close friendship. As a result, Davis — whose father died of ALS in 2009 when she was in eighth grade — asked Yu to walk her down the aisle at her April 2022 nuptials. "This is an honor of a lifetime to be able to do this for someone and to have someone who does value you. "It reminds yo...