A FUMING teenager murdered her best friend by stabbing her more than 100 times with a pair of tweezers after being told she was too ugly to ever get a boyfriend.
Kristina Danilova, 18, pulled the pluckers out of her make-up bag and attacked Olga Samoilenko, who bled to death in Ulyanovsk, Russia.
She later told police: "Olga remarked that I was ugly and would never ever find a boyfriend.
"How could I stay calm on hearing something like that from someone who I had always considered my best friend?"
The feud began at a birthday party when blonde Samoilenko boasted of how she had to fight off the fellas.
"She said it was because she was blonde and advised me to dye mine the same colour," Danilova said.
"I replied that being blonde was an incurable condition, not something to aspire to. Word by word our friendship just unravelled."
The pair went outside to talk things through when Danilova stabbed Olga repeatedly.
But she insisted: "I didn't mean to kill her. It happened accidentally."
Danilova is now in pre-trial custody and faces 10 years in jail.
One detective said: "It was a frenzied, mad attack. You would not imagine the damage a pair of tiny eyebrow tweezers caused the poor girl."
Monday, September 29, 2008
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Mum-to-be on drink charge
A heavily pregnant Rotorua woman who police allege was more than twice the legal drink-drive limit will defend the charge, saying she was fighting with a male friend in her car parked outside a party when arrested.
Rachael Moana Louise Brown, 35, pleaded not guilty at a status hearing in Rotorua District Court yesterday to excess breath alcohol and driving while disqualified on July 27.
Brown had a breath alcohol reading of 994 micrograms per litre of breath. She was eight months' pregnant at the time of the alleged offence. Her son was born three weeks ago.
Lawyer Brett Cooper told the court it was not clear whether Brown was driving the car or whether she was disqualified from driving at the time of the alleged offence. Mr Cooper said the issues needed to be discussed with police before a hearing was held.
Judge John McDonald was critical there had been no discussion between police and Mr Cooper before the status hearing.
He remanded Brown till January 14 so a hearing date can be set.
Brown said outside court that she had been at a wake after her brother-in law's funeral and had got into a fight with a male friend in her car.
The car was parked on the street outside the house where the wake was being held and the car keys were not in the ignition, she said.
"My legs were halfway out the door."
Rachael Moana Louise Brown, 35, pleaded not guilty at a status hearing in Rotorua District Court yesterday to excess breath alcohol and driving while disqualified on July 27.
Brown had a breath alcohol reading of 994 micrograms per litre of breath. She was eight months' pregnant at the time of the alleged offence. Her son was born three weeks ago.
Lawyer Brett Cooper told the court it was not clear whether Brown was driving the car or whether she was disqualified from driving at the time of the alleged offence. Mr Cooper said the issues needed to be discussed with police before a hearing was held.
Judge John McDonald was critical there had been no discussion between police and Mr Cooper before the status hearing.
He remanded Brown till January 14 so a hearing date can be set.
Brown said outside court that she had been at a wake after her brother-in law's funeral and had got into a fight with a male friend in her car.
The car was parked on the street outside the house where the wake was being held and the car keys were not in the ignition, she said.
"My legs were halfway out the door."
Mother has dangerous dog so boy gets mauled
A seven-year-old Hastings boy has undergone surgery after being mauled by his mother's pitbull terrier cross dog.
Police said the boy suffered severe lacerations and a large chunk was torn from his right arm.
Ambulance staff were called about 6.25pm yesterday to a Flaxmere address and took the boy to Hastings Hospital.
Hastings District Council animal control team leader Clinton Chadwick said he understood the male dog's owner, the boy's mother, was going to feed the dog which was on a chain.
"She didn't realise the boy was standing behind her and the dog lunged at the boy when he got too close to its food." Mr Chadwick said the woman got the dog off the child and the dog had been removed from the property.
"She's signed it over to the council and we're having it destroyed this morning," he said.
Police said the boy suffered severe lacerations and a large chunk was torn from his right arm.
Ambulance staff were called about 6.25pm yesterday to a Flaxmere address and took the boy to Hastings Hospital.
Hastings District Council animal control team leader Clinton Chadwick said he understood the male dog's owner, the boy's mother, was going to feed the dog which was on a chain.
"She didn't realise the boy was standing behind her and the dog lunged at the boy when he got too close to its food." Mr Chadwick said the woman got the dog off the child and the dog had been removed from the property.
"She's signed it over to the council and we're having it destroyed this morning," he said.
British court jails mum for biting son
A MOTHER was jailed by a British court today after biting her five-year-old son in a "revenge" attack because he had hurt his baby sister.
Asked why she did it, the 28-year-old mother-of-two said: "I don't know. Probably that he hurt his sister, so he's got to be hurt.
"It's an automatic reaction to protect your youngest. He had already had his DS (Nintendo games console) confiscated earlier this week. I feel really guilty. At the end of day it's my baby. He's my baby."
Judge Horton, jailing the woman for five months in Cheltenham, southwest England, said: "There can be few offences more likely to cause anger and desire for retribution from the public."
"This is a case of pure anger where she appeared to have taken revenge on her own son for injury caused to the other child."
The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had hopes of becoming a counsellor.
Both her children have since been taken into care.
Asked why she did it, the 28-year-old mother-of-two said: "I don't know. Probably that he hurt his sister, so he's got to be hurt.
"It's an automatic reaction to protect your youngest. He had already had his DS (Nintendo games console) confiscated earlier this week. I feel really guilty. At the end of day it's my baby. He's my baby."
Judge Horton, jailing the woman for five months in Cheltenham, southwest England, said: "There can be few offences more likely to cause anger and desire for retribution from the public."
"This is a case of pure anger where she appeared to have taken revenge on her own son for injury caused to the other child."
The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had hopes of becoming a counsellor.
Both her children have since been taken into care.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Woman makes bid for the Darwin awards.
It was the ultimate expression of road rage. A furious woman driver died after ramming another vehicle and spinning her wheels so fast that her own car burst into flames.
Serena Sutton-Smith, 54, burnt to death after refusing to get out of her Vauxhall Nova as she sat with her foot flat on the accelerator.
She spun the wheels so fast that her tyres disintegrated and the metal rims sent a shower of sparks into the engine, igniting the brake fluid and setting the car on fire.
Appalled onlookers urged her to get out of the car as the flames licked around her but she told them to “F*** off”, an inquest in Gloucester was told.
The road-rage attack took place on a quiet country road in the Cotswolds between Weston sub Edge and Mickleton in Gloucestershire.
The inquest heard that Paula Small was driving her Fiat Punto when Ms Sutton-Smith emerged from a side road without stopping, causing her to swerve to avoid a collision. Mrs Small was forced on the grass verge and she flashed her lights as Ms Sutton-Smith passed her.
Ms Sutton-Smith then pulled over and Mrs Small stopped a short way in front of her. She was getting out when the Vauxhall Nova rammed her car.
Mrs Small said: “I opened my door and put my foot out but as I was getting out there was a bang and I hit my head on the door frame. I was frozen with terror.” As neighbours came to investigate they saw Ms Sutton-Smith sitting with a furious expression, revving her engine and spinning her wheels.
Nicholas Willmore told the inquest that he was in his workshop at Cottage Farm Antiques when his mother alerted him to what was happening outside. As he walked across the road to the two cars he saw smoke coming from the engine of the Nova.
He said: “There was a deafening sound of an engine running as though someone had a foot stuck on the accelerator.
“The car’s front wheels were spinning and there was loads of revving. I could see a biggish person at the wheel and there was movement in the car. Flames were coming from underneath the car and I thought the person might be trapped inside although I couldn’t hear any shouting.
“I opened the driver’s door wide. It opened easily. The person looked at me, it was a big built woman. I said ’You’ve got to get out of the car. It’s going to burst into flames’.
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“The person replied ’F*** off, just f*** off’ and she raised her right fist towards me in a threatening manner before slamming the door shut.
“I was a bit bewildered and moved 3-4 yards back. I could see her gesturing towards me. She seemed to be in quite a rage. Both fists were raised and being shaken and the person was looking right at me.
“This was definitely done in a manner to tell me to stay away from her car.” Mr Willmore grabbed a fire extinguisher from his workshop but it failed to put out the flames. Another motorist also tried to extinguish the flames.
Mr Willmore added: “The heat was getting more and more intense and the flames were growing. I could no longer see inside. There was nothing that could be done to help the person inside.
“There was no attempt by the person to get out. In my opinion it was against all human instincts for someone to stay inside that car.” Ms Sutton-Smith was dead by the time fire fighters arrived to put out the blaze.
Fire officer Andrew Clayton said: “The circumstances indicate that this was a deliberate act. She remained in the vehicle after ramming a car and then sat with the front wheels spinning until fire developed.
“The front nearside passenger wheel gouged into the road surface by 50mm and the tyre was totally destroyed by the friction. This would have produced sparks igniting fluid, most probably brake fluid.” The inquest heard that Ms Sutton-Smith, who had previously worked behind the bar at a working men’s club in Ashton sub Edge, had a history of erratic behaviour and suffered from bipolar disorder.
Alan Crickmore, the Gloucestershire coroner, said that her mental condition meant that she failed to appreciate the danger she was in.
He said “At no time, prior to becoming incapicitated, was Serena trapped in her vehicle. She was certainly able to get out of it when Mr Willmore opened the door and invited her to do so.
“I am driven to the conclusion that if at any time she had wanted to do so before becoming incapacitated she could have got out of the car and would not have died as a result of the fire.
Serena Sutton-Smith, 54, burnt to death after refusing to get out of her Vauxhall Nova as she sat with her foot flat on the accelerator.
She spun the wheels so fast that her tyres disintegrated and the metal rims sent a shower of sparks into the engine, igniting the brake fluid and setting the car on fire.
Appalled onlookers urged her to get out of the car as the flames licked around her but she told them to “F*** off”, an inquest in Gloucester was told.
The road-rage attack took place on a quiet country road in the Cotswolds between Weston sub Edge and Mickleton in Gloucestershire.
The inquest heard that Paula Small was driving her Fiat Punto when Ms Sutton-Smith emerged from a side road without stopping, causing her to swerve to avoid a collision. Mrs Small was forced on the grass verge and she flashed her lights as Ms Sutton-Smith passed her.
Ms Sutton-Smith then pulled over and Mrs Small stopped a short way in front of her. She was getting out when the Vauxhall Nova rammed her car.
Mrs Small said: “I opened my door and put my foot out but as I was getting out there was a bang and I hit my head on the door frame. I was frozen with terror.” As neighbours came to investigate they saw Ms Sutton-Smith sitting with a furious expression, revving her engine and spinning her wheels.
Nicholas Willmore told the inquest that he was in his workshop at Cottage Farm Antiques when his mother alerted him to what was happening outside. As he walked across the road to the two cars he saw smoke coming from the engine of the Nova.
He said: “There was a deafening sound of an engine running as though someone had a foot stuck on the accelerator.
“The car’s front wheels were spinning and there was loads of revving. I could see a biggish person at the wheel and there was movement in the car. Flames were coming from underneath the car and I thought the person might be trapped inside although I couldn’t hear any shouting.
“I opened the driver’s door wide. It opened easily. The person looked at me, it was a big built woman. I said ’You’ve got to get out of the car. It’s going to burst into flames’.
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“The person replied ’F*** off, just f*** off’ and she raised her right fist towards me in a threatening manner before slamming the door shut.
“I was a bit bewildered and moved 3-4 yards back. I could see her gesturing towards me. She seemed to be in quite a rage. Both fists were raised and being shaken and the person was looking right at me.
“This was definitely done in a manner to tell me to stay away from her car.” Mr Willmore grabbed a fire extinguisher from his workshop but it failed to put out the flames. Another motorist also tried to extinguish the flames.
Mr Willmore added: “The heat was getting more and more intense and the flames were growing. I could no longer see inside. There was nothing that could be done to help the person inside.
“There was no attempt by the person to get out. In my opinion it was against all human instincts for someone to stay inside that car.” Ms Sutton-Smith was dead by the time fire fighters arrived to put out the blaze.
Fire officer Andrew Clayton said: “The circumstances indicate that this was a deliberate act. She remained in the vehicle after ramming a car and then sat with the front wheels spinning until fire developed.
“The front nearside passenger wheel gouged into the road surface by 50mm and the tyre was totally destroyed by the friction. This would have produced sparks igniting fluid, most probably brake fluid.” The inquest heard that Ms Sutton-Smith, who had previously worked behind the bar at a working men’s club in Ashton sub Edge, had a history of erratic behaviour and suffered from bipolar disorder.
Alan Crickmore, the Gloucestershire coroner, said that her mental condition meant that she failed to appreciate the danger she was in.
He said “At no time, prior to becoming incapicitated, was Serena trapped in her vehicle. She was certainly able to get out of it when Mr Willmore opened the door and invited her to do so.
“I am driven to the conclusion that if at any time she had wanted to do so before becoming incapacitated she could have got out of the car and would not have died as a result of the fire.
Woman prepares terror attack after road rage
A MINOR prang in Townsville has sparked a vicious case of road rage after a woman allegedly attacked the other driver's car with a hammer.
About 7:15pm yesterday one vehicle side-swiped another at the Gumvale shops in Rasmussen on Townsville's south-western outskirts.
The two cars have then continued on to Condon where a 48-year-old woman has allegedly taken to the other woman's car with a hammer.
Police have alleged she smashed several windows and panels of the car before returning to her home.
When police arrived at the address the agitated woman was allegedly found with what appeared to be home-made Molotov cocktails.
She became violent when officers tried to arrest her and kicked one policeman in the groin.
The woman will face Townsville Magistrates Court today charged with wilful damage, multiple assault offences and preparation to commit crimes with explosives.
About 7:15pm yesterday one vehicle side-swiped another at the Gumvale shops in Rasmussen on Townsville's south-western outskirts.
The two cars have then continued on to Condon where a 48-year-old woman has allegedly taken to the other woman's car with a hammer.
Police have alleged she smashed several windows and panels of the car before returning to her home.
When police arrived at the address the agitated woman was allegedly found with what appeared to be home-made Molotov cocktails.
She became violent when officers tried to arrest her and kicked one policeman in the groin.
The woman will face Townsville Magistrates Court today charged with wilful damage, multiple assault offences and preparation to commit crimes with explosives.
Monday, September 8, 2008
Mum who beat son with gumboots bailed
A judge has called for a victim impact report on a six-year-old boy who was lifted by the ears and beaten with a gumboot by his 28-year-old mother.
Helen Dawn Jones admitted both the charges of assault on a child when she appeared before Judge Stephen Erber in Christchurch District Court today.
Police prosecutor Trudi Aickin told the court both assaults occurred between June 7 and 10 at the mother's Christchurch home.
On the first occasion the boy ignored his mother who had asked him to go to his room.
Jones grabbed him by the ears and pulled him up, leaving the ears bruised and bleeding.
A health nurse later noticed blood behind the ears and bruising.
A few days later, the boy threw a gumboot at his mother. She then beat him with the gumboot on the back of his legs and feet. The significant bruising was noticed by a caregiver when she was bathing the boy, Miss Aickin said.
Judge Erber remanded Jones on bail to November 17 for a probation report and sentence and also ordered a victim impact report on the boy.
Defence counsel Andrew Riches asked for a variation of Jones' bail conditions so that she could have contact with the boy who was now in Child, Youth and Family care.
Judge Erber altered her bail to allow the contact.
Helen Dawn Jones admitted both the charges of assault on a child when she appeared before Judge Stephen Erber in Christchurch District Court today.
Police prosecutor Trudi Aickin told the court both assaults occurred between June 7 and 10 at the mother's Christchurch home.
On the first occasion the boy ignored his mother who had asked him to go to his room.
Jones grabbed him by the ears and pulled him up, leaving the ears bruised and bleeding.
A health nurse later noticed blood behind the ears and bruising.
A few days later, the boy threw a gumboot at his mother. She then beat him with the gumboot on the back of his legs and feet. The significant bruising was noticed by a caregiver when she was bathing the boy, Miss Aickin said.
Judge Erber remanded Jones on bail to November 17 for a probation report and sentence and also ordered a victim impact report on the boy.
Defence counsel Andrew Riches asked for a variation of Jones' bail conditions so that she could have contact with the boy who was now in Child, Youth and Family care.
Judge Erber altered her bail to allow the contact.
Life for microwave baby killer
A mother who murdered her one-month-old daughter by burning her to death in a microwave oven has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.
China Arnold, 28, was spared the death penalty when the jury in Dayton, Ohio failed to reach a consensus.
Prosecutors said Arnold, who maintains she is innocent, killed her daughter in 2005 after a fight with her boyfriend.
Judge Mary Wiseman said the crime was "shocking and utterly abhorrent for a civilised society".
"No adjectives exist to adequately describe this heinous atrocity," Judge Wiseman said, rejecting a plea by Arnold's lawyers for a sentence that allowed the possibility of parole after 25 years in prison.
Arnold was not in court to hear her sentence, but followed proceedings by video-link from a side room.
Cell confession
The court had heard that China Arnold had argued with her boyfriend Terrell Talley about whether he was the biological father of baby Paris.
Officials investigating the case said Paris Talley had suffered high-heat internal burns but had no external marks.
Prosecutors said that the baby's DNA had been found inside the microwave in Arnold's apartment.
China Arnold, 28, was spared the death penalty when the jury in Dayton, Ohio failed to reach a consensus.
Prosecutors said Arnold, who maintains she is innocent, killed her daughter in 2005 after a fight with her boyfriend.
Judge Mary Wiseman said the crime was "shocking and utterly abhorrent for a civilised society".
"No adjectives exist to adequately describe this heinous atrocity," Judge Wiseman said, rejecting a plea by Arnold's lawyers for a sentence that allowed the possibility of parole after 25 years in prison.
Arnold was not in court to hear her sentence, but followed proceedings by video-link from a side room.
Cell confession
The court had heard that China Arnold had argued with her boyfriend Terrell Talley about whether he was the biological father of baby Paris.
Officials investigating the case said Paris Talley had suffered high-heat internal burns but had no external marks.
Prosecutors said that the baby's DNA had been found inside the microwave in Arnold's apartment.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Woman disembowels teen and steals fetus
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- A Pennsylvania woman has been charged in the slaying of an 18-year-old woman who was found with her uterus cut open and her fetus removed, authorities said Sunday.
Andrea Curry-Demus is charged with homicide in the death of a woman whose uterus was cut open.
Andrea Curry-Demus is charged with homicide in the death of a woman whose uterus was cut open.
Andrea Curry-Demus, 38, of Wilkinsburg was charged Sunday with criminal homicide -- Pennsylvania's equivalent of murder -- kidnapping and unlawful restraint in connection with last week's death of Kia Johnson, Allegheny County police Superintendent Charles Moffatt said.
Police found Johnson's body in Curry-Demus' apartment Friday, two days after Curry-Demus arrived at a hospital with a newborn and falsely claimed that the baby was hers, authorities said. Police have not confirmed whether the infant belonged to Johnson, whose family reported her missing last week.
Johnson's eviscerated body -- which police said they found after receiving calls about a foul odor coming from the apartment -- "was in a state of moderate decomposition," and she had been dead about two days, Medical Examiner Karl Williams said. The cause of death hasn't been determined, he said.
The woman's hands and feet were bound by duct tape, police said. A placenta was found at the scene, Williams told reporters.
Authorities said they used dental records to confirm Johnson's identity.
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Andrea Curry-Demus is charged with homicide in the death of a woman whose uterus was cut open.
Andrea Curry-Demus is charged with homicide in the death of a woman whose uterus was cut open.
Andrea Curry-Demus, 38, of Wilkinsburg was charged Sunday with criminal homicide -- Pennsylvania's equivalent of murder -- kidnapping and unlawful restraint in connection with last week's death of Kia Johnson, Allegheny County police Superintendent Charles Moffatt said.
Police found Johnson's body in Curry-Demus' apartment Friday, two days after Curry-Demus arrived at a hospital with a newborn and falsely claimed that the baby was hers, authorities said. Police have not confirmed whether the infant belonged to Johnson, whose family reported her missing last week.
Johnson's eviscerated body -- which police said they found after receiving calls about a foul odor coming from the apartment -- "was in a state of moderate decomposition," and she had been dead about two days, Medical Examiner Karl Williams said. The cause of death hasn't been determined, he said.
The woman's hands and feet were bound by duct tape, police said. A placenta was found at the scene, Williams told reporters.
Authorities said they used dental records to confirm Johnson's identity.
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Tuesday, July 1, 2008
74yo woman tries to buy beer after crashing car into shop
NORWALK - A 74-year-old woman ploughed her car through the front window of a convenience store and then tried to buy a six-pack of beer, police and the owner say.
Lynne Rice drove her 1988 Cadillac into Joe's Food Mart and Video on Sunday evening, Los Angeles County sheriff's Lieutenant Jenny Ha said.
The car ploughed about halfway through the store but nobody was injured.
Rice got out of the car, walked over to the cooler and pulled out a six-pack of Budweiser beer, said the store owner, who gave only his last name, Awada, to the Long Beach Press-Telegram.
"I don't know how she managed to walk," Awada said, adding a cashier declined the sale and instead called police.
Rice was taken to a hospital for examination because she had a pre-existing medical condition, Ha said.
She was also arrested for investigation of misdemeanour driving under the influence and released on $US15,000 ($A15,700) bail, authorities said.
Rice could not be reached for comment today.
Awada said the crash destroyed two two-metre-wide glass panels. Damage was put at about $US8,000 ($A8,355).
Lynne Rice drove her 1988 Cadillac into Joe's Food Mart and Video on Sunday evening, Los Angeles County sheriff's Lieutenant Jenny Ha said.
The car ploughed about halfway through the store but nobody was injured.
Rice got out of the car, walked over to the cooler and pulled out a six-pack of Budweiser beer, said the store owner, who gave only his last name, Awada, to the Long Beach Press-Telegram.
"I don't know how she managed to walk," Awada said, adding a cashier declined the sale and instead called police.
Rice was taken to a hospital for examination because she had a pre-existing medical condition, Ha said.
She was also arrested for investigation of misdemeanour driving under the influence and released on $US15,000 ($A15,700) bail, authorities said.
Rice could not be reached for comment today.
Awada said the crash destroyed two two-metre-wide glass panels. Damage was put at about $US8,000 ($A8,355).
Mum organises rape of her daughter
A north Brisbane couple who made a pregnancy pact to inseminate their 15-year-old daughter after bearing two biological children with congenital diseases have been sentenced to jail.
The girl's 39-year-old mother and 35-year-old stepfather, who cannot be identified under Queensland law, penned a handwritten "contract" with the girl, before the man began having daily sex with her over two-and-a-half months in late 2006.
The couple also tried to inject her with the man's sperm in a bid to conceive, Brisbane's District Court heard yesterday.
The woman, who advised the man on the best sexual positions to help impregnate her daughter, will serve just six months behind bars after pleading guilty to one count of maintaining a sexual relationship with a child. Her husband was handed an eight-year term for the same charge.
The girl's 39-year-old mother and 35-year-old stepfather, who cannot be identified under Queensland law, penned a handwritten "contract" with the girl, before the man began having daily sex with her over two-and-a-half months in late 2006.
The couple also tried to inject her with the man's sperm in a bid to conceive, Brisbane's District Court heard yesterday.
The woman, who advised the man on the best sexual positions to help impregnate her daughter, will serve just six months behind bars after pleading guilty to one count of maintaining a sexual relationship with a child. Her husband was handed an eight-year term for the same charge.
Woman cuts baby from living mother to steal child
A heavily-pregnant woman has died from stab wounds after being tied up and having her unborn child cut from her womb, US authorities said today.
Washington police have arrested a 23-year-old woman who has been accused of murder and trying to pass the baby off as her own.
Authorities said the boy was in hospital in a critical condition.
His 27-year-old mother Araceli Camacho Gomez was close to, but not quite full-term when the child was cut from her body and she was left to die late last week.
Police in Kennewick suspect local woman Phiengchai Sisouvanh Synhavong used a box cutter to rip the child from Gomez's body.
Court documents revealed gloves soaked in blood, a boxcutter, bloody paper towels, string, a baby bottle and baby socks were among some of the items found in Synhavong's bag.
The documents said Gomez had her hands and feet bound during the attack.
She suffered "massive trauma to her stomach area'' which was "consistent with the cutting of the body to remove an unborn child,'' the documents said.
A post-mortem examination showed she died of stab wounds to her chest.
Her body was found early on Saturday in a park in Kennewick, near the border with Oregon.
Authorities say Synhavong had tried to pass the boy off as her own when she contacted the ambulance service on Friday night.
Synhavong is being held without bail. She is due to face court again on Wednesday.
Washington police have arrested a 23-year-old woman who has been accused of murder and trying to pass the baby off as her own.
Authorities said the boy was in hospital in a critical condition.
His 27-year-old mother Araceli Camacho Gomez was close to, but not quite full-term when the child was cut from her body and she was left to die late last week.
Police in Kennewick suspect local woman Phiengchai Sisouvanh Synhavong used a box cutter to rip the child from Gomez's body.
Court documents revealed gloves soaked in blood, a boxcutter, bloody paper towels, string, a baby bottle and baby socks were among some of the items found in Synhavong's bag.
The documents said Gomez had her hands and feet bound during the attack.
She suffered "massive trauma to her stomach area'' which was "consistent with the cutting of the body to remove an unborn child,'' the documents said.
A post-mortem examination showed she died of stab wounds to her chest.
Her body was found early on Saturday in a park in Kennewick, near the border with Oregon.
Authorities say Synhavong had tried to pass the boy off as her own when she contacted the ambulance service on Friday night.
Synhavong is being held without bail. She is due to face court again on Wednesday.
3 women strangle and cut up infant for being a witch
PACHUCA, Mexico - Three women have confessed to strangling and cutting into pieces a woman and her three-month-old daughter because they feared they were witches, Mexican police said today.
Pachuca police spokesman Norberto Munoz said the remains of the woman and her infant were found "with signs of having been strangled, quartered and burned".
The three female suspects - who police have not named - were arrested "and declared that they committed the crime to stop supposed acts of witchcraft of the mother and her daughter," Munoz said.
The remains of the victims were found in the ashes of a furnace in the town of Coyuya, an indigenous town in the mountain region of Hidalgo state.
Pachuca police spokesman Norberto Munoz said the remains of the woman and her infant were found "with signs of having been strangled, quartered and burned".
The three female suspects - who police have not named - were arrested "and declared that they committed the crime to stop supposed acts of witchcraft of the mother and her daughter," Munoz said.
The remains of the victims were found in the ashes of a furnace in the town of Coyuya, an indigenous town in the mountain region of Hidalgo state.
Woman cuts and runs from court
A 30-year-old woman has jumped the dock and escaped from custody as she appeared in a NSW court on traffic-related charges.
Police say Amanda Gall was awaiting sentencing in the local court in Raymond Terrace, north of Newcastle, about 11.30am (AEST) yesterday.
"At the time of the incident she was secured in the dock inside the courtroom," a police spokesman said today.
"Prior to Corrective Services attending the court room, the woman jumped out of the dock and ran towards the door.
"Following a struggle with police, the woman escaped."
Anyone who has information on her whereabouts is urged to contact the Lower Hunter Local Area Command on 02 4934 0200, or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Police say Amanda Gall was awaiting sentencing in the local court in Raymond Terrace, north of Newcastle, about 11.30am (AEST) yesterday.
"At the time of the incident she was secured in the dock inside the courtroom," a police spokesman said today.
"Prior to Corrective Services attending the court room, the woman jumped out of the dock and ran towards the door.
"Following a struggle with police, the woman escaped."
Anyone who has information on her whereabouts is urged to contact the Lower Hunter Local Area Command on 02 4934 0200, or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Dad's horror at axe deaths
As the children's bodies were taken to the morgue in Newcastle, their distraught father, Darrell Hodges, said: "I'm still waiting for someone to come and switch the remote and turn the movie off, because that's what it feels like - someone's bad movie … I'm devastated."
Mr Hodges, a former policeman who lives in the Lake Macquarie suburb of Bonnells Bay, said he had kept in contact with the children despite the breakdown of his relationship with their mother in 2003. He told Channel Seven that Senior Constable Walsh called him on Monday, warning that the killer might target him next. "She said, 'He's heading up to get you, so you'd better get out of there.' "
Mr Hodges had not seen his children for six months but he told the Herald they were very close.
"They adored each other. They looked out for each other. Kevin was pretty laid-back; for a seven-year-old he was pretty cool about everything. He was a quiet sort of kid and got on with the job.
"Jaime was the extrovert of the two of them but together they made a sensational pair who constantly amazed me."
Mr Hodges described his in-laws as loving grandparents who doted on his children.
Full story: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/articles/2008/07/01/1214678067208.html
Mr Hodges, a former policeman who lives in the Lake Macquarie suburb of Bonnells Bay, said he had kept in contact with the children despite the breakdown of his relationship with their mother in 2003. He told Channel Seven that Senior Constable Walsh called him on Monday, warning that the killer might target him next. "She said, 'He's heading up to get you, so you'd better get out of there.' "
Mr Hodges had not seen his children for six months but he told the Herald they were very close.
"They adored each other. They looked out for each other. Kevin was pretty laid-back; for a seven-year-old he was pretty cool about everything. He was a quiet sort of kid and got on with the job.
"Jaime was the extrovert of the two of them but together they made a sensational pair who constantly amazed me."
Mr Hodges described his in-laws as loving grandparents who doted on his children.
Full story: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/articles/2008/07/01/1214678067208.html
Missing mum found, faces drugs charges
A woman who went missing a day after giving birth has been arrested in south-east Queensland over drug charges.
Police said Alexandra Orr, 26, of Riverview, was arrested about 10am (AEST) today at Ipswich, west of Brisbane on an outstanding warrant relating to drug charges.
She is due to appear in the Ipswich Magistrates Court on Thursday.
There were concerns for the health of Ms Orr after she gave birth to a boy around 1.20am (AEST) on Saturday at Logan Hospital then prematurely left on Sunday evening with her child.
The boy was presented to Ipswich Hospital, west of Brisbane, about 9pm (AEST) last night by a family member, police said today.
A police spokeswoman said Ms Orr was located and returned to Ipswich Hospital to be examined following the baby's birth.
A hospital spokeswoman said the mother and baby were in good condition.
Police said Alexandra Orr, 26, of Riverview, was arrested about 10am (AEST) today at Ipswich, west of Brisbane on an outstanding warrant relating to drug charges.
She is due to appear in the Ipswich Magistrates Court on Thursday.
There were concerns for the health of Ms Orr after she gave birth to a boy around 1.20am (AEST) on Saturday at Logan Hospital then prematurely left on Sunday evening with her child.
The boy was presented to Ipswich Hospital, west of Brisbane, about 9pm (AEST) last night by a family member, police said today.
A police spokeswoman said Ms Orr was located and returned to Ipswich Hospital to be examined following the baby's birth.
A hospital spokeswoman said the mother and baby were in good condition.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Watch out cyclists here she comes!
A woman mistakenly drove up the pedestrian path on the Maroochy Bridge. Photo: Contributed
Have you heard the one about the female American patrol officer who drove her police vehicle through wet concrete.
And then there is the one about the woman who mistook a street-level French subway entrance as a parking spot.
Now the Sunshine Coast has its own crazy driver story – complete with photographic evidence.
Photo Gallery: Caught in the wrong lane
Caught in the wrong lane
It seems that a 28-year-old Kallangur woman became confused while attempting to drive onto the Maroochy River Bridge on April 9.
Main Roads contractors couldn’t believe their eyes when they saw the woman drive onto the Godfreys Road bicycle ramp.
The woman continued to drive across the raised pedestrian footpath, which is separated from the actual traffic lanes by a guard rail to the other side of the bridge.
The workmen were able to take photos of the act through the passenger side window of their car as they followed the woman’s journey from the actual traffic lane across the bridge.
The woman, who works as a delivery driver for a pet transport service, pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention on Tuesday and was fined $350 and a conviction was recorded.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Dad of Adelaide neglect case kids wants custody
THE former partner of an Adelaide mother of 12 charged with child negelect says he wants to take custody of their 10 children.
He told The Advertiser yesterday that he did not realise the conditions they were living in and only learned anything of their situation when his former partner pleaded with him to drive from interstate to Adelaide and collect the children on Monday as police closed in.
But he said when he arrived in Adelaide to take them back home, the mother relented.
"She begged me to go there," he said.
"I arrived in Adelaide and saw my kids in the front yard and was told I had to leave. I drove back with nothing."
He said the conditions in which they lived were unacceptable.
"I think it's wrong," he said. "I am angry about it.
"It is not anywhere children should be."
The father said all he wanted was for his children to be happy and healthy.
He said his relationship with the woman ended in October 2005 after she left for Adelaide with a former friend.
Although the pair had lived apart for much of their 13-year relationship, they did not battle for custody through the courts.
He told The Advertiser yesterday that he did not realise the conditions they were living in and only learned anything of their situation when his former partner pleaded with him to drive from interstate to Adelaide and collect the children on Monday as police closed in.
But he said when he arrived in Adelaide to take them back home, the mother relented.
"She begged me to go there," he said.
"I arrived in Adelaide and saw my kids in the front yard and was told I had to leave. I drove back with nothing."
He said the conditions in which they lived were unacceptable.
"I think it's wrong," he said. "I am angry about it.
"It is not anywhere children should be."
The father said all he wanted was for his children to be happy and healthy.
He said his relationship with the woman ended in October 2005 after she left for Adelaide with a former friend.
Although the pair had lived apart for much of their 13-year relationship, they did not battle for custody through the courts.
Woman stabs her dog 6 times
Australia.
The RSPCA says it expects to lay charges against a 21-year-old woman whose dog was found stabbed to death.
Police and the RSCPA attended a Gosnells property yesterday where they found a dead German Shepherd dog with six stab wounds to its abdomen.
Richard Barry from the RSPCA says three other animals were taken from the house.
"The RSPCA seized two cats and another German Shepherd that belong to the women and they are now residents at the Malaga Shelter where they will remain until we have finished our investigation," he said.
The RSPCA says it expects to lay charges against a 21-year-old woman whose dog was found stabbed to death.
Police and the RSCPA attended a Gosnells property yesterday where they found a dead German Shepherd dog with six stab wounds to its abdomen.
Richard Barry from the RSPCA says three other animals were taken from the house.
"The RSPCA seized two cats and another German Shepherd that belong to the women and they are now residents at the Malaga Shelter where they will remain until we have finished our investigation," he said.
Serial fraudster and thief
USA, SOUTHINGTON — - A woman already facing charges involving theft from her former employer, her mother and the town is now accused of fraudulently obtaining a $125,000 bank loan.
Lori Wadman, 43, is charged with first-degree larceny and second-degree forgery. Police say she forged her husband's signature to obtain the loan. Sgt. Lowell DePalma said she did this in February 2004, but it was not reported to police until May.
Wadman, of 1048 Marion Ave., was arrested June 18 and is scheduled to be arraigned on the new charges July 7 in Superior Court in Bristol
This new case comes on top of many other larceny, forgery and identity theft charges against Wadman.
In the earlier cases, Wadman was accused of stealing an estimated $197,000 from Connecticut Cap and Seal when she was employed as its secretary from 2002 to 2006. She is also accused of getting a credit card in her mother's name and charging about $20,000 on it, including a $5,950 payment to a bail bondsman. Police say Wadman also stole $835 from the town's community services department.
Lori Wadman, 43, is charged with first-degree larceny and second-degree forgery. Police say she forged her husband's signature to obtain the loan. Sgt. Lowell DePalma said she did this in February 2004, but it was not reported to police until May.
Wadman, of 1048 Marion Ave., was arrested June 18 and is scheduled to be arraigned on the new charges July 7 in Superior Court in Bristol
This new case comes on top of many other larceny, forgery and identity theft charges against Wadman.
In the earlier cases, Wadman was accused of stealing an estimated $197,000 from Connecticut Cap and Seal when she was employed as its secretary from 2002 to 2006. She is also accused of getting a credit card in her mother's name and charging about $20,000 on it, including a $5,950 payment to a bail bondsman. Police say Wadman also stole $835 from the town's community services department.
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