Norway mass-murdered may plead insane
July 26, 2011
The lawyer of Anders Behring Breivik, the Norwegian behind the recent attacks at Utoeya island, has stated he believes his client is most likely insanse. Despite this assertion, he claims he isn’t sure yet if his client will actually plead insanity.
In total, 76 people were killed and others were injured when Breivik opened fire on them at a youth camp on Utoeya island and also after a bomb was detonated in the capital, Oslo.
Both attacks were at locations currently associated with the Labour government. The buildings that were bombed are part of the government and the youth club was run by the Labour Party.
More patients die following saline contamination at Stepping Hill Hospital
July 21, 2011
A further two patients have passed away after it was discovered that saline solution at Stepping Hill Hospital had been contaminated on purpose.
This news comes after three other patients, one woman and two men, were found to have been killed under the same circumstances previously.
A nurse who works at the hospital, Rebecca Leighton, has been arrested and is currently being questioned over suspicions of her involvement with the murders.
Security has been heightened at Stepping Hill Hospital since the deaths came to light as suspicious. Staff are now required to do much of their work in pairs, and access to the storage room for the drugs cabinets has been limited to a single keyholder.
Andy Coulson arrested over News of the World phone hacking
July 8, 2011
Police are currently carrying out a formal investigation into the phone hacking performed at the request of journalists working for News of the World. As part of this ivnestigation, former News of the World editor, Andy Coulson, has been arrested for questioning.
The phone hacking scandal was first uncovered a few months ago, when it was revealed celebrities and politicians suspected their voicemail had been accessed without authority. However, the situation reached new heights recently when it ame out that the phones murder victims and soldiers killed in Afghanistan had also been targetted.
The hacking is reported to have been initiated by private investigators on behalf of Britain’s biggest selling newspaper, News of the World. Since these allegations have come to light, many of the advertisers for the paper have pulled out and the paper has officially announced it will end printing as of Sunday, 10th July 2011 after over 160 years in business.
Police to restart News of the World phone hack inquiry
January 29, 2011
The head of Scotland Yard, Tim Godwin, has this week pledged to restart the police enquiry into the allegations of phone hacking linked to the News of the World newspaper, saying that detectives will “leave no stone unturned”.
The police have been forced to reopen their investigation into the allegations in the light of new claims and new evidence. Mr Godwin has described the new enquiry as robust and under scrutiny, promising that some of the country’s most skilled investigators will be put on the case.
The Acting Commissioner also pledged to “restore confidence” to the alleged victims in this case.
Firing Squad execute man in Utah
June 21, 2010
Ronnie Lee Gardner is a convicted murderer who has spent a quarter of a century on death row in Utah.
Gardner was able to choose his method of execution during his sentence, and chose to die by firing squad. The decision was made before the state banned the method in 1994. Since then, prisoners are not given the choice, and all are executed using the lethal injection.
Mr Gardner was convicted of fatally shooting a lawyer in 1985. He was attempting to escape from a court hearing, where he was facing a 1984 murder charge.
His family were gathered outside the prison in a suburb of Salt Lake City, but none saw the execution.
Two men charged with walking stick killing
May 28, 2009
Reginald Baker, a 75-year-old pensioner, was attacked and brutally beaten with his own walking stick, ultimately leading to his death. The vicious assault, which was fully captured on CCTV cameras, was carried out by two men, Jobey Barney and John James.
It is thought that Barney, 25, and James, 19, were after the old man’s savings, but when Baker refused to give up the hiding place, the pair began to get violent in an attempt to force the information from him.
Baker, who had been suffering from cancer, ended up with a broken neck and back, along with every single rib being shattered.
Judge John Royce ruled the two men guilt, telling them:
“You both pursued this sickening, prolonged, callous and vicious attack before leaving this old man dying.”
Both men were given life sentences; Barney will face a minimum of 30 years, while James will be serving a term of 28 years.
The camera that brought the men to justice had only been installed by police a week earlier due to another burglary, in which £2,300 was stolen from Baker. The two men went through with up to 35 minutes of torture of Mr Baker before fleeing and proceeding to have a normal night out drinking with friends.
Roller shutters hide £7m drug stash
January 27, 2009
Police have managed to obtain a drug haul worth £500,000. The drug raids took place in Leeds, Batley and Cleckheaton. The huge drugs cache wasn’t the only successful find during this set of operations. Police drug squads also managed to locate £100,000 in cash and a stun gun. A stun gun can omit a potentially harmful strong electric shock. The raids were carried out ate three strategic locations in close succession to one another.
This follows on from news last year where drug raids resulted in a huge find for drugs police. They raided a garage in Wakefield in October 2008 and found a drug load hidden in flower boxes behind a set of roller shutters in the garage. The total value was estimated at around £7 million at the time.
A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said:
“A woman in her forties from Leeds has been arrested in connection with the matter and is detained at a police station in Wakefield to be spoken to by officers.
“Further enquiries are still ongoing by Wakefield District CID.”
There have been several key drug raids in the last 12 months, enforcing the polices view that they really are getting tougher on drugs crime.
UK police sued for £2m by female cops
January 16, 2009
Two serving women police constables mustered up enough courage to sue the Metropolitan Police in the UK for £2 million.
The alleged cases of sexual harassment, perhaps merits the proposed action by the women constables. One of the female police officer claimed that while at the police station, her groin was repeatedly groped.
In the other case, a male officer pulled down his trousers and asked her to perform a sex act on him as he drove on patrol. WPC Julie Facey aged 33, and Paul Church 35 are bent on bringing the lawsuit over the alleged actions of three Essex based cops.
According to Facey, the first officer pestered her for sex. While Church said that he sexually assaulted her repeatedly.
That was not all. Another officer allegedly kissed one of the women, and quizzed her about her underwear.
According to Facey’s complaint, the third officer called her a “cute babe” and said
“Until I get another fit bird on the team, you’re not going anywhere. I need a reason to come in every day.”
Britain’s generous gesture a £500K payout for injured victims
November 30, 2008
The aftermath of last week’s atrocities, during which a British businessman was killed, resulted in advent of a new funding system so as to match the maximum £500, 000 payout to UK citizens injured in a terror attack.
According to the Guardian report,
“The London law firm Lovels said it was entering advanced stages of talks between the government and 10 big travel insurers to evolve a compensation system for Britons caught up in terrorist atrocities abroad.”
Last month, Tessa Jowell, the minister for humanitarian assistance, agreed the situation was unsatisfactory. She said: “We must find a solution and not be prompted by the next atrocity alone.”
It was two years ago, when the government offered assurance that it was seeking to extend the amount given to UK victims abroad. Trevor Lakin’s, son Jez died in the 2005 Shram el-Sheikh bombings along with his girlfriend Annalie Vickers. Trevor opined “the government should stop offering ‘excuses’ for the delay.
Apparently, there seems to be some difficulty in determining what constitutes a violent crime abroad and a terrorist incident, but the fact remains that a system where a terrorist victim’ on a British soil receives a certain amount and a victim abroad gets nothing needs to be rectifed.”
Gordon Brown feels it is too early to confirm UK links with the Mumbai attacks
November 30, 2008
According to the British Prime Minister Gordon, there was no evidence to confirm reports that Britons of Pakistani origin were involved in the world’s probably worst terrorists attack.
On the evening of 26th November, Mumbai was subjected to one of the world’s horrifying and large scale terrorist attack witnessed so far.
After Indian government sources revealed that some of the gunmen were British, London’s Evening Standard newspaper, carried a report on the matter.
A British security source told Reuters that the reports may be speculative but at the same time might contain “elements of truth”.
“We are keeping an open mind. It is likely to take a little bit longer before we can say categorically one way or the other.”
Brown said
”He had talked to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh about the attacks, in which more than 140 people were killed and hundreds of others injured. At no point has the prime minister of India suggested to me that there is evidence at this stage of any terrorist of British origins. But obviously there are huge investigations that are being done and I think it would be premature to draw any conclusions at all.”
