Saturday, January 24, 2015
Tawny owl rescued from lady's living room
After paying a visit via her chimney.
As ever, Simon Cowell of Wildlife Aid rushed to the rescue.
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Man who admits killing his mother insisted on cats' names being added to murder indictment
A man from Massachusetts who confessed to killing his mother and her two cats has been ordered to undergo a mental evaluation before a judge will consider a request to change his plea to guilty.
Matthew McAveeney, 46, of Winchester, has pleaded not guilty to murder in the beating death of his mother, Barbara, and to animal cruelty charges. McAveeney fled Massachusetts after her slaying and was arrested in North Carolina in October. He later confessed to the crime on camera.
"To my mother Barbara McAveeney and to her cats, Pumpkin and Puffy McAveeney, I apologize deeply," he said to news cameras in October as he got out of a police van. McAveeney also requested to amend the indictment to include the names of the cats. "(The indictment) does not name animals that were killed.
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"The animals were living beings; they had lives; they had personalities; they had identities. If I am going to be convicted of killing them, I would like them to be known for what they were and who they were by their names," he said. The judge allowed the change. McAveeney will return to court after a mental evaluation. The judge will decide then whether to accept the plea change request.
Matthew McAveeney, 46, of Winchester, has pleaded not guilty to murder in the beating death of his mother, Barbara, and to animal cruelty charges. McAveeney fled Massachusetts after her slaying and was arrested in North Carolina in October. He later confessed to the crime on camera.
"To my mother Barbara McAveeney and to her cats, Pumpkin and Puffy McAveeney, I apologize deeply," he said to news cameras in October as he got out of a police van. McAveeney also requested to amend the indictment to include the names of the cats. "(The indictment) does not name animals that were killed.
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"The animals were living beings; they had lives; they had personalities; they had identities. If I am going to be convicted of killing them, I would like them to be known for what they were and who they were by their names," he said. The judge allowed the change. McAveeney will return to court after a mental evaluation. The judge will decide then whether to accept the plea change request.
Man 'cooked alive' while using malfunctioning sauna
A woman has been left devastated after she found her father's blackened, charred body inside a malfunctioning sauna.
Dennis Antiporek, 68, left a note for his family saying he was going to relax in the sauna at his condominium complex in North Miami Beach, Florida, on Sunday.
His daughter Laura went looking for him when he failed to return hours later. “When I opened the door, I looked and there was a black man in the sauna. It wasn’t my dad so I shut the door and I looked, the clothes hanging it was his clothes,” said Lara. At this point she realised it was her dad. "I close my eyes and I just see his face charred," wife Ronnie Antiporek said.
"And this sounds horrible, but there was skin on the floor and on the bench, and we shouldn't have had to see that." Dennis's family had been preparing to celebrate his birthday next week. Instead, they are preparing for his funeral. The family claim the timer outside the sauna was not working and an attorney for the family claims he was "cooked alive".
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"We believe at this point in time that he died by asphyxiation by becoming overheated," attorney Douglas Ede said. The family members now plan to file lawsuits against the property owner, the management company and manufacturer of the sauna.
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His daughter Laura went looking for him when he failed to return hours later. “When I opened the door, I looked and there was a black man in the sauna. It wasn’t my dad so I shut the door and I looked, the clothes hanging it was his clothes,” said Lara. At this point she realised it was her dad. "I close my eyes and I just see his face charred," wife Ronnie Antiporek said.
"And this sounds horrible, but there was skin on the floor and on the bench, and we shouldn't have had to see that." Dennis's family had been preparing to celebrate his birthday next week. Instead, they are preparing for his funeral. The family claim the timer outside the sauna was not working and an attorney for the family claims he was "cooked alive".
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"We believe at this point in time that he died by asphyxiation by becoming overheated," attorney Douglas Ede said. The family members now plan to file lawsuits against the property owner, the management company and manufacturer of the sauna.
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Baby orangutan kept in chicken cage saved after months of neglect
A baby orangutan rescued from a house in Borneo is making a slow recovery after he was kept in a chicken cage and fed condensed milk.
The orangutan, Budi, was so malnourished when he was saved by an International Animal Rescue (IAR) team
that his bones were malformed and his limbs swollen from a lack of protein.
Budi is about a year old and was rescued in December.
He was kept in the cage for the whole 10 months he was living as a pet at the property. His owner, a woman, told authorities that she was willing to hand Budi over and she knew he was sick. "The owner said that she was afraid to give Budi any fruits and thought that giving condensed milk would be sufficient," says Dr Ayu Handayani, who rescued Budi. The orangutan is now receiving intensive treatment at IAR's Indonesian centre.
The pain he is suffering is clear, as he cries whenever he is touched or moved. "We cannot even imagine how much pain this small baby has suffered," says IAR's Indonesian programme director Dr Karmele L Sanchez. "His eyes fill with tears every time he's moved by the doctors and he screams in pain. It's really amazing that Budi has been able to survive this long." Budi is also receiving treatment for a severe metabolic disease affecting his bones.
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He was unable to sit on his own when he first arrived at the clinic, but can now sit for short periods. "At the moment we are still worried for his life and trying to minimise his pain. But Budi is a very strong little baby and he is fighting very hard to survive," says Dr Karmele. It's too early to know whether the neglect Budi faced will leave him with permanent damage.
He was kept in the cage for the whole 10 months he was living as a pet at the property. His owner, a woman, told authorities that she was willing to hand Budi over and she knew he was sick. "The owner said that she was afraid to give Budi any fruits and thought that giving condensed milk would be sufficient," says Dr Ayu Handayani, who rescued Budi. The orangutan is now receiving intensive treatment at IAR's Indonesian centre.
The pain he is suffering is clear, as he cries whenever he is touched or moved. "We cannot even imagine how much pain this small baby has suffered," says IAR's Indonesian programme director Dr Karmele L Sanchez. "His eyes fill with tears every time he's moved by the doctors and he screams in pain. It's really amazing that Budi has been able to survive this long." Budi is also receiving treatment for a severe metabolic disease affecting his bones.
Contains upsetting footage.
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He was unable to sit on his own when he first arrived at the clinic, but can now sit for short periods. "At the moment we are still worried for his life and trying to minimise his pain. But Budi is a very strong little baby and he is fighting very hard to survive," says Dr Karmele. It's too early to know whether the neglect Budi faced will leave him with permanent damage.
Burqa-clad ‘ISIL militants’ turned out to be men en route to clandestine tryst with their girlfriends
Two men detained as suspected jihadists in the province of Mardin in south eastern turkey were actually wearing burqas to disguise themselves in order to visit their girlfriends secretly, police have found.
According to a Jan. 21 statement issued by the Mardin Governor’s Office, the two burqa-clad men, identified only by their initials M.D. and Z.T., were detained by police as suspected Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants.
The two were “unmasked” after a police team noticed that one of the burqa-clad “women” was actually wearing men’s shoes. Security forces took the suspects to a nearby police station as a precaution against a possible lynch attempt after a local crowd had gathered.
“The investigation has revealed that the men were wearing burqas to hide their love affairs,” the Mardin Governor’s Office stated. The men had resorted to the burqa disguise in order to clandestinely visit their girlfriends, whose families oppose their relationships.
According to a Jan. 21 statement issued by the Mardin Governor’s Office, the two burqa-clad men, identified only by their initials M.D. and Z.T., were detained by police as suspected Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants.
The two were “unmasked” after a police team noticed that one of the burqa-clad “women” was actually wearing men’s shoes. Security forces took the suspects to a nearby police station as a precaution against a possible lynch attempt after a local crowd had gathered.
“The investigation has revealed that the men were wearing burqas to hide their love affairs,” the Mardin Governor’s Office stated. The men had resorted to the burqa disguise in order to clandestinely visit their girlfriends, whose families oppose their relationships.
Suspected disabled children's nursery burglars caught after police followed footprints in snow
A trio of suspected burglars accused of trashing a nursery for disabled children were arrested after police followed their footprints in the snow.
Officers said they were able to track down the alleged offenders to a house just 200 yards away after neighbours spotted a break-in at the Stepping Stones Therapy Nursery in Haslingden, Lancashire.
Staff said they were ‘devastated’ by the raid, which saw £240 stolen and a host of doors and windows smashed. Police said the thieves scaled a security gate and used two bricks to shatter the front door glass before ransacking an office drawer containing children’s lunch money.
The nursery was forced to close to its 16 youngsters pupils in the aftermath of the break-in, which happened between 11.15pm and 11.45pm on Tuesday. Haslingden councillor Granville Morris said it was more than fortunate the weather helped the police in their investigation. He said: “Thankfully these people did not realise what they were doing leaving their footprints in the snow and the police were on the ball enough to pick up on the very clear evidence.”
A spokeswoman for Lancashire police said two men, aged 26 and 28, and a 50-year-old woman had been arrested in Haslingden on suspicion of burglary and had been bailed until February 15. She said: “It is correct that officers followed distinctive footprints in the snow to an address in Haslingden where they seized footwear and made the three arrests.”
Staff said they were ‘devastated’ by the raid, which saw £240 stolen and a host of doors and windows smashed. Police said the thieves scaled a security gate and used two bricks to shatter the front door glass before ransacking an office drawer containing children’s lunch money.
The nursery was forced to close to its 16 youngsters pupils in the aftermath of the break-in, which happened between 11.15pm and 11.45pm on Tuesday. Haslingden councillor Granville Morris said it was more than fortunate the weather helped the police in their investigation. He said: “Thankfully these people did not realise what they were doing leaving their footprints in the snow and the police were on the ball enough to pick up on the very clear evidence.”
A spokeswoman for Lancashire police said two men, aged 26 and 28, and a 50-year-old woman had been arrested in Haslingden on suspicion of burglary and had been bailed until February 15. She said: “It is correct that officers followed distinctive footprints in the snow to an address in Haslingden where they seized footwear and made the three arrests.”
Lady unhappy about finding dead mouse in her popcorn kernels
A woman from Kingsbury, north west London, who wishes to remain anonymous, was horrified after she found a dead mouse lying in the packet of Island Sun popping corn she'd bought from the Tesco Metro in Burnt Oak.
Both she and her 24-year-old son had already eaten a portion of popcorn made from the kernels, after opening the packet an hour earlier, and were in the process of making more when they made the discovery on Sunday. She said: “I have been throwing up for the last few days since I found it and have hardly been able to eat anything. I feel so sick, so sick to the stomach to think I made a bowl of popcorn from this bag.
“My son feels the same. We are traumatised.” The grandmother-of-three said she had left a voicemail message with Brent Council’s environmental health office to report the find and is waiting for a return call. She said: “All the packets from that store should be recalled and an investigation launched into how this happened. I’ve been unable to touch anything else that was in the cupboard alongside this packet and I will have to throw it all out when I find the courage.
“I can never eat popcorn again.” A Tesco spokesman said: “We take complaints about products bought in our stores extremely seriously and were disappointed to hear of this incident. We have asked the customer to return the product to us and we will work with our branded supplier to help them investigate the issue thoroughly. We will update our customer as soon as the investigation is complete.”
Both she and her 24-year-old son had already eaten a portion of popcorn made from the kernels, after opening the packet an hour earlier, and were in the process of making more when they made the discovery on Sunday. She said: “I have been throwing up for the last few days since I found it and have hardly been able to eat anything. I feel so sick, so sick to the stomach to think I made a bowl of popcorn from this bag.
“My son feels the same. We are traumatised.” The grandmother-of-three said she had left a voicemail message with Brent Council’s environmental health office to report the find and is waiting for a return call. She said: “All the packets from that store should be recalled and an investigation launched into how this happened. I’ve been unable to touch anything else that was in the cupboard alongside this packet and I will have to throw it all out when I find the courage.
“I can never eat popcorn again.” A Tesco spokesman said: “We take complaints about products bought in our stores extremely seriously and were disappointed to hear of this incident. We have asked the customer to return the product to us and we will work with our branded supplier to help them investigate the issue thoroughly. We will update our customer as soon as the investigation is complete.”
Happy days as missing sandy beach returned overnight
Residents in a seaside resort where the entire beach was taken away by a freak high tide are celebrating after it miraculously came back.
Locals in Porthleven in Cornwall were left scratching their heads after its pristine golden sands were replaced with jagged rocks covered in seaweed and algae.
Overnight last Wednesday a severe high tide removed all the sand, leaving it a rocky not sandy beach.
Photos from the scene showed promenade steps that used run down into the lush sand leading to a sharp drop onto rocks. But locals woke up on Thursday to find the sand was brought back, leaving them with a golden coast again. Councillor Andrew Wallis said the beach returned "completely naturally" confirming that "Mother Nature" put the sand back, not the council.
He said: "The beach had never had that little sand in living memory. This area is quite prone to long shire drift and sometimes it is more extreme than others. This time was definitely on the more extreme side." Alan Jorgensen said he has never seen the level of sand so low in all his years in the village, adding: "I've never seen it like this before. It was a bit of a surprise to be honest."
Experts calculated that nearly a million tonnes of sand were lost off British beaches last year, with popular beaches in Newquay, Bude and Perranporth also left bare. Estimations were that the sand, which was left languishing offshore in mountainous sandbanks and bars, would take years to return.
Photos from the scene showed promenade steps that used run down into the lush sand leading to a sharp drop onto rocks. But locals woke up on Thursday to find the sand was brought back, leaving them with a golden coast again. Councillor Andrew Wallis said the beach returned "completely naturally" confirming that "Mother Nature" put the sand back, not the council.
He said: "The beach had never had that little sand in living memory. This area is quite prone to long shire drift and sometimes it is more extreme than others. This time was definitely on the more extreme side." Alan Jorgensen said he has never seen the level of sand so low in all his years in the village, adding: "I've never seen it like this before. It was a bit of a surprise to be honest."
Experts calculated that nearly a million tonnes of sand were lost off British beaches last year, with popular beaches in Newquay, Bude and Perranporth also left bare. Estimations were that the sand, which was left languishing offshore in mountainous sandbanks and bars, would take years to return.
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