Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Miracle cat believed to be dead and buried clawed himself out of grave
A cat seemingly came back from the dead and clawed his way out of his grave.
Ellis Hutson, of Tampa, Florida, says his beloved cat, Bart, was hit by a vehicle and left for dead in the road.
He even knows the exact spot where he buried the cat. But somehow, he says, Bart dug his way out of the ground and turned up in his neighbour's front yard five days later – alive. Hutson told rescuers he was sure Bart was dead.
He has no explanation for what happened. When Bart was found alive he was rushed to hospital. Bart is currently at the Human Society of Tampa Bay.
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Rescuers say he has severe trauma to the head, a broken jaw, a dead eye, and other injuries. They say they believe he may have regained consciousness, dug himself out of the ground, and hid for a few days. They add he's likely to live, but he will lose his eye.
He even knows the exact spot where he buried the cat. But somehow, he says, Bart dug his way out of the ground and turned up in his neighbour's front yard five days later – alive. Hutson told rescuers he was sure Bart was dead.
He has no explanation for what happened. When Bart was found alive he was rushed to hospital. Bart is currently at the Human Society of Tampa Bay.
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Rescuers say he has severe trauma to the head, a broken jaw, a dead eye, and other injuries. They say they believe he may have regained consciousness, dug himself out of the ground, and hid for a few days. They add he's likely to live, but he will lose his eye.
Controversy after teenage girl had to wear coat to cover up her shoulders at school dance
A student at Lone Peak High School in Highland, Utah, was told her dress must be covered up because it was too inappropriate for the Preference Dance at the school last Saturday.
Gabi Finlayson says she was “embarrassed,” when a representative from the school approached her as she entered the dance and told her she needed to wear a shawl or a coat to cover her shoulders.
“She said, ‘Would you mind putting on a shawl?’ I didn't want to make a big scene so I said, yes. I had a coat in the car so I had to go back and get it,” she said.
Finlayson says she was angry after she was forced to wear her winter coat over her dress the entire dance, she says she felt as though the school was shaming her for what some of the boys might think. “Somehow my shoulders are sexualised,” Finlayson said. “Like it's my responsibility to make sure the boys’ thoughts are not unclean.” A total of 4 out of 1,200 students were told to cover their shoulders. Rhonda Bromley the principal of Lone Peak says students are well aware of the dress code for formal events that includes: “Formals, backless dresses and/or tops may not extend beyond the bottom of the shoulder blades. Girls’ dresses and tops must have a 2″ minimum strap on each shoulder.
"Shawls, boleros and other shrugs are acceptable if worn over the dress at all times. Cleavage covered.” Finlayson says her dress, which was purchased in Paris, and resembled in her mind, the classic, graceful style of her idol, actress Audrey Hepburn, was within the parameters put forth by the school dress code, and she says there were other girls at the dance whose dresses were questionable in her mind. “There were a lot of dresses that were very short, very tight, a lot more exposing or revealing than mine.” Finlayson’s mother, Kristy Kimball, is angry. She said the school is sending negative, demeaning messages to the girls they forced to cover up. “How have we gotten to the point that we look at shoulders as if they're somehow pornographic? As if they are this shameful thing,” Kimball said.
Bromley says all students were told about the dress code, and says the regulations where approved by students and teachers, and that the students were not embarrassed when their dresses were deemed inappropriate. “This was done by one of my female school employees in a very careful and sensitive way,” said Bromley. Finlayson says she felt as though she was shamed for wearing what most would consider a perfectly appropriate dress, and she wonders why girls are often forced to shoulder the burden of what is considered “inappropriate.” “Maybe instead of teaching girls they should cover themselves up, we should be teaching boys that we’re not just sex objects that you can look at and derive pleasure,” said Finlayson.
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Finlayson says she was angry after she was forced to wear her winter coat over her dress the entire dance, she says she felt as though the school was shaming her for what some of the boys might think. “Somehow my shoulders are sexualised,” Finlayson said. “Like it's my responsibility to make sure the boys’ thoughts are not unclean.” A total of 4 out of 1,200 students were told to cover their shoulders. Rhonda Bromley the principal of Lone Peak says students are well aware of the dress code for formal events that includes: “Formals, backless dresses and/or tops may not extend beyond the bottom of the shoulder blades. Girls’ dresses and tops must have a 2″ minimum strap on each shoulder.
"Shawls, boleros and other shrugs are acceptable if worn over the dress at all times. Cleavage covered.” Finlayson says her dress, which was purchased in Paris, and resembled in her mind, the classic, graceful style of her idol, actress Audrey Hepburn, was within the parameters put forth by the school dress code, and she says there were other girls at the dance whose dresses were questionable in her mind. “There were a lot of dresses that were very short, very tight, a lot more exposing or revealing than mine.” Finlayson’s mother, Kristy Kimball, is angry. She said the school is sending negative, demeaning messages to the girls they forced to cover up. “How have we gotten to the point that we look at shoulders as if they're somehow pornographic? As if they are this shameful thing,” Kimball said.
Bromley says all students were told about the dress code, and says the regulations where approved by students and teachers, and that the students were not embarrassed when their dresses were deemed inappropriate. “This was done by one of my female school employees in a very careful and sensitive way,” said Bromley. Finlayson says she felt as though she was shamed for wearing what most would consider a perfectly appropriate dress, and she wonders why girls are often forced to shoulder the burden of what is considered “inappropriate.” “Maybe instead of teaching girls they should cover themselves up, we should be teaching boys that we’re not just sex objects that you can look at and derive pleasure,” said Finlayson.
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Woman jailed for public nuisance after spinning child too quickly on playground merry-go-round
A woman who spun a stranger’s child around on a playground merry-go-round so fast he became upset and screamed for help, has been handed a six-month prison sentence.
Kylie Radatti had to be restrained by two people before police arrived and arrested her at Justins Park in Burleigh, Queensland, Australia, on Sunday night.
The 34-year-old pleaded guilty in Southport Magistrates Court to one count of public nuisance and was sentenced to six-months jail with immediate parole.
Radatti said she was innocently playing with a group of kids before the fun took a turn for the worse.
“I was just having a good time and I told one little kid, ‘I’m going to go fast, do you want to jump on?’ and he said he’d have a go,” she said.
“He had a bit of a scream then he got off and the other kids jumped on and off we went. There was one family that decided they wanted to ring the police and they hunted me down and handcuffed me in front of everyone.” Radatti added that she thought it was a little harsh for the police to arrest her. “They took me away from the park and wouldn’t even let me get my bag so I can’t even get into my house,” she said. “I was having a good night and everyone enjoyed me and there’s always got to be one who’s got to make a big deal of it.” Prosecutor Ben Fotheringham told the court when police arrived a witness said Radatti had encouraged their four-year-old boy to climb on to the merry-go-round.
“The defendant began spinning the merry-go-round faster and faster, causing the four-year-old to scream out for help,” he said. “It’s said the four-year-old was incredibly distressed from being spun around.” Mr Fotheringham said two people had to physically restrain Radatti to stop her spinning the child and to move her out of the way. Solicitor Matt Maloy said it was an “unusual” case of public nuisance as all Radatti was doing was spinning a child around on a playground. “My client instructs she had done that for a number of children on the evening in question,” he said. “When the four-year-old in question got off, more children got on, wanting her to do it with them.”
Mr Maloy said Radatti, who works as a dental assistant, said she was heavily intoxicated at the time. “This is not a matter that involves violence,” he said. “This is possibly what could best be described as poor decision making, but no other parents were opposed to this,” she said. “She was of the view that she was playing with the children and the children were enjoying it.” Magistrate Dermot Kehoe said it was a serious matter due to the risk of injury to the child. “It’s not fun and games to have a complete stranger going up and spinning children around,” he said. “If you don’t know the children, you shouldn’t be playing with them.” Mr Kehoe said Radatti had a three-page criminal history including other public nuisance type offences. She was sentenced to six months jail but was released immediately on parole.
“He had a bit of a scream then he got off and the other kids jumped on and off we went. There was one family that decided they wanted to ring the police and they hunted me down and handcuffed me in front of everyone.” Radatti added that she thought it was a little harsh for the police to arrest her. “They took me away from the park and wouldn’t even let me get my bag so I can’t even get into my house,” she said. “I was having a good night and everyone enjoyed me and there’s always got to be one who’s got to make a big deal of it.” Prosecutor Ben Fotheringham told the court when police arrived a witness said Radatti had encouraged their four-year-old boy to climb on to the merry-go-round.
“The defendant began spinning the merry-go-round faster and faster, causing the four-year-old to scream out for help,” he said. “It’s said the four-year-old was incredibly distressed from being spun around.” Mr Fotheringham said two people had to physically restrain Radatti to stop her spinning the child and to move her out of the way. Solicitor Matt Maloy said it was an “unusual” case of public nuisance as all Radatti was doing was spinning a child around on a playground. “My client instructs she had done that for a number of children on the evening in question,” he said. “When the four-year-old in question got off, more children got on, wanting her to do it with them.”
Mr Maloy said Radatti, who works as a dental assistant, said she was heavily intoxicated at the time. “This is not a matter that involves violence,” he said. “This is possibly what could best be described as poor decision making, but no other parents were opposed to this,” she said. “She was of the view that she was playing with the children and the children were enjoying it.” Magistrate Dermot Kehoe said it was a serious matter due to the risk of injury to the child. “It’s not fun and games to have a complete stranger going up and spinning children around,” he said. “If you don’t know the children, you shouldn’t be playing with them.” Mr Kehoe said Radatti had a three-page criminal history including other public nuisance type offences. She was sentenced to six months jail but was released immediately on parole.
Man who forced daughters to ski competitively and eat a macrobiotic diet jailed for abuse
An Italian father who forced his teenage daughters to ski competitively and eat a macrobiotic diet because he was concerned they were too fat has been found guilty of abuse and sentenced to nine months in prison.
The unusual case in Turin may set a precedent in how Italian courts define psychological abuse of children. There are no similar cases of abuse on record.
The case started in 2011 when the two teenage girls, one is now an adult, complained to their mother that “Daddy treats us badly” and said they no longer wanted to visit their father. The parents are separated. The 53-year-old father, who has not been named but has been described as a wealthy individual, has said he became worried about his daughters’ health when he saw pictures of them on Facebook.
He said he encouraged them to ski and to eat a macrobiotic diet, avoiding processed and otherwise refined foods, out of a normal level of parental concern. But the mother of the teenagers and the prosecutor in the case painted a different picture, of constant pressure and taunting by the father of his daughters.
The sentence for mistreating the girls and causing psychological trauma was a month short of the punishment sought by the prosecutor. The father has said he will appeal against the verdict. Experts say children subjected to psychological abuse sometimes face the same mental health challenges as children who are sexually or physically abused and can suffer from anxiety, depression, low self-esteem and substance abuse.
The case started in 2011 when the two teenage girls, one is now an adult, complained to their mother that “Daddy treats us badly” and said they no longer wanted to visit their father. The parents are separated. The 53-year-old father, who has not been named but has been described as a wealthy individual, has said he became worried about his daughters’ health when he saw pictures of them on Facebook.
He said he encouraged them to ski and to eat a macrobiotic diet, avoiding processed and otherwise refined foods, out of a normal level of parental concern. But the mother of the teenagers and the prosecutor in the case painted a different picture, of constant pressure and taunting by the father of his daughters.
The sentence for mistreating the girls and causing psychological trauma was a month short of the punishment sought by the prosecutor. The father has said he will appeal against the verdict. Experts say children subjected to psychological abuse sometimes face the same mental health challenges as children who are sexually or physically abused and can suffer from anxiety, depression, low self-esteem and substance abuse.
Irish motorist jailed after being caught driving without insurance for 73rd time
A motorist in Cork, Ireland, was caught driving without insurance for the 73rd time and on Monday he was jailed for five months.
The sentencing judge in the case had to ask the prosecuting inspector to repeat the number of previous convictions as he was unsure if he had heard correctly.
“Can I ask you again – 72 previous convictions for no insurance?” Judge Olann Kelleher asked at Cork District Court.
Insp Eileen Foster confirmed this was the case for Anthony O’Sullivan of Togher, Cork. Insp Foster said the 28-year-old had a list of previous convictions for various offences which ran to the grand total of 421. Defence solicitor Diarmuid Kelleher applied to have the sentencing postponed to allow the accused continue with favourable work he was doing with the probation service in advance of sentencing for another crime before Cork Circuit Criminal Court for another crime.
Judge Olann Kelleher said he could not postpone sentencing in the case. O’Sullivan got into the witness box and said: “I am off everything. I am attending counselling.” Mr Kelleher, solicitor, said: “There is obviously going to be a penalty, I am just asking you to postpone the inevitable.” Judge Kelleher said he had to deal with what was before him and sentence O’Sullivan for driving without insurance where he had 72 previous convictions for the same offence.
The judge jailed him for five months and banned him from driving for 15 years for driving without insurance. That sentence also covered a charge of driving while under the influence of cannabis at the time. Inspector Eileen Foster said the accused was caught driving a Suburu Impreza in Cork, on February 19, 2014, at a time when it was weaving from one side of the road to the other. O’Sullivan was later released on cash bail of €300 pending an appeal of the five-month sentence.
Insp Eileen Foster confirmed this was the case for Anthony O’Sullivan of Togher, Cork. Insp Foster said the 28-year-old had a list of previous convictions for various offences which ran to the grand total of 421. Defence solicitor Diarmuid Kelleher applied to have the sentencing postponed to allow the accused continue with favourable work he was doing with the probation service in advance of sentencing for another crime before Cork Circuit Criminal Court for another crime.
Judge Olann Kelleher said he could not postpone sentencing in the case. O’Sullivan got into the witness box and said: “I am off everything. I am attending counselling.” Mr Kelleher, solicitor, said: “There is obviously going to be a penalty, I am just asking you to postpone the inevitable.” Judge Kelleher said he had to deal with what was before him and sentence O’Sullivan for driving without insurance where he had 72 previous convictions for the same offence.
The judge jailed him for five months and banned him from driving for 15 years for driving without insurance. That sentence also covered a charge of driving while under the influence of cannabis at the time. Inspector Eileen Foster said the accused was caught driving a Suburu Impreza in Cork, on February 19, 2014, at a time when it was weaving from one side of the road to the other. O’Sullivan was later released on cash bail of €300 pending an appeal of the five-month sentence.
Serial Peeping Tom claimed he was in ladies' toilets because he was wearing wrong glasses
A Peeping Tom who claimed he was in the ladies’ toilets because he was wearing the wrong glasses has been jailed.
‘Compulsive’ voyeur Roberto Collins has breached an ASBO banning him from spying on women seven times. In the most recent incident he was caught by a cleaner standing on top of a toilet in the Arndale Centre, Manchester, so he could peer at any woman who used the next cubicle.
Minutes earlier, Collins had been chased from a toilet on the floor below.
The 51-year-old has now been jailed for 13 months by a Manchester Crown Court judge who said the public needed protection from his ‘disgusting’ behaviour. Collins’ lawyer said the roots of his compulsion were in a difficult childhood, when the toilets ‘were a place of safety for him’. The court heard that Collins, of Moss Side, came out with a string of bizarre excuses following his arrest on December 30. On that morning a cleaner checking toilets was stunned to find him standing on a toilet and looking into the next cubicle, which was empty. Asked what he was doing, he said ‘sorry love’, and made off. Police were alerted and caught up with him nearby.
Graham Robinson, prosecuting, said: “Taken to the police station and interviewed he said he’d gone into the ladies by mistake and gave some nonsensical story about having a sore backside he needed to scratch, and that’s why he had to stand up.” Interviewed later by the probation service, Collins claimed a fault with his glasses stopped him from seeing the signs properly, and that he needed a new pair. Collins was first convicted of public nuisance and given an ASBO banning him from ladies toilets and Manchester University in 2005, when he was seen looking under the dividing partition of a toilet at a faculty building.
Three years later he was jailed for nine months for breaching the ASBO three times. He breached it another three times in 2010, 2012, and 2013, when he was caught hiding in a swimming baths locker. David Thomson, defending, said: “The defendant accepts he has a problem - it’s a compulsion. In his own words, he simply can’t help himself. There’s never any suggestion he’s made any physical contact.” Sending him down after he admitted breaching his ASBO, Judge Martin Henshell told Collins the courts had ‘tried everything’ to help him change his ways. “These offences would cause considerable distress to women,” the judge added.
The 51-year-old has now been jailed for 13 months by a Manchester Crown Court judge who said the public needed protection from his ‘disgusting’ behaviour. Collins’ lawyer said the roots of his compulsion were in a difficult childhood, when the toilets ‘were a place of safety for him’. The court heard that Collins, of Moss Side, came out with a string of bizarre excuses following his arrest on December 30. On that morning a cleaner checking toilets was stunned to find him standing on a toilet and looking into the next cubicle, which was empty. Asked what he was doing, he said ‘sorry love’, and made off. Police were alerted and caught up with him nearby.
Graham Robinson, prosecuting, said: “Taken to the police station and interviewed he said he’d gone into the ladies by mistake and gave some nonsensical story about having a sore backside he needed to scratch, and that’s why he had to stand up.” Interviewed later by the probation service, Collins claimed a fault with his glasses stopped him from seeing the signs properly, and that he needed a new pair. Collins was first convicted of public nuisance and given an ASBO banning him from ladies toilets and Manchester University in 2005, when he was seen looking under the dividing partition of a toilet at a faculty building.
Three years later he was jailed for nine months for breaching the ASBO three times. He breached it another three times in 2010, 2012, and 2013, when he was caught hiding in a swimming baths locker. David Thomson, defending, said: “The defendant accepts he has a problem - it’s a compulsion. In his own words, he simply can’t help himself. There’s never any suggestion he’s made any physical contact.” Sending him down after he admitted breaching his ASBO, Judge Martin Henshell told Collins the courts had ‘tried everything’ to help him change his ways. “These offences would cause considerable distress to women,” the judge added.
Call centre manager fined after forcefully thrusting his pelvis towards policewoman
A drunken call centre manager grabbed hold of a policewoman and ‘forcefully’ thrust his pelvis towards her.
Darryl Pearson, 30, had been drinking in the Cooper Rose, in Albion Place, Sunderland City Centre, on December 21, when he pounced on the female officer as she walked into the bar at 8pm.
Prosecutor Lee Poppett told Sunderland Magistrates’ Court the officer had been asked by a woman to escort her inside the bar to help find her boyfriend. “Mr Pearson grabbed her, taking hold of the officer’s hips from behind and thrusting his pelvis in a forceful manner. “He was clearly drunk.”
Pearson, of Silksworth, was arrested and spent the night at Her Majesty’s Pleasure. He later admitted being drunk and disorderly. Jason Smith, defending, said Pearson is a call centre manager at EDF Energy. “He has absolutely no idea why he acted in the manner that he did and has apologised to the officer,” Mr Smith said.
He apologised in the custody suite, he apologised in the cell and he continued to apologise. “He spent several hours in custody as a result of this act of gross stupidity. He has asked me again to apologise profusely to yourselves and the officer on his behalf. He does not intend to return to court again.” Pearson was fined £120, with £85 costs and a £20 victim surcharge.
Prosecutor Lee Poppett told Sunderland Magistrates’ Court the officer had been asked by a woman to escort her inside the bar to help find her boyfriend. “Mr Pearson grabbed her, taking hold of the officer’s hips from behind and thrusting his pelvis in a forceful manner. “He was clearly drunk.”
Pearson, of Silksworth, was arrested and spent the night at Her Majesty’s Pleasure. He later admitted being drunk and disorderly. Jason Smith, defending, said Pearson is a call centre manager at EDF Energy. “He has absolutely no idea why he acted in the manner that he did and has apologised to the officer,” Mr Smith said.
He apologised in the custody suite, he apologised in the cell and he continued to apologise. “He spent several hours in custody as a result of this act of gross stupidity. He has asked me again to apologise profusely to yourselves and the officer on his behalf. He does not intend to return to court again.” Pearson was fined £120, with £85 costs and a £20 victim surcharge.
Intruder got stuck upside-down in window for five hours
Two students helped police catch an intruder who they found stuck in the window of a building at Nottingham Trent University.
Dan De-Niet, 20, and Tom Burdett, 19, found the man crying and screaming as he was wedged in the Arkwright building.
The pair were coming back from a night out at 2:30am on Friday morning when they heard the hapless local. They originally thought that the man was a drunken student, but when he told them he was 27-years-old they realised that it was highly unlikely. Dan said: “I was unsure where the noise was coming from but when I looked up and found him screaming and crying.”
The man, who was clearly in agony, told the students that he had been stuck in a handstand position half in, half out of the building for five hours. Dan phoned 999 and soon there were police, firefighters and university staff on site. Tom, said: “The police arrived and started pissing themselves laughing and taking selfies with him before they did anything.”
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Firefighters were forced to break the window to free the man. Nottinghamshire Police spokeswoman later said that Carl Attar, 27, had been charged with burglary in a building other than a dwelling.
The pair were coming back from a night out at 2:30am on Friday morning when they heard the hapless local. They originally thought that the man was a drunken student, but when he told them he was 27-years-old they realised that it was highly unlikely. Dan said: “I was unsure where the noise was coming from but when I looked up and found him screaming and crying.”
The man, who was clearly in agony, told the students that he had been stuck in a handstand position half in, half out of the building for five hours. Dan phoned 999 and soon there were police, firefighters and university staff on site. Tom, said: “The police arrived and started pissing themselves laughing and taking selfies with him before they did anything.”
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Firefighters were forced to break the window to free the man. Nottinghamshire Police spokeswoman later said that Carl Attar, 27, had been charged with burglary in a building other than a dwelling.
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