Friday, February 20, 2015
Parents involved in lactation porn accused of starving baby to death
The parents of a 7-week-old boy who died in January have been arrested on charges of murder by abuse after a medical examiner determined the child died from starvation.
Investigators in Glendale, Oregon, say the mother used her breast milk for online pornography instead of feeding the child.
Detectives arrested Amanda Hancock, 22, and Stephen Williams Jr., 27 on Tuesday. The charges stem from the January 22 death of their 7-week-old son, Data Hancock. That night, an ambulance and sheriff's deputy responded to a report of an infant in distress at a home. Medics found the infant unresponsive to treatment. He was declared dead at the scene.
The Douglas County Medical Examiner’s Office and the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Detectives Division launched an investigation into the boy's death. The investigation took place over the course of the past month. As part of the investigation, the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Portland conducted autopsy on Data Hancock. Detectives learned from the State Medical Examiner’s Office that the infant’s cause of death was determined to be starvation.
According to a sworn affidavit filed by investigators in the case, the parents told authorities they fed the child milk multiple times per day but admitted they did not provide adequate care. Williams told investigators he noticed the child had lost weight. He said he didn't call the doctor because that was Hancock's responsibility. Both parents worked in the online porn industry, and Hancock told investigators she would self-lactate for money and lactate onto something other than a bottle.
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Detectives arrested Amanda Hancock, 22, and Stephen Williams Jr., 27 on Tuesday. The charges stem from the January 22 death of their 7-week-old son, Data Hancock. That night, an ambulance and sheriff's deputy responded to a report of an infant in distress at a home. Medics found the infant unresponsive to treatment. He was declared dead at the scene.
The Douglas County Medical Examiner’s Office and the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Detectives Division launched an investigation into the boy's death. The investigation took place over the course of the past month. As part of the investigation, the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Portland conducted autopsy on Data Hancock. Detectives learned from the State Medical Examiner’s Office that the infant’s cause of death was determined to be starvation.
According to a sworn affidavit filed by investigators in the case, the parents told authorities they fed the child milk multiple times per day but admitted they did not provide adequate care. Williams told investigators he noticed the child had lost weight. He said he didn't call the doctor because that was Hancock's responsibility. Both parents worked in the online porn industry, and Hancock told investigators she would self-lactate for money and lactate onto something other than a bottle.
With news video.
Man rescued from snow storm after being mistaken for a seal
An elderly man who nearly died during the most recent storm in Nova Scotia, Canada, owes his life to a retired politician who mistook him for a seal.
Gerald Whitman, 73, left his home in New Glasgow at 6am on Monday bound for the Pictou hospital for dialysis treatment. He found his regular route closed and drove along a detour.
"I made a wrong turn somewhere. Right at the beginning, I should have come back home," he said. "I thought I recognised the road."
The road deteriorated after 15 minutes. Ploughing his own path at 30 kilometres an hour, he missed a curve and drove into a mountain of snow.
"I couldn't get out the driver's door, so I crawled out the passenger door," he said.
"I had my good mittens on, and my hat that has the ear [flaps], but I didn't put them down because I didn't think I was going to be very long." Snow firmly gripped his car, holding it in place. The senior set out on foot for a house he could see in the distance. "I'd just listened to a radio programme stating that somebody had spent 11 hours in their car. I said, 'I'm not spending no 11 hours in my car,'" Whitman explained. But the snow was deep and his arthritic knees struggled to pump through the drifts. He soon needed a break and sat down. He couldn't get up, so he crawled forward. He knew what would happen if he fell asleep. He pressed on, crawling then resting, advancing over the winter wasteland. An icy wind kept pushing him over, and he kept righting himself. "I wouldn't quit as long as there was a breath in me," he said.
"The first 10 minutes wasn't too bad," he said, "but the next hour I was on my hands and knees. In spots where the snow was so deep, my knees and hands would just sink. After about an hour, I thought, 'Well, if this is what it's going to be, this is what it's going to be.' I made peace with the Lord and said, 'If it be your will, so be it.' And I just stopped. Apparently it wasn't his will." Whitman looked up and saw an angel of sorts - retired politician Charlie Parker, who had spotted Whitman while he was out shovelling snow. Parker was trying to clear snow from his driveway so his son could get in after a night shift when, in-between snowy gusts, he spotted a long, dark shape 100 metres away. I thought it might be a seal," he said. After deciding to investigate, he found a man face down in the middle of the road. "I turned him over," Parker said. "It turned out to be a gentleman I knew - he had been my former banker."
He slung Whitman's arm around his shoulders and pulled him along. For the last bit, Parker tried to fetch a toboggan, but couldn't dig it free. He returned and told the elderly man to get up. The two men managed to get to Parker's house where Parker's, Marilyn, and their dog warmly received the visitor. Whitman was covered in heaps of blankets and Parker spooned him coffee, as he couldn't grip a mug. Meanwhile, the Department of Transportation sent a plough to clear the road for the ambulance, which took about 45 minutes to arrive. By then, Whitman was shaking violently and needed medical attention from the paramedics. Parker downplayed his heroics. "I'm sure I didn't do anything different than anyone else would have." Whitman offered his thanks. "He thought I was a seal. On behalf of all seals, I'd like to thank him for his interest," Whitman said with a laugh. "If he hadn't been as strong as he was, I think we still would be there." In the end, Whitman also got his dialysis treatment.
With news video.
"I had my good mittens on, and my hat that has the ear [flaps], but I didn't put them down because I didn't think I was going to be very long." Snow firmly gripped his car, holding it in place. The senior set out on foot for a house he could see in the distance. "I'd just listened to a radio programme stating that somebody had spent 11 hours in their car. I said, 'I'm not spending no 11 hours in my car,'" Whitman explained. But the snow was deep and his arthritic knees struggled to pump through the drifts. He soon needed a break and sat down. He couldn't get up, so he crawled forward. He knew what would happen if he fell asleep. He pressed on, crawling then resting, advancing over the winter wasteland. An icy wind kept pushing him over, and he kept righting himself. "I wouldn't quit as long as there was a breath in me," he said.
"The first 10 minutes wasn't too bad," he said, "but the next hour I was on my hands and knees. In spots where the snow was so deep, my knees and hands would just sink. After about an hour, I thought, 'Well, if this is what it's going to be, this is what it's going to be.' I made peace with the Lord and said, 'If it be your will, so be it.' And I just stopped. Apparently it wasn't his will." Whitman looked up and saw an angel of sorts - retired politician Charlie Parker, who had spotted Whitman while he was out shovelling snow. Parker was trying to clear snow from his driveway so his son could get in after a night shift when, in-between snowy gusts, he spotted a long, dark shape 100 metres away. I thought it might be a seal," he said. After deciding to investigate, he found a man face down in the middle of the road. "I turned him over," Parker said. "It turned out to be a gentleman I knew - he had been my former banker."
He slung Whitman's arm around his shoulders and pulled him along. For the last bit, Parker tried to fetch a toboggan, but couldn't dig it free. He returned and told the elderly man to get up. The two men managed to get to Parker's house where Parker's, Marilyn, and their dog warmly received the visitor. Whitman was covered in heaps of blankets and Parker spooned him coffee, as he couldn't grip a mug. Meanwhile, the Department of Transportation sent a plough to clear the road for the ambulance, which took about 45 minutes to arrive. By then, Whitman was shaking violently and needed medical attention from the paramedics. Parker downplayed his heroics. "I'm sure I didn't do anything different than anyone else would have." Whitman offered his thanks. "He thought I was a seal. On behalf of all seals, I'd like to thank him for his interest," Whitman said with a laugh. "If he hadn't been as strong as he was, I think we still would be there." In the end, Whitman also got his dialysis treatment.
With news video.
Punitive action to be taken after men and women found working together in female shops
Inspections carried out by the Ministries of Labour, Interior and Commerce and Industry in a number of shops in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, recorded 77 cases of violation, with men and women working together at female-only shops being the most prominent of them.
The offending shops did not separate the departments of male and female shop assistants, according to the Ministry of Labour. The inspections were carried out last weekend with the participation of 20 inspectors from the Labour Office in Riyadh, 15 policemen and a number of inspectors of the Ministry of Trade and Industry.
Sixty-six violations were detected following the inspection of several stores selling products for use by women which violated the requirements of the women's work environment. The spokesman of the Ministry of Labour, Tayseer Al-Mufrej, said that all female shops must separate the work area between male and female shop assistants as the labour regulations ban the presence of men at female areas at stores.
The Ministry of Labour has said that it will take punitive action against offenders of the female shops' requirements. The punitive procedures would be gradual, from advice to written warnings to fines. However, the Ministry of Labour will halt all its services to offenders who ignore these gradual punitive steps, while the authorities may shut down these stores as the last stage of warnings. The authorities have to date shut down 27 women's stores in the Eastern Province for these kinds of violations.
The offending shops did not separate the departments of male and female shop assistants, according to the Ministry of Labour. The inspections were carried out last weekend with the participation of 20 inspectors from the Labour Office in Riyadh, 15 policemen and a number of inspectors of the Ministry of Trade and Industry.
Sixty-six violations were detected following the inspection of several stores selling products for use by women which violated the requirements of the women's work environment. The spokesman of the Ministry of Labour, Tayseer Al-Mufrej, said that all female shops must separate the work area between male and female shop assistants as the labour regulations ban the presence of men at female areas at stores.
The Ministry of Labour has said that it will take punitive action against offenders of the female shops' requirements. The punitive procedures would be gradual, from advice to written warnings to fines. However, the Ministry of Labour will halt all its services to offenders who ignore these gradual punitive steps, while the authorities may shut down these stores as the last stage of warnings. The authorities have to date shut down 27 women's stores in the Eastern Province for these kinds of violations.
Sweden united in statue handbag protest
A Swedish town’s snub of a statue depicting a lady lashing out at a Nazi supporter with her handbag has sparked a creative protest, with handbags mysteriously appearing on statues across the country.
Inspired by a photograph taken in 1985, a statue of the woman with her handbag in full swing was set to be installed at the main square in southern Swedish town Växjö. But the council’s culture committee changed their decision, claiming the statue promoted violence.
Meanwhile, other councils have offered to put up Swedish artist Susanna Arwin's statue instead. “If Växjö don’t want it, send it to us,” Malmö councillor Nils Karlsson said. And Sigtuna councillor Dan Rosenholm said: “We have phoned the artist and told her we would like the statue.
“We want to praise people with civil courage and fundamental democratic values.” The photograph of Polish-born Danuta Danielsson swinging her handbag at a Nazi demonstration was taken by Hans Runesson and has been voted Swedish picture of the century.
Inspired by a photograph taken in 1985, a statue of the woman with her handbag in full swing was set to be installed at the main square in southern Swedish town Växjö. But the council’s culture committee changed their decision, claiming the statue promoted violence.
Meanwhile, other councils have offered to put up Swedish artist Susanna Arwin's statue instead. “If Växjö don’t want it, send it to us,” Malmö councillor Nils Karlsson said. And Sigtuna councillor Dan Rosenholm said: “We have phoned the artist and told her we would like the statue.
“We want to praise people with civil courage and fundamental democratic values.” The photograph of Polish-born Danuta Danielsson swinging her handbag at a Nazi demonstration was taken by Hans Runesson and has been voted Swedish picture of the century.
Man jailed after trying to rob hotel while armed with a twig
A would-be robber brandishing a twig tried to hold up a hotel before being fought off and fleeing empty-handed on his bicycle.
Paul Lawman vaulted the counter of the Premier Inn at Heald Green, Stockport, Greater Manchester, during the attempted heist.
Brandishing a plastic bag with a twig inside which he had shaped to look like a gun, Lawman threw a bag at the 23-year-old receptionist and shouted ‘give me the money’.
The woman called for help from her manager, who grappled with Lawman even though he believed the thug was armed with a gun. During the struggle the bag containing the twig ripped and revealed Lawman’s ‘weapon’. He fled the scene on his bicycle, chased by the 25-year-old manager. The hapless crook, of Benchill, was caught after leaving behind the stick and the bag with his fingerprints on it.
He tested positive for the drug ecstasy, and was jailed for four years after admitting attempted robbery and possessing an imitation firearm. The court heard Lawman has convictions for 96 previous offences. Janet Ironfield, defending, said Lawman had not committed a robbery since 1994. “It appears he was feeling frustrated, he was out on the streets, and the idea appears to have occurred to him when he walked past the Premier Inn.
“This is not an offence for which there’s any evidence that the defendant planned in advance a means of attack on the Premier Inn, other than at the spur of the moment, when what he did was equip himself with useful items from the car park.” Recorder Tina Landale, sentencing, said it was ‘inconceivable’ that the ‘terrifying’ robbery bid was not planned.
The woman called for help from her manager, who grappled with Lawman even though he believed the thug was armed with a gun. During the struggle the bag containing the twig ripped and revealed Lawman’s ‘weapon’. He fled the scene on his bicycle, chased by the 25-year-old manager. The hapless crook, of Benchill, was caught after leaving behind the stick and the bag with his fingerprints on it.
He tested positive for the drug ecstasy, and was jailed for four years after admitting attempted robbery and possessing an imitation firearm. The court heard Lawman has convictions for 96 previous offences. Janet Ironfield, defending, said Lawman had not committed a robbery since 1994. “It appears he was feeling frustrated, he was out on the streets, and the idea appears to have occurred to him when he walked past the Premier Inn.
“This is not an offence for which there’s any evidence that the defendant planned in advance a means of attack on the Premier Inn, other than at the spur of the moment, when what he did was equip himself with useful items from the car park.” Recorder Tina Landale, sentencing, said it was ‘inconceivable’ that the ‘terrifying’ robbery bid was not planned.
Fanny from Sweden told her name 'not valid' to apply for Sainsbury's loyalty card
A Swedish expat in London experienced a culture clash when she failed to register for a store card online, presumably because of the connotations between her first name and a lady's private parts.
Fanny Carlsson has now decided to start using her middle name ‘Linnéa’.
The 19-year-old from Uddevalla in Sweden has worked at skincare chain The Body Shop in London for five months. But when she tried to apply for a Nectar points card with the supermarket Sainsbury’s, an error message appeared saying her first name was invalid. "I just found it amusing and I've now got a card as Linnéa instead," she said.
"Because I already knew what 'Fanny' meant before I moved to England, I have chosen to call myself Linnéa at work. It's pretty much only when I talk to Swedes that I use my first name," she added. According to Swedish site Svenska Namn, more than 10,000 Swedish women - and one man - are called Fanny, which was also a popular British name several centuries ago.
Fanny Price is the heroine of Jane Austen’s novel ‘Mansfield Park’. But in the UK it is also a slang word for the female sexual organ. "My parents already knew I had had some problems with my name, so they're mainly just happy they gave me a middle name that works better," Fanny added.
The 19-year-old from Uddevalla in Sweden has worked at skincare chain The Body Shop in London for five months. But when she tried to apply for a Nectar points card with the supermarket Sainsbury’s, an error message appeared saying her first name was invalid. "I just found it amusing and I've now got a card as Linnéa instead," she said.
"Because I already knew what 'Fanny' meant before I moved to England, I have chosen to call myself Linnéa at work. It's pretty much only when I talk to Swedes that I use my first name," she added. According to Swedish site Svenska Namn, more than 10,000 Swedish women - and one man - are called Fanny, which was also a popular British name several centuries ago.
Fanny Price is the heroine of Jane Austen’s novel ‘Mansfield Park’. But in the UK it is also a slang word for the female sexual organ. "My parents already knew I had had some problems with my name, so they're mainly just happy they gave me a middle name that works better," Fanny added.
Residents fear prying eyes from new double-decker buses
Homeowners in a Worcester road claim they can no longer enjoy the peace and privacy of their gardens, after a transport company introduced double-decker buses in the neighbourhood.
The use of the vehicles on the number 32 route along St Peter’s Drive has been labelled an “intrusion of privacy” by a number of residents in Falcon Close, whose gardens back onto the road.
They fear people sitting on the top deck of a bus can look directly into their gardens and even their homes, creating a safety and security risk.
David North, of Falcon Close, said: “My neighbours and I believe this is an intrusion into our privacy. We are particularly vulnerable at our location as the bus stop is located directly behind our rear fence – we feel the bus is almost in our garden. We have lived here for 12 years and we understood that only single deck buses were allowed on this route due to the fact that most of the houses have rear gardens that back onto St Peter’s Drive and therefore are overlooked from the top deck of double-decker buses. Single deck buses however are not visible above our fence and this is what we have always expected and wish to return to.”
Councillor Brenda Wheeler, who brought the issues to the attention of the parish council, fears the move will put children at risk of abduction, make homes vulnerable to burglars and "discourage people from making use of their own gardens". She has also queried whether the larger vehicles are necessary considering the low numbers of passengers seen on board the buses. The sighting of double-decker vehicles at weekends and during the day similarly casts doubt on the claim that demand from school pupils means the larger buses are needed, she added.
Councillor Brenda Wheeler expresses her displeasure about the situation.
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Transport firm First Group has however defended its policy, which comes after 27 years of single-decker buses being used in the area, as necessary “to meet capacity demands” and “develop better operational links”. Ady Culpin, a spokesman for First Group, said: “As a local business that carries thousands of people around the city daily we sometimes need to change our operation to meet the demands of our customers. This means that vehicle types may change to meet capacity demands and also to develop better operational links to wider areas within our bus network. Most of our customers welcome double deck buses as they have more seats, meaning that customers can travel more comfortably with not having to stand.”
David North, of Falcon Close, said: “My neighbours and I believe this is an intrusion into our privacy. We are particularly vulnerable at our location as the bus stop is located directly behind our rear fence – we feel the bus is almost in our garden. We have lived here for 12 years and we understood that only single deck buses were allowed on this route due to the fact that most of the houses have rear gardens that back onto St Peter’s Drive and therefore are overlooked from the top deck of double-decker buses. Single deck buses however are not visible above our fence and this is what we have always expected and wish to return to.”
Councillor Brenda Wheeler, who brought the issues to the attention of the parish council, fears the move will put children at risk of abduction, make homes vulnerable to burglars and "discourage people from making use of their own gardens". She has also queried whether the larger vehicles are necessary considering the low numbers of passengers seen on board the buses. The sighting of double-decker vehicles at weekends and during the day similarly casts doubt on the claim that demand from school pupils means the larger buses are needed, she added.
Councillor Brenda Wheeler expresses her displeasure about the situation.
YouTube link.
Transport firm First Group has however defended its policy, which comes after 27 years of single-decker buses being used in the area, as necessary “to meet capacity demands” and “develop better operational links”. Ady Culpin, a spokesman for First Group, said: “As a local business that carries thousands of people around the city daily we sometimes need to change our operation to meet the demands of our customers. This means that vehicle types may change to meet capacity demands and also to develop better operational links to wider areas within our bus network. Most of our customers welcome double deck buses as they have more seats, meaning that customers can travel more comfortably with not having to stand.”
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