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Saturday, June 13, 2009
Wong Way changed to Wong Street
It's Wong Way no more. Believing a road in Riverside's former Chinatown called Wong Way has been sending the wrong message for decades, officials have renamed it Wong Street.
In 1961, the short connector street near downtown was named after the late George Wong, the last resident of Riverside's Chinatown.
But some in the community thought the street name appeared to be more of a joke than an honour and were insulted by it.
City Councilman Mike Gardner, who requested the street name change, said the sign was disparaging to Chinese immigrants with limited English skills.
In 1961, the short connector street near downtown was named after the late George Wong, the last resident of Riverside's Chinatown.
But some in the community thought the street name appeared to be more of a joke than an honour and were insulted by it.
City Councilman Mike Gardner, who requested the street name change, said the sign was disparaging to Chinese immigrants with limited English skills.
Man bound and gagged children so he could watch basketball
For more than two hours, two toddlers were bound and gagged in an apartment complex garage, according to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police. Twenty-year-old Jonathan Weaver remains behind bars, accused of tying up and gagging two kids he was supposed to be babysitting. He told police he left the boys so he could go watch the second half of the NBA championship game at a local bar.
"I have seen just about everything, this is the first time I have ever seen anything like this. This is tragic, it was terrifying, it was horrific," said Metro Lt. Ray Steiber with the Special Victim's Detail. The arrest report says Weaver told police he was upset his girlfriend asked him to watch her 1 and 2-year-old children while she attended night school. According to the report, Weaver didn't think leaving the boys in the garage was a big deal because they had been on garage "camp outs" before.
The report says he strapped the toddlers in their car seats and played with them for 20 to 30 minutes, and then left to meet a friend after the boys fell asleep. Police say Weaver drove one mile down Silverado Ranch to a PT's Pub. They carded him and kicked him out because he wasn't 21 yet. So he drove another two miles to a PT's at the corner of Eastern and St. Rose Parkway. There he watched the entire second half of the NBA game between the Lakers and Magic.
When the game was over, he drove back to the garage and that's when police arrested him. The boys were found with a torn piece of long-sleeve shirt in their mouths, and then gagged with duct tape.
Justin Freeman's wife heard the cries and called 911. "They were in the restraints and he just duct tapped them and put rope around their mouths," he said. The boys were rescued before they were seriously injured.
The children's mother has not been charged because she had no idea what happened. The boys are now back with their mother. Weaver is not the father of the children, but according to the arrest report, their 20-year-old mother is now pregnant with his child.
"I have seen just about everything, this is the first time I have ever seen anything like this. This is tragic, it was terrifying, it was horrific," said Metro Lt. Ray Steiber with the Special Victim's Detail. The arrest report says Weaver told police he was upset his girlfriend asked him to watch her 1 and 2-year-old children while she attended night school. According to the report, Weaver didn't think leaving the boys in the garage was a big deal because they had been on garage "camp outs" before.
The report says he strapped the toddlers in their car seats and played with them for 20 to 30 minutes, and then left to meet a friend after the boys fell asleep. Police say Weaver drove one mile down Silverado Ranch to a PT's Pub. They carded him and kicked him out because he wasn't 21 yet. So he drove another two miles to a PT's at the corner of Eastern and St. Rose Parkway. There he watched the entire second half of the NBA game between the Lakers and Magic.
When the game was over, he drove back to the garage and that's when police arrested him. The boys were found with a torn piece of long-sleeve shirt in their mouths, and then gagged with duct tape.
Justin Freeman's wife heard the cries and called 911. "They were in the restraints and he just duct tapped them and put rope around their mouths," he said. The boys were rescued before they were seriously injured.
The children's mother has not been charged because she had no idea what happened. The boys are now back with their mother. Weaver is not the father of the children, but according to the arrest report, their 20-year-old mother is now pregnant with his child.
Dead frogs litter road after accident
Dead frogs lay on the shoulder of La. 315 in Dularge on Thursday afternoon after a Dodge Charger driven by Phillip Hannah crashed into a Dodge pick-up driven by Jacob Lirette while trying to turn left off Brady Bridge.
Lirette, who was travelling south by himself on La. 315, had been frog hunting earlier. Both drivers were transported with minor injuries. The passengers in the Charger were Tammy Duncan, in the front seat, Brenton Miller, Jackie Naquin and a 3-month old child were in the back. They were all transported with minor injuries.
Lirette, who was travelling south by himself on La. 315, had been frog hunting earlier. Both drivers were transported with minor injuries. The passengers in the Charger were Tammy Duncan, in the front seat, Brenton Miller, Jackie Naquin and a 3-month old child were in the back. They were all transported with minor injuries.
Zoo searches for monkeys for $7m cage
The Los Angeles Zoo may have America's only monkey lair approved by a feng shui expert. There's only one problem: No monkeys.
The city spent US$7.4 million building the China-themed primate enclosure – complete with canary island palm trees, artificial trees with extra springy limbs, and a viewing structure with Chinese-style tilework – after China promised to lend the zoo a trio of rare golden snub-nosed monkeys.
But now the Chinese government has taken the monkeys off the table, leaving zoo officials searching for suitable stand-in simians to take the place of the golden monkeys, known for their blue-faces and blond-hair.
Zoo spokesman Jason Jacobs said negotiations with Chinese officials broke down several weeks ago, but he did not know why. The Chinese official that had signed the agreement granting Los Angeles the monkeys has since left his position, he said.
The city agreed to pay the Chinese government US$100,000 a year for the monkeys. Officials voted in 2006 to build the enclosure designed to look like a rural Chinese village. The enclosure was finished in 2008.
A feng shui expert hired for US$4500 tweaked the final design with a water fountain and other features meant to promote the monkeys' health and happiness. Zoo officials are now consulting with their colleagues at other zoos to obtain native Chinese monkey species that will fit in with the surroundings.
The city spent US$7.4 million building the China-themed primate enclosure – complete with canary island palm trees, artificial trees with extra springy limbs, and a viewing structure with Chinese-style tilework – after China promised to lend the zoo a trio of rare golden snub-nosed monkeys.
But now the Chinese government has taken the monkeys off the table, leaving zoo officials searching for suitable stand-in simians to take the place of the golden monkeys, known for their blue-faces and blond-hair.
Zoo spokesman Jason Jacobs said negotiations with Chinese officials broke down several weeks ago, but he did not know why. The Chinese official that had signed the agreement granting Los Angeles the monkeys has since left his position, he said.
The city agreed to pay the Chinese government US$100,000 a year for the monkeys. Officials voted in 2006 to build the enclosure designed to look like a rural Chinese village. The enclosure was finished in 2008.
A feng shui expert hired for US$4500 tweaked the final design with a water fountain and other features meant to promote the monkeys' health and happiness. Zoo officials are now consulting with their colleagues at other zoos to obtain native Chinese monkey species that will fit in with the surroundings.
President Obama writes girl a note for missing school
Ten-year-old Kennedy Corpus has a rock-solid excuse for missing the last day of school: a personal note to her teacher from President Barack Obama.
Her father, John Corpus of Green Bay, stood to ask Obama about health care during the president's town hall-style meeting at Southwest High School on Thursday. He told Obama that his daughter was missing school to attend the event and that he hoped she didn't get in trouble.
"Do you need me to write a note?" Obama asked. The crowd laughed, but the president was serious.
On a piece of paper, he wrote: "To Kennedy's teacher: Please excuse Kennedy's absence. She's with me. Barack Obama." He stepped off the stage to hand-deliver the note — to Kennedy's surprise.
"I thought he was joking until he started walking down," Kennedy said after the event, showing off the note in front of a bank of television cameras. "It was like the best thing ever."
The fourth-grader at Aldo Leopold elementary in Green Bay already knew what she was going to do with the note: frame it along with her ticket to the event. She said she'd make a copy for her teacher.
Her father, John Corpus of Green Bay, stood to ask Obama about health care during the president's town hall-style meeting at Southwest High School on Thursday. He told Obama that his daughter was missing school to attend the event and that he hoped she didn't get in trouble.
"Do you need me to write a note?" Obama asked. The crowd laughed, but the president was serious.
On a piece of paper, he wrote: "To Kennedy's teacher: Please excuse Kennedy's absence. She's with me. Barack Obama." He stepped off the stage to hand-deliver the note — to Kennedy's surprise.
"I thought he was joking until he started walking down," Kennedy said after the event, showing off the note in front of a bank of television cameras. "It was like the best thing ever."
The fourth-grader at Aldo Leopold elementary in Green Bay already knew what she was going to do with the note: frame it along with her ticket to the event. She said she'd make a copy for her teacher.
Swedish gangsters forced boy to replace 'trademark' tattoo
Two members of a criminal gang have been indicted on criminal charges after forcing an 18-year-old boy to replace a tattoo they claimed had infringed their "trademark".
The boy was approached by two members of the F*cked For Life gang after they learned that the 18-year-old had a tattoo on his arm bearing the legend Förstörd För Livet (Ruined For Life).
The boy said he got the tattoo because it reminded him of a rock band and he thought it was "a cool thing to do". But two F*cked For Life members, 36 and 33, saw matters differently and contacted the boy to inform him that he had breached the gang's trademark. The boy was told he had two choices: either cover over his tattoo with a new design or get it removed altogether.
Last winter he was taken to a tattoo artist in Tumba, the south Stockholm suburb where the gang has its base. There the offending words were covered over with a tattoo representing a long knife.
When the new tattoo was completed the boy was informed by the gang members that he owed them "compensation" for stealing their trademark. A couple of weeks later the boy's parents paid the men 50,000 kronor ($6,500).
The two gang members are to stand trial at Södertörn District Court on charges of aggravated harassment, assault and aggravated extortion. The tattoo artist has also been charged with assault for inking the boy without his consent.
The boy was approached by two members of the F*cked For Life gang after they learned that the 18-year-old had a tattoo on his arm bearing the legend Förstörd För Livet (Ruined For Life).
The boy said he got the tattoo because it reminded him of a rock band and he thought it was "a cool thing to do". But two F*cked For Life members, 36 and 33, saw matters differently and contacted the boy to inform him that he had breached the gang's trademark. The boy was told he had two choices: either cover over his tattoo with a new design or get it removed altogether.
Last winter he was taken to a tattoo artist in Tumba, the south Stockholm suburb where the gang has its base. There the offending words were covered over with a tattoo representing a long knife.
When the new tattoo was completed the boy was informed by the gang members that he owed them "compensation" for stealing their trademark. A couple of weeks later the boy's parents paid the men 50,000 kronor ($6,500).
The two gang members are to stand trial at Södertörn District Court on charges of aggravated harassment, assault and aggravated extortion. The tattoo artist has also been charged with assault for inking the boy without his consent.
Saudi princess runs up £15 million shopping bill
One of the most senior members of Saudi Arabia's royal family, Princess Maha al-Sudairi, is claiming diplomatic immunity in France after running up unpaid shopping bills of more than £15 million including £60,000 on designer lingerie.
She has ignored her furious debtors and locked herself in her £2,500-a-night suite at the George V Hotel in Paris.
When a royal aide was approached about settling the underwear bill he replied: "I'm afraid we can't go around settling bills for the Princess's knickers."
Princess Maha, whose husband, Prince Nayef, is interior minister and second-in-line to the Saudi throne, is said to have spent millions on designer clothes, jewels and other luxury products in the French capital over the past year. Her weekly dry cleaning bill alone was said to be £30,000.
Every time the Princess and her entourage visited a shop a representative would offer staff an embossed document stating "Payment to Follow".
But Princess Maha is claiming diplomatic immunity thanks to her husband's status. In all, some 30 stores are seeking money from the Princess, including the Hotel Crillon, where she stayed before holing up in the George V, which is owned by her nephew, Prince Al Waleed.
She has ignored her furious debtors and locked herself in her £2,500-a-night suite at the George V Hotel in Paris.
When a royal aide was approached about settling the underwear bill he replied: "I'm afraid we can't go around settling bills for the Princess's knickers."
Princess Maha, whose husband, Prince Nayef, is interior minister and second-in-line to the Saudi throne, is said to have spent millions on designer clothes, jewels and other luxury products in the French capital over the past year. Her weekly dry cleaning bill alone was said to be £30,000.
Every time the Princess and her entourage visited a shop a representative would offer staff an embossed document stating "Payment to Follow".
But Princess Maha is claiming diplomatic immunity thanks to her husband's status. In all, some 30 stores are seeking money from the Princess, including the Hotel Crillon, where she stayed before holing up in the George V, which is owned by her nephew, Prince Al Waleed.
Burglar bit through steel bars
Chinese police who solved a spate of mystery burglaries were shocked to find the culprit was biting his way through steel window bars. Detectives in Nanjimen region, Chongqing, were puzzled by continuous reports of break-ins through caged windows.
"Through our investigations, we found the grids had been cut but with deep tooth prints," a local police spokesman said.
Eventually, their inquiries led them to interview a man who revealed he was sharing a hotel room with a man who could crack walnuts with his teeth. Police brought in the man, Xiong, 23, for questioning and he confessed that he was behind the burglaries.
He revealed that he had turned to crime after failing to find a job and could not even remember how many houses he had broken into over the last two years. Xiong told police he had grown up in a mountain town and had developed strong, sharp teeth by using them to open the walnuts which grew there in abundance.
He had found that he could chew open any steel bars up to 1cm in thickness, by prising open welding spots with his teeth.
"I only failed once in the past two years. Once I bit on a 2cm thick steel grid, and the first bite nearly dislocated my jaw," he said. "I never take other tools with me when breaking in. That's why I never got stopped by patrolling officers at night."
"Through our investigations, we found the grids had been cut but with deep tooth prints," a local police spokesman said.
Eventually, their inquiries led them to interview a man who revealed he was sharing a hotel room with a man who could crack walnuts with his teeth. Police brought in the man, Xiong, 23, for questioning and he confessed that he was behind the burglaries.
He revealed that he had turned to crime after failing to find a job and could not even remember how many houses he had broken into over the last two years. Xiong told police he had grown up in a mountain town and had developed strong, sharp teeth by using them to open the walnuts which grew there in abundance.
He had found that he could chew open any steel bars up to 1cm in thickness, by prising open welding spots with his teeth.
"I only failed once in the past two years. Once I bit on a 2cm thick steel grid, and the first bite nearly dislocated my jaw," he said. "I never take other tools with me when breaking in. That's why I never got stopped by patrolling officers at night."
Artist to 'fix' work that Vladimir Putin criticised
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has made headlines in recent times for slaying tigers and starring in his own martial arts video, and now he can add art critic to his lengthy, eclectic resume.
Putin told a founder of the Russian school of high realism, Ilya Glazunov, that a sword in one of his paintings was too short, and looked "only good for slicing sausage".
Glazunov, known for his paintings of religious scenes and Russian heroes, is head of the Russian Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture and a member of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland.
That didn't stop Putin telling the artist: "The sword is a bit too short, it looks like a pocket knife in his hands. It looks like it is only good for slicing sausage."
Glazunov was quick to agree, and said he would rectify the painting, 'Prince Oleg with Igor'.
"I don't miss a single detail," Putin said of his art critiquing skills.
Putin told a founder of the Russian school of high realism, Ilya Glazunov, that a sword in one of his paintings was too short, and looked "only good for slicing sausage".
Glazunov, known for his paintings of religious scenes and Russian heroes, is head of the Russian Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture and a member of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland.
That didn't stop Putin telling the artist: "The sword is a bit too short, it looks like a pocket knife in his hands. It looks like it is only good for slicing sausage."
Glazunov was quick to agree, and said he would rectify the painting, 'Prince Oleg with Igor'.
"I don't miss a single detail," Putin said of his art critiquing skills.
Banksy pulls off his biggest exhibition yet - in secret
Graffiti artist Banksy has pulled off an audacious stunt amid tight secrecy to stage his biggest ever exhibition.
A burned-out ice-cream van is among 100 works Banksy has installed at Bristol's museum, replacing many of the museum's regular artefacts.
The reason the museum was closed was kept secret from top council officials.
Banksy said: "This is the first show I've ever done where taxpayers' money is being used to hang my pictures up rather than scrape them off."
Staged in the council-owned City Museum and Art Gallery, Banksy v Bristol Museum features animatronics, installations and a sensory display.
The artist himself was involved in setting up the exhibits and came to the museum to oversee its installation, but staff were unaware who he was among the crew setting up the show. The show opens today and runs for twelve weeks.
There's a photo gallery here.
A burned-out ice-cream van is among 100 works Banksy has installed at Bristol's museum, replacing many of the museum's regular artefacts.
The reason the museum was closed was kept secret from top council officials.
Banksy said: "This is the first show I've ever done where taxpayers' money is being used to hang my pictures up rather than scrape them off."
Staged in the council-owned City Museum and Art Gallery, Banksy v Bristol Museum features animatronics, installations and a sensory display.
The artist himself was involved in setting up the exhibits and came to the museum to oversee its installation, but staff were unaware who he was among the crew setting up the show. The show opens today and runs for twelve weeks.
There's a photo gallery here.
Can dogs really look 'guilty'?
That "guilty look" on a dog's face is all in the imagination of the human owner, suggests research.
Dog owners have often claimed they can read the expressions of their pets - particularly that tell-tale look when they have done something wrong.
But researchers at a New York college tricked owners into thinking innocent pets had misbehaved - with the owners still claiming to see this guilty look.
The study found that the expression had no relation to the dogs' behaviour.
And researchers found that pet owners' belief that they could read their dogs' "body language" was often entirely unfounded.
The study from Alexandra Horowitz, assistant professor at Barnard College in New York, showed that owners were projecting human values onto their pets.
Full story here.
Dog owners have often claimed they can read the expressions of their pets - particularly that tell-tale look when they have done something wrong.
But researchers at a New York college tricked owners into thinking innocent pets had misbehaved - with the owners still claiming to see this guilty look.
The study found that the expression had no relation to the dogs' behaviour.
And researchers found that pet owners' belief that they could read their dogs' "body language" was often entirely unfounded.
The study from Alexandra Horowitz, assistant professor at Barnard College in New York, showed that owners were projecting human values onto their pets.
Full story here.
Tortoises given pink plaster casts to heal shells after dog attack
The reptiles were discovered in an orchard near Amersham, Bucks, after a member of the public saw them being mauled on June 4.
The two – named Humpty and Dumpty by RSPCA officers – have been wrapped in a special pink plaster cast and dressings which need to be changed every three days while their shells grow back.
They are expected to make a full recovery, although vets at Amey Zoo, near Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, have said their shells are likely to appear slightly deformed.
Veterinary staff also battled to save two other tortoises whose shells were fractured by the dog, but one died soon after being found and the other had to be put down.
RSPCA animal collection officer Kate Cornell has launched an investigation into the incident. She is caring for the two survivors in her home while the RSPCA tries to track down the owners.
"These tortoises suffered a great deal of pain and trauma. We need to find out what happened to them and also if they have an owner out there who is missing them," said Miss Cornell, "At the moment we don't know if the tortoises were abandoned or had just escaped so any information would be very useful."
The two – named Humpty and Dumpty by RSPCA officers – have been wrapped in a special pink plaster cast and dressings which need to be changed every three days while their shells grow back.
They are expected to make a full recovery, although vets at Amey Zoo, near Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, have said their shells are likely to appear slightly deformed.
Veterinary staff also battled to save two other tortoises whose shells were fractured by the dog, but one died soon after being found and the other had to be put down.
RSPCA animal collection officer Kate Cornell has launched an investigation into the incident. She is caring for the two survivors in her home while the RSPCA tries to track down the owners.
"These tortoises suffered a great deal of pain and trauma. We need to find out what happened to them and also if they have an owner out there who is missing them," said Miss Cornell, "At the moment we don't know if the tortoises were abandoned or had just escaped so any information would be very useful."
Newlyweds found guilty of killing - Update
A couple have been convicted of killing a man the morning after their wedding. Wendy Shobrook and Barry Johnson, of Plymouth, had denied murder but were found guilty at the city's crown court of George Auchterlonie's manslaughter.
Shobrook and Johnson, both 40 and from Clowance Street, went on a drinking binge after marrying on 9 June 2008. They later had an argument at their home and Shobrook left to spend the night with Mr Auchterlonie.
Plymouth Crown Court heard that during a row after their marriage, Shobrook set fire to Johnson's bed, screaming he should "burn in hell". As the blaze ravaged the property, she went to spend the night with 45-year-old Mr Auchterlonie.
The following day Shobrook rang Johnson and told him Mr Auchterlonie had tried to rape her and steal her money, the court heard. Johnson then went to the flat and attacked Mr Auchterlonie. The court heard both a wooden oar and a tumbler glass were used to inflict 38 separate injuries, including 14 to the head and neck.
Martin Meeke QC, prosecuting, had previously told the court that Shobrook's claims were false and that she had set up Mr Auchterlonie for "the beating which he got". He said: "The night before she had set fire to the bed in which her new husband was lying.
"She had left him on their wedding night, gone to spend the night at the address of a man who he believed she was having an affair. She knew how he was likely to react." Mr Auchterlonie, from Plymouth, is believed to have died some hours after the attack. His body was not found for three days. The couple are due to be sentenced at Plymouth Crown Court on 10 July.
Previously.
Shobrook and Johnson, both 40 and from Clowance Street, went on a drinking binge after marrying on 9 June 2008. They later had an argument at their home and Shobrook left to spend the night with Mr Auchterlonie.
Plymouth Crown Court heard that during a row after their marriage, Shobrook set fire to Johnson's bed, screaming he should "burn in hell". As the blaze ravaged the property, she went to spend the night with 45-year-old Mr Auchterlonie.
The following day Shobrook rang Johnson and told him Mr Auchterlonie had tried to rape her and steal her money, the court heard. Johnson then went to the flat and attacked Mr Auchterlonie. The court heard both a wooden oar and a tumbler glass were used to inflict 38 separate injuries, including 14 to the head and neck.
Martin Meeke QC, prosecuting, had previously told the court that Shobrook's claims were false and that she had set up Mr Auchterlonie for "the beating which he got". He said: "The night before she had set fire to the bed in which her new husband was lying.
"She had left him on their wedding night, gone to spend the night at the address of a man who he believed she was having an affair. She knew how he was likely to react." Mr Auchterlonie, from Plymouth, is believed to have died some hours after the attack. His body was not found for three days. The couple are due to be sentenced at Plymouth Crown Court on 10 July.
Previously.
Man comes back to life 30 minutes after dying
A 23-year-old man, Michael Wilkinson, came back to life half an hour after doctors declared him dead in a rare example of a phenomenon known as Lazarus Syndrome.
Mr Wilkinson was pronounced dead by staff at the Royal Preston Hospital on February 1. But 30 minutes after he was given the Last Rites doctors realised that his pulse had returned. He survived for two days before being pronounced dead a second time.
An inquest in the city heard that his return to life was known as Lazarus Syndrome - the spontaneous return of circulation once attempts at resuscitation have failed. The syndrome takes its name from the biblical story of Lazarus being raised from the dead by Jesus. There are only 38 recorded cases in the world.
John Whittaker, a consultant at the Royal Preston's accident and emergency department, said it was "not a small thing" to pronounce a patient dead. "You make absolutely certain," he added. In Mr Wilkinson's case medical staff had worked on him for 15 minutes before acknowledging that there was nothing more they could do to help him.
Mr Whittaker told the hearing: "There is a phenomenon known as Lazarus Syndrome. It is incredibly rare - there have only been 38 cases of this ever in the world." The inquest heard that Mr Wilkinson had collapsed after an evening in which he had enjoyed a number of drinks with his family.
However, tests showed that alcohol played no part in the incident. A post mortem carried out at the Royal Blackburn Hospital found that he had an undiagnosed heart condition in which his left ventricle had become abnormally thickened. The assistant deputy coroner for Preston, Derek Baker, recorded a verdict of death by natural causes.
Mr Wilkinson was pronounced dead by staff at the Royal Preston Hospital on February 1. But 30 minutes after he was given the Last Rites doctors realised that his pulse had returned. He survived for two days before being pronounced dead a second time.
An inquest in the city heard that his return to life was known as Lazarus Syndrome - the spontaneous return of circulation once attempts at resuscitation have failed. The syndrome takes its name from the biblical story of Lazarus being raised from the dead by Jesus. There are only 38 recorded cases in the world.
John Whittaker, a consultant at the Royal Preston's accident and emergency department, said it was "not a small thing" to pronounce a patient dead. "You make absolutely certain," he added. In Mr Wilkinson's case medical staff had worked on him for 15 minutes before acknowledging that there was nothing more they could do to help him.
Mr Whittaker told the hearing: "There is a phenomenon known as Lazarus Syndrome. It is incredibly rare - there have only been 38 cases of this ever in the world." The inquest heard that Mr Wilkinson had collapsed after an evening in which he had enjoyed a number of drinks with his family.
However, tests showed that alcohol played no part in the incident. A post mortem carried out at the Royal Blackburn Hospital found that he had an undiagnosed heart condition in which his left ventricle had become abnormally thickened. The assistant deputy coroner for Preston, Derek Baker, recorded a verdict of death by natural causes.
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