A man accused of being a serial killer has appeared in Bradford magistrates court in West Yorkshire today charged with three counts of murder. 40-year-old Stephen Griffiths is accused of killing Suzanne Blamires, 36, Susan Rushworth, 43, and Shelley Armitage, 31, all prostitutes.
Griffiths, a former van driver with a degree in psychology and studying for a PhD in criminology, gave his name as “Crossbow Cannibal” when asked. He has been in police custody since Monday when police were alerted to a CCTV recording that appeared to show a murder.
A caretaker had been reviewing footage from the flats where Griffiths lives when he saw footage of a woman and a man enter a flat early on Saturday morning. Two minutes later, she ran out and was followed by the man, who beat her to the ground and shot her in the head with a crossbow. Over the course of the weekend, the man was seen several times with bin bags and a rucksack.
On Tuesday, the day after the arrest of Griffiths, Blamires’ remains were found in the River Aire in nearby Shipley. She had been cut into several pieces and her head was located in a rucksack. Police continue to search for the other two alleged victims; Rushworth has been missing since June last year and Armitage vanished in April.
Police have searched much of Bradford’s red-light district, where Griffiths’ third-floor flat is located. Forensic investigations at the flat are expected to last around three weeks. There are plans to search landfill sites for bodies, and police may yet expand the inquiry to cover three more cold cases, although at present they have not been linked to the current inquiry.
Sniffer dogs have been used throughout the city, and police have been taking away plastic evidence bags. Some alleyways remain closed off. Police charged their suspect yesterday.
Griffiths was known as “the lizard man” in his block of flats owing to his habit of walking his two pet monitor lizards in the area. One neighbour is reported to have quoted him as saying he was studying for “a PhD in murder and Jack the Ripper,” and he has spent time in a high-security psychiatric hospital. During his five-minute court appearance he did not enter a plea, kept his head bowed and fidgeted with his cuffed hands. He said “Here, I guess,” when asked for his address.
As he stood in the glass-fronted dock, guarded by three security officers, he was watched by the families of Rushworth and Armitage, who were accompanied by police family liaison officers. Blamires’ family chose not to be present, but the victim’s mother Nicky Blamires, 54, has told the press that Suzanne was a “much-loved” family member even though she “went down the wrong path and did not have the life she was meant to have.” “Nobody deserves this,” she said. “All these girls were human beings and people’s daughters.”
Griffiths’ morning court appearance was followed by a second one this afternoon, at Bradford Crown Court. This time, he confirmed his name without incident. He was remanded into custody until next month, when he will appear in court again.
British media has been quick to compare the case to Peter Sutcliffe, dubbed the “Yorkshire Ripper”. Sutcliffe was a Bradford killer responsible for thirteen murders and seven attempted murders, including several prostitutes. Since his 1981 conviction he has spent most of the last three decades in Broadmoor high-security psychiatric hospital near London.
Primarily based on information, the beagle was 1st formulated for a person special purpose – to track. Receiving bred for decades as hunting canines is just what supplies the Beagle his resistance. Hunting canines have got a more strong sensation of smell then quite a few other canine animals which suggests they often are fascinated by any most up-to-date aroma which gets nearer their nose. This may well set off you to get upset working with your beagle obedience schooling.
Whilst teaching a Beagle you have to educate him or her the basic instructions to commence with. These sorts of typical commands are Sit, Keep, Heel, & Lay Down. Just about all puppies, not just beagles need to have teaching in their daily lifestyle. Dogs are pack animals, and they will unquestionably go after you just where you make a decision to go, thus it quite possibly will reward you over-all to demonstrate your Beagle these varieties of main directions. Beagles normally react very successfully to foods incentives. It’s also doable to function a cherished toy to provide a encouragement while carrying out your private beagle education.
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Possessing a beagle is a great resource of joy. Just appear at their innocent eyes and you cannot assist but have a soft spot in your heart for them. Beagle puppies possess boundless sum of electricity which can include to the challenge of training them. Below are some guidelines to assist you train your Beagle.
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The 1999 and 2000 year model Honda Civic SiR tops the list of Canada’s most stolen cars.
Consumer popularity also assures the cars will be popular with thieves. Its the second year in a row the Honda SiR has topped the list.
Rick Dubin Vice President of Investigations for the Insurance Bureau of Canada said “The Civics are easy targets.”
Dubin said that once stolen, the cars are most often sold to “chop shops” where thieves completely dismantle the vehicles. The automobile’s individual parts are worth more than the entire car.
The sheer numbers of the cars and their lack of theft deterrent systems make them thieves’ preferred choices.
1999 and 2000 Honda Civics do not come with an electronic immobilizer, however all Hondas from 2001 and onward are equipped with an immobilizer. Immobilizers will be mandatory on all new cars sold beginning September 2007. The devices enable an engine computer to recognize an electronic code in the key. If the code in the key and the engine don’t match exactly, the vehicle can’t be started.
In third place was the 2004 Subaru Impreza, while the 1999 Acura Integra came in fourth, with the 1994 Honda Civic rounding out the top five.
In sixth place, the 1998 Acura Integra, and the 1993 Dodge Shadow completed seventh.
When asked why early model vehicles are selected, he said that, “auto thieves continue to find it easier to steal older vehicles lacking an IBC-approved immobilizer. We’ve seen this trend developing for several years, and these results confirm it.”
Another Honda automobile, the 1996 year model Civic filled eighth place, with the 2000 German Audi TT Quattro in ninth.
Tuesday, April 5, 2005Terry Vo, the 10-year old Australian boy who had two hands and a foot reattached by surgeons after losing them in an accident, has had to have the foot re-amputated. He will be given a prosthetic foot in its place.
The operation to re-attach three limbs was thought to have been a first – but was ultimately unsuccessful, with the foot having died inside, and receiving insufficient blood supply following the surgery to reattach it.
“That would lead to the small muscles in the foot actually constricting, the toes bending over and a deformed …. foot that is sort of clawed over and doesn’t have good sensation,” said plastic surgeon, Mr Robert Love today, on Australia’s ABC Radio.
“Even if you can get all of that to survive, he [would be] worse off than having had an amputation.”
“What is very disappointing is that for the first two days after [the operation] the foot looked absolutely magnificent,” he said.
Terry’s hands were healing well, said the surgeon. The prosthetic foot would allow him to walk normally, since his knee was intact.
Mat Morgan, Greens candidate for Coastal-Promontory ward.Image: Australian Greens.
Since June 2019, the people of South Gippsland Shire, located at the southernmost tip of Australia, have been without a local council, after a state government inquiry found “high levels of tension” within the council. Administrators were appointed by the Victorian state government in July 2019, who have governed the shire since then. However, South Gippsland’s council is scheduled to be restored with an election to be held via post from October 5-22, 2021.
Wikinews interviewed one of the candidates standing in this election, Mat Morgan. He is running as a candidate in the Coastal-Promontory Ward, and is endorsed by the Australian Greens. The Coastal-Promontory ward covers towns such as Venus Bay, Waratah Bay, Yanakie, Foster, Port Welshpool, and Toora, and elects three councillors to the South Gippsland Shire Council.
A polymer is a term commonly applied to man-made plastics and composites. In actuality, this is a misconception as polymers are not limited to man-made materials, and are also naturally occurring. A polymer is a synthetic or natural chemical compound which is constructed of molecules that are bonded together in long repeating chains. The main benefit of using polymers is that they can be easily tailored to a variety of purposes due to their unique malleable properties.
What are polymers composed of?
Polymers encompass a wide range of natural and synthetic compounds, with a wide range of properties. All polymers are created through a mixture of compounds which are link together creating in repeating substructures. This creates a long repeating chain of molecules.
Common examples of natural polymers include materials such as wool, silk and rubber. Natural polymers are produced by living organisms such as the silk worm. They are materials which are made up of raw natural materials such as protein, carbohydrates and lipids. Hair and nails are in actuality natural polymers, as are shells.
What are man-made/synthetic polymers?
Man-made or synthetic polymers are constructed from chemical human-made materials. Synthetic polymers are most commonly classified into four main categories: thermosets, thermoplastics, elastomers and synthetic fibers. With synthetic polymers the molecule construction is the same as for natural polymers; it is only the material composition that differs. Synthetic polymers cover a wide range of materials and uses, such as fabrics (nylon, elastic and viscose), house-hold appliances such as Teflon non-stick pans, and a vast array of plastics and rubbers. One very important difference between synthetic polymers and natural polymers is that synthetic polymers are most often non-biodegradable. Although today, many can be recycled reducing the negative environmental impact upon the earth.
What are the benefits of polymers?
Polymers are extremely useful and can be tailored for almost any purpose. The process of polymerization is extremely complex and unique. Polymers are durable and can be formed into a variety of shapes and used for a variety of purposes. Most polymers are also safe and non-toxic making them excellent materials for using in cookware, storage containers and for children\’s toys.
What are the negative of polymers?
The negative aspect of polymers mainly lies within the process of creating synthetic polymers. Synthetic polymers are manufactured from hydrocarbons derived from crude oil. The process of creating synthetic polymers has a negative effect on the environment as consumes a large portion of dwindling supplies of crude oil. They are also normally non-biodegradable, creating a negative impact on the environment. According to scientists it is estimated that a single plastic bag could take as much as 500 years to fully break down, and when you consider how many are thrown away on a daily basis, it creates a shocking image. Synthetic polymer materials are used in many disposable products, meaning they end up discarded and being sent to landfills. However, there is now thankfully a greater awareness about the negative impact synthetic polymers is having upon the environment, and more and more people are taking care to recycling their synthetic polymer waste.
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“Old deeds threaten Buffalo, NY hotel development” — Wikinews, November 21, 2006
“Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly dead: parcels for sale “by owner”” — Wikinews, November 16, 2006
“Contract to buy properties on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal extended” — Wikinews, October 2, 2006
“Court date “as needed” for lawsuit against Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal” — Wikinews, August 14, 2006
“Preliminary hearing for lawsuit against Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal rescheduled” — Wikinews, July 26, 2006
“Elmwood Village Hotel proposal in Buffalo, N.Y. withdrawn” — Wikinews, July 13, 2006
“Preliminary hearing against Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal delayed” — Wikinews, June 2, 2006
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“Hotel development proposal could displace Buffalo, NY business owners” — Wikinews, February 17, 2006
Image of the Elmwood Village Hotel, redesigned. Image: Savarino Construction Services Corporation.
Thursday, March 2, 2006
Buffalo, New York —In an unanimous vote, the City of Buffalo‘s Planning Board voted to table the Elmwood Village hotel Proposal, postponing voting on legislation for up to 30 days.
The Board said its decision was due to the lack of public involvement, saying that there have not been enough meetings.
The Elmwood Village Hotel is a proposed project by Savarino Construction Services Corporation and was designed by Karl Frizlen of The Frizlen Group. The hotel would be placed on Elmwood and Forest Avenues in Buffalo, New York. In order for the hotel to be built, at least five buildings, that include both businesses and residents, must be demolished.
The Forever Elmwood Corp. is a Buffalo-based non-profit organization founded in 1994. Justin Azzarella, the Executive Director for the organization voiced support for the proposal, stating: “I am here today to lend Forever Elmwood’s support the hotel project. Particularly, Forever Elmwood is encouraged by the fact that this building follows the more stringent Elmwood Village Design Guidelines. We have been speaking with Savarino Construction, and they have promised us [Forever Elmwood] that they will engage the community further, including the surrounding Block Clubs and businesses. For that reason, while Forever Elmwood is in support of this project and the type of project that it is, we are asking also that the project be tabled so that the community can be further engaged. Specifically the surrounding Block clubs which include the Granger, Claremont, Asland and The Lincoln Parkway Block Clubs.”
“Because of the excellent work that Karl does and the game plan that they have, I think its an ideal use of this particular location. I think that this particular type of development needs to be encouraged and promoted as opposed to roadblocked,” said a man who owns five properties near the proposal site.
However, Evelyn Bencinich, a resident of Granger Place and whose house would be located directly behind the hotel said, “My property value will be depreciated or non-existent because no one is going to want to live behind a multi-story hotel. We are facing up to a year of noisy and dangerous demolition and construction. Children, pets and even drunk rebellers could wander on site and get hurt. Traffic tie-ups caused by large machinery and garbage bins is inevitable. Where will pedestrians walk? We could experience increased unsanitary flooding in our yards and basements due to the digging and cementing for the underground parking garage. Rats will be displaced into the immediate neighborhoods and be in great abundance. Once we get past the year of nightmare construction, what if you build it and they don’t come? We could ultimately have a seven million dollar rooming house on our corner.”
Patty Morris, co-owner of Don Apparel with Nancy Pollina at 1119 Elmwood also asked that the project be tabled saying, “this has only been public knowledge for less than two weeks and the public never saw the redesign. How can you vote on anything that no one has seen yet? The Board cut off Morris saying, “so specifically you don’t have any problem with it [the design] you just…” Morris then said, “Oh I am totally against this project, but thats besides the point isn’t it.”
The planning board is also concerned that the current design may still be too big.
At one point Board member Susan Curran Hoyt said, “we know you’ve cut down your number of rooms on this project, but we still see it doesn’t seem to fit the description of a ‘botique’ hotel,” and asked Eva Hassett, Vice President of Savarino Construction, “we wonder if you could reduce the rooms further.”
“One thing I didn’t talk about was the price levels of these rooms and that will be important to know. The room rate will be somewhere between US$120 and $160 a night, which is about the same price of the Hampton Inn down town and the smaller you make the hotel, the more expensive the rooms will get. We believe that we’ve made a good compromise in terms of the size of the hotel and perhaps botique means different things to different people,” said Hassett.
The board was also concerned that there is not enough parking asking, “are there alternative plans for valet parking off-site, in the event that you have a full hotel or a large event going on?”
“We are exploring several possibilities with respect to additional parking for valet and parking near-by,” replied Hassett. “We are also exploring the possibility of using the rear of 1105 Elmwood for additional parking, which would give us an additional ten or eleven spaces.”
The new design has a total of 55 parking spaces for 72 rooms, with 39 of them underground and the rest on ground level.
Although this is the old proposal, the new design will still be the same amount of distance from the property. Image: Savarino Construction Services Corporation.
Hassett also said that a “parking study” will be done on the area.
Concerns that the second floor of the hotel will be too close to the property of 605 Forest were also brought up. The board asked how far the hotel would be from the property and Karl Frizlen replied saying it would “be approximately five feet from the property line,” but he also admitted that, “I do not know exactly how close the house next door” will be from the hotel, but did say “I think the house is about four or five feet away from the property line and we [the hotel] sit right on the property line.”
The board is concerned the setback from the property is not enough saying the space between the building and the hotel is “pretty narrow.”
The City’s Common Council also agreed to table the proposal also citing the need for more public engagement and the need for more organizations to respond including the Buffalo Preservation Board and the Office of Historic Preservation.
During that meeting, Hassett also said the proposal to try and get a variance to obtain the properties of 605 and 607 Forest were “now off the agenda.”
The Common Council is expected to meet and hold a public hearing about the project and the rezoning of the properties to be demolished (1119-1121 Elmwood) on Tuesday March 7, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall. At the moment the properties are not zoned for a hotel.
The Internet group ‘Anonymous’ held protests outside Scientology centers in cities around the world on Sunday.Image: David Shankbone.Video report from BostonVideo: TUFKAAP.
The Internet group Project Chanology today held protests critical of the Church of Scientology. The protests marked what would have been the 49th birthday of Lisa McPherson, who is claimed to be a victim of the Church of Scientology’s practices. Lisa died in 1995 during a running of what Scientologists refer to as an Introspection Rundown, a procedure intended to help Church members deal with a psychotic or deeply traumatic event.
Protests were planned throughout the day in 14 countries and over 50 different cities. The estimation of total protesters world wide for Feb. 10, 2008 is 9,250 people.
Wikinews had correspondents at a number of protest locations to report on the events. This article was updated throughout the day with reports from around the globe.
Protesters set tyres alight in Hinche on February 11, 2019. Image: Voice of America.
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) — also known as Doctors Without Borders — announced Wednesday they were temporarily closing their hospital in the Cité Soleil district of Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince, citing rising gang violence such that they are “no longer able to guarantee the safety of patients or staff”.
The week prior, heavily armed groups increased their territory to include parts of Port-au-Prince and nearby towns, with stray bullets entering and clashes “just metres” from the hospital complex, and forcing schools to close.
In a statement, MSF medical adviser Vincent Harris said: “While the hospital has not been targeted, we are a collateral victim of the fighting since the hospital is right on the front line of the fighting. We realize that closing the hospital will have a serious impact on the people of Cité Soleil, but our teams cannot work until security conditions are guaranteed.”
However, field communication manager Alexandre Marcou emphasised that MSF “are not leaving Haiti”, and planned to redouble aid if necessary and safely possible.
Haiti’s gang violence has worsened since the assassination of President Jovenel Moise in July 2021, with murder, kidnapping and sexual violence reported in order to “terrorise” residents. In November, the United Nations (UN) reported gangs controlled 60% of the capital.
Haiti’s acting prime minister, Ariel Henry, last year called for an international force to help restore order. Whilst supported by the UN and United States, US efforts have stalled as no other country has agreed to “a non-UN mission led by a partner country”.
A hospital supported by MSF south of Port-au-Prince closed earlier this year after a patient was killed leaving the emergency room.
Structured settlements are cash that is awarded to one party by the courts that will not be paid all at one time. The most common use of a structured settlement is to compensate an injury victim in a legal claim. The plaintiff and defendant agree to pay compensation over a certain period of time. This arrangement can be used with, or it to replace an immediate cash settlement all at once. It is often paid to major Life Insurance companies, who then pay the money to you in the form of an annuity.
This type of compensation has many benefits to the victim. First, these types of payments are exempt from Federal, state, and local taxation. It is like getting free money. It can be tailored to meet both current and future needs. For instance, it can be used immediately to meet past due bills and obligations, or to meet living expenses while recovering from the injury. However, it can also be set aside to provide for future needs, such as college tuition, retirement, or future surgeries. These payments are flexible and can be used to provide needed security in the future.
It is perfect for those who are no longer working, either because they are retired or who cannot work as a result of the injury. It is important to understand that you need a professional who is working for you, rather than the defendant if you are offered a structured settlement. Remember that the defendant’s attorney is loyal to the defendant and you need to consult a planner who is loyal to you and knows all of the possible solutions available to you in your particular situation. Obtaining the services of someone who is loyal to your interests is one of the most important steps that you need to take before accepting an agreement.
The first thing that you should do is to contact someone who specializes in this type of compensation before you undertake such an important decision. The professionals can help you get the best annuity rate and know the companies that will offer the best arrangement for you. These payments can be complicated and there are many options when it comes to the products offered by life insurance companies.
Structured settlements can be sold with the permission of the court at a later time if the needs of the recipient change. In most cases, if the need arises, then the recipient can file a motion to change the agreement. The court will also take into consideration the background of the buyer when a buyout is requested. A structured settlement is one of the most flexible ways to receive funds that are owed to you as result of a court decision. There are many things to consider and everyone’s situation is different. It is best to arrange a consultation with a professional to discuss your options for your future needs and help you avoid taxes. It is one of the most flexible options for receiving cash that is owed to you from an accident or injury and one of the best ways to secure your future.
About the Author: Stewart Wrighter recently researched a landmarkstructured settlement case for an article. He learned that structured settlements are the best alternative in some cases.
