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Brad Pitt Reacts After Woman Is Conned Out of $850K by Alleged Catfish
Brad Pitt’s rep addressed a French woman’s story of being conned into an online relationship with a scammer posing as the Oscar winner, who allegedly swindled her out of $850,000. Once upon a time in Hollywood, a scammer posing as Brad Pitt allegedly ran off with thousands of dollars in a catfishing scheme. That was…
‘It was extraordinary’: Spanish captain recalls rescue of woman who gave birth in dinghy
Mother and newborn saved from inflatable boat off Canary Islands, on a route on which thousands have died The call that would lead to one of the most poignant images of the humanitarian emergency in the deadly waters off the Canary Islands came at 4am Monday morning. The command centre of Spain’s Salvamento Marítimo (Maritime…
“Stop shooting! My daughter is dead”: Woman killed as West Bank power struggle rages
Warning: This story contains distressing details. Just before New Year, 21-year-old Shatha al-Sabbagh was out buying chocolate for her family’s children from a shop in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank. The “fearless” journalism student – who wanted to shed light on the suffering of the Palestinians – was with her mother, two young nephews…
Two men dead and woman in hospital after boat capsizes off South Australia coast
Three people from Millicent found unresponsive on beach south of Beachport Two men have died and a woman is in hospital after a boat capsized off a beach in South Australia’s east on Monday. Police reported that three people had been found unresponsive near Point Connor, south of Beachport, after reports that a boat had…
Woman had eight organs removed in cancer treatment
A woman who had eight organs removed after being diagnosed with a rare cancer has returned to work. Faye Louise, from Horsham, West Sussex, began planning her own funeral after doctors found a tumour in her appendix in 2023. But after “the mother of all surgeries”, she said she was cancer free and able to…
‘My son thinks I’d mad’ – meet the woman who owns 50 classic cars
Jane Weitzmann admits she has an obsession – and it’s all down to a Jaguar Mark X. Bought in the 1980s, the classic car has led her to buy “just” the 49 more, and they are all stored at her home in the village of South Littleton, Worcestershire. Ms Weitzmann’s collection includes BMWs, Ferraris, Lamborghinis,…
Bodies of British woman and South African fiance found in Vietnam tourist villa
No evidence of physical trauma on Greta Marie Otteson and Arno Els Quinton, who were found in separate rooms The bodies of a British woman and her fiance have been discovered in separate rooms at a tourist villa in Vietnam, police said. The victims were named locally as Greta Marie Otteson, a 33-year-old Briton, and…
Coventry woman who vanished 52 years ago found alive and well
Mystery of Sheila Fox’s disappearance at 16 solved after fresh police appeal A woman who went missing 52 years ago has been found alive and well after police released a grainy photograph as part of an appeal, solving one of Britain’s longest-running missing person cases. Sheila Fox, now 68, disappeared from Coventry in 1972 when…
Failings led to death of woman after weight loss surgery, coroner says
Susan Evans was not seen by specialist at Queen Alexandra hospital, Portsmouth, during junior doctors’ strike and contracted sepsis Failings at a hospital contributed to the death of a 55-year-old woman who suffered abdominal sepsis after weight loss surgery at the time of a junior doctors’ strike, a coroner has said. Susan Evans returned to…
Woman dead in scuba accident at popular Queensland swimming spot on New Year’s Day
Emergency services were called to Wave Break Island on the Gold Coast after a woman was pulled unresponsive from the ocean A woman has died in a tragic New Year’s Day scuba diving accident at a popular Gold Coast swimming spot. Emergency services were called to Wave Break Island, in Biggera Waters, at 10.10am on…
Ohio police solve 43-year-old murder of woman with help of DNA technology
Debra Lee Miller, 26, was killed in her apartment in 1981 by James Vanest, who was shot dead by police last month The murder of an 18-year-old woman in Ohio 43 years ago has been solved with the help of DNA technology, authorities announced on Monday. Jason Bammann, the Mansfield police chief, said the cold…
Woman fatally set on fire in New York subway car identified
It took nine days to identify Debrina Kawam, 57, of Toms River, New Jersey, after she burned to death in Brooklyn The woman who was set on fire in a subway car in New York on 22 December, horrifying New Yorkers and renewing a debate over city safety, has been identified as 57-year-old Debrina Kawam,…
Police identify woman set on fire in deadly New York City attack
Police in New York City have named the woman who was set on fire and burned to death on a subway train in Brooklyn. Authorities on Tuesday identified Debrina Kawam, 61, of New Jersey as the victim of the seemingly random 22 December attack that burned her body beyond recognition. Sebastian Zapeta, 33, is accused…
Man charged with murder and arson in New York subway killing
Prosecutors have formally charged a man in the death of a woman set alight on a New York subway train. On Friday, Sebastian Zapeta was indicted on charges of murder and arson, though he did not appear during the brief court hearing. Mr Zapeta, 33, is accused of setting fire to the woman, who may…
Man charged with murder, arson in NYC subway killing
Prosecutors have formally charged a man in the death of a woman set alight on a New York subway train. On Friday, Sebastian Zapeta was indicted on charges of murder and arson, though he did not appear during the brief court hearing. Mr Zapeta, 33, is accused of setting fire to the woman, who may…