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Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. In context: You might have seen a story recently about a man in the UK who was jailed for four months after approaching police officers on the street while wielding a six-inch replica of Link's Master Sword. Many noted how this sentence seemed incredibly excessive, but there's some extra context to the story.

There's another reason the man wielding a six-inch Master Sword was sentenced to four months in prison

Two teenage boys who went to a fight armed with a knife and screwdriver have been jailed for life for murdering a 14-year-old air cadet. Nathaniel Shani, who was unarmed, was fatally stabbed on 15 September 2023 in Tavistock Square, Harpurhey, Manchester. Two boys, aged 14 and 15, were convicted...

Boys who murdered air cadet, 14, jailed for life

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Anthony Bray will also have to pay a victims' surcharge of £154.

UK man imprisoned for 4 months after walking up to cops wielding 6-inch Master Sword

Two men have been jailed for life for murdering a 16 year-old boy in a Wolverhampton flat. Terrell Marshall-Williams was stabbed repeatedly with a "Rambo" knife at the property - known as a crack den - on Warnford Walk, Merry Hill. Omari Lauder, 24, of Wolverhampton Street, Darlaston, was jailed...

Men jailed for life for killing boy in crack den

The Standard

A man found dead along with a woman at a house in Staffordshire has been named as a paramedic who starred in a Channel 4 TV show.Police have launched a murder inquiry after the pair were found dead in a house in Alpine Drive in Hednesford, Cannock, around 12.30pm on Tuesday.They have been named by police as 24-year-old Daniel Duffield, from nearby Cannock, and 22-year-old Lauren Evans, from Bridgend in South Wales.Mr Duffield was a paramedic for West Midlands Ambulance Service, and appeared in series 11 Channel 4’s 999: On the Frontline.His friend and colleague Ellie, who appeared alongside him...

Man found dead alongside woman is revealed to be paramedic who starred in Channel 4 show

The Independent

A former prison officer who hid her love affair with a convicted murderer has been jailed after detectives uncovered her relationship and bizarre AI wedding pictures.Stephanie Heaps, now known as Stephanie Ramsden, did not declare that she was in an intimate relationship with Leon ‘Layton’ Ramsden, 35 – who is currently on a life sentence for murder – while she worked at HMP Wymott in Leyland.She then joined Greater Manchester Police as a police constable in Bolton where she again did not declare any links to criminals.But a Lancashire Police investigation found her links to an organised crime group –...

Former prison officer who married convicted murderer ends up in jail herself

Yasmin Adams was confined to her cell and appeared "unsettled" prior to her death.

Prison shower changes ordered after woman's death

A woman who took a vulnerable man’s mobility scooter and left him to die in freezing conditions has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.Kimberley Ann Hawkins, 41, of no fixed address, admitted killing Neil Shadwick after taking his mobility scooter outside a Tesco superstore in Stratford Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, on January 22 last year.Mr Shadwick, 63, who used his mobility scooter as his mode of transport, was left behind in sub-zero temperatures and found unresponsive in the car park at 6am. He later died in hospital.Gloucestershire Police said Hawkins rode away on the scooter, later dumping it on Bisley Old Road in...

Woman who took man’s mobility scooter and left him to die admits manslaughter

The driver of a car that ran over and killed a father-of-two who had stopped to help an injured stranger was laughing after the collision, another man who was hit by the vehicle has told a court.Chris Marriott, 46, died in December when a car driven by Hassan Jhangur drove over him and a number of other people as he was helping a young woman who was lying in a Sheffield street, the city’s crown court has heard.The woman being treated by Mr Marriott, who was also driven over in the incident, was Jhangur’s sister, Nafeesa Jhangur.He was smiling and...

Man who ran over and killed father-of-two was laughing after crash, jury told

A man found dead at a house was a paramedic working in the West Midlands, the region's ambulance service has confirmed. A murder investigation was launched after the bodies of two people were found at a home on Alpine Drive in Hednesford, Staffordshire, at about 12:30 BST on Tuesday. Police...

Man found dead inside house was paramedic

A teen accused of killing a four-month-old baby denied being “unduly angered or irritated” by the child, but called him a “c***” in a Snapchat message, a court heard.Jurors were told that Elijah Shemwell, who was four months old when he died in January 2022, suffered limb and rib fractures caused by being shaken by his mother’s ex-partner.Carl Alesbrook, 19, was called to give evidence on Tuesday in his trial at Derby Crown Court charged with one count of murder and two counts of grievous bodily harm related to alleged attacks on Elijah.One count of grievous bodily harm has been...

Jealous teenager sent abusive messages about baby before shaking him to death, court told

A British teenager who has gone missing during a holiday in Tenerife told a friend he had “cut his leg” on a cactus and had “no idea where he was” in a frantic last phone call.Jay Slater, 19, from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, was last heard from on Monday morning when he called his friend, Lucy Law, after attempting to walk back to his accommodation after missing a bus.The walk from Rural de Teno park, his last known location, to the south of the Spanish island, would take around 11 hours on foot.Search teams refocused their efforts on Thursday in the north...

Missing teen in Tenerife said he had ‘cut leg and had no idea where he was’

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Death of Lauren Evans, whose body was found in the same house as that of paramedic Daniel Duffield, being treated as murder

Family pays tribute to ‘caring and loving’ woman, 22, found dead in Staffordshire

An investigation has been launched after a 20-year-old man died when he became unwell at a nightclub. He was taken to hospital by emergency services from Hidden nightclub on Mary Street in Manchester at about 02:30 BST on Sunday before he passed away. Greater Manchester Police said efforts to establish...

Man, 20, dies after falling ill at nightclub

An author from Somerset has published a book about a family secret revealed at a funeral. Justin Adam, from Curry Mallet, was attending a funeral for his 87-year-old Aunt Flo when a man arrived claiming to be her son. Decades later Mr Adams was able to find out more information...

The 'incredible' family secret revealed at a funeral

A transgender woman is in hospital after police were called to Norton Street in Stockton on Tuesday.

Boys arrested after woman stabbed in 'hate crime'

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Total Apex Sports & Entertainment

People have different levels of maturity. An individual’s age or upbringing can make them possess certain traits. Yet, most people believe that one matures as they grow old. On the contrary, some zodiac signs appear childish in old age. They are jumpy and careless. This strains their relationships with signs who misunderstand them. Air and fire signs are temperamental and some people refer to them as being childish. How can you identify an immature sign?

3 Zodiac Signs Who Are Immature

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Coffee County, GA

Douglas, GA

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A 49-year-old woman from Douglas was recently arrested for allegedly submitting a life insurance policy for her ex-husband without his knowledge. According to a Coffee County Sheriff’s Office incident report, detectives met with a man on May 7 at the Coffee County Law Enforcement Center concerning a reported case of insurance fraud.

Georgia woman charged for allegedly filing life insurance policy application on ex-husband

Five members of a crime gang which used corner shops to sell illegal tobacco, cigarettes and nitrous oxide have been jailed. Swansea Crown Court heard how the group used a number of stores in Cardiff, Barry and Bridgend as a front for their business. It allowed them to launder money...

Five members of tobacco crime gang jailed

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NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

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Man Sentenced To Four Months In Prison For Wielding Tiny Master Sword In Public

Update 7/3/2024 1:54 p.m. ET: Kotaku has been made aware that Anthony Bray is a convicted serial burglar who has previously served four years in prison...

Man Sentenced To Four Months In Prison For Wielding Tiny Master Sword In Public

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