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Brit, 19, is ‘raped by 37-year-old man who plied her with laughing gas and attacked her

admin — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 21:14:04 +0000

Brit, 19, is ‘raped by 37-year-old man who plied her with laughing gas and attacked her when she became dizzy’ on Greek party island Zakynthos

The 37-year-old was given a fine of just four thousand euros
He’s also been told not to leave the country, and has to check in at a police station twice a month
The attack allegedly took place at a hotel in Laganas, on the island of Zakynthos

Published: 11:24 EDT, 22 September 2023 | Updated: 12:05 EDT, 22 September 2023

A 37-year-old man has allegedly drugged and raped a 19-year-old British tourist using laughing gas while they were out on a Greek party island.

The unnamed tourist was allegedly raped by the man on the Greek party island of Zakynthos after he plied her with laughing gas and took advantage of her when she was dizzy.

Greek newspaper Vradyni reported that he was let go by investigators on the island after he spent an hour apologising to cops, who charged him with rape and a violation of the country’s weapons laws.

Greek cops reportedly found two ampules of laughing gas, balloons, and 45 cartridges of 32mm rounds, in his hotel room in Laganas.

The unnamed man has been released on bail, and is now required to check in at his local police station twice a month on the 1st and 15th, and has been banned from leaving the country.

The 19-year-old was allegedly attacked on the Greek party island of Zakynthos

The shocking news comes after an inquest revealed that an 18-year-old woman took her own life after she was drugged and raped while on a holiday on the same island.

Julie Crowe, 18, from Dunshaughlin, County Meath in Ireland, died after she jumped off a bridge over the M3 motorway near Rathbeggan Lakes on November 4, 2019.

Dublin district coroner’s court heard of how Julie had developed a low mood and thoughts of self-harm after she was attacked on the holiday to Zakynthos with friends in August 2019.

Julie’s mother, Anna, told RTE in 2020, just two months after he daughter committed suicide, that Julie realised only after talking to friends that she had been raped during their stay on the Greek island of Zakynthos.

A psychiatrist who examined Julie in October 2019 told the inquest he had diagnosed her as suffering post-traumatic stress disorder and a moderate depressive episode.

Dr Omer Chaudhary said Julie had also come out to her friends as gay in June 2019 and to her family after she returned from her holiday in Greece.

He recalled that the teenager complained of not being able to cope and said she suffered increasing nightmares.

However, Dr Chaudhary said she had not shown any active intent or plan to kill herself.

Game park worker, 30, is mauled to death by lions which attacked him while he was walking

admin — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 19:08:41 +0000

Game park worker, 30, is mauled to death by lions which attacked him while he was walking through their reserve at night in South Africa

The 30-year-old victim, Johannes Matshe, was an employee of Dinokeng reserve
His grisly remains were discovered on Monday morning by another employee

By David Averre

Published: 06:36 EDT, 17 August 2023 | Updated: 10:54 EDT, 17 August 2023

A lion has torn apart and eaten an employee of a game reserve in South Africa after the man took an ill-advised night-time stroll.

The 30-year-old victim, Johannes Matshe, an employee of the reserve, met his gruesome fate while walking through Dinokeng Game Reserve in Gauteng after dark on Sunday night.

At some stage in the night, the big cat pounced on the unsuspecting employee, ripping him limb from limb in a merciless attack.

Stomach-churning images of the grisly scene, which MailOnline has chosen not to publish, showed how the flesh was torn from Matshe’s skull while his boot-clad leg bone lay twisted in the grass.

Reserve spokesman Hartogh Streicher revealed that it was an unfortunate operations manager who stumbled upon the human remains at 10:37 on Monday morning.

A lion is pictured at the Dinokeng Game Reserve in South Africa

Streicher made it clear that wandering the reserve after sunset was strictly forbidden. As he extended condolences to Matshe’s grieving family, he solemnly reminded everyone of the peril facing those who do not abide by the reserve’s safety rules.

‘Lions are nocturnal animals, driven by their natural instinct and hunting patterns, and may perceive a person as a normal prey species,’ he said.

He added that the reserve was seeking out expert advice about handling the lion following the attack.

‘Concerning the management of the lions responsible for this killing, no decision has been reached whether they have become unnaturally dangerous, but the reserve is receiving expert advice to make the most responsible decision possible for all parties concerned.’

He concluded his statement with an impassioned plea to all landowners to keep a watchful eye on their gamekeepers and visitors, reporting any breaches of the rules to prevent a tragic recurrence of the harrowing incident.

The Hammanskraal state police, under the leadership of Colonel Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi, have taken charge of the investigation and are trying to understand how and why Matshe entered the reserve alone at night.

In 2018, a 22-year-old woman met a horrific end when a lion launched a fatal attack (stock image)

This is not the first time that the Dinokeng Game Reserve has witnessed such a gruesome scene.

In 2018, a 22-year-old woman met a similarly horrific end when a lion launched a fatal attack.

She had been accompanying a friend who had gone to interview the camp’s manager when she was pounced upon.

In the wake of that attack, reserve management sought to clarify that the attack had occurred within a restricted conservation zone inaccessible to the general public, and involved a lion that was not part of the reserve’s population of wild, free-roaming lions.

Situated in the northeastern reaches of Gauteng, Dinokeng reserve boasts 19,000 hectares of land and is the only Big Five game reserve in the province.

Big Five is a term used to describe what hunters deem the most dangerous animals to pursue – the African elephant, Cape buffalo, African lion, leopard and rhinoceros.

Film crew for Sir David Attenborough’s Netflix show Our Planet II are attacked by tiger

admin — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 01:33:14 +0000

‘It was like something out of Jaws’: Sir David Attenborough’s film crew are attacked by tiger sharks in terrifying ordeal while filming for Our Planet II, director reveals

Sharks attack crew in seas around Laysan in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Crew were in inflatable boats and had to make an emergency landing on sand

By Mark Duell

Published: 08:42 EDT, 15 June 2023 | Updated: 09:41 EDT, 15 June 2023

Sir David Attenborough‘s film crew were attacked by two 15ft tiger sharks while filming for Our Planet II, the director of the new Netflix series has revealed.

The team’s ordeal happened in the seas around Laysan, a very remote location in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands which is nearly 1,000 miles away from Honolulu.

The crew were attacked by the sharks while in inflatable boats and had to make an emergency landing on the sand, describing it as ‘like something out of Jaws’.

Series producer Huw Cordey told The Sun: ‘The original idea was to do an underwater shoot with the tiger sharks waiting in the shallows at Laysan.

‘But the first day the tiger sharks were around, the crew got into these inflatable boats – and two sharks attacked them. It was like something out of Jaws.

Tiger sharks feature in the new Netflix series Our Planet II which has now been released

A 15ft tiger shark which was filmed for the new wildlife documentary series Our Planet II

The documentary team also filmed albatross birds during their visit to the seas around Laysan

‘The crew panicked and basically made an emergency landing on the sand. Suffice to say, they didn’t get any underwater shots.’

The show’s director Toby Nowlan also spoke this week about the incident, revealing the crew had spent five days sailing to reach the area and then set out in inflatable boats to find the sharks.

He told Radio Times: ‘This ‘v’ of water came streaming towards us and this tiger shark leapt at the boat and bit huge holes in it. The whole boat exploded.

‘We were trying to get it away and it wasn’t having any of it. It was horrific. That was the second shark that day to attack us.’

The crew were only about 300ft (100m) from land at the time, so they managed to get the boat back to the beach with the little inflation it had left.

Mr Nowlan revealed that they then fixed the craft and sent out a small rubber dinghy, which was attacked by giant trevally that knocked its motor out.

He described the sharks’ behaviour as ‘extremely unusual’, adding: ‘They were incredibly hungry, so there might not have been enough natural food and they were just trying anything they came across in the water.’

The sharks had travelled as far as 2,000 miles to the area, where they often feed on albatross chicks who can be relatively easy prey when they fly for the first time.

Our Planet II is a four-part wildlife documentary series narrated by Sir David which was released on Netflix yesterday. Other notable segments include lions stalking a Cape buffalo in the Kalahari, and 200 billion locusts swarming towards the Red Sea.

Our Planet II is a new Netflix wildlife documentary series narrated by Sir David Attenborough

Albatross birds are in the Our Planet II episode filmed in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

A feature on the series in the Daily Mail’s Weekend magazine by TV critic Christopher Stevens said it has ‘four episodes of the most sumptuous animal photography ever seen, and all crammed with moments of life-and-death tension’.

The article includes an interview with Mr Cordey, who explained how the show uses cliffhanger techniques, adding: ‘No one has done this in natural history before.’

He said: ‘The first series of Our Planet in 2019 was incredibly popular. But we realised, analysing the data, that people weren’t watching it in any particular order.

‘They were jumping around – if they loved penguins, for instance, they might start with the polar episode. This time, we want viewers to follow a story, one part after the next, as you do with a great drama. We planned this right from the start.’

Our Planet II is available to stream on Netflix now

Republican reveals his staffer attacked by armed assailants in DC after Congressional

admin — Sat, 17 Jun 2023 01:09:14 +0000

Republican reveals his staffer was attacked by armed assailants in DC after the Congressional Baseball Game: GOP Rep. tears into ‘soft-on-crime’ policies in nation’s capital

DailyMail.com has learned the staffer is in his late 20s and is part of the legislative team
As he was walking toward entrance of his Navy Yard apartment two men, one carrying a gun, approached the staffer and pushed him to the ground

By Morgan Phillips, U.S. Political Reporter For Dailymail.Com

Published: 14:59 EDT, 16 June 2023 | Updated: 15:27 EDT, 16 June 2023

GOP Rep. Brad Finstad revealed that a staffer in his office was attacked by an armed gunman after the annual congressional baseball game blocks away from the Capitol.

‘Following Wednesday’s Congressional Baseball Game for Charity, one of my staffers was attacked outside of his residence by an armed gunman,’ Finstad, R-Minn., said in a statement.

‘Thankfully, he will be able to make a full recovery and the extent of his physical injuries was minor. I thank the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department for their quick response and their attention to this incident.’

DailyMail.com has learned the staffer is in his late 20s and is part of the legislative team. As he was walking toward the entrance of his Navy Yard apartment building two men, one of whom was carrying a gun, approached the staffer and pushed him to the ground. He was not shot but suffered cuts and bruises and was able to get away and call the police.

GOP Rep. Brad Finstad revealed that a staffer in his office was attacked by an armed gunman after the annual congressional baseball game blocks away from the Capitol

DailyMail.com has learned the staffer is in his late 20s and is part of the legislative team. As he was walking toward the entrance two men, one of whom was carrying a gun, approached the staffer and pushed him to the ground

The GOP congressman tore into Washington, D.C.’s ‘soft-on-crime’ policies.

‘In Washington, D.C. and cities across the country, anti-police, soft-on-crime policies have created lawless societies that endanger the public and empower criminal behavior. It’s time we started treating criminals like criminals and bring back commonsense policies that imprison career criminals, keep the public safe, and allow our police officers to adequately protect our communities and keep violent criminals off the streets.’

Finstad himself played at second base in the congressional baseball game, where Republicans prevailed over Democrats 16-6.

Crime is on the rise in the district: vehicle theft is up 120 percent, violent crime is up 21 percent, and total crime is up 28 percent at at this point in 2023 compared to 2022.

Last month a suspect wielding a baseball bat left two staffers for Democratic Rep. Gerry Connelly in the hospital after a brutal attack in his Virginia office in a D.C. suburb.

Before that a staffer to Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., was stabbed in broad daylight in northeast D.C.

The apparently random attack took place on H Street – a busy commercial hub lined with bars and restaurants.

Violence flares in Prague as West Ham fans are attacked by gang of ‘Fiorentina ultras’

admin — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 18:35:14 +0000

A group of partying West Ham fans were violently ambushed and attacked with flares, chains, bottles and batons by far-right Fiorentina ultras in the Czech Republic this afternoon, ahead of tonight’s Europa Conference League final.

The celebratory mood soured in central Prague soon after 3pm when Hammers fans drinking in a bar were attacked by the Italians clad in black clothing and masks.

Several West Ham fans suffered cuts and bruises as the missiles flew. Police in the Czech capital said three West Ham fans and one police officer were injured in the incident while 16 people were detained.

One video showed the thuggish fans of the Florence club throwing chairs at the West Ham supports sitting under the arches outside the bar ahead of the Premier League Club’s biggest European match in nearly half a century. Another clip showed the Ultras running down a Prague street carrying make-shift weapons.

As the police moved in to quell the violence, two stun grenades were launched into the Tekila Tekila bar in the city centre, causing loud bangs. Broken glass and a burnt-out chair littered the ground outside the bar after the attack.

A group of partying West Ham fans were violently set upon by Fiorentina ultras this afternoon. Pictured: A video shows black-clad Italian football fans in Prague today

Pictured: Fiorentina ultras are seen outside a bar in Prague today as they attacked a group of West Ham fans in a bar in the Czech capital, ahead of the Europa Conference League final

Pictured: Debris is seen across the floor where Fiorentina ultras attacked a group of West Ham fans in Prague today. Smoke is seen billowing from flares on the ground

Pictured: A video clip shows the Ultras running down a Prague street. Some could be seen carrying weapons in the video

Pictured: A photograph released by Prague police shows a number of Fiorentina Ultras detained and lying prone on a shop floor in the Czech capital

Pictured: The Ultras can be seen descending on the cafe where West Ham fans were in a video filmed from across the street

Pictured: A line of police officers are seen in central Prague keeping the fans apart

Czech police lined up separating Fiorentina fans from West Ham United supporters

Around 300 West Ham fans had been drinking happily, singing without causing any fear to police or locals when they were set upon by the Italian ultras.

As word went round the wider area that their fellow fans were being assaulted, Hammers fans moved towards the bar – and a group of riot police moved in to arrest the Fiorentina football fans causing chaos.

One West Ham fan who witnessed the scenes said: ‘They targeted a group and attacked them quite violently then ran off before anyone could react. It was completely unprovoked. They were all ultras dressed in black. It was pretty grim.’

Another eyewitness, retired plumber John Brownlie from Cambridge, said: ‘From nowhere about 100 men with chains, belts, bottles, and flares came round the street corner, and almost pushed over a lady and her baby in a pushchair.

‘The woman quickly was quickly rushed inside to the bar, with her child, but two stun grenades were thrown in there, and caused some fire damage,’ he added.

‘This caused a lot of us to come out of the bar to find out what was going on, and then they started attacking us, punching and kicking us. When they ran, which would’ve been probably a minute later, we ran after them but the police blocked us.

‘They were just cowards. West Ham fans didn’t do anything wrong. This was an ambush,’ Brownlie added.

Another West Ham fan, who did not want to be named, said ‘a large group’ of Italian fans attacked the bar.

‘About eight Italians walked past, swinging bands and chains,’ he said. ‘Five minutes later there was a big group that come down the road and attacked us.’

The man said five West Ham fans were injured.

Pictured: Riot police and other officers are seen running down the streets of Prague today

Pictured: A group of black-clad Italian Ultras are seen gathered in Prague today

Pictured: People stand near a chair that was set alight as Italian ultras attacked West Ham fans

Pictured: Riot police are seen in central Prague today ahead of the Europa Conference League final, surrounding a group of Fiorentina Ultras

Pictured: Fiorentina ‘Ultras’ are led away by riot police in Prague today

He said: ‘Three of our mates (were injured), out of all of this lot there were five. Three of them were our mates. They’ve gone to hospital.’ He said that one of his friends was ‘quite badly’ injured with a ‘massive cut’ on his head.

A 17-year-old witness to the attack on West Ham fans said that Fiorentina fans came around the corner ‘trying to give it large’.

‘We were all standing here, just having a glass,’ he said. ‘And they all come around the corner, trying to give it large. We done nothing wrong.’

He said that the Italian fans had ‘chains and belt buckles’.

‘They were throwing flares and firecrackers,’ he said.

‘They had chains and belt buckles and everything. They come here, try giving it, and then they ran down the road.’

Around 100 West Ham fans attempted to run towards the bar where their fellow fans were said to have been attacked but were kept at bay by around 50 police officers, some armed with automatic rifles and batons.

The ultras attempted to escape the police and ran through a busy paved shopping area. Some ran through the outside tables of a café where many people were dining, causing crockery, glasses and bottles to smash as tables were overturned.

Despite their efforts, they were rounded up and hemmed in outside a massage parlour. Women working within were seen peering through windows and taking pictures with their phones of the thugs.

MailOnline witnessed a group of suspected thugs being handcuffed and arrested before being led off through the crowds.

Police using tannoys, speaking in Italian, warned the remaining Florentina fans and ultras who were gathering to leave the area immediately.

In a statement on Twitter, along with a photograph of a number of Italian fans in handcuffs on the floor of a shoeshop, Prague’s police forces confirmed that West Ham fans were attacked where in a bar by Fiorentina’s fans.

‘Italy fans attacked West Ham fans in a bar in Rytířská Street, injuring three. One policeman was also attacked,’ the statement said.

‘We have restricted the personal freedom of 16 people and we are currently investigating the whole incident. #policiepha’.

An investigation was ongoing and no more details were immediately provided.

Pictured: tables and chairs are seen scattered at a bar where Fiorentina ultras ran through

Pictured: A police car is seen in Prague near to the bar where Italian ultras attacked West Ham fans ahead of tonight’s final

Czech police separate Fiorentina fans from West Ham United supporters

Pictured: Fans of West Ham United gather to cheer for their team at Prague’s Old Town Square ahead of the UEFA Europa Conference League

West Ham United fans show their support from inside the stadium as they prepare for the match

Another Hammers supporter appears close to tears as he shouts for his team

It comes after similarly-cald hooligan supporters of AZ Alkmaar tried to get at West Ham players’ families in chaotic scenes at the end of the semi-final in Holland.

Riot police have been on standby in the hours ahead of tonight’s kick-off.

Earlier, one fan was detained by police for letting off an orange flair in the square, but later released after a ticking-off.

More than 10,000 West Ham fans were gathering in the fan zone to watch the match on a giant screen.

Supporters of their Italian rival without tickets were led to a separate fan zone.

After days of rain, the sun came out and lifted the spirits of the thousands of fans in Prague’s Old Town Square as of pints were downed and bars were packed to the hilt.

Sam Nicola, 32, a London black cab driver who was wearing a claret and blue curly wig, said: ‘I woke up this morning and my whole body went into this state of anxiety.

‘I couldn’t talk and I keep thinking about what might happen. It is far worse than normal butterflies, believe me.

‘We just have to win, and I promised all my mates that I will wear this wig in my cab for a week if we do.’

Czech authorities have ramped up security ahead of the Europa Conference League final

West Ham fan Sam Nicola (left) was among those soaking up the pre-match atmosphere

Fans have taken over Old Town Square with Czech authorities keeping a watchful eye

His brother Jay, 35, who also wore a similar wig and drives a black cab, added: ‘ we have waited so long for this. But there was a lot of nerves.

‘But I believe we can do it. We will bring that trophy home. We will win 2-1.’

London dentist Aditi Tanna, 28, who wore a West Ham hat and shirt said: ‘It is so amazing being here with all these great West Ham fans. We have made many new friends.

‘My boyfriend Ajay and I came into Prague on a train from Vienna this morning and for four more Euros we were put into first class and given a class of Prosecco so that was a great way to start the day.

‘I feel it is getting better and better all the way to winning the cup tonight.

‘We don’t have tickets, but it is much more fun being here than watching it on TV from the sofa. ‘

Keilan Schemeri, 31, from Gibraltar whose father Joe is from London and a Hammer’s fan said: ‘It will be 3-1 to West Ham. We are going all the way.’

Former West Ham striker, Tony Cottee join supporters in the old town Square as a sign his name.

West Ham fans cheer for their team at the Old Town Square ahead of the UEFA Europa Conference League 2022/23 final match between ACF Fiorentina and West Ham United FC in Prague, Czech Republic on June 7

Pictured: A West Ham fan waves an English flag in Prague’s Old Town Square today

Actor and comedian James Corden, a lifelong West Ham fan, also flew into the Czech Republic and posed happily with supporters for photographs.

Folk hero Knollsy, who was dubbed the ‘Angel of Alkmaar’ after fighting off thugs out to attack West Ham fans last month, was mobbed by well-wishers as he walked through the square wearing a black West Ham shirt.

The final is West Ham’s first in Europe since 1976, and they are bidding to win their first trophy since the FA Cup 43 years ago.

Greg Robson, 59, from Manor Park, east London, told the PA news agency he has been a season ticket holder for 43 years.

‘First game was 1969, with my dad, sadly no longer with us,’ he said. ‘And I’ve had a season ticket since the age of 16. This is about my 43rd year now going home and away, following them abroad. I just love West Ham United.’

He said it felt ‘unbelievable’ to be in a European final.

‘I was just one when we first won it, 11 in ’76,’ he said. ‘So really, for me, this is the first time to actually go to one.’ He said he booked his flight to Prague before West Ham had even made the knockout stages.

‘We actually booked the flights when we were in the group stages,’ he said. ‘So it’s a gamble that paid off.’ He added that he will ‘party all night’ if the Hammers win.

The hammers dropped seven places in the Premier League table this year – finishing 14th

West Ham fans look on during a match against Leicester City in August 2021, when they smashed the 2016 surprise winners 4-1

Declan Rice snaps pictures with fans after a win against Leeds at the end of the season

West Ham celebrate with their fans after the final whistle, in October 2021

‘Just party, party all night,’ he said. ‘I’ve got an early flight in the morning, but I might be missing that.’

Andrew Hall, 54, from Surrey, said: ‘If we’re celebrating I could be here for another week.’ He added that he had spent ‘probably £1,000’ on his trip to Prague, adding: ‘But it’s worth every penny.’

Steve Wick, 60, from Hertfordshire, said he had travelled for hours to make it to the Czech capital. ‘We drove 13 hours,’ he said. ‘We got the shuttle over from Folkestone and then drove through. So 13 hours door to door.’

He said it had been ‘years and years’ since the team had had any major success.

‘If we win this tonight it will be mega for the fans,’ he added. ‘It has been years and years since we’ve had any glory. And I think this is going to be it.’

Dan Lee from Romford said he had spent more than £1,000 on his trip to the final.

‘All in, over £1,000, but it’s what you do for West Ham,’ he said.

He added that being in a European final meant ‘everything’ to him.

‘Never did you think that little old West Ham would get this far,’ he said.

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Brit, 19, is ‘raped by 37-year-old man who plied her with laughing gas and attacked her

Brit, 19, is ‘raped by 37-year-old man who plied her with laughing gas and attacked her when she became dizzy’ on Greek party island Zakynthos

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Game park worker, 30, is mauled to death by lions which attacked him while he was walking

Game park worker, 30, is mauled to death by lions which attacked him while he was walking through their reserve at night in South Africa

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Film crew for Sir David Attenborough’s Netflix show Our Planet II are attacked by tiger

‘It was like something out of Jaws’: Sir David Attenborough’s film crew are attacked by tiger sharks in terrifying ordeal while filming for Our Planet II, director reveals

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Republican reveals his staffer attacked by armed assailants in DC after Congressional

Republican reveals his staffer was attacked by armed assailants in DC after the Congressional Baseball Game: GOP Rep. tears into ‘soft-on-crime’ policies in nation’s capital

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Violence flares in Prague as West Ham fans are attacked by gang of ‘Fiorentina ultras’