Soon these things will have to be registered as offensive weapons, I guess :-)
Not much 'ai' (means 'harmony') here - more like ai-ai...
Suppose the new art then will be termed ai-aikeydo ("the key way to pain") :-)
Case 1:
After a street assault in January, a 22-year-old New Zealander was rushed to Wellington Hospital to have surgeons remove his car key, which was embedded behind his right ear.
Case 2:
Illinois -- Authorities are awaiting autopsy results to confirm whether a 24-year-old southwest side man was stabbed to death with a house key, Chicago police said. The man was pronounced dead early Sunday in Oak Lawn after he was stabbed in the back of the neck during a fight at his family's home.
Case 3:
Australia -- A 12-year-old boy from Sinnamon Park was able to escape an attempted abduction May 22 by lashing out at the man's face with his house keys and jumping from the car he had been dragged into.
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Monday, May 28, 2007
Piece of garbage
California -- A man is accused of trying to rape a female manager at a Centre City motel before three employees and a good Samaritan subdued him with a garbage can lid and a piece of wood.
The 22-year-old suspect walked into the Motel 6 Friday afternoon and asked about a room, officials said.
Police said the man jumped over the counter and went after the clerk, who ran to the back office, where the 35-year-old female manager was working. The three struggled, and the fight spilled into the laundry room, where a maid was working.
The maid struck the assailant with a metal trash can lid. The clerk broke free and ran across the street to a liquor store for help, police said.
A liquor store employee ran back to Motel 6, saw the assailant on top of the manager and beat him with a piece of wood, police said. The Motel 6 manager suffered a broken nose and a cut lip.
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The 22-year-old suspect walked into the Motel 6 Friday afternoon and asked about a room, officials said.
Police said the man jumped over the counter and went after the clerk, who ran to the back office, where the 35-year-old female manager was working. The three struggled, and the fight spilled into the laundry room, where a maid was working.
The maid struck the assailant with a metal trash can lid. The clerk broke free and ran across the street to a liquor store for help, police said.
A liquor store employee ran back to Motel 6, saw the assailant on top of the manager and beat him with a piece of wood, police said. The Motel 6 manager suffered a broken nose and a cut lip.
Source
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Police recommend self-defense
UK -- Police recommend self-defence lessons after pupils admit to feeling fearful of being attacked.
Self-defence lessons should be offered to young girls who live in daily fear of being beaten up, according to police, following a survey of 12 and 13-year-olds in North Wales.
The results, published last week in the report Young People as Victims of Crime, show that girls worry more about becoming victims than boys.
Police claim that young girls' stress is largely unfounded, with pupils more likely to be threatened than attacked.
Source
Self-defence lessons should be offered to young girls who live in daily fear of being beaten up, according to police, following a survey of 12 and 13-year-olds in North Wales.
The results, published last week in the report Young People as Victims of Crime, show that girls worry more about becoming victims than boys.
Police claim that young girls' stress is largely unfounded, with pupils more likely to be threatened than attacked.
Source
Friday, May 25, 2007
There were red flags
Oregon -- On May 24, 2004, just before allegedly kidnapping, raping and killing a 19-year-old college student, the 40-year-old suspected killer stalked and then approached two other women near Oregon State University. He then tried to lure them into his van, prosecutors say. He intended to rape and kill them, too, a Benton County District Attorney said.
The man tried to coax the women, both OSU students at the time, close to the van. But the women, who were alone, sensed trouble.
"There were red flags," the District Attorney said. "He tried to engage them with conversation and conduct that clearly establishes that he is trying to lure them into the van, but he just can't get within striking distance."
The victim was last seen about 10 a.m. May 24, 2004, cleaning lampposts in the parking lot of apartments managed by her brother-in-law near the Corvallis campus. Police and thousands of friends and strangers searched unsuccessfully for her for two weeks. Her body has not been found.
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The man tried to coax the women, both OSU students at the time, close to the van. But the women, who were alone, sensed trouble.
"There were red flags," the District Attorney said. "He tried to engage them with conversation and conduct that clearly establishes that he is trying to lure them into the van, but he just can't get within striking distance."
The victim was last seen about 10 a.m. May 24, 2004, cleaning lampposts in the parking lot of apartments managed by her brother-in-law near the Corvallis campus. Police and thousands of friends and strangers searched unsuccessfully for her for two weeks. Her body has not been found.
Source
Thursday, May 24, 2007
"Such a macho country"
Forgetting the political correctness for a while - is this the reason why certain illegal immigrants are behind a huge amount of sexual assaults and attempted abductions in the US?
Story:
The 37-year-old woman said she's been a taxi victim twice. Fifteen years ago, she was a passenger when a taxi driver pulled into a dark industrial district and tried to grope her before she escaped.
Now, as one of a handful of female taxi drivers in Mexico City, she recently pulled over for a man. He gruffly waved her on, telling her no female would drive him. "It made me laugh," she said. "Mexico is such a macho country."
Her stories help explain why some Mexico City lawmakers are proposing a new all-woman taxi service. Their belief: Women are safer with drivers and passengers of the same sex.
The capital's government estimated at least 400 women last year were assaulted in taxis. But that number is unreliable because many women don't report assaults, let alone offensive ogling or flagrant flirtation.
Source
Story:
The 37-year-old woman said she's been a taxi victim twice. Fifteen years ago, she was a passenger when a taxi driver pulled into a dark industrial district and tried to grope her before she escaped.
Now, as one of a handful of female taxi drivers in Mexico City, she recently pulled over for a man. He gruffly waved her on, telling her no female would drive him. "It made me laugh," she said. "Mexico is such a macho country."
Her stories help explain why some Mexico City lawmakers are proposing a new all-woman taxi service. Their belief: Women are safer with drivers and passengers of the same sex.
The capital's government estimated at least 400 women last year were assaulted in taxis. But that number is unreliable because many women don't report assaults, let alone offensive ogling or flagrant flirtation.
Source
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Street-smart kid
This is one smart kid! Sadly too many people don't know about strategic planning and the positive effects of preparing for what we call worst-case scenario.
Story:
New York -- An 11-year-old girl kept herself ready for the worst, constantly rehearsing in her mind how she could escape an attacker or kidnapper. Little did she know her hours of mental preparation would pay off - possibly saving the Brooklyn girl's life.
On Sunday, the 4-foot-5, 80-pound sixth-grader was hailed as a hero for fighting off an attacker twice her size - then having the wits about her to help capture the suspect.
The girl was coming back home when she realized a 19-year-old male was following her and decided to run home.
She recalled seeing him talking to her landlord before, she said, and wondered if she had misjudged him. But after making it up two and a half flights of stairs in her building, the man grabbed her just short of her apartment, she said.
"He grabbed my mouth and told me to not scream. I thought he was going to take me up to the roof and rape me or something like that," the girl said. "When [we] went downstairs, he loosened my wrist a little bit. And I took advantage of that and I broke out of where he was holding me and I ran outside."
That was Plan B - "to calm down, relax and try to get away." The girl also admitted, "Before a robbery happens, I always think of a plan to do. But sometimes when I'm nervous or scared, I forget my ideas. I only came up with half a plan when I got caught." She didn't immediately scream because she wasn't sure her brother would hear her.
When she got away, she screamed for help and buzzed all the apartment intercoms. Finally, two residents heard them, and the two men, with the help of other neighbors, grabbed the suspect, who had taken off his green shirt, possibly to evade capture. According to the media, the man said, "I'm sorry, I won't do it again. I won't do it again," as the "crowd pummeled him to keep him from escaping."
The girl's parting advice: "Try to figure out a plan before somebody tries to kidnap you. That way if somebody tries to touch you, you're ready to attack them back."
Source
Story:
New York -- An 11-year-old girl kept herself ready for the worst, constantly rehearsing in her mind how she could escape an attacker or kidnapper. Little did she know her hours of mental preparation would pay off - possibly saving the Brooklyn girl's life.
On Sunday, the 4-foot-5, 80-pound sixth-grader was hailed as a hero for fighting off an attacker twice her size - then having the wits about her to help capture the suspect.
The girl was coming back home when she realized a 19-year-old male was following her and decided to run home.
She recalled seeing him talking to her landlord before, she said, and wondered if she had misjudged him. But after making it up two and a half flights of stairs in her building, the man grabbed her just short of her apartment, she said.
"He grabbed my mouth and told me to not scream. I thought he was going to take me up to the roof and rape me or something like that," the girl said. "When [we] went downstairs, he loosened my wrist a little bit. And I took advantage of that and I broke out of where he was holding me and I ran outside."
That was Plan B - "to calm down, relax and try to get away." The girl also admitted, "Before a robbery happens, I always think of a plan to do. But sometimes when I'm nervous or scared, I forget my ideas. I only came up with half a plan when I got caught." She didn't immediately scream because she wasn't sure her brother would hear her.
When she got away, she screamed for help and buzzed all the apartment intercoms. Finally, two residents heard them, and the two men, with the help of other neighbors, grabbed the suspect, who had taken off his green shirt, possibly to evade capture. According to the media, the man said, "I'm sorry, I won't do it again. I won't do it again," as the "crowd pummeled him to keep him from escaping."
The girl's parting advice: "Try to figure out a plan before somebody tries to kidnap you. That way if somebody tries to touch you, you're ready to attack them back."
Source
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
He was stunned
California -- A would-be robber got a shock when he was zapped with a stun gun while trying to rob a San Diego doughnut shop.
The robbery attempt occurred just before 11 p.m. Friday. A man jumped over the counter and struck an employee, then tried to take cash from the register. But the woman fought back, and another woman shocked the man with a stun gun, police said.
The man is in his 20s and about 5 feet 7 inches tall with a medium build. No weapon was seen, and the man ran off without the money.
Source
The robbery attempt occurred just before 11 p.m. Friday. A man jumped over the counter and struck an employee, then tried to take cash from the register. But the woman fought back, and another woman shocked the man with a stun gun, police said.
The man is in his 20s and about 5 feet 7 inches tall with a medium build. No weapon was seen, and the man ran off without the money.
Source
Monday, May 21, 2007
Self-defense? Naturally ...
One single punch can be devastating ...
And this young punk claiming self-defense? How sad - how pathetic.
Story:
UK -- A 26-year-old man was celebrating a friend's birthday in Newcastle city centre and he and his companions began playfully throwing some takeaway chips at each other as they walked to catch a taxi home.
One of the chips hit a woman walking near the group, and her 19-year-old boyfriend reacted angrily, shouting at them in an accusing way.The 26-year-old walked over saying "sorry, mate" and with his hands outstretched to apologise for the incident.
Seconds later, it is alleged, the aggressor punched him in the face, causing the victim to fall "like a piece of wood" straight back onto a set of railings outside a sandwich shop. Despite paramedics arriving minutes later and taking him to hospital, the Newcastle University student died of massive head injuries.
The jury was told that the 19-year-old assailant, had just six weeks earlier been involved in a similar attack when he punched a man in a taxi queue - breaking his jaw.
The accused denies manslaughter. The court heard he is likely to say he hit out in self-defense.
Source
And this young punk claiming self-defense? How sad - how pathetic.
Story:
UK -- A 26-year-old man was celebrating a friend's birthday in Newcastle city centre and he and his companions began playfully throwing some takeaway chips at each other as they walked to catch a taxi home.
One of the chips hit a woman walking near the group, and her 19-year-old boyfriend reacted angrily, shouting at them in an accusing way.The 26-year-old walked over saying "sorry, mate" and with his hands outstretched to apologise for the incident.
Seconds later, it is alleged, the aggressor punched him in the face, causing the victim to fall "like a piece of wood" straight back onto a set of railings outside a sandwich shop. Despite paramedics arriving minutes later and taking him to hospital, the Newcastle University student died of massive head injuries.
The jury was told that the 19-year-old assailant, had just six weeks earlier been involved in a similar attack when he punched a man in a taxi queue - breaking his jaw.
The accused denies manslaughter. The court heard he is likely to say he hit out in self-defense.
Source
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Bummer!
Be very afraid - they're actually walking amongst us ... :-)
Story:
West Virginia -- When a man tried to rob a convenience store in Inwood using a small lighter shaped like a gun, his method of disguise reportedly became a source of amusement for the cashier.
"He entered the store wearing a pair of women's pajama shorts over his face," a West Virginia State Police spokesman said, adding "I couldn't make this stuff up if I tried."
At first the cashier thought it was a joke. Then the would-be robber showed the cashier his fake weapon. She was unsure if it was an actual gun or a cigarette lighter in the figure of a gun, which the store used to sell.
The cashier refused to comply with the attempted robber's demands and he fled the scene. The man was arrested several minutes later with another man while attempting to steal a tire off of a vehicle.
Source
Story:
West Virginia -- When a man tried to rob a convenience store in Inwood using a small lighter shaped like a gun, his method of disguise reportedly became a source of amusement for the cashier.
"He entered the store wearing a pair of women's pajama shorts over his face," a West Virginia State Police spokesman said, adding "I couldn't make this stuff up if I tried."
At first the cashier thought it was a joke. Then the would-be robber showed the cashier his fake weapon. She was unsure if it was an actual gun or a cigarette lighter in the figure of a gun, which the store used to sell.
The cashier refused to comply with the attempted robber's demands and he fled the scene. The man was arrested several minutes later with another man while attempting to steal a tire off of a vehicle.
Source
Saturday, May 19, 2007
A donut nut
I guess these donuts are 'Dimply' the best?
Story:
Kansas -- Dimple Donuts employees were surprised when a seemingly ordinary order turned into an attempted robbery.
A man in his 20s came into the store, with no shirt and ordered some coffee and donuts at about 1 a.m. He tried to pay with a credit card, and when the employees told him they did not accept them, he attempted to rob the place.
The man started throwing things and demanding money. He tried to hop the counter, but was stopped. The man fled the store. An employee tried to stop him and was injured when his hand was slammed in a car door.
Source
Story:
Kansas -- Dimple Donuts employees were surprised when a seemingly ordinary order turned into an attempted robbery.
A man in his 20s came into the store, with no shirt and ordered some coffee and donuts at about 1 a.m. He tried to pay with a credit card, and when the employees told him they did not accept them, he attempted to rob the place.
The man started throwing things and demanding money. He tried to hop the counter, but was stopped. The man fled the store. An employee tried to stop him and was injured when his hand was slammed in a car door.
Source
Friday, May 18, 2007
'Lettuce rejoice'
Sir, I take my hat off to you!
Story:
UK -- A pensioner of 82 was shopping when a raider walked into the village store in Speldhurst, Kent, and pointed the gun at the postmistress.
The man demanded money - but the senior citizen belted him in the face with an iceberg lettuce. A second hit persuaded the robber to run off.
The World War II Speldhurst veteran said: "The best form of defence is attack - so I did. I clobbered him twice."
Source
Story:
UK -- A pensioner of 82 was shopping when a raider walked into the village store in Speldhurst, Kent, and pointed the gun at the postmistress.
The man demanded money - but the senior citizen belted him in the face with an iceberg lettuce. A second hit persuaded the robber to run off.
The World War II Speldhurst veteran said: "The best form of defence is attack - so I did. I clobbered him twice."
Source
Thursday, May 17, 2007
'Yankee-do'
Don't mess with granny! Don't they teach kids this lesson today?
Story:
The Yankees have honored a robber-bashing Bronxville grandmother of eight yesterday in a home plate ceremony.
The 68-year-old woman foiled an April 26 robbery at a sandwich shoppe in Tuckahoe where she worked by smacking the robber with a 1961 Yankees miniature bat.
With her 16-inch weapon in hand, she waved to the stadium crowd when she was introduced yesterday, then got a surprise when Derek Jeter came out of the dugout and presented her with a real bat signed by the team and gave her a hug.
During the attempted robbery last month, the man told the woman he had a gun, and demanded she empty the cash register. The lifelong Yankees fan said she threw the money on the floor, then as he was bending over to pick it up, grabbed her commemorative bat and hit him in the back of the head twice. He dropped the money and ran out of the store.
Source
Story:
The Yankees have honored a robber-bashing Bronxville grandmother of eight yesterday in a home plate ceremony.
The 68-year-old woman foiled an April 26 robbery at a sandwich shoppe in Tuckahoe where she worked by smacking the robber with a 1961 Yankees miniature bat.
With her 16-inch weapon in hand, she waved to the stadium crowd when she was introduced yesterday, then got a surprise when Derek Jeter came out of the dugout and presented her with a real bat signed by the team and gave her a hug.
During the attempted robbery last month, the man told the woman he had a gun, and demanded she empty the cash register. The lifelong Yankees fan said she threw the money on the floor, then as he was bending over to pick it up, grabbed her commemorative bat and hit him in the back of the head twice. He dropped the money and ran out of the store.
Source
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Hazards at work, 44
Being hit by the student is bad. Hitting back is plain stupid. Could this retaliation have been avoided with a little knowledge and training? Quite probably.
Another thing is that the teacher really should have seen the punch coming. The pushing is a tell tale sign of escalation - in other words: a major red flag. Even more so when this student has what they call a "record of behavior issues"
Story:
Louisiana -- An 18-year-old student finished a test Tuesday and then shoved it in the teacher's chest. The 10th-grade teacher told her to take it back and hand it to him nicely, officials said. She shoved it in his chest again, school officials said, so the teacher repeated his request.
District officials said that on the final time, though, she threw the test in his face and followed up with a punch. He hit her back, officials said.
The 20-year teaching veteran was suspended with pay, and the student has been suspended indefinitely. The student has a record of behavior issues, according to the school district.
Source
Another thing is that the teacher really should have seen the punch coming. The pushing is a tell tale sign of escalation - in other words: a major red flag. Even more so when this student has what they call a "record of behavior issues"
Story:
Louisiana -- An 18-year-old student finished a test Tuesday and then shoved it in the teacher's chest. The 10th-grade teacher told her to take it back and hand it to him nicely, officials said. She shoved it in his chest again, school officials said, so the teacher repeated his request.
District officials said that on the final time, though, she threw the test in his face and followed up with a punch. He hit her back, officials said.
The 20-year teaching veteran was suspended with pay, and the student has been suspended indefinitely. The student has a record of behavior issues, according to the school district.
Source
Monday, May 14, 2007
One tought customer
I'm not sure if this was the smartest thing to do. Still, I must say I'm impressed by this senior citizen!
Story:
A suspect, who was in his 20's, walked into a shop in North Nashville on Sunday night. Police say he held up the clerk, then turned the gun on a customer.
That customer, a 77 year old man, wrestled the gun away from the suspect and shot the suspect in the leg. The elderly man was not hurt.
Source
Story:
A suspect, who was in his 20's, walked into a shop in North Nashville on Sunday night. Police say he held up the clerk, then turned the gun on a customer.
That customer, a 77 year old man, wrestled the gun away from the suspect and shot the suspect in the leg. The elderly man was not hurt.
Source
Sunday, May 13, 2007
The nose-hold
Are you telling me this "biting various parts" woman is having an anger management problem? And another thing - what's so unusual about the nose-hold? Or is this a perhaps a secret Maori warrior variation that I don't know about?
Story:
New Zealand -- A New Plymouth police constable was forced to apply a nose-hold on an offender to try to stop her from biting her. The unusual hold was clamped on a woman in February after police were called to a disturbance.
When the female officer and her partner arrived, they found the woman arguing with her son. She then turned on the constables, spitting in their faces, jumping on them and trying to bite various parts of their body.
Despite being pepper-sprayed, the 34-year-old unemployed New Plymouth woman punched the male officer three times in the head. The female officer tried to restrain her, but the woman clamped her jaws down on her arm, piercing her uniform and skin.
After the constables finally managed to restrain her with a nose-hold they needed medical treatment for cuts and severe bruising.
In court, the woman admitted injuring with intent and assaulting police. Her defence counsel said his client was undergoing counselling for several issues, including anger management.
Source
Story:
New Zealand -- A New Plymouth police constable was forced to apply a nose-hold on an offender to try to stop her from biting her. The unusual hold was clamped on a woman in February after police were called to a disturbance.
When the female officer and her partner arrived, they found the woman arguing with her son. She then turned on the constables, spitting in their faces, jumping on them and trying to bite various parts of their body.
Despite being pepper-sprayed, the 34-year-old unemployed New Plymouth woman punched the male officer three times in the head. The female officer tried to restrain her, but the woman clamped her jaws down on her arm, piercing her uniform and skin.
After the constables finally managed to restrain her with a nose-hold they needed medical treatment for cuts and severe bruising.
In court, the woman admitted injuring with intent and assaulting police. Her defence counsel said his client was undergoing counselling for several issues, including anger management.
Source
Saturday, May 12, 2007
Hazards at work, 43
Scotland -- A 56-year-old former sales executive was left with painful physical injuries after a 39-year-old man tried to rape her at a furniture store in broad daylight, July 2006. The woman had been left alone after a colleague she was paired with went off to speak to a client.
When she went back to her desk, she noticed the man sitting in one of the designer chairs. She asked what he wanted and followed as he pointed up a short flight of chairs towards French furnishings. The woman said the man jumped on her and smashed her to the floor. She screamed 'help' and one of the store's managers pulled the assailant away.
The woman had two broken bones in her hand and three displaced vertebrae in her neck after the attack. "I loved my job, but I resigned because I thought security in the store was totally inadequate," she said.
Source
When she went back to her desk, she noticed the man sitting in one of the designer chairs. She asked what he wanted and followed as he pointed up a short flight of chairs towards French furnishings. The woman said the man jumped on her and smashed her to the floor. She screamed 'help' and one of the store's managers pulled the assailant away.
The woman had two broken bones in her hand and three displaced vertebrae in her neck after the attack. "I loved my job, but I resigned because I thought security in the store was totally inadequate," she said.
Source
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Didn't like the feeling
Seems very strange to me that the parents didn't check with the modelling agency, all the time her mother got this creepy "something isn't right" feeling.
Story:
Minnesota -- A 17-year-old girl told her parents a photographer had approached her at a local store, claiming to be affiliated with a modeling agency. The man even gave her $200 to buy clothes for the photo shoot.
"To make that money quick, there is something not right. I didn't like the feeling I got," said her mother. The parents took several steps to check out the man. They even contacted local police to check out his criminal history. They found out he had a clean record.
However, when the teen showed up at the hotel room in Brooklyn Park in March, she said she became frightened when the photographer locked the door. The man then showed her other teenager's pictures, some partially clothed, some younger than she. "Right there I was, oh my God, I mean, how much younger, I am 17-years-old and she looked very young and it scared me," the girl said.
After taking several photos of girl, she said, "All of a sudden he grabbed me by the shirt and ripped my shirt off and threw that on the ground." When the man stepped into the bathroom, the girl said she escaped, first peaking at his wallet to learn he had given her a fake name. She then ran to her car, called her Mom and then police.
Source
Story:
Minnesota -- A 17-year-old girl told her parents a photographer had approached her at a local store, claiming to be affiliated with a modeling agency. The man even gave her $200 to buy clothes for the photo shoot.
"To make that money quick, there is something not right. I didn't like the feeling I got," said her mother. The parents took several steps to check out the man. They even contacted local police to check out his criminal history. They found out he had a clean record.
However, when the teen showed up at the hotel room in Brooklyn Park in March, she said she became frightened when the photographer locked the door. The man then showed her other teenager's pictures, some partially clothed, some younger than she. "Right there I was, oh my God, I mean, how much younger, I am 17-years-old and she looked very young and it scared me," the girl said.
After taking several photos of girl, she said, "All of a sudden he grabbed me by the shirt and ripped my shirt off and threw that on the ground." When the man stepped into the bathroom, the girl said she escaped, first peaking at his wallet to learn he had given her a fake name. She then ran to her car, called her Mom and then police.
Source
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Another 'doork'
New York -- At a Macy's store on Manhattan - around 1:50 p.m. on Sunday - a 60-year-old man allegedly stripped in a nearby dressing room before heading to where a 16-year-old girl was trying on a dress.
The teenager said that the man hooked his arm around her neck before she managed to fight him off. The girl she fought off the man by hitting him with the dressing room door.
Source
The teenager said that the man hooked his arm around her neck before she managed to fight him off. The girl she fought off the man by hitting him with the dressing room door.
Source
Sunday, May 06, 2007
Holly cow ...
Cow self-defense perhaps?
Story:
An unsuccessful sexual advance by an elderly Cambodian man on a young heifer ended badly when the bovine fought back, kicking him to death.
The 67-year-old man of south-western Svay Rieng province had been divorced for just 10 days when his urges apparently overcame him in the middle of the night.
Sounds of a scuffle caused the man's grandson to investigate, whereupon he found the man's naked body lying under the family's frightened cow with injuries to his head and genital area consistent with being kicked by the beast, the paper reported.
Police concluded he died in a rape attempt gone wrong, the paper said. Villagers were quoted saying the man had been divorced twice, with both wives citing his insatiable desires as the cause.
Source
Story:
An unsuccessful sexual advance by an elderly Cambodian man on a young heifer ended badly when the bovine fought back, kicking him to death.
The 67-year-old man of south-western Svay Rieng province had been divorced for just 10 days when his urges apparently overcame him in the middle of the night.
Sounds of a scuffle caused the man's grandson to investigate, whereupon he found the man's naked body lying under the family's frightened cow with injuries to his head and genital area consistent with being kicked by the beast, the paper reported.
Police concluded he died in a rape attempt gone wrong, the paper said. Villagers were quoted saying the man had been divorced twice, with both wives citing his insatiable desires as the cause.
Source
Saturday, May 05, 2007
Shout!
New York -- A man yanked a 9-year-old girl off the street in Melville Thursday evening, drove her a quarter of a mile, then released her, Suffolk County police said.
Police said they weren’t sure why the man released the girl, but they surmised it was because the child was screaming loudly.
Her mother had taught the girl to make noise if she was in harm's way, and police said they believe this may have saved her.
Source
Police said they weren’t sure why the man released the girl, but they surmised it was because the child was screaming loudly.
Her mother had taught the girl to make noise if she was in harm's way, and police said they believe this may have saved her.
Source
Friday, May 04, 2007
Hazards at work, 42
UK -- A Scottish market researcher fought back after a terrifying assault when a convicted sex fiend invited her into his Leith home for an interview on November 7, 2006.
The woman called at the flat unaware that the 59-year-old man who lived there had served jail terms totalling 18 years for assaults and sex attacks.
The man allegedly pushed her on to a sofa, held a knife at her throat, put his hand over her nose and mouth and threatened to kill her.
The woman fought back, cutting her attacker's face, and managed to get the knife and told him to "back off". She told the court: "I had to fight for my life."
Source
The woman called at the flat unaware that the 59-year-old man who lived there had served jail terms totalling 18 years for assaults and sex attacks.
The man allegedly pushed her on to a sofa, held a knife at her throat, put his hand over her nose and mouth and threatened to kill her.
The woman fought back, cutting her attacker's face, and managed to get the knife and told him to "back off". She told the court: "I had to fight for my life."
Source
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
Homeless
Unusual? Just because attacks on prostitutes and homeless people don't get reported to authorities, doesn't make them unusual.
Story:
California -- A homeless woman fought off a would-be rapist in Mountain View this week, an attack police described as unusual.
The attack happened about 3:30 a.m. Monday. The woman, sleeping in bushes, began to scream for help when a man tried to pull off her sleeping bag.
The assailant began strangling the woman and sexually assaulted her before fleeing. Her screams alerted someone in the neighborhood, who in turn called police.
Some formerly homeless local residents say sexual assaults on homeless women are pervasive but simply never reported to the police.
"For women out there, there's always people coming on to them, all the time," said an outreach worker.
A former homeless woman in Palo Alto, said women living on the streets frequently have to fight off unwanted advances. Men approached her regularly, she said.
Reportedly, the most dangerous time is the first week of each month, when some predators spend welfare and Social Security checks on drugs and alcohol.
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California -- A homeless woman fought off a would-be rapist in Mountain View this week, an attack police described as unusual.
The attack happened about 3:30 a.m. Monday. The woman, sleeping in bushes, began to scream for help when a man tried to pull off her sleeping bag.
The assailant began strangling the woman and sexually assaulted her before fleeing. Her screams alerted someone in the neighborhood, who in turn called police.
Some formerly homeless local residents say sexual assaults on homeless women are pervasive but simply never reported to the police.
"For women out there, there's always people coming on to them, all the time," said an outreach worker.
A former homeless woman in Palo Alto, said women living on the streets frequently have to fight off unwanted advances. Men approached her regularly, she said.
Reportedly, the most dangerous time is the first week of each month, when some predators spend welfare and Social Security checks on drugs and alcohol.
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