Police are hunting for a man with a heavily-tattooed face and a ginger mullet over the theft of nearly £280 worth of sex toys. The man bears distinctive cursive-scripted tattoos with words 'death before dishonour' and 'never take my soul' on the right side of his face, police say. According to Gold Coast Police in Queensland, Australia, the man is also wanted for a string of alleged offences including phone and car theft over the past two months. CCTV footage from the incident, which took place on June 18 in Oxenford, allegedly shows a man asking to see three toys from a glass cabinet before making off with the loot. Read More Top news stories from Mirror Online The toys included a $100 (£55) 'buddy wand' personal massager, a $130 (£72) multi-erogenous zone massager and a $250 (£139) pulse wave vibe. About a week later, the same suspect allegedly robbed a $125 (£70) Huawei Y3 phone and two sour gecko lollies from a Surfers Paradise convenience store. … [Read more...] about Police hunt man with ginger mullet and face tattoos over £280 sex toys theft
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Man’s head found boiled in ‘sex toy’ box as lover arrested on suspicion of murder
A woman has been arrested after the head of her lover was found in a cardboard 'sex toy' box. Investigators believe the head of Jesus Maria Baranda was boiled before it was wrapped in aluminium foil. Police have arrested 61-year-old Maria del Carmen Merino Gomez on suspicion of murder after the grizzly disovery. The head was found at an apartment in the town of Castro Urdiales in northern Spain. Today it emerged police have focused their search for Jesus Maria Baranda’s body on a rubbish tip in the holiday resort after the suspect’s cleaner told officers she had been asked to help throw out some heavy black bags. Maria del Carmen allegedly told a friend she gave the box to in April that it contained sex toys and she did not want the police to find them after they announced they were going to search her home. But the friend opened it last weekend because of the bad smell coming from it. The dead man was identified by a … [Read more...] about Man’s head found boiled in ‘sex toy’ box as lover arrested on suspicion of murder
New Zealand twitchy amid claims of Russian meddling in bird of the year contest
It’s an election that has spawned meme wars, full-size billboards, trash talking between rival campaigns, and now, accusations of Russian electoral fraud. Organisers of New Zealand’s bird of the year contest – a wholesome poll that raises awareness about the plight of native species – have denied claims the 2019 result was marred by fowl play after revealing a high number of votes cast from other countries. “People are coming up with all kinds of theories about Russian involvement in New Zealand elections,” said Megan Hubscher, a spokesperson for Forest and Bird, the independent conservation group that runs the annual vote. “But we can assure everyone that everything seems above board this time around.” Throughout the contest’s 14-year history, organisers have beefed up electoral protections in response to hacking attempts, and the 2019 poll was the most secure yet. In 2018, 300 fraudulent votes were cast in the online ballot by … [Read more...] about New Zealand twitchy amid claims of Russian meddling in bird of the year contest
Family’s Disneyland Paris holiday ends in 19-hour delay as staff ‘damage’ plane
A family faced a 19-hour flight delay following their trip to Disneyland Paris after airline staff allegedly "damaged the plane ". Michelle, her mother and her sister were set to leave the French capital at 10pm on Thursday after bringing her son, Christopher, on a dream holiday to the resort. But the mum claims Aer Lingus staff "damaged the back of the plane" as they tried to attach the stairs to the aircraft. And the "technical issue" caused a 19-hour delay back to Dublin, Ireland. Michelle told Dublin Live: "We were told that airport staff had accidentally damaged the plane attaching the stairs as we were about to get on. "We were made stand at the boarding gate until 3am before they made the decision to put us up in a hotel. "The last update we heard was that they had fixed the aeroplane and that there was a chance that we might travel home using the same aircraft. "Everyone is exhausted and Christopher is getting really tired now." Aer Lingus immediately put passengers up in a … [Read more...] about Family’s Disneyland Paris holiday ends in 19-hour delay as staff ‘damage’ plane
SPD duo aim to lead Germany out of ‘neoliberal wilderness’
Germany’s centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) should seek a path out of the “neoliberal wilderness” and pull the plug on their support for Angela Merkel’s government unless it loosens its purse strings and seeks more investment in public services and infrastructure, the underdog duo vying for the leadership of the party have said. Founded in 1863, the world’s oldest social democratic party has been a central pillar of Germany’s postwar political order, but as a junior partner to Merkel’s CDU its fortunes have declined dramatically in recent years, dropping to historic lows in the European elections this year. Following the resignation of Andrea Nahles as SPD chair in June, two relatively little-known politicians, Norbert Walter-Borjans and Saskia Esken, standing as a joint ticket, have emerged as surprise leadership contenders from the leftwing of the party. They are up against Germany’s vice-chancellor, Olaf Scholz, and Klara Geywitz, … [Read more...] about SPD duo aim to lead Germany out of ‘neoliberal wilderness’
