A PRESCHOOL assistant has been charged with murder after she allegedly shot her 23-year-old high school sweetheart dead at their Georgia home. Mary Katherine Higdon, 24, is accused of pulling the trigger on long-term boyfriend Steven Freeman on Wednesday night. She claimed it was an accident and neighbours heard her hysterically crying to cops: "I didn’t mean to do it." Cops were called to their house in Griffin at 10.42pm and found Mr Freeman with a single gunshot wound to the chest. He was rushed to Spalding Regional Hospital but died from his injuries. Higdon, who is a teaching assistant at St. George’s Episcopal School, told officers that the gun accidentally fired when she handed it to Mr Freeman. But police said evidence from the scene showed that there was intent to kill, WSBTV reports. Investigators reported allegedly smelling alcohol on Higdon's breath and that she was mumbling at the scene. She is alleged to have told them that she didn't know how … [Read more...] about Preschool assistant, 24, charged with murder after ‘shooting dead 23-year-old high school sweetheart at their Georgia home’
23 year old woman dies in car accident
Road remains closed after biker dies in accident
A road remains closed this morning after a biker died in a collision between a car and a motorbike yesterday. The A53, Baldwins Gate, is closed following the incident which happened at about 6.30pm on Saturday. The rider of the Suzuki GSX-R was pronounced dead at the scene. A 41-year-old woman who was driving a Peugeot 107 was arrested at the roadside by Staffordshire Police. The road is closed in both directions between the A51 (Blackbrook) and the A5182 Trentham Road (Whitmore) while specialist officers conduct their inquiries. Traffic monitoring system Inrix reports there is also a grass fire at the scene this morning. Witnesses to the incident are asked to contact Staffordshire Police on 101 - quoting the incident numer 745 of June 23. For the latest news and breaking news visit www.stokeontrentlive.co.uk Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you. Follow us on Twitter @SOTLive - the official Sentinel account - real news in … [Read more...] about Road remains closed after biker dies in accident
Woman arrested after biker dies in accident between car and motorbike
A woman has been arrested after a biker died in a collision between a car and a motorbike. The incident happened at about 6.30pm on Sunday on the A53, Baldwins Gate. The rider of the Suzuki GSX-R was pronounced dead at the scene. A 41-year-old woman who was driving a Peugeot 107 was arrested at the roadside by Staffordshire Police. The road was closed in both directions between the A51 (Blackbrook) and the A5182 Trentham Road (Whitmore) while specialist officers conducted their details inquiries. As of 9.15pm, the road is still closed in both directions. Witnesses to the incident are asked to contact Staffordshire Police on 101 - quoting the incident numer 745 of June 23. For the latest news and breaking news visit www.stokeontrentlive.co.uk Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you. Follow us on Twitter @SOTLive - the official Sentinel account - real news in real time. … [Read more...] about Woman arrested after biker dies in accident between car and motorbike
Baby born four years after parents’ death in car crash
A baby boy has been born to a surrogate mother four years after his parents died in a car crash, Chinese media has reported. Shen Jie and Liu Xi died in Nanjing in 2013, but had already frozen several embryos hoping to have a child through IVF. After the accident, the couple's parents fought a legal battle to use the embryos and the boy was born in December. Read more Longest-frozen embryo is born after being preserved for 24 years Human embryo editing breakthrough is ‘major advance’ 25 years of charting scientific breakthroughs in Independent on Sunday At the time of the accident, the embryos were stored safely in a Nanjing hospital, frozen at minus 196 degrees Celsius in a tank of liquid nitrogen. A long legal battle gave the family the right over the fertilised eggs, the report said. But, because surrogacy is illegal in China, the grandparents had to find a surrogate mother outside the country, eventually finding a willing woman in … [Read more...] about Baby born four years after parents’ death in car crash
Man overtook car to avoid collision moments before fatal crash
A man accused of death by dangerous driving in a crash which killed a young woman has denied he was racing with another car, insisting he did not know the other driver. Kelly Kennedy, 25, died instantly when 23-year-old Liam Price’s car smashed head-on into her Ford Ka on the main Swansea Valley road in July 2016. Price, of Maes yr Ysgol, Pontardawe, previously pleaded guilty to causing her death by dangerous driving, but his co-accused, Cory Lee Kedward, also aged 23, denies the same charge. Day three of Kedward’s trial heard evidence from police officers who were called to attend the scene. Officers Aled Pritchard and Rhian Easton both gave observations that Kedward, of Penycae in the upper Swansea Valley, appeared nervous when spoken to at the scene of the fatal accident, which took place on July 4, 2016, at the A4067 in Pontardawe. The court heard during police interview, Kedward said he and his girlfriend had been to McDonald’s and when travelling back, noticed a … [Read more...] about Man overtook car to avoid collision moments before fatal crash