Man arrested for feeding the homeless

A man has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of a woman 35 years ago. Mary McLaughlin, 58, was last seen alive on 26 September 1984 when she left a bar in the Hyndland area of Glasgow after a night out.Her body was found in her home in Crathie Court on Laurel Street in Partick six days later. Police said a 58-year-old man was due to appear before Glasgow Sheriff Court on Thursday.Despite extensive inquiries at the time no one was arrested or charged in connection with the death of Mrs McLaughlin.'New information'However, a new investigation was launched by detectives from Police Scotland's Homicide Governance Review team. Det Ch Insp Suzanne Chow said: "Undetected and unresolved homicides in Scotland are never closed and the families of victims are never forgotten. "Our Homicide Governance Review team keep every undetected and unresolved case under review, and will continue to investigate any new information or lines of inquiry which come to light. "The passage of … [Read more...] about Man arrested over Mary McLaughlin death in 1984

Hundreds of homeless people will die over the winter, the Salvation Army warned on Sunday as it opens its night shelters across the country. The charity is calling for urgent investment in support services to prevent people falling into what it calls “the rough sleeping trap” following years of rising demand for places in its shelters. “We will always provide shelter for those forced to sleep rough, especially during winter, but for many a temporary safe space and a hot meal are not enough to save them,” said Mitch Menagh, the charity’s director of homelessness services. “Those people we help invariably have complex, multiple needs including relationship breakdown, childhood trauma, alcohol dependency and drug abuse. Homeless people die young and that won’t stop until there is investment in support to help end the revolving door of homelessness.” Official figures show that at least 726 homeless people died in England and Wales in 2018 … [Read more...] about Salvation Army warns of winter deaths as homeless numbers rise

The woman arrested in connection with sexual assaults and aggressive behaviour on a train, filmed last night, can be revealed as Zadie O’Connell, 24, from Basildon in Essex. O'Connell's social media accounts reveal the 24-year-old bragged a month ago of having 'p***ed in a mates garden' and of being fined for throwing up in the back of a taxi. Footage shot last night shows O'Connell threatening shocked commuters and tells a male passenger to 'come on take me.'  A fellow passenger on the London to Essex c2c, who filmed O'Connell's 'upsetting' behaviour, commented on his own video: 'Smacked me in the face twice. Grabbed security guard by the nuts.' Zadie O’Connell, 24, from Basildon in Essex,  In tweets sent a few weeks ago O'Connell bragged about urinating in her friend's garden Near her home in Basildon today one near neighbour told MailOnline: 'I went to the same school as her, she was actually a nice girl. 'She’s quite a character now.' On Monday … [Read more...] about Revealed: ‘Drunk’ woman, 24, arrested for sexually assaulting male train passengers ‘boasted of being sick in cab and urinating in friend’s garden’

A Chinese young man has reportedly been arrested after trying to smuggle 2.2 pounds of gold into Nepal by hiding the metal in his rectum. Security staff at an airport in Kathmandu nabbed the 22-year-old after noticing him behaving suspiciously and walking in a peculiar way, it is said. The suspect, named Sa Luitui, had put the gold, worth around £36,100, inside a condom. Part of the birth control device was left outside his body so he could pull out the gold upon reaching his destination, according to local media. Security staff at an airport in Kathmandu pounced on the 22-year-old Chinese man after noticing him behaving suspiciously and walking in a peculiar way, according to reports Mr Sa was caught last Friday at Tribhuvan International Airport while passing security checkpoints, reported Nepalese newspaper The Himalayan Times.  After being held by the airport's workers, Mr Sa was asked to walk through a metal detector gate, … [Read more...] about Man, 22, tries to smuggle 2.2lbs of gold by sticking the £36K haul into his RECTUM before being spotted by airport security due to his ‘peculiar walk’

Police are hunting a yob who has been terrifying young children by accosting them outside school while wearing a sinister-looking pig mask. Pupils have been left too frightened to walk to class after the creepy suspect approached them in the street in the Barnards Green area of Malvern, Worcs. There have been reports of him targeting kids at two separate schools in the area while donning the porcine disguise and jumping out on front of pupils. The Chase School Malvern, a secondary school with 1,500 pupils, has written to parents warning them about the man and urging them to report any incidents to police. 'Pig Man' (pictured) has been terrifying children at two schools in Worcestershire, according to parents of the pupils There are also reports of the offender, who has been branded 'Pig Man' by locals, outside Great Malvern Primary School, which has 345 pupils aged three to 11. West Mercia Police has confirmed nobody had yet been arrested in connection with the worrying incidents but … [Read more...] about Police hunt sinister ‘PIG MAN’ in ‘creepy’ mask approaching children outside primary and secondary school – forcing staff to warn parents