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The father of the youngest victim of Australia’s Bondi Beach mass shooting gave an emotional tribute to his 10-year-old daughter, Matilda, at a vigil for victims on Tuesday December 16.
A man has been charged in a decade-old cold case where the victim was found dead on the floor of his Seattle apartment, covered in blankets.
Thomas Hess was discovered with his hands tied behind his back with shoelaces, next to a can of Easy-Off oven cleaner on February 14, 2015, KIRO7 reported. His death was ruled a homicide after a medical examiner found blunt force injuries to his face, neck and torso. His cause of death was probable mechanical asphyxia, according to the outlet.
In 2016, evidence submitted to the Washington State Patrol Crime Lab revealed that DNA had been found on the shoelaces and back of the victim’s neck, KING5 reported.
Earlier this year, the crime lab identified the DNA as belonging to Clay Fosse. He was charged with second-degree murder this week.
Fosse “appears to have bound, severely beaten, and strangled the victim to death. He then appears to have attempted to conceal his presence by dousing the victim in oven cleaner and covering his body,” according t..
CloseProvidence mayor reports two killed and eight injured in Brown University shootingAt least two people have been killed and nine others are wounded after a shooter opened fire on Brown University’s campus in Providence, Rhode Island Saturday afternoon.
Federal, state and local law enforcement officials are still looking for the suspect, who remains at large six hours after the attack. The university has reported at least two deaths with six people in critical condition while students are barricading themselves in buildings using desks and tables. All of the victims were confirmed to be students.
Officials are looking for a male dressed in black, and released a video of the suspect on Saturday night. Investigators said they do not have images of the suspect entering the building, nor do they have an image of the suspect’s face.
Brown’s campus is on lockdown, and Providence officials have asked students and residents to shelter in place and reach out to the police with any informat..
Rapper Nicki Minaj has publicly backed President Donald Trump’s allegations of Christian persecution in Nigeria, saying at a United Nations event on Tuesday, organised by the U.S., that she intends to highlight “the deadly threat.”
President Trump has previously claimed Christianity faces an “existential threat” in Nigeria and reportedly instructed the Pentagon to prepare for potential military action in the West African nation.
However, experts and local residents offer a more nuanced perspective, noting that while some attacks do target Christians, the widespread violence that has long plagued the country affects everyone indiscriminately, regardless of their background or belief.
open image in galleryMinaj spoke at the event, which came after she replied to Trump's social media post about Nigeria earlier this month (AFP via Getty Images)The Trinidadian-born artist thanked President Trump for his leadership and for called for urgent action “to defend Christians in Nigeria, to..