THIS is the moment a Home Office employee was arrested after paedo hunters claimed to have caught him trying to meet a 12-year-old girl for sex. Gary Hodgkiss, who works in IT for the UK Border Agency, was snared by vigilantes from Dark Light after he travelled 140 miles to Manchester. Paedo hunters accused the 48-year-old of planning to spend a night in a hotel with what he thought was a 12-year-old girl after encouraging her to engage in sexual acts. Facebook Live footage shows the dad-of-two being confronted by the vigilantes, who had posed as children on social media. At one point, he sits with his head in his hands after taking off his glasses as the group say: "You work for the Home Office. You have f**ked your life". He is then taken away in the back of a marked van by police, who confirmed Hodgkiss is still being quizzed in custody. Hodgkiss, from Rushden, Northamptonshire, is a service architect and transition manager for the Home Office, according to LinkedIn. The Home Office … [Read more...] about Home Office employee arrested after paedo vigilantes ‘snared him trying to meet 12-year-old girl for sex’
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Fit and healthy teenager died suddenly from meningitis just a week after starting university
A TEEN who died from meningitis just days starting university and falling ill was a "fit and healthy" young woman, an inquest was told. Lauren Sandell, 18, had been out for a five mile run just days before she died, her mum said. Mum Sharon Sandell said she was in contact with Lauren every day during her first two weeks at university. Around a week after she arrived at Bournemouth, on September 29 2016, she told her mum she was feeling unwell. The mum said she put this down to stress as Lauren had just been in her first tutorial on campus and wasn't sure if she would enjoy her course. After complaining of a headache, Lauren was sick several times and believed she had food poisoning. In the early hours of the October 1, boyfriend Harry called Sharon "panicking" because Lauren was shaking in bed. Sharon said: "I told him to give her a cup of tea and a biscuit because I thought she had low blood sugar related to stress. I thought she might also have food poisoning as she mentioned. "I got … [Read more...] about Fit and healthy teenager died suddenly from meningitis just a week after starting university
Pensioner, 87, brings high street to standstill with show-stopping dance moves to grime artist’s performance
THIS sprightly pensioner brought a smile to shoppers’ faces with her impressive dance moves to a grime rapper’s performance. The 87-year-old woman, dressed all in green, boasted she’s "still got it” after pulling of a series of kicks while grooving in Leeds city centre. Passers-by can be seen looking on fondly in footage that shows local MC Dialect performing track Do Your Thing. It was captured by music student Amie Northfield earlier this month and has racked up tens of thousands of views on social media. Amie, 20, from Leeds said: “It was amazing. It reminded me of family parties where your uncles and aunts get up and start dancing and just don’t care. “It showed how confident she was. She was really going for it as well, at one point she started kicking her legs up. I loved that bit. “The rapper finished his song and she said ‘I’ve still got it at 87’ and he shouted out that she was 87 and everyone gave her a massive … [Read more...] about Pensioner, 87, brings high street to standstill with show-stopping dance moves to grime artist’s performance
Brit boy, nine, died in South African hotel room after being ‘poisoned by dad’ who was found dead beside him
A NINE-YEAR-OLD boy died after being allegedly poisoned by his dad on holiday in South Africa. Noah Smith, who lived in the village of Burham, near Rochester in Kent, went on holiday with dad Vuyo Tame in early January this year, but was found dead in a hotel room in Johannesburg on January 8. His dad, Mr Tame, was also found dead in the hotel room after he took his own life. At the opening of the boy's inquest in Maidstone last week, coroner Ian Wade said Noah's death was "extremely suspicious" and that he believed Mr Tame was "involved" in his son's death. The inquest heard how Noah died from poisoning, after large amounts of "over-the-counter" drugs used to treat allergies, insomnia and nausea, were found in his system. The coroner, Mr Wade, speaking at the opening of the inquest last week, said that Noah's death was 'unnatural' and that a full inquest was needed. He said: "Noah was nine years old and was taken to South Africa by his father for the the purposes of a holiday. "The … [Read more...] about Brit boy, nine, died in South African hotel room after being ‘poisoned by dad’ who was found dead beside him
Homeless London Marathon fraudster who pretended he ran 26 miles after nabbing runner’s number jailed
A HOMELESS man who picked up a London Marathon runner's lost number to claim a finisher's medal has been jailed for 16 weeks. Stanley Skupien, 38, had claimed a finisher's medal after spotting the lost number towards the end of the 26.2mile race. He admitted one count of fraud by false representation and three unrelated theft offences. He was sentenced to 13 weeks for the fraud and three weeks for the thefts at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court. It comes after Stanley told The Sun he had spotted the lost number in the middle of the road, with his heart leaping at the chance of getting a medal during the April race. He said: "I saw the number face-up in the middle of the road. I knew if I had one I would get a medal — my heart leaped, it was a dream come true. I had no thoughts of the person whose number it was. “I picked it up and held it to my chest as I crossed the line, I was in tears. “A woman put the medal around my neck and told me ‘well done’. I … [Read more...] about Homeless London Marathon fraudster who pretended he ran 26 miles after nabbing runner’s number jailed