Shocking celebrity deaths

A husband who smothered his wife with a pillow because he "wanted her to keep quiet" and stop her "nagging" him has been jailed for life . Soong Fong murdered Pek Ying Ling in their hotel room while on holiday in Newcastle, Tyneside. ChronicleLive reported he "snapped" and killed his partner of 28 years, after arriving from their home in Singapore. The "inseparable" couple had brought up three sons together, and there had been no history of domestic violence until the "family tragedy" unfolded last December. He denied murder but admitted manslaughter, saying in court has "no memory whatsoever" of the killing. But jurors were shown text messages to his son saying "She's gone. She's dead. I just lost it". Soong Fong sent a text to his son saying he 'just lost it' ( Image: Newcastle Chronicle) Before the killing, Fong was in a lot of pain, having fallen down an almost vertical embankment. He previously tripped while taking a photograph on the Isle of Skye, and … [Read more...] about Husband jailed after he ‘snapped’ and smothered ‘nagging’ wife to death with pillow

Anne Heche smiled with friends in her haunting final Instagram post before a horrific car crash left her with fatal brain damage before her life support was switched off. The actress, 53, who ploughed her car into a house last Friday, died on Friday August 12. Just weeks before the crash, she shared a snap of her beside fellow actor pals Joey Lawrence, Andrew Lawrence and Samantha Cope Lawrence, with the caption: "Good times on set with Lawrence Bros!" She wore white jeans with an open pink blouse and a fuchsia cardigan. The writer and director beamed as she cuddled up to her pals. Weeks later, her heartbroken friend Nancy Davis confirmed her death in a heartbreaking Instagram statement, after Anne was involved in a horrific car accident which left her brain dead. Nancy wrote: "Heaven has a new Angel. My loving, kind, fun, endearing and beautiful friend @anneheche went to heaven. I will miss her terribly and cherish all the beautiful memories we have shared. Anne … [Read more...] about Anne Heche smiles in a haunting final Instagram post before crash which killed actress

Anne Heche 's son has shared hopes that his mum is "free from pain" as he spoke out following her death at the age of 53. The actress' son Homer shared a statement following the news Anne had been declared 'legally dead' under Californian law on Friday August 12 . She remains on life support, with her heart still beating, in order to see if there are any potential matches for organ donation. Anne suffered a "severe anoxic brain injury" in a car crash last Friday and was taken to hospital but has since been declared as "brain dead". Homer, 20, who Anne shared with ex Coley Laffoon, released a statement via People on Friday evening to pay tribute to his mother. Anne remains on life support for organ donation as she's legally declared dead ( Image: Billy Bennight / Avalon) It read: "My brother Atlas and I lost our Mom. After six days of almost unbelievable emotional swings, I am left with a deep, wordless sadness. Hopefully my mom is free from pain and beginning to … [Read more...] about Anne Heche’s son hopes mum is ‘free from pain’ as actress is declared legally dead

Author Salman Rushdie who was stabbed at a literary event in New York was on a ventilator and could lose an eye, his agent said on Saturday. The 75-year-old who won the Booker Prize for his novel “Midnight’s Children”, was stabbed in the neck and torso by a man on stage on Friday and had to be airlifted to hospital for emergency surgery 33 years after an Iranian fatwa ordered his killing for his controversial novel “The Satanic Verses”. Here’s all we know about the latest updates on the attack on Salman Rushdie: Salman Rushdie’s agent Andrew Wylie said in a statement obtained by The New York Times that “the news is not good.” “Salman will likely lose one eye; the nerves in his arm were severed; and his liver was stabbed and damaged,” said Wylie, who added that Rushdie could not speak. In an interview conducted just weeks before Salman Rushdie was stabbed, he told a German magazine that his life was now “relatively normal”, after having lived in hiding for years because of death … [Read more...] about Salman Rushdie on Ventilator After New York Stabbing; Iran Media Praises Attacker | Updates

A primary school teacher has pleaded not guilty to murdering her long-time boyfriend who was found buried in their back garden after police search teams spent four days digging. Fiona Beal is accused of killing Nicholas Billingham between October 30 and November 10 last year. The 42-year-old builder was found in the garden of the house the pair shared in Moore Street in the Kingsley area of Northampton in March after a search effort by police. Forensic officers and specialist search teams, including a cadaver dog, were deployed to the address before the discovery was made. Mr Billingham died as a result of a stab wound to the neck. Beal was arrested 200 miles away at a hotel in Cumbria and charged with murder. Forensic officers remove the body from Beal and Mr Billingham's house in Moore Street, Northampton ( Image: Anita Maric / SWNS) At Northampton Crown Court today - Friday, the 48-year-old defendant spoke only to confirm her name and her not guilty plea … [Read more...] about Primary school teacher denies murdering boyfriend found buried in their back garden

A man has been found guilty of horrifically murdering his wife just days after tying the knot with her, and now faces a life behind bars. Dawn Walker, 52, was found dead in a field near the couple's home. Husband Thomas Nutt severely injured her face and neck before killing her. In October last year, neighbours in the town of Lightcliffe, near Halifax became suspicious of Ms Walker's absence, reports Yorkshire Live . Four days later locals found her body stuffed inside a suitcase, which had been “dumped” between shrubs and grass. Today a jury at Bradford Crown Court heard how Nutt admitted to killing his wife by pleading guilty to manslaughter - but had denied murder. Following this confession, the jury returned am unanimous verdict of guilty, after a few hours of deliberation. Dawn's family cheered as the foreman of the jury returned the verdict, whereas Nutt muttered a 'f**k you' as he was taken to the cells. Nutt stuffed his wife's body in a cupboard at … [Read more...] about Husband who murdered wife days after wedding mutters ‘f*** you’ as he’s found guilty

A kind-hearted volunteer found a “starving” woman who hadn’t eaten in two weeks on ‘millionaire’s row’. Teresa Farrell was left horrified when she discovered a woman starving, despite the fact she lived on a street where the average house price is more than £1million. She runs Push on Wellbeing (POW) in Chelmsey Wood, Solihull, West Midlands, and has seen first hand the dreadful reality of the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, Birmingham Live reported . Along with another volunteer, Teresa was called out to a bungalow and when they got there the first thing the woman, in her sixties, said was “I’m starving !”. She claimed the woman hadn’t eaten in two weeks despite living in the “supposed rich part of Solihull,”. Her project, Lily's Tea Parlour, was flooded with donations during the Ukraine refugee crisis but has since seen its supplies run dry ( Image: Darren Quinton/Birmingham Live) Teresa said issues of poverty and food insecurity were often overlooked in … [Read more...] about Volunteer finds ‘starving’ woman who hadn’t eaten in two weeks on ‘millionaire’s row’

An OnlyFans model is alleged to have stabbed her boyfriend to death two months after punching him in a lift. Courtney Clenney, 26, appeared to attack her boyfriend Christian Obumseli, 27, by repeatedly hitting him as he tried to defend himself from her in February. She has now been charged with second-degree murder after she was arrested on Wednesday, August 10. She currently remains jailed in Hawaii while prosecutors attempt to bring her to Florida. On April 3 this year, police were called to her Miami condo to find her covered in blood. Known as the model Courtney Tailor, she claimed self-defence when she spoke to police and she was released, claiming her boyfriend had held her by the throat and pushed her to the floor, at which point she threw a knife at him. Police arrested Clenney in Hawaii ( Image: @courtneytailor/Instagram) Neighbours claimed they could hear their "tempestuous and combative relationship" ( Image: @christianvstoby/Instagram) … [Read more...] about OnlyFans star attacks her boyfriend inside lift months before ‘fatally stabbing him’

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 12 GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Three day-old lion cubs were on display Saturday in a cardboard box at a Gaza City zoo, a rare joyous sight for children and adults alike, just days after Israeli aircraft pounded the territory and Gaza militants fired hundreds of rockets at Israel. Veterinarian Mahmoud al-Sultan said each cub weighed about 700 grams. He said he felt lucky the birth was successful despite the deafening sound of constant explosions during three days of fighting. The cubs' mother had suffered miscarriages in the past, said al-Sultan. Loud noise "causes stress to the wild animals, especially the lions, whose roars get higher, and they keep moving in a circular way inside the cage,” he said. The cubs were born on Friday, several hours apart, and five days after an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire halted the fighting … [Read more...] about 3 newborn lion cubs a rare joyous sight in war-scarred Gaza

Former Gujarat Deputy chief minister Nitin Patel suffered a fracture in his left leg on Saturday after a stray cow entered the “Har Ghar Tiranga” procession he was leading in Kadi town in Mehsana district. A video of the incident which went viral on social media showed a cow rushing past them and security personnel and others coming to Patel’s help. After the incident, Patel had difficulty walking when he stood up. He was taken to a private hospital where X-ray and CT scan showed that he had a minor fracture in his left leg, he told reporters at his residence in Ahmedabad. “A large number of people had joined in a procession organised by the state BJP at Kadi in Mehsana district to celebrate 75 years of Independence,” Patel said. “A Tiranga Yatra had been organised at Kadi where nearly 2,000 people participated. It had completed almost 70 percent of the distance and reached a vegetable market when a cow suddenly came running,” Patel said. “The doctors fixed a temporary splint to … [Read more...] about Ex-Gujarat Deputy CM Nitin Patel Injured in Stray Cow Attack During Tiranga Yatra