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Texas Teens Arrested After Decomposing Body of Elderly Woman Found in Garage

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Authorities found the woman’s decomposing body inside her garage.

BEACON TRANSCRIPT – On Saturday, Texas authorities, acting on a tip allegedly received from Denny’s manager, arrested two 17-year-old teens. According to the police report, the Texas teen ran over a senior woman, leaving her to die in her locked garage. Police found her decomposing body following a complaint about an odd smell.

Texas Teens Were Known for their Dining and Dashing Routine

On the 23rd of June, Texas police arrested Teijhon “T.J.” Shannon and David Paul Jones. The two have been accused of assaulting and murdering a 75-year-old woman, whose remains have been found in her garage on Friday morning.

According to the police report, the day before the teens were taken into custody, one of 75-year-old Clara Jeanne Barna’s neighbors called the emergency line to report a foul smell coming from the woman’s property.

The authorities rang the doorbell but received no answer. Upon searching the premises, cops found Barna’s decomposing body in the garage.

An autopsy performed on the woman’s remains over the weekend revealed that Mrs. Barna cause of death was vehicular trauma. According to the coroner report, the woman had a fractured skull and a broken back.

Moreover, the clue that led to the arrest of Jones and his accomplice was the woman’s missing 2003 Buick LeSabre.

During questioning, the suspects confessed to killing the woman and stealing the car. According to their taped confessions, the two stalked the senior woman for a while before acting. After Shannon yanked the woman’s car keys, Jones got inside and used the keys to fire up Mrs. Barna’s Buick.

Conclusion

Fearing that they could be heard, Jones put the car in reverse and ran over both Barna and Shannon. The teen sustained non-life-threatening injuries. Before leaving, Shannon dragged Barna into the garage and closed the door.

The authorities were probably notified by Denny’s manager who knew the teens’ dining and dashing routine.

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Arizona Woman Lied About Kidnapping to Cover Boyfriend’s Slaying

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The Arizona woman told the cops that a robber abducted her.

BEACON TRANSCRIPT – Arizona authorities confirmed that, as of Friday, Sharalyn Stura’s had been charged with first-degree murder. The Arizona woman was found by traffic monitor officers on Thursday morning tied to the steering wheel. Police said that the suspect told them that she had been abducted by an armed individual.

Story Fabricated by Arizona Woman Had Plenty of Inconsistencies, Detectives Declared

An Arizona Police spokesperson declared that Sharalyn Stura has recently been charged in the slaying of 66-year-old Jay Michael Freeman, her boyfriend.

According to the police report, on early Thursday morning, several officers from the Arizona Department of Public Safety discovered Stura’s car on the Interstate 17.

Apparently, the woman was found with her hands tied to the car’s steering wheel. Moreover, after the law enforcement officer freed Stura, the woman told them that she had been kidnapped by an unknown individual who held her at gunpoint throughout the car trip.

Furthermore, according to the ‘victim’s’ testimony, the armed suspect forced Stura to drive him to Rimrock.

On the way, she somehow managed to escape to the Interstate 17. This was when the authorities began to suspect that something might be off.

The first step they took to verify Stura’s claims was to check her ID address. Moreover, after searching Stura’s Arizona home, the investigators discovered the body of a 66-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the head.

The coroner identified the victim as Jay Michael Freeman, Stura’s live-in boyfriend.

Conclusion

On Friday, the authorities decided to charge the Arizona woman with first-degree murder. A police spokesperson declared that there had been other clues that pointed to Stura lying.

The homicide detectives are now trying to determine the Arizona woman’s motive for killing her 66-year-old boyfriend. Authorities said that they are going to pull up the woman’s criminal record to serve as evidence during her trial.

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Boy from Greece Burns Hole Through Retina after Staring into Green Laser

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The boy’s father bought the damaging green laser from a street merchant.

BEACON TRANSCRIPT –  An ophthalmologist from Greece recently declared that a 9-year-old boy permanently damaged his optical nerve after repeatedly staring into a green laser. According to the case report, which was published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the laser left a large hole in the child’s macula and another one in the retina.

Damage Done by Green Laser Irreversible, Lead Author Wrote in Study

Dr. Sofia Androudi, ophthalmologist and an assistant professor of ophthalmology at the University of Thessaly, wrote in the case study that the damage done to the boy’s retina is irreversible. More than that, the physician noted that, in this particular case, surgery’s ineffective, since the laser burned a considerable hole in the macula.

As Dr. Androudi explained, the macula is an area near the retina, oval in shape, with a significant role in high-acuity vision. More specifically, the macula helps the human eye distinguish certain details such as facial traits or letters on paper when reading.

Macular holes are frequently treated via surgery. However, in almost 100% of cases, patients will develop cataract.

As for the 9-year-old’s case, the examination revealed a large hole in the retina and a small one in the macula. Even more disheartening is the fact that the patient sought treatment a year after the accident. Dr. Androudi said that one or two years wouldn’t have made much of a difference because the damage done by the green laser cannot be mended.

Conclusion

A physical examination of the child’s eyes showed that the retained a 20/20 vision in his right eye and a 20/100 vision in his left eye. To put it in layman’s terms, the boy would have to stand within 20 feet of an object to see it whereas normal-sighted people would see it from 100 feet.

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Michigan Gymgoer Vandalizes Gym Front Desk After Botched Workout

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An angry Michigan gymgoer thrashed the front desk of a Grand Rapids gym.

BEACON TRANSCRIPT – A 20-year-old Michigan gymgoer was recently caught on camera while vandalizing the front desk of a Grand Rapids gym. Some of the people who witnessed the woman’s show of force told the authorities that she got into an argument with of the establishment’s employees.

Michigan Gymgoer Destroys PC Monitor, Punches Employees

According to Grand Rapids authorities, on Tuesday, a 20-year-old was taken into custody and charged with malicious destruction of property. A video recording obtained by the authorities shows the woman destroying the front desk of Plant Fitness, a popular Grand Rapids gym.

Based on eyewitness accounts, the authorities established that the woman’s fit of rage was probably fueled by an argument she had with one of the gym’s employees.

Others claim that the Michigan gymgoer could have been triggered by a botched workout. Whatever the reason may be, the woman decided to vent out by destroying electronic equipment and punching anyone ‘stupid’ enough to stand next to her.

As the video reveals, the woman exists one of the gym’s training room and heads straight to the front desk. She’s holding her slippers in her left hand. At first, she can be seen screaming at the receptionist. She looks as though she’s leaving but quickly turns around to scream some more at the employee.

At one point, she can be seen throwing her slippers in the employee’s face, flinging an LED monitor, and, of course, trying to hit the same person in the head with a phone receptor. The employee backs away from the desk in an attempt to escape the enraged Michigan gymgoer.

Conclusion

The last seconds of the clip show the woman thrashing the front desk with everyone looking at her. After venting out, she goes out the front door. She was later taken into custody and charged with malicious destruction of property. The authorities have not released her name.

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Scotland OB-GYN Specialist Found Guilty of Medical Misconduct in Birth of Headless Infant

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Scotland OB-GYN specialist decapitated baby during delivery.

BEACON TRANSCRIPT – A Scotland medical tribunal found a Dundee-based gynecologist guilty of gross misconduct. The tribunal established that Dr. Vaishnavy Laxman is responsible for the decapitation of an infant. Court documents suggest that the Scotland OB-GYN specialist used the wrong technique when delivering the baby.

Scotland OB-GYN Said Baby was Dead on Delivery

Last week, the members of a Dundee medical tribunal concluded that Dr. Vaishnavy Laxman was guilty of an infant’s accidental decapitation during delivery.

According to the court documents, in March 2014, Laxman, who was on a 24-hour call, was paged for an emergency delivery. Her patient was a 30-year-old, whose name has not yet been released.

As the doctor’s taped confession reveals, during the delivery procedure, Laxman had decided to apply a different technique, given that it was a breech birth. More specifically, the fetus came legs first.

The medical tribunal reveals that the Scotland OB-GYN specialist attempted to pull the infant’s leg to remove him from the womb. Unfortunately, during the said procedure, that consistent with Dr. Laxman’s pulling the infant by the feet, the child’s head became detached.

After the procedure, a team of surgeons performed a cesarean section to remove the infant’s head. Possibly in an attempt to cover up her medical faux-pas, Dr. Laxman’s colleagues sew the head to the body so that the patient could hold him.

During her preliminary hearing, the Scotland OB-GYN specialist declared that the baby was already dead and that performing an emergency C-Section would have put the mother at risk.

Conclusion

Nevertheless, the Dundee medical tribunal found Dr. Laxman guilty of medical misconduct, arguing that her lack of judgment led to the death of the infant.

 

The Scotland OB-GYN was barred from duty and could lose the right to practice medicine.

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Virginia Tech Publishes Annual List of Popular Passwords

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Virginia Tech says that users preferred brand names of pop culture passwords in 2017.

BEACON TRANSCRIPT – It’s that time of the year, folks. As we’ve grown accustomed to, at the end of each year the popular passwords list comes around to show us just how imaginative users are when it comes to online security. This time, the undeniably amusing list was supplied by Virginia Tech and Dashlane, a security company.

A Sneak Peek Into 2017’s Funniest Passwords by Virginia Tech

Sorry to break it you, but 2017’s funniest password is not “12345” or “qwerty.”

According to Dr. Gang Wang of Virginia Tech and the project’s bigwig, last year, users were more inclined to create movie and brands-inspired passwords than football teams or things related to pop culture.

To compile this top, Wang and his cohort employed the help of Dashlane, the security firm which supplied a database of 61 million leaked passwords.

Dr. Wang noted that even though users received their fair share of warnings about password strength or using different passwords for their accounts, it appears that some habits are just too hard to ditch.

As a result, most users either use the same password for all account or slight variations. Wang explained that people often have trouble memorizing passphrases. And given the fact that an average user has around 150 accounts, most are just too lazy to think about this.

And now, for the list. According to Virginia Tech’s research, 2017’s most popular passwords are related to love life, the first three positions being occupied by “iloveyou,” “f***you,” and “a**hole.”

Moving on, we have the ever-popular brand-inspired passcodes such as “myspace,” “snickers,” “playboy” or “skittles.”

Under pop culture, we have “metallica,” “rockstar,” “nirvana,” “pokemon” and others. Last but not least, we have football-inspired passwords, the most popular being “livepool” and “chelsea.”

You can read the full list of amusing passwords on Dashlane’s blog.

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