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Racehorses carrying the No1 cloth win more races than any other nag, new figures have revealed.laur 25-01-2012 01:00
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by Published on 26-01-2012 20:35
A Chicago man who spent 16 years in prison after being convicted of murder as a teenagerhas been awarded $25 million in damages after it was determined that he was wrongfully convicted.
Thaddeus Jimenez, 32, had spent nearly half his life in prison before being exonerated and released in May 2009. After being released, Jimenez then sued the city, accusing the police of ignoring evidence in his case, including a confession from another suspect, Juan Carlos Torres.
Nonetheless, Jimenez was tried and convicted twice and sentenced to 45 years in prison. More from the Chicago Tribune:Years later, lawyers and students from the Northwestern University Bluhm Center on Wrongful Convictions and other attorneys reinvestigated Jimenez's conviction and found that two key witnesses recanted their original claims that he was the gunman. The state's attorney's office then agreed to reopen the case.If the verdict stands, it will be one of the largest levied against Chicago in the city's history.
"The state's attorney's office … recognized an injustice had occurred and they corrected it," said Jimenez's attorney Jon Loevy. "They deserve a ton of credit for reopening the case … taking an honest look at it and correcting an injustice."
Jimenez is reportedly now working at a restaurant. "He's trying to figure out what to do for the rest of his life," Loevy said. However, last December, Jimenez was convicted on drug possession charges and could be headed back to prison for up to three years. He sentencing is scheduled for February 1, according to CBS News
by Published on 26-01-2012 20:31
This bank robber shoot himself in the foot during a recent raid in Brazil, and not just metaphorically… but in a very painful bullet in the foot way.
CCTV footage shows the robber walking into the bank in northern Paraná, Brazil, along with two other gunmen and demanding that staff hand over cash.
And it was all going to plan until the hapless crook -- who was standing lookout at the door -- got an itchy-trigger finger.
He accidentally pulled the trigger and proceeded to shoot himself in the foot. He can then be seen in the footage limping behind he less bungling colleagues.
Police say they are on the lookout for six men who are believed to have taken part in the raid.
by Published on 25-01-2012 21:25
Racehorses carrying the No1 cloth win more races than any other nag, new figures have revealed....
by Published on 25-01-2012 21:24
Banned mum poses as superhero
A mum-of-four banned from every nightclub in her home city for her skimpy outfits has been photographed posing as a superhero.
Lisa Woodman, 28, who was told she was too old to go clubbing scantily clad, dressed up for photographer friend Paul Beard.
The medical secretary from Worcester admits she likes flaunting her size six figure and surgically enhanced 36DD boobs..
She volunteered to take part in the studio shoot after Mr Beard told her he needed someone to pose for him to build up his portfolio.
Mr Beard said: "I met Lisa on a social-networking site last year as this is where I advertise for most of my models.
"When I said I needed someone to dress up as a superhero she volunteered straight away."
by Published on 24-01-2012 20:37
It's no secret that musicians hate it when a rogue mobile phone ring interrupts their performance, but this violist has found a novel way to deal with the problem.
Lukas Kmit had been playing his violin at a Jewish Orthodox synagogue in Slovakia when a irritating Nokia ringtone sounded out from the crowd.
But rather than get angry with the mobile-holding recital-goer, Kmit instead played along with the ringtone on his instrument.
When he was finished the audience burst into a spontaneous round of applause -- as have many of the 1 million people who have viewed the clip on YouTube.
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by Published on 24-01-2012 20:36
Police in Mexico City have arrested a would-be bank robber who apparently used his skateboard to get between bank robbery attempts.
Sergio Ledesma allegedly attempted to rob two banks in Mexico City by riding to them on his board and then whispering threats to staff.
However, cops say Ledesma is no criminal mastermind and that staff it his first target simply ignored the dumb crook, who proceeded to leave the branch and then skate to another.
At the second, tellers hit the silent alarm to alert police and Ledesma was still waiting for them to count the cash when officers arrived.
by Published on 23-01-2012 19:44
A US man accidentally shot a three-inch nail into his brain -- and didn't realise until the following day.
Dante Autullo had been working in his Chicagow orkshop when a nailgun recoiled near his head, not feeling anything, he carried on.
It was only when he started suffering nausea the following day that he went to the hospital and doctors took an X-ray.
The X-ray revealed a three-inch nail had entered his brain, but because the brain doesn’t have pain-sensitive nerves he didn’t feel a thing.
After undergoing an operation to remove the remove the nail at Advocate Christ Medical Center, Autullo is now recovering well.
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Wrongfully imprisoned man awarded $25 million in damages
A Chicago man who spent 16 years in prison after being convicted of murder as a teenagerhas been awarded $25