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Globe and Mail
2 hours ago
- Globe and Mail
Montreal mom charged with abandoning daughter in ‘immense distress,' in custody until hearing
The Montreal mother who allegedly abandoned her three-year-old daughter in rural Ontario, triggering a four-day hunt for the child across two provinces, will remain detained until her bail hearing early next month. On Friday, the mother's legal-aid lawyer said he will try to have his client released pending the outcome of the criminal case, adding that he is working on a plan to get her the help she needs. The 34-year-old woman faces one count of unlawful abandonment of a child, a charge that carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison. 'Right now, we are currently dealing with someone who is experiencing immense distress,' Olivier Béliveau told reporters about his client at the Salaberry-de-Valleyfield courthouse, west of Montreal. 'This is someone who needs help.' The accused, whose name is under a publication ban to protect the identity of the three-year-old, is alleged to have abandoned the girl in Casselman, Ont., on Sunday afternoon. Following an intense search by police and volunteers, she was spotted four days later by an Ontario Provincial Police drone along Highway 417 about 50 kilometres west of the Quebec boundary. Lawyers set hearing dates of July 3 and July 4 for the woman's bail hearing. In addition to ordering a publication ban on the accused's name, Quebec court Judge Bertrand St-Arnaud also signed off on Friday on an order preventing her from contacting the three-year-old or the girl's father. The accused will remain detained at the Leclerc detention centre in Laval, north of Montreal. The defence has so far not requested a psychological assessment for her. No additional charges were laid during the 15-minute hearing on Friday. The Crown has said it opposes bail for the woman, who doesn't have a criminal record. Prosecutor Lili Prévost-Gravel told the court that disclosure of the evidence has started but will take some time. The mother reported her daughter missing on Sunday at a business in Coteau-du-Lac, Que., west of Montreal, and told police she had no recollection of the previous six hours or the toddler's whereabouts. Provincial police and volunteer search teams spent days combing the roadside and forests in part of southwestern Quebec before figuring out the accused had travelled to Ontario. The girl was found alive and conscious by Ontario Provincial Police officers who had started their own search.
The Independent
8 hours ago
- The Independent
Quincy Promes: Football star extradited from Dubai to face prison in cocaine smuggling case
Quincy Promes, a former Netherlands international, has been extradited from the United Arab Emirates to the Netherlands. He is set to serve jail sentences for drug trafficking and assault. A Dutch court previously sentenced Promes in absentia to six years for his involvement in two cocaine shipments in 2020. He also received an 18-month sentence in absentia for stabbing a cousin in the knee during a 2020 incident. Promes denies all charges and has filed appeals in both cases.
CBS News
a day ago
- CBS News
Three charged in Brooklyn Park shooting that left football player paralyzed
Three men, two of them brothers, have been charged in connection with a shooting that left a promising young football player paralyzed. Each of the men is charged with first-degree assault, second-degree assault and a dangerous weapons charge, court records show. According to a criminal complaint, one of the three men shot Michael Blidi Jr. on May 29 while they were inside a vehicle and Blidi was standing outside his home in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. It's unclear who actually fired at Blidi. The complaint states Blidi had punched one of the men during an altercation at a basketball game a few days before the shooting. One of the men made threats toward Blidi both in person and on social media, investigators said. Blidi was a star outside linebacker at a central Pennsylvania high school and had a scholarship to play football at an Iowa community college. The shooting left him paraplegic, according to the complaint, but he told WCCO he hopes to someday walk and play football again. The suspect vehicle fled after the shooting, but police tracked it to an apartment building in Brooklyn Park via surveillance video. Three men exited the vehicle and entered the apartment building, investigators said, and a fourth later left the building and moved the car. The fourth man, who lived in the apartment building, told police the three men said "something had gone down," according to the complaint, and gave him a handgun. During a search of the apartment, police found two handguns and additional ammunition. A cartridge casing found inside the vehicle matched one of the handguns. All three men charged are in custody. The fourth man is not charged. Note: The video above originally aired June 9, 2025.
Daily Mail
a day ago
- Daily Mail
Chinese PhD student jailed for life with minimum term of 24 years after drugging and raping 10 women
A Chinese PhD student has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 22 years for drugging and raping 10 women. Zhenhao Zou, 28, was convicted of the harrowing attacks involving two women who have been identified and another eight who have yet to be traced. He kept a trophy box of women's belongings and filmed nine of the attacks, with jurors in the case forced to watch the disturbing footage.
Malay Mail
2 days ago
- Malay Mail
Social media figure backtracks on guilty plea in Nilai trespass case
SEREMBAN, June 19 — Social media influencer Nurul Nur Ariani Muhammad Zahar pleaded not guilty at the Magistrates' Court today to a charge of trespassing into a celebrity's residence earlier this month. Her counsel, Mohd Anif Rafih, informed Magistrate Saiful Sayoti that the accused intended to change her initial plea, following which the charge was re-read to her. Nurul Nur Ariani, 41, claimed trial to a charge of criminal trespass for allegedly entering the premises of a house in Kampung Chelet, Nilai at around 5.00pm on May 7. She was charged under Section 447 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum sentence of six months' imprisonment, a fine of up to RM3,000, or both, upon conviction. Police prosecuting officer ASP L. Rathna requested a new mention date for the submission of documents. On May 19, the influencer pleaded guilty to the charge before Sessions Court Judge Mohamad Kamil Nizam. The court had then fixed today for the presentation of case facts and sentencing to take place at the Magistrates' Court. Meanwhile, another defence counsel, Amer Haiqal Mohd Yusof, told reporters after the proceedings that the accused had not received proper legal advice before entering the earlier plea. 'My client now wishes to proceed with a trial to contest the case and prove her innocence,' he said. — Bernama
