Latest news with #violence
BBC News
41 minutes ago
- BBC News
Jazwell Brown's victim talks to BBC about 'traumatising' attack
Bradley Latter's fiancé Teohna Grant was murdered, along with another woman, in a brutal attack by drug-fuelled Jazwell Brown on Christmas Day in Milton Keynes. Mr Latter has spoken with the BBC about the "traumatising" events of that day and the effect it has had on his life. It was early evening in a block of flats when Bradley Latter saw Jazwell Brown walking down the hall with a baseball bat in his did not think anything of it as his neighbour would regularly walk into their home in Santa Cruz Avenue, Bletchley, in Milton Keynes. But then he heard a scream from his fiancée Teohna Grant and was pushed back into the living room as Brown began to stab him repeatedly with a knife. It was a brutal attack in which his partner died, along with their neighbour Joanne Pearson. Recalling the events of that evening the 30-year-old said that "it felt like an eternity but it couldn't have been longer than a second before I realised what was happening"."I did not know I was being stabbed at the time. I could just feel a pressure and a sort of cold feeling up towards my shoulder."He said his "objective was Teohna" as he did not know where she was and he hoped she had got out of their flat. "I just wanted to keep him [Brown] there as long as possible so she could get away."Ms Grant managed to crawl to the balcony of their flat and attempted to get help, but was attacked again by Brown. The 24-year-old died at the scene, having been repeated stabbed. Brown, who had been smoking crack cocaine, was given a life sentence with a minimum of 39 years for the murders of his partner Joanne Pearson, 38, and Ms Grant on December 25, 2024. The 49-year-old also admitted attempting to murder his son, Jake Brown, 18, and Mr Latter. During the attack Mr Latter said he kept asking, "Why are you doing this? What have I done?"Brown was staring directly at him but there was no expression – "Just a blank stare."Mr Latter told the BBC how he remembered feeling weaker due to the blood loss. "I did the only thing I could think at the time and I fell to the floor and played dead," he added. He then noticed Brown walking out and he ran to the door and through the keyhole he saw his neighbour, Ms Pearson, face Latter picked his phone up he was surprised it unlocked as it was covered in blood but he managed to call 999. After making his way downstairs "one officer came running in and that image haunts me. She saw me and froze".He told the BBC he had suffered 20 stab wounds to the neck during the onslaught but it is the emotional consequences that he is still struggling to deal with. "It is the nightmares which are the worst – replaying the events over and over again... and I do not think they are going to stop," he said. He added that still living in the flat where his partner was murdered "is just traumatising by itself, especially being alone most days"."Nothing I can do can bring Teohna back but I have to live for her," Mr Latter said. Mr Latter is now calling for police need to be given powers to deal with knife crime more robustly, along with additional funding for more rehabilitation centres. "People need to understand it is not cool [to carry a knife], it is not protection. "It is just not worth someone's life. Police are there for a reason whether people like it or not."Mr Latter said he loved to work but now he feels "useless" and that his "entire independence has been taken away".He added: "The moment I lay down and become depressed, in a way he [Brown] has won." Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
CBS News
9 hours ago
- Politics
- CBS News
Ohio Rep. Max Miller says he was "run off the road" and threatened while driving
Ohio Rep. Max Miller said he was "run off the road" on Thursday in Rocky River, Ohio, by a driver who showed him a Palestinian flag and threatened him. "Some unhinged, deranged man decided to lay on his horn and run me off the road when he couldn't get my attention, to show me a Palestinian flag, not to mention death to Israel, death to me, that he wanted to kill me and my family," Miller, a Republican, said in a video posted on X. The congressman, who is Jewish, called it "blatant antisemitic violence." Miller said on X he reported the issue to local authorities and the U.S. Capitol Police, adding, "We know who this person is." The Rocky River Police Department in Ohio confirmed to CBS News that the incident was reported, but did not provide any further details. Capitol Police did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Rocky River is a suburb of Cleveland. The congressman did not elaborate on the alleged threats. CBS News has reached out to Miller's office for additional details. Threats against lawmakers and other public officials, including judges and prosecutors, have risen in recent years, Capitol Police and the U.S. Marshals Service say. The U.S. Capitol Police says it investigated 9,474 "concerning statements and direct threats" against members of Congress and their families and staff last year, up from around 8,000 the year prior. The concerns were amplified after Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were fatally shot over the weekend, and state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were injured in a separate shooting. The suspect, Vance Boelter, was charged in the shootings, and authorities say they found a list of names and addresses for other public officials in the suspect's SUV. House Democratic leaders said in a statement, "We condemn in the strongest possible terms the attack on Congressman Max Miller and his family and are thankful they are safe. The rise in political violence in this country is unacceptable." CBS News has reached out to House Speaker Mike Johnson's office for comment. contributed to this report.
Irish Times
17 hours ago
- Irish Times
Permanent armed patrols in parts of Limerick city as gardaí fear violent feuding poses serious threat to public
'Permanent armed patrols' have been established in parts of Limerick city, while gardaí are also stationed outside some schools as violent fighting between rival families escalates, a court has heard. Gardaí told Limerick District Court that the feuding factions 'pose a serious and active threat' to innocent members of the public as the violence can erupt almost anywhere at any time. As part of the disputes, 'explosive devices have been used to target homes and individuals', with one house having to be demolished after sustaining major structural damage from a pipe-bomb attack, the court heard. A recent wave of pipe-bomb attacks, fire-bombings and drive-by shootings have put gardaí on heightened alert and fearful that someone could be killed. READ MORE The level of feuding has 'necessitated the detailing of uniformed members of An Garda Síochána outside local schools to prevent further escalations and tensions among feuding parties', a detective told the court. The detective said 'permanent armed patrols' have also been established in some places in an effort to curb the violence. Gardaí are investigating a 'huge amount of incidents that are attributable to this feud', including violent disorder, criminal damage, shootings and the use of explosive devices, the detective said. Garda sources said many involved in the feud are addicted to cocaine, which is fuelling paranoia and adding to tensions. Officers have visited a number of people recently to inform them their lives are in danger due to active threats. It is understood gardaí have also intercepted the transport of guns and drugs through the city. Sources said the feud is reaching boiling point, although a number of individuals suspected of involvement have been taken off the streets and remanded in custody. Gardaí are actively monitoring three feuds across Limerick city and county that regularly escalate and de-escalate. However, law enforcement's main concern relates to a row between a criminal family and an organised crime group based on the south side of the city. Some of the individuals linked to the current feud are believed to be closely associated with criminal figures involved in a gang row that left 20 men dead between the late 1990s and mid-2000s.
BBC News
19 hours ago
- Politics
- BBC News
Focus on Africa Nigeria: What's behind Benue state attacks?
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has ordered security agencies to bring an end to the wave of killings in Benue state. It's believed that more than 200 people were killed in attacks across various communities. What's behind the increase in violence? Also, a young man from the DRC is on the path to sainthood in the Catholic Church. Who was he and what did he do to achieve this? And we discuss the state of the book industry on the continent, following the first ever UNESCO report on the issue, with one of the authors of the report, Elitha van der Sandt and the internationally acclaimed Nigerian author, Lola Shoneyin. Presenter: Audrey Brown Producers: Tom Kavanagh, Sunita Nahar and Wedaeli Chibelushi Technical Producer: Chris Ablakwa Senior Journalist: Karnie Sharp Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi
CTV News
19 hours ago
- CTV News
Video captures violent alleged car theft in front of Montreal school
An SPVM police vehicle is seen in Montreal, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi) A striking video posted online shows a violent alleged car theft taking place in front of an elementary school on Palm Avenue in Montreal's Saint-Henri neighbourhood on Monday. The video shows a driver erratically accelerating and reversing a silver vehicle on the street outside the school as multiple people try to stop him. 'Watch out! Watch out!' someone yells as people jump out of the way. At one point, as the car accelerates, a person wearing a high-visibility vest can be seen grabbing onto a woman and swinging her to the ground. Just after, the car reverses again, and the front passenger door, swinging forcibly as the car jerks back and forth, smacks the same woman in the face. 'Call the cops, please!' someone screams out as the vehicle speeds away. Montreal police (SPVM) confirmed the incident, saying it received a 911 call at 1:10 p.m. 'There were two individuals implicated in the situation,' said Véronique Dubuc, a spokesperson with Montreal police. 'By the time police arrived on the scene, they located the two suspects.' The individuals were arrested and brought to the detention centre for questioning. They have not been charged with any crimes. There were no reported injuries.
