Puppy death at D.C. luxury building sparks push for ban of deadly plant
The death of a puppy earlier this month at a downtown D.C. apartment building has set off a conflict between residents and their building management over pet safety.
On April 16, Goose — a two-year-old Lagotto Romagnolo dog — was playing as usual in the courtyard of the Lurgan, a 214-unit luxury apartment complex close to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in downtown's Mount Vernon Square neighborhood.
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22-05-2025
- Yahoo
The judge who blocked the Chagos deal at the 11th hour
The Chagos deal was temporarily blocked at the 11th hour by the same judge who sentenced the Southport killer. Mr Justice Goose oversaw the sentencing of Axel Rudakubana earlier this year, where he expressed frustration that he could not impose a whole life order. The High Court judge has now put an interim stop on Sir Keir Starmer handing the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The Prime Minister had been set to attend a 'virtual signing ceremony' with representatives from the Mauritian government on Thursday. However, Sir Julian Nicholas Goose, 63, has put the future of the controversial deal, which was expected to cost the UK taxpayer around £9 billion, in the air. The judge of the King's Bench division issued a dramatic ruling in the early hours, barring the Government from proceeding with the deal before a further hearing on Thursday morning. Mr Justice Goose has overseen some of the most high-profile criminal cases in the country since his appointment to the High Court in October 2017. In January, he handed down a minimum 52-year term to Rudakubana for the killing of Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven and Bebe King, six. During the sentencing, he had to order that the killer be removed from the dock as he repeatedly interrupted proceedings and shouted out. Rudakubana was 17 at the time he carried out the fatal attack, so the judge said the law 'did not permit' him to impose a whole life order. Condemning his actions while passing sentence, he told Rudakubana he would 'likely never be released' and spend the rest of his life in custody. Other high-profile cases include the Wallasey pub shooting in Merseyside. In July 2023, he jailed Connor Chapman for a minimum of 48 years for the 2022 Christmas Eve murder of Elle Edwards with a military grade submachine gun. Elsewhere, in another case which attracted much media attention, he sentenced four men for the murder of Ashley Dale, a woman who was killed in her own home by a gunman searching for her boyfriend. In his early years, Mr Justice Goose grew up in Sheffield and was educated in the city. He completed a Bachelor of Laws at the University of Leeds before being called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1984. The father of three served as a recorder from 1998 to 2013, while taking silk in 2002. Between 2004 and 2013, he was head of chambers at Zenith Chambers and then served as a senior circuit judge and resident judge at Sheffield Combined Court Centre from 2013 to 2017. He was the honorary recorder of Sheffield for the same period and the Sentencing Council from 2014 to 2020. After appointment as a High Court judge in 2017, he took the customary knighthood and has been the Presiding Judge of the Northern Circuit since January 2022. Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
Hamilton Spectator
21-05-2025
- Hamilton Spectator
‘I will live the rest of my life not knowing what happened,' says missing Niagara man's mother after remains found
The mother of Nicholas Adamson, whose partial remains were discovered in Hamilton in December, fears she will never know what truly happened to her son. Adamson, 29, disappeared after walking away from The Moose & Goose nightclub in Thorold in the early morning hours of March 17, 2022, after going out with friends. In a news release issued in late April, Niagara Regional Police said human remains found in Hamilton Harbour were identified as belonging to the St. Catharines man. Hamilton police submitted DNA from the remains found Dec. 4 to the RCMP's National DNA Data Bank. NRP said in its April release foul play is not suspected, and the Hamilton police investigation also concluded foul play was not suspected. Jennifer Adamson said she assumed her son died the night he went missing in 2022, as he would have come home otherwise. 'We always had hope, though,' she said. 'When you don't have a definitive answer, there's always hope, but now there is no hope.' She fears she will never know what happened to her son that night. 'I will live the rest of my life not knowing what happened, as nobody has ever come forward,' she said. 'Nobody has any video of him walking anywhere; that to me is suspicious.' Both Niagara and Hamilton police services say foul play is not suspected in the death of the Following Adamson's disappearance, numerous searches were conducted but turned up nothing to lead investigators to his location. 'To make a statement that it's not homicide, when we don't know how (Adamson) ended up there is confusing,' said Nick Oldrieve, executive director of Please Bring Me home, a Canadian organization that assists families of missing persons. '(We) have to hope they've done a thorough investigation, and they have a strong belief that they haven't made public as to why they don't believe there's foul play involved,' said Oldrieve. In a statement, NRP corporate communications manager Stephanie Sabourin said the police service had conducted an exhaustive investigation on Adamson's disappearance, collaborating with 'partner agencies.' 'From the outset, our priority has been to support the family while seeking answers with care, diligence and professionalism,' said the statement. 'Every investigative lead was pursued in an effort to understand what happened, and to provide the family with as much clarity and closure as possible. 'As a result of the investigative findings and in consultation with the coroner's office, there has been no indication of foul play in this case.' Oldrieve said it's good to finally have some answers for the family, but questions remain. 'The part that can be a little bit upsetting is (we) still don't know why, when or even who and how did a part of Nick end up where it did,' said Oldrieve. Adamson's mother said her family is left with questions that will likely never be answered. 'Police don't have any answers; they have no answers whatsoever; they have no ideas where he went into water or why he went in the water,' she said. 'We're just assuming the (Welland) Canal, but we don't know that … there's more questions than answers right now.' She said police told her they are planning dives in Hamilton Harbour near where her son's remains were found hoping to locate the rest of him. 'At least they're not closing the case entirely,' she said. Sabourin confirmed police have closed the missing person's aspect of the case, but plan to conduct further investigations, including a search of Hamilton Harbour 'should additional information or circumstances warrant it.' 'We remain committed to ensuring that all avenues are thoroughly explored and to supporting the Adamson family with compassion and care,' she said. 'We recognize that this is an incredibly difficult time for Nicholas's loved ones. Our members have remained in close contact with the family throughout and continue to offer support as they navigate this loss.'
Yahoo
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- Yahoo
Man accused of fatally beating dog in Ontario County
An Ontario County man has been accused of fatally beating his dog, according to the Ontario County Sheriff's Office. James R. Kinney, 66, of Farmington was charged with aggravated animal cruelty, a felony, in connection with the April 17 death of his 2-1/2-month-old puppy Goose, a female Collie mix, deputies said. Kinney called 911 that day to report that a neighbor had poisoned his dog and that his puppy was dead on his kitchen floor. Deputies and the Ontario County Humane Society responded to his home. The puppy was taken for a necropsy at Animal Health Diagnostic Lab at Cornell University in Ithaca, where results showed that Goose died from blunt force trauma to her rib cage, which lacerated her liver, deputies said. There were no signs of poisoning. Witnesses also told authorities that they saw Kinney dragging his puppy by her leash, causing her to scream, deputies said. Two cats were seized from Kinney's home as well. Both cats are being evaluated at the animal shelter, deputies said. Kinney is scheduled to answer the charge in Farmington Town Court at a later date. This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: James Kinney accused of fatally beating dog in Ontario County NY
