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Heartbroken fiancée of suspected gangland figure gunned down in a targeted execution breaks her silence with heartbreaking three-word post
The devastated fiancée of a young man shot dead in a 'targeted' daylight shooting has broken her silence with a poignant three-word message. Athan Boursinos, 21, is suspected of being linked to the execution of underworld figure Sam 'The Punisher' Abdulrahim on January 28. He was shot dead near a kindergarten in Melbourne 's outer north on Thursday. His fiancée, Sanaria Rofael, was pictured sobbing at the scene as detectives began their investigation, wearing a maroon tracksuit and holding a Fendi handbag. 'I miss you,' she posted on Instagram just hours after his death, alongside a carousel of images of the pair. 'I would do anything in this world to feel this with you again. I will never stop loving you, you showed me what love was. I love you so much. I will see you soon. 'You're the best person I have ever met with the best soul. 'I can't wait to see you and hold you again.' She shared a video of the pair holding hands to the Lana Del Rey song Young And Beautiful and captioned it: 'This was our wedding song.' Boursinos had his fiancée's name tattooed in large red letters down one arm and the words 'the souls I have taken will never haunt me... only the ones I haven't' in large letters on the side of his neck. The pair had been engaged for over a year before Boursinos' sudden death. Ms Rofael shared a series of photos of her engagement ring, bouquets of roses and Louis Vuitton handbags on a highlight reel titled 'I love you' on her Instagram. 'Nobody's promised tomorrow,' she wrote. Detectives admitted Boursinos' murder appeared to be 'very deliberate and obviously targeted' and that he had been 'known' to police before his death. The 21-year-old was due to appear in court on Thursday and is believed to have been on his way there when his assassins struck. Daily Mail previously revealed Boursinos had been facing drug and weapon possession offences, theft of a vehicle and other driving offences. Images given to the Daily Mail revealed the well-dressed dead man's body lying beside a grey BMW with the driver door open and the engine apparently still running. A neighbour said her brother heard eight shots ring out and ran to see the man's last breaths before he died. 'My brother did hear the shots and he went and saw him still moving until he lost his life,' the neighbour, who did not wish to be named, said. 'Straight away he went out [toward the deceased man], I think the neighbour next door also talked to him. We were able to see the body from our backyard, I have shown [footage] to the police.' She added: '[The dead man] has been living around here. Sometimes there's issues where police get involved, cars sometimes come, young people always around. 'We don't know him personally - we just know him as neighbours.' Homicide squad Detective Inspector Dean Thomas said police believed there was a confrontation between two men in Game Lane just before 9am. The gunman shot and killed the man in the laneway before fleeing in a vehicle. Neighbours say Boursinos lived just 20m from where he was gunned down. 'We also have reports of a vehicle being found burnt out in Amery Street in Reservoir,' Det Insp Thomas told reporters. 'We don't know if that is linked to this particular incident this morning. We will work now to piece together what has gone on to identify those responsible.' Underworld sources have suggested the dead man was the getaway driver in the hit on Abdulrahim in January. Abdulrahim was gunned down by a team of assassins in January in an underground car park at Preston's Quest Hotel in Melbourne's north. The champion kickboxer had been a key player in Melbourne's ongoing 'tobacco wars', which has seen shops around the state torched in a deadly turf war. Independent journalist Ryan Naumenko's website Outlaw Media - which charts Melbourne's underworld crime news - labelled Thursday's murder a gangland hit.
Daily Mail
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Emotional NFL commissioner Roger Goodell left choked up in first interview after deadly shooting at NYC offices
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell was overcome with emotion as he conducted his first interview since the deadly shooting at the league's headquarters in New York. On Monday night, Shane Tamura, a 27-year-old licensed private investigator from Las Vegas, opened fire at 345 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, killing four people. NYPD have since claimed that Tamura was targeting the NFL offices on another floor but entered the wrong elevator and instead ended up at a real estate office. In the following days, Goodell released a solemn letter addressing the issue and asking colleagues to stay away from the league's Manhattan's offices. Then, on Thursday night, Goodell appeared on NBC's broadcast ahead of the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame Game to once again speak on the matter. Reflecting on the death of NYPD officer Didarul Islam, Goodell said: 'Well, first, [it's a] tremendous loss. You see the officer's family, his young children... it's something that happens in the line of work for police officers but that never makes it easy. The tragedy unfolded Monday night when Shane Tamura, 27, of Las Vegas exited a double-parked BMW armed with a rifle before entering the midtown-Manhattan skyscraper '[He's] somebody that we see outside the building most every day when we come in. And it hits home, the unnecessary and unexplainable loss. 'It's something that all of us as New Yorkers feel a great pride in the NYPD and the first responders. It was a difficult, emotional afternoon.' While Tamura did not enter the fifth floor - where the NFL headquarters are located - officers have determined that he was in fact trying to locate the league's office. Reflecting on that fact, Goodell said: 'It's a difficult thing, particularly when you're dealing with a senseless act like this. 'There are no excuses for the senseless acts. They're hard for all of us to understand. When it inflicts pain on people you know and people you care about and people you deal with on a daily basis, that's particularly hard. 'But as you know, these acts of senseless violence are happening in our country and around our world far too often. In churches, and schools and synagogues and other places that this should just not be happening. 'We all have to continue to be vigilant and continue to protect ourselves. The NFL is going to continue to do that with our employees and our people.' Goodell also provided an update on the NFL employee who was injured during the shooting and insisted that he's 'stable and improving'. The league commissioner revealed that he got to speak with the family after visiting the victim in the hospital. (via @NFL) — FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) August 1, 2025 The tragedy unfolded Monday night when Shane Tamura, 27, of Las Vegas exited a BMW armed with a rifle before entering the midtown-Manhattan skyscraper. New York Police Department officials say Tamura then fired on one officer and sprayed the lobby with bullets before taking an elevator to the 33rd floor, where he fatally shot another person and killed himself. A note found in his wallet later implied he was upset with the NFL over his belief he was suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain disease linked to repeated head trauma. CTE, as it is known, can only be diagnosed posthumously. Tamura, who was reportedly a former high school football player, asked to have his brain studied after his death. Police say he had a history of mental illness.
Daily Mail
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- Daily Mail
Maya and Jubs begged for 'one last swim'... minutes later they were dead: Family of Brit siblings who drowned on Spanish dream holiday tell of the desperate battle to save them - and how their little brother thinks they've 'gone to heaven in a helicopter'
The heartbroken family of two British siblings who died on holiday in Spain have told how their pleas for 'one last swim' turned to tragedy. Siblings Ameiya, 13, and Ricardo, 11, Del Brocco - known affectionately as Maya and Jubs - were enjoying their 'first big holiday abroad' as a family, having jetted off to the Spanish resort of Salou to mark the start of the summer holidays last week. Mother Shanice and father Ricardo Snr, both 31, had booked a stay with their four other children, aged 11 months, three, five and six, at the four-star Hotel Best Necresgo located just metres from the ocean on the popular Llarga Beach. Ameiya, who was said to have a love for fashion and athletics, and Ricardo, who dreamt of becoming a Youtuber when he was older, had visited Salou with their parents five years earlier and were keen to return, this time as a family of eight. On Tuesday, they were nearing the end of their trip and had been enjoying a day at the beach when their dream vacation turned into a nightmare. As the evening drew to a close, Shanice was preparing to leave the beach and return to the hotel, but both Ameiya and Ricardo were keen to have one last dip in the ocean. Ricardo Snr agreed to watch over them, while Shanice left the trio to take one of her children to the toilet, accompanied by the three other youngsters. Upon returning to the beach, she was unable to spot Ricardo or the two kids and panic began to set in. Shanice's sister Macalia Del Brocco, 46 - whose friend has set up a GoFundMe page to help support her family following the tragedy - told the Mail about the desperate battle to save them that ensued just moments later. 'She came back out, she couldn't see any of them. At that point, she panicked. And it was at that point the police arrived and things started happening,' Macalia said. 'Then it hit what was happening. It was obviously the children that were in the water.' They had been pulled out to sea after getting into difficulty in the water, with Ricardo Snr having dived in to try and save them. But all three soon became overwhelmed by the rough conditions, with no lifeguards present on the beach after 8pm. The alarm was raised just before 8.50pm and police were called to the scene. Moments later rescue crews managed to recover Ricardo Snr and Ameiya from the water, while Ricardo Jnr was helicoptered to hospital. The father and daughter were taken into the hotel where the family were staying, and medics desperately tried to keep them alive. Ricardo Snr had swallowed 'a lot of water and was exhausted' but medics were miraculously able to resuscitate him. Sadly Ameiya nor Ricardo Jnr could not be saved. Ricardo was described by his aunt as being the 'softest, sweetest, gentlest boy you could wish to meet', adding he 'loved the idea of being a YouTuber when he was older'. As for Ameiya, she was described as a 'unique character' who was intelligent and athletic and acted as a 'second mother' to her younger siblings. Macalia explained that while rescuers responded to the crisis, Shanice was kept in the dark and was prevented from seeing Ricardo and Ameiya while they were being treated in the hotel. 'All the time Shan wasn't told anything. So she was she was just kept in the dark. 'Shan wasn't allowed to see any of them even though they were in the hotel. So she's been isolated, not being told anything, but just to wait. 'In the meantime, she's phoned home, phoned all of us and told us all what's happening. 'She was obviously in a panic on her own with the four little ones, not with anyone that can support her in any way whatsoever. 'We're all rallying around here trying to find out anything, and we can't. We can't find anything out, and then we're just waiting. 'Then we get that sad call. We get the news that they've gone. 'Ricardo Snr was ok. He managed to be revived and is still with us. But the young ones had gone sadly.' Medics were supposedly trying to save Ricardo Snr and Ameiya for around an hour and a half, although for Shanice, the whole ordeal felt like a blur. After receiving news of their deaths, the mother was told she wasn't able to see their bodies until 12pm the next day. But then, when the time came, she was again prevented from seeing her two children. 'She wasn't allowed to see them again because the paperwork wasn't sorted. They hadn't finished the autopsies and their side of logistics with forensics,' Macalia said. 'She had just managed to see them today (Thurs). My sister and my mum flew out last night to be with her, the kids and Ricardo for a bit of support. 'Ricardo is feeling, obviously, very pained because he was in the water with them, so that's going to be hitting him hard. 'That's not going to disappear from his mind. It's going to be a lot of trauma mentally for him to deal with. 'But families pull together, and there will be support all the way around.' The family is now waiting for their bodies to be flown back to the UK, which Macalia said could take up to two weeks. 'We've spoken to the embassy, and the embassy said it could take up to 15 days for the total process to get them home. So that's 15 days of them being out there, still in another country, with half their family missing and us not being there with them.' While her family are still miles away, Shanice told her sister the hotel 'have been absolutely beautiful' in helping support their four younger children. 'Hotel staff have been coming in and collecting the children and taking them down to the club and discos keep them occupied and just keep it normal holiday for them. 'So it still feels holiday-esque for the little ones, even though we know that it's not quite that.' Macalia recalled a conversation she had with the oldest of the four younger siblings, six-year-old Casius, days after his siblings' deaths. 'He told me: "Did you know Maya and Jubs are in heaven now? Juby went to heaven in a helicopter". 'So that's his understanding of it, which is bittersweet, because that was what he saw. And it's beautiful that he thinks that's what happened, but very sadly tragic at the same time.' In a heartwarming tribute to the siblings, Macalia described their inseparable bond and adoration for another. 'They would fight like cat and dog at times, but they adored each other. 'Maya was about to go into year nine. Very, very bright girl, even when we think she's not doing her homework, she obviously is, because her report we got at the end of summer was amazing. 'She is very, very athletic. Very determined individual. When she wanted something she was adamant she was going to get it. She was very as a character, she was very sarcastic and humorous. 'She she was quite unique in that she had quite an old head on her shoulders in regards to her humor. 'She loved fashion. Absolutely loved fashion. She wasn't scared to wear clothes that nobody else wanted to wear, and she wasn't scared to express herself freely. 'She loved being out there. It was quite beautiful to watch her develop. 'She was the second mum in the house. She was a second mum to the little ones. You frequently see pictures where she's got one of the little ones on her hip, or she's cuddling up with one of the other little ones. 'She loved her siblings. She was she was quite doting with all of them. 'Ricardo just finished year seven, and it would have been his birthday on the 10th of August. He would have been 12, which is now going to be a really, really sad time. 'He was a really loving character. The softest, sweetest, gentlest boy you could wish to meet. Everybody loved him. You couldn't not love Ricardo. 'He loved the idea of being a YouTuber when he was older. That was his thing. 'Junior loved doing odd jobs. Frequently in the neighbor's garden, doing her hedges for her, just to earn a few extra quid. He was quite the Dell Boy. 'They have got a lot of cousins that miss them. They are well loved. 'We're a very tight family, and they're going to be missed.' Friends and relatives have also been left in shock by the tragedy, which has sent ripples through their local community in Birmingham. The GoFundMe page set up by Ms Marquis-Johnson described Maya and Jubs as 'beautiful, bright, and deeply loved' children who had been taken 'far too soon'. In a heartbreaking online tribute, it said: 'Nothing could ever prepare a parent for the pain of losing a child let alone losing two. 'During what was meant to be a joyful family holiday in Salou, Spain, Ameiya and Ricardo Junior, lovingly known to their family and friends as Maya and Jubs, heartbreakingly lost their lives in a tragic incident at sea. 'Two beautiful, bright, and deeply loved children, taken far too soon. The pain their family is feeling is unimaginable. 'Maya was intelligent, thoughtful, and growing into a strong young woman. Ricardo Junior was playful, kind, and always smiling. They brought so much love, laughter, and energy into the lives of everyone around them. 'Their absence has left an unbearable silence not just for their parents, but for their whole family, who were incredibly close and shared an unbreakable bond.' It continued: 'Their mum and dad, Shanice and Ricardo, are absolutely heartbroken. But they're not grieving alone. Their siblings, cousins, aunties, uncles, grandparents, and close friends are all devastated by this loss. 'Maya and Jubs were surrounded by a family who adored them, and who are now left trying to make sense of life without them.' The appeal adds: 'This fundraiser has been created to help ease some of the financial burden the family is now facing - covering the costs of bringing Maya and Jubs home to the UK, giving them the dignified farewell they deserve, and supporting their parents and loved ones during this incredibly painful time. The four-star Hotel Best Necresgo in Salou, where the family were staying on holiday 'We know that no amount of money can make this right. But together, we can help carry some of the weight. If you're able to donate, even a small amount, or simply share this page, it would mean the world. Every act of kindness, every share, every kind word truly helps. 'Please keep Maya, Jubs, Shanice, Ricardo, and their entire family in your hearts as they face the unimaginable. Thank you so much for your support.' By Friday morning, the fundraiser had reached almost £18,000 - soaring past its £15,000 target with over 800 donations. Meanwhile, Spanish authorities say a full investigation is under way into the circumstances that led up to the tragedy. Chief Inspector José Luis Gargallo, from the local police, said on Wednesday the initial 112 call received pointed to three people drowning. He said: 'Local police rushed to the scene and saw that there were indeed three people who were really struggling to get out of the water. 'It was a father with his son and his daughter, all British. 'When the youngsters, the boy and girl aged 11 and 13, were brought out of the water they had no vital signs and all the resuscitation efforts to save them proved unsuccessful. The hotel is seen in an aerial shot just metres from the ocean on the popular Llarga Beach 'The father could be saved. He had swallowed a lot of water and he was exhausted but could be saved thanks to the intervention of the emergency medical responders and police. 'We're talking about a family with five children and the mum was in the nearby hotel where they were staying with the other three children. 'The father was with the two children that died. 'All day a yellow flag had been out at that beach so there was a danger of a stormy sea which is why the yellow flag was out. 'When the tragedy happened the sea was the same as two or three hours before so it was a stormy sea. 'That's why you have to be careful with the sea. The beach where this happened 99 per cent of the time offers perfect bathing conditions, it's a very calm sea normally. 'Yesterday it wasn't like that at this beach or at other beaches in the area. Just a few hours earlier another person had died in very similar conditions.' He added: 'The lifeguards are on duty at the beach where these British youngsters died until 8pm. They start work at 9.30am. 'Unfortunately this alert came in at 8.48pm so 48 minutes after the lifeguard service had finished. 'This has been an accident but as always with these sorts of accidents, a thorough investigation will take place to see if there are things that can be improved and if they can there will be improvements.' The authorities said the deaths marked the 15th and 16th fatalities on Catalan beaches since the summer campaign officially began on June 15. The figure 'already exceeds by five those registered in the same period last summer'. Last summer, 11 deaths were reported on Catalan beaches.
