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Daily Record
5 days ago
- Daily Record
Gran on death row for horrifying murder gives chilling three word explanation
Linda Carty was convicted of the brutal murder of her neighbour Joana Rodriguez, 25, after the pair had clashed over a shared garden in Houston, Texas, USA, in 2001 A British grandmother has been rotting on death row in the state of Texas in the US for the past two decades after being convicted of murdering a young mother. Linda Carty, originally from St. Kitts and Nevis - which was a British territory at the time of her birth - was found guilty of slaying her neighbour Joana Rodriguez. Carty, 66, was deemed to have orchestrated the kidnapping of the victim's newborn son alongside three men in May, 2001. New mum Joana, 25, was snatched from her Houston flat along with her four-day-old son before she was suffocated to death. The newborn baby was discovered unharmed in a vehicle that same day - but his mother was found dead with duct tape covering her mouth and a plastic bag wrapped around her head, reports the Mirror. She was uncovered in the boot of a car Carty was renting at the time. The death row prisoner appeared on 'British Grandma On Death Row' with Susanna Reid, which was broadcast on ITV. Carty continues to protest her innocence as the threat of lethal injection hangs over her and insists "I wasn't there". She insists she was convicted primarily on the testimony of her co-accused - Gerald Anderson, Chris Robinson and Carlos Williams were charged as Carty's accomplices and received lengthy prison sentences. But Carty was the sole suspect who was handed the death penalty. When questioned by Susanna: "If you weren't the one responsible, how did it happen?" An emotional Carty responded: "I don't know for sure because I wasn't there. But I can truthfully say, and I can truthfully look you in the eye, and tell you that I had nothing to do with this crime." The British grandmother was sentenced to death by lethal injection on 21 February 2002. Carty previously told Sky News from behind bars in Huntsville Prison back in 2012 she was, '110 percent innocent'. She insisted in the interview that she felt for the victim's family but maintained that she was framed for the crime. The former schoolteacher said: "She's somebody's child too and she's somebody's daughter. So for me it's not only a healing process for me but to show the families that the person you have been hating all these years and that you thought because the state of Texas told you this is who did it, did not commit this crime." Carty is currently being held on death row at the Mountain View Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in Gatesville. She does not yet have an execution date. The death penalty has long been outlawed in the UK. The last British woman to be executed was Ruth Ellis in 1955 who was hanged for shooting her lover outside a North London pub.
Daily Mirror
5 days ago
- Daily Mirror
Gran is only Brit on US death row after horrifying sinister murder of new mum
A British grandmother is the only British citizen currently waiting execution on US death row A British grandmother has been languishing on death row in the state of Texas in the US for the last two decades years after being convicted of killing a young mother. Linda Carty, a native of St. Kitts and Nevis - which was a British territory when she was born - was found guilty of the murder of her neighbour Joana Rodriguez. Carty, 66, was ruled to have plotted the abduction of the victim's new-born son with three men in May, 2001. New mum Joana, 25, was kidnapped from her Houston apartment along with her four-day-old-son before she was suffocated to death. The newborn baby was found unharmed in a vehicle that same day — but his mother was found dead with duct tape over her mouth and a plastic bag around her head. She was discovered in the boot of a car Carty was leasing at the time. The death row inmate appeared on 'British Grandma On Death Row' with Susanna Reid, which aired on ITV. Carty continues to maintain her innocence as the prospect of lethal injection looms. She claims she was convicted largely on the word of her co-accused — Gerald Anderson, Chris Robinson and Carlos Williams were charged as Carty's accomplices and received long prison terms. But Carty was the one suspect who was sentenced to death. When asked by Susanna: "If you weren't the one responsible, how did [it] happen?" A tearful Carty replied: "I don't know for sure because I wasn't there. But I can truthfully say, and I can truthfully look you in the eye, and tell you that I had nothing to do with this crime." The British grandmother was sentenced to death by lethal injection on February 21, 2002. Carty previously told Sky News from behind bars in Huntsville Prison back in 2012 she was, '110 percent innocent'. She insisted in the interview that she felt for the victim's family but maintained that she was framed for the crime. The former schoolteacher said: 'She's somebody's child too and she's somebody's daughter. So for me it's not only a healing process for me but to show the families that the person you have been hating all these years and that you thought because the state of Texas told you this is who did it, did not commit this crime.' Carty is currently being held on death row at the Mountain View Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in Gatesville. She does not yet have an execution date. The death penalty has long been outlawed in the UK. The last British woman to be executed was Ruth Ellis in 1955 who was hanged for shooting her lover outside North London pub.
Irish Examiner
20-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
St Patrick's Athletic equal club record victory in FAI Cup demolition of UCC
St Patrick's Athletic 8 UCC 0 Chris Forrester scored a nonchalant brace as St Patrick's Athletic equalled a club record win to cruise through to the FAI Cup third round with this facile victory over Munster Senior League side UCC at Richmond Park. Having won the cup twice in the last four years, and five times in total, Stephen Kenny's side were never in danger of losing their record of never having lost to a non-league team in the competition. Doubtless with Thursday's Conference League home clash with Estonian side Nõmme Kalju in mind, manager Kenny opted for a completely different starting XI from last Thursday's rousing 2-0 win away to FC Hegelmann. That meant a full debut for 19-year-old midfielder Matthew O'Hara, captain of the club's under-20 side, who recently signed his first professional contract having been at the club since he was 13. UCC needed a play-off victory to retain their top flight status in the MSL which finished two months ago. Not only out of season, they travelled to Dublin missing up to a half a dozen first team players in what was head coach Noel Healy's final game over a 15-year association with the university club. Unsurprisingly, it was one way traffic from the off with UCC goalkeeper Kevin Fitzpatrick inspired early on with fine saves to deny Conor Carty and Aidan Keena before Saints' pressure told on 19 minutes, if not from an expected source. Zach Elbouzedi pulled the ball back for defender Axel Sjoberg whose low cross was knocked past Fitzpatrick by his unfortunate skipper Colm Murphy for an own goal. Fitzpatrick made another terrific save to thwart Elbouzedi one-on-one while Carty bounced a header off the crossbar from Brandon Kavanagh's delivery, all a mere prelude to the floodgates opening with a quick-fire treble before half-time. First, the lively Kavanagh beat Fitzpatrick at his far post with a looping header from Sjoberg's cross on 40 minutes. Two minutes later Kavanagh's shot was deflected into the path of Keena who cut inside a couple of defenders to drill to the bottom corner. Skipper Forrester then got in on the act to utterly deflate UCC when casually dribbling past three defenders inside the area to tap home. The goal deluge continued into the second half with another three scored inside six minutes of the restart. Scarcely a minute in, Al-Amin Kazeem ghosted in off the left flank to meet Sjoberg's cross and find the top corner for his first goal for the club. Two minutes later it was 6-0 when half-time substitute Jake Mulraney rifled to the bottom corner from the edge of the area. Kazeem then provided the cross for Carty to continue the scoring on 51 minutes with a well-placed header. Forrester completed the rout with his second from a crisp low drive to the net on 68 minutes following debutant substitute Billy Hayes' assist. St Patrick's Athletic: Rogers; Sjoberg, Turner, Breslin; Forrester, O'Hara (Grivosti, 63); Elbouzedi (Mulraney, h-t), Kavanagh (Hayes, h-t), Kazeem; Carty, Keena. UCC: Fitzpatrick; Duggan, Murphy, Iyalla, O'Neill (Roberts, 64); McCarthy; Walsh (Connolly, 64), Broderick (Bowdren, 80), Howard (O'Halloran, 69), Loughery; Fahy (Sulleiman, 69). Referee: Alan Patchell (Dublin). Attendance: 1,243.
NDTV
05-07-2025
- Sport
- NDTV
Watch: "Greatest Catch Ever" - Pat Cummins' Stunner Off Own Bowling vs West Indies Sets Internet Abuzz
Day 2 of the of the ongoing second Test between Australia and West Indies ended on a perfectly balanced note at the St Georges in Grenada. After bowling out the hosts for 253, the Aussies lost their two wickets in their second innings with only 12 runs on the board, before the stumps were called. However, in this action-packed day, Australia skipper Pat Cummins marvelous catch to dismiss Keacy Carty became the biggest highlight of the day and left the fans stunned. In the ninth over of West Indies' innings, Carty tried to play a defensive shot on a cracking delivery from Cummins. The ball hit the edge of the bat and then touched Carty's pads and looked like it would crash in the no-man's land. However, Cummins ran from the bowlers end, dived forward and then firmly placed his fingers below before the ball touched the ground. The commentators were left surprised and even the on-field umpires sent the decision to the TV umpire, who then took some time and declared Carty out. CUMMINS, YOU BEAUTY Pat Cummins pulls off a diving, one-handed caught & bowled screamer to dismiss Keacy Carty #AUSvWI — FanCode (@FanCode) July 4, 2025 The video of this dismissal went viral on social media as fans termed it as "Greatest catch ever." One of the greatest catch ever -Pat Cummins, captain — Himanshu Ladha (@HimanshuLadha8) July 4, 2025 What a catch — Abhijit Ganjare (@GanjareAbhijit) July 5, 2025 Early strikes by Jayden Seales in the second innings left the second Test evenly poised with Australia stuttering to 12 for two at the close of play on the second day of the second Test against the West Indies in Grenada on Friday. Having been held up by the home side's lower order before eventually taking a first innings lead of 33, the visitors will resume on the third morning ahead by 45 runs with eight wickets in hand. Seales, who continues to impress on his return to full fitness after a succession of injuries stalled his progress following his Test debut in 2021, removed openers Sam Konstas and Usman Khawaja in successive overs to deepen Australia's concerns about the fragility of their top-order batting. In dismissals which have become repetitive for the two players, Konstas dragged a delivery onto his stumps while Khawaja was palpably leg-before for the third consecutive innings. Cameron Green, who has so far failed to impress in the number three position in this series, survived to the close with nightwatchman Nathan Lyon for company. Lyon was the most successful of the Australian bowlers in the West Indies first innings total of 253. His three wickets at a cost of 75 runs included top-scorer Brandon King, who made amends for a nightmarish debut Test - with the bat and in the field - in Barbados last week with a fluent 75 off 108 balls with three sixes and eight fours.
New York Post
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Aussie woman's ‘joke' about survival infuriates men: ‘Rage bait'
An Aussie podcaster has offended men by joking that women would survive easily without them. Maddy Carty, 30, hosts Mads World, a conversational comedy podcast that explores dating, feminism, sexuality, and relationships. During a lighthearted moment on the podcast, Ms. Carty asked which gender would survive better without the other. 'If all men or all women got deleted off the planet, which gender would fare better?' she asked. 3 Maddy Carty, the host of Mads World podcast, has upset some men with a recent comment. Instagram / @maddycarty Ms. Carty answered her own question and argued, 'Women just figure s–t out', while men are more random. 'If you send a man to the shops, he'll bring back the most random items, and you'll be like, 'Why did you buy that?'' she joked. It was clearly not a serious moment, but when a reel of Ms. Carty's comments was posted on Instagram – it caused immediate offense. While some people took Ms. Carty's comments as they were intended, as a joke, others got really riled up. 'Still time to delete this,' one warned. 3 It was clearly not a serious moment, but when a reel of Ms. Carty's comments was posted on Instagram – it caused immediate offense. Instagram / @maddycarty 'No matriarchy in history has ever survived,' another claimed. 'Who built the sofas you're sitting on? Who built the room you're in? Who originally found the power to charge your phones? Who designed those microphones you're using? Who made the platform you're posting on?' one man asked. 'Rage bait,' one said. When Ms. Carty replied and said the joke wasn't 'that deep', the commentator hit back and claimed she must be 'on her period' because she seemed angry. 'There is no world that women enjoy without men! This level of delusion is extraordinary,' another man claimed. 'So funny … go back to the kitchen,' one man wrote. 'Clueless women,' one said. 'This is the most delusional thing I think I have ever heard,' someone else complained. Some men got so riled up that they started making inappropriate comments about Ms. Carty's appearance and claiming she had a 'face for radio' among the comment chaos. 3 When Ms. Carty replied and said the joke wasn't 'that deep', the commentator hit back and claimed she must be 'on her period' because she seemed angry. Instagram / @ It wasn't just criticism. Quite a few women jumped in to defend Ms. Carty and call out men for not taking it as a joke. Someone said the men complaining are 'fragile little boys' and another argued that girls rule and boys drool. Every morning, the NY POSTcast offers a deep dive into the headlines with the Post's signature mix of politics, business, pop culture, true crime and everything in between. Subscribe here! 'Keep telling the truth Queen,' another applauded. Speaking to Ms. Carty said she was surprised by the backlash because she thought it was pretty clear she was kidding. 'I was shocked that some men took it so seriously. They clearly have some insecurities around not being able to provide,' she said. 'It's just a funny joke that's 0.001 per cent of a long podcast. People should just get over it.'
