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Metro
2 days ago
- Metro
Schoolgirl, 13, killed after javelin went through her eye in PE lesson pictured
A schoolgirl who died when a classmate threw a javelin towards her has been pictured for the first time. 13-year-old Anastasia Ryzhenko was struck in the eye with a javelin, sending her into a coma from which she never woke up. During a gym class, coach Vladimir Miroshnichenko had paired Anastasia with 16-year-old Timur in Prokhladny, Russia. The coach had 'turned away' when the javelin was thrown, but Timur warned Anastasia when it was too late. Anastasia's mum, Elena, said: 'At that very moment, he threw it, then he called out to her. She raised her head, and the spear hit her in the eye.' Her eye socket was stabbed with the javelin, and her jaw also broke, sparking internal bleeding into her lungs, her mum said. An investigation has been launched by the Russian Investigative Committee. Tributes have been shared online for young Anastasia, who would have celebrated her 14th birthday today. Mum Elena shared gratitude for the first responders and doctors who tried to save Anastasia. More Trending But she added: 'The boy's mother does not admit her son's guilt at all,' said Elena. During all this time, she never came. And the coach didn't come, only on the day of the funeral. 'As a mother, I would have crawled on my knees pleading: 'Forgive me, excuse me, maybe I can help, let me at least take you there?' The Russian Investigative Committee said in a statement: 'The investigation has studied all the circumstances of the incident, interrogated eyewitnesses, employees of the sports school and the relevant ministry, seized documentation regulating the procedure for conducting field training sessions and ensuring safety, and other measures are being taken to collect evidence. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: At least 13 newborns trafficked abroad to 'infertile' parents for £510,000 MORE: Russian court bans memes portraying Putin as modern-day Hitler MORE: Ex-CIA chief reveals where in Europe he thinks Putin will invade next
Metro
3 days ago
- Health
- Metro
At least 13 newborns trafficked abroad to 'infertile' parents for £510,000
Eight doctors have been arrested for orchestrating a black-market baby ring in Russia, in a case disturbingly reminiscent of The Handmaid's Tale. As many as 13 newborns were sold to foreign couples – but the true scale is alleged to be much higher. The medics – including three chief physicians – fabricated medical records to claim the 'buyers' were infertile, then used reproductive technologies to grow embryos, oversee births, and ultimately send the children abroad. They are believed to have earned £510,000 from the sinister baby-selling scam, according to the state prosecutors in the far-east Primorsky region. The scandal centres on multiple private clinics in the city of Vladivostok, and it involved six women and two men – doctors, chief physicians, and the owner of a chain of private clinics. A statement from Russian authorities said: 'The group of doctors illegally issued medical documentation containing knowingly false information about the infertility of buyers and genetic parents. More Trending 'Using assisted reproductive technologies under the guise of infertility treatment, the defendants carried out actions to cultivate embryos and arrange the subsequent birth of children for the purpose of their sale and movement abroad.' The illegal sales happened between 2018 and 2020 but have only come to light now. It is as yet unclear if Russia will seek to repatriate the illegally sold children – now aged between around five and seven. The defendants in the case have not been named. They face up to 15 years in jail for alleged child trafficking, according to prosecutors. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Russian court bans memes portraying Putin as modern-day Hitler MORE: Ex-CIA chief reveals where in Europe he thinks Putin will invade next MORE: Putin 'war hero' behind Mariupol strikes killed in 'suicide bombing' in Russia
Metro
3 days ago
- Politics
- Metro
Biden jokes he 'can beat the hell out of' authors on his decline after cancer di
Former President Joe Biden joked that he can 'beat the hell out of' two authors who wrote about his decline while delivering his first public remarks since his cancer diagnosis. Biden, 82, knocked several criticisms of him at once while speaking to reporters at a Delaware Memorial Day event on Friday. 'You can see that I'm mentally incompetent and I can't walk and I can beat the hell out of both of them,' he said. The 46th president was referring to journalists Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson, who co-wrote Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again. Biden said he is 'optimistic' about the treatment plan he is under for his Stage 4 prostate cancer. His office announced on May 16 that doctors discovered a 'small nodule' on his prostate. 'We're underway and all the folks are very optimistic,' the ex-president said. 'The expectation is we're going to be able to beat this. It's not in any (other) organ. My bones are strong, it hasn't penetrated. So I'm feeling good.' He added that it's 'all a matter of taking a pill, one particular pill, and for the next six weeks, and then another one, the expectation is we're going to be able to beat this'. Biden said 'I don't have any regrets' about seeking a second term before being forced to drop out of the race following a disastrous debate against now-president Donald Trump. 'There's a lot going on. And I think we're in a really difficult moment, not only in American history, in world history. I think we're at one of those inflection points in history where the decisions we make in the next little bit are going to determine what things look like for the next 20 years.' More Trending He also said he is upset that American politics are 'so divided'. Biden's aides are under new scrutiny after the book detailed signs of his physical and mental decline in his last year as president. A White House spokesperson on Thursday alleged that former First Lady Jill Biden conspired to hide her husband's health from the public. The former president spoke on a day that coincided with the 10th anniversary of his eldest son Beau Biden's death from brain cancer. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Elon Musk shows up with black eye to Trump's event bidding him farewell MORE: Adele Roberts facing fresh health issue three years after being declared cancer-free MORE: Ex-CIA chief reveals where in Europe he thinks Putin will invade next
