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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
‘I never assaulted nobody': Former WVU player speaks following weekend arrest
COVINGTON, Ky. (WBOY) — Days after Adam 'Pacman' Jones was arrested in a Cincinnati suburb on charges including assaulting a police officer, the former WVU player issued a statement claiming the accusations are false. In a clip from 'Politely Raw! The Pacman Jones Show,' which Jones posted to his Instragram page Monday, the former Mountaineer refuted a police report, which claimed that he, while handcuffed, 'intentionally threw his elbow upwards and struck an officer in the bottom lip, causing inside of lip to bleed,' as read during the show by his co-host. Men arrested after multi-county pursuit believed to be members of Pagan Motorcycle Club Jones said the assault charge stemmed from him doing 'this,' which he said while demonstrating a light shoving motion. Jones also said he thinks he 'has a real lawsuit here,' but added that 'the people in the jail treated me unbelievable good.' 'Them people that was in there, they treated me how they treated everybody else,' Jones said. Jones is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday at 8 a.m. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yomiuri Shimbun
19-05-2025
- Yomiuri Shimbun
Gen Z Users and a Dad Tested Instagram Teen Accounts. Their Feeds Were Shocking.
Louis Bryant III/For the Washington Post Saheb Gulati, a senior headed to Stanford University, scrolls his Instragram feed last week at Sacramento Country Day School. Instagram promises parents that its Teen Accounts shield kids from harm 'by default.' Tests by a Gen Z nonprofit and me – a dad – found it fails spectacularly on some key dimensions. This spring, Sacramento high school senior Saheb Gulati used a burner phone to create a test Instagram account for a hypothetical 16-year-old boy. As of this past fall, all accounts used by teens are supposed to automatically filter out 'sensitive' content, among other protections, for mental health and safety. Over two weeks, Gulati says, his test account received recommended sexual content that 'left very little to the imagination.' He counted at least 28 Instagram Reels describing sexual acts, including digital penetration, using a sex toy and memes describing oral sex. The Instagram account, he says, became preoccupied with 'toxic masculinity' discussions about 'what men should and shouldn't do.' Four more Gen Z testers, part of a youth organization called Design It For Us, did the same experiment, and all got recommended sexual content. Four of the five got body image and disordered eating content, too, such as a video of a woman saying 'skinny is a lifestyle, not a phase.' The young people, whose research was given strategic and operational support by the nonprofit Accountable Tech, also got shown alcohol, drug, hate and other disturbing content. Some are detailed in a report published by Accountable Tech but are too gross to describe here. What should be excruciatingly clear to any parent: Instagram's Teen Accounts can't be relied upon to actually shield kids. The danger they face isn't just bad people on the internet – it's also the app's recommendation algorithm, which decides what your kids see and demonstrates the frightening habit of taking them in dark directions. For lawmakers weighing a bill to protect kids online, the failures of Instagram's voluntary efforts speak volumes about its accountability. When I showed the group's report to Instagram's owner, Meta, it said that the youth testers were biased and that some of what they flagged was 'unobjectionable' or consistent with 'humor from a PG-13 film.' 'A manufactured report does not change the fact that tens of millions of teens now have a safer experience thanks to Instagram Teen Accounts,' Meta spokeswoman Liza Crenshaw said in an email. 'The report is flawed, but even taken at face value, it identified just 61 pieces of content that it deems 'sensitive,' less than 0.3 percent of all of the content these researchers would have likely seen during the test.' The Gen Z testers acknowledge some limitations to their experiment, including a small sample size, a short two-week time frame and using new accounts to represent hypothetical teens. People can disagree over what counts as 'sensitive,' though Meta's own definitions include content that is 'sexually explicit or suggestive,' 'discusses self-harm, suicide, or eating disorders' or 'promotes the use of certain regulated products, such as tobacco or vaping products.' I repeated their tests – and my results were worse. In the first 10 minutes of my test teen account, Instagram recommended a video celebrating a man who passed out from drinking too much alcohol. Another demonstrated a ring with a tiny spoon that's marketed to dole out a 'bump' of snuff but is also associated with cocaine. Eventually, the account's recommendations snowballed into a full-on obsession with alcohol and nicotine products such as Zyn, appearing as often as once in every five Reels I saw. Teens aren't naive about topics like sex, drugs and eating disorders, says Gulati, the high school student. But seeing them repeatedly on Instagram – selected by the app – makes an impact. 'The algorithm shapes your perception of what is acceptable in ways I hadn't realized before,' he told me. Despite some parts of Teen Accounts that work, Gulati says, the overall promise 'doesn't seem to have been fulfilled in any meaningful way that changes your experience.' What worked – and what didn't The point of the Gen Z test was to independently evaluate whether Teen Accounts fulfilled their promises. 'We think going right to the user, going right to those who can attest directly to what they see on a day-to-day basis is a real key in efficacy,' says Alison Rice, campaigns director at Accountable Tech. The five testers, who were 18 to 22 to avoid exposing minors to harm, reported a mixed experience. Their test accounts represented different ages, genders and interests. Gulati's account, for example, followed only the 10 most popular celebrities on Instagram. Some teen account-protection features worked. Instagram made their test accounts private by default, a setting users under 16 can't change without parental approval. And the app did restrict who could direct message and tag them. Other protection features worked only for some of the testers. Two of the five didn't receive reminders to close the app after 60 minutes. One of them received a notification late at night despite a prohibition. And all the testers flagged one giant problem: The app kept recommending content that appeared to violate Meta's definition of 'sensitive.' When it launched Teen Accounts in September, Meta promised in its news release that 'teens will be placed into the strictest setting of our sensitive content control, so they're even less likely to be recommended sensitive content, and in many cases we hide this content altogether from teens, even if it's shared by someone they follow.' Not only did Teen Accounts fail to hide lots of sensitive content, the content it did recommend left some of the young testers feeling awful. In daily logs, four out of the five reported having distressing experiences while looking at Instagram's recommended content. In 2021, whistleblower Frances Haugen broadened the conversations about the harms of Instagram by exposing internal discussions about how the company's recommendation algorithms lead to toxic outcomes for young people. Among the revelations: 32 percent of teen girls had told the company that when they felt bad about their bodies, Instagram made them feel worse. Crenshaw, the Meta spokeswoman, said the company was 'looking into why a fraction' of the content flagged by the testers and myself was recommended. But she didn't answer my questions about how its automated systems decide which content isn't appropriate for teens. In January, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged that some of the company's automated content-moderation systems were flawed and announced plans to pull back on some of their use. The UK-based 5Rights Foundation conducted its own investigation into Instagram Teen Accounts, and in April, it similarly reported they were exposed to sexual content – including from one of the same creators Gulati flagged. It's hard to know what triggered Instagram to recommend the objectionable content to the test teen accounts. The Gen Z users scrolled through the test accounts as they would their personal accounts for no more than an hour each day, liking, commenting on and saving content from the main feed, the Explore page and Reels. On my test teen account, I scrolled through the algorithmically generated feed but did not like, comment or save any content. The creators of this content, a wide array including professional comedians and product marketers, had no say in Instagram's decision to recommend their posts to teen accounts. The maker of the Bump Ring, whose snuff-serving device showed up in my test account, said over email that 'our material is not created with teen users in mind' and that 'we support efforts by platforms to filter or restrict age-inappropriate content.' Parental controls and shutdown prompts on rival social media app TikTok have also gotten a harsh reception from some parents and advocates. And the state of New Mexico sued Snapchat maker Snap after an undercover investigation surfaced evidence that the app recommends accounts held by strangers to underage Snapchat users, who are then contacted and urged to trade sexually explicit images of themselves. The battle over protecting kids Child-advocacy groups have long warned that social media puts teens at risk. The sticking point has been the balance of who is responsible: parents, the tech companies who make the apps or the young people themselves. The threat of regulation appears to be a motivator for Meta. In 2023, 41 states sued the company, claiming Instagram and Facebook are addictive and harm children. In the summer of 2024, the U.S. surgeon general recommended putting warning labels on social media, just like cigarettes. And by the time Meta unveiled Teen Accounts in September, Congress was on the verge of taking action. The Senate had passed, by a 91-3 vote, a bill called the Kids Online Safety Act that would require social media companies to take 'reasonable' care to avoid product design features that put minors in danger of self-harm, substance abuse or sexual exploitation. Meta announced Teen Accounts a day before a key House committee was scheduled to weigh amendments to the bill. The bill stalled and didn't become law. Meta denies it launched the program to stave off regulation. The bill was reintroduced to Congress this week. When I asked whether Teen Accounts were working, Meta said fewer teens are being contacted by adults because of changes it has made. But it offered no internal or external proof to indicate Teen Accounts are succeeding at improving teen well-being or protecting children from harmful content. Rice, from Accountable Tech, says voluntary programs like Instagram Teen Accounts – even if they've gone further than the competition – aren't living up to their own promises. Her organization supports legal accountability in the form of age-appropriate design laws, like one passed by California that's been challenged in court. 'It's a content-neutral approach that does not require age verification and compels platforms to build algorithms and design practices to be safer for young people, not regulate content,' she says. Gulati, who plans to major in computer science and philosophy in the fall at Stanford University, said the experiment taught him that young people need to become more aware of the power algorithms have over them. His advice: 'Try to maintain an active stake or interest in what's getting shown in your feed.'
Scottish Sun
12-05-2025
- Health
- Scottish Sun
My heart stopped & I lost all my blood as I gave birth after suffering deadly pregnancy condition that kills 4 in 5
BIRTH NIGHTMARE My heart stopped & I lost all my blood as I gave birth after suffering deadly pregnancy condition that kills 4 in 5 Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) LYING on an operating table, new mum Helaina Thorpe was looking forward to the precious first glimpse of her newborn baby, when her heart unexpectedly stopped. The 34-year-old Brit had been struck by a deadly birth complication - one so difficult to control that it has been dubbed every maternity doctor's and midwife's 'worst nightmare'. 11 Helaina Thorpe's heart suddenly stopped during childbirth Credit: Supplied 11 She had AFE - the same condition that claimed the life of American TikToker Hailey Okula Credit: Instragram 11 Hailey died after seeing her baby boy for a split second Credit: Instagram Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE), which kills up to 80 per cent of sufferers, occurs when a mother suffers an anaphylactic-type reaction to amniotic fluid entering her bloodstream. The rare condition strikes suddenly - usually during labour, delivery or shortly afterwards. It often causes cardiac arrest, organ failure, and uncontrollable bleeding, with survivors reporting losing nearly all of the blood in their body while medics worked to save them. Others have described enduring so much CPR that their chests were left blackened. The terrifying yet little-known condition recently claimed the life of TikTok star Hailey Okula - an American nursing influencer who had battled years of infertility before conceiving her son. Hailey - who has been described as an 'unbelievably loyal' wife and an incredible nurse - saw her baby boy, Crew, for a split second before she died from AFE aged just 33. Her heartbroken husband, Matthew, wrote on Instagram: 'Though her time with us was tragically cut short, Hailey's love for Crew was limitless, long before he entered this world. 'She would have been the most amazing mom.' AFE is thought to occur in 2.5 of every 100,000 births. There is no specific treatment, nor tests to confirm the diagnosis. Here, two British mums who nearly died from AFE - and have since been supported by the charity, Amniotic Fluid Embolism Foundation - tell The Sun about their own horrific ordeals: TikToker Hailey Okula dies giving birth after she and firefighter husband struggled to get pregnant for over two years Special educational needs (SEN) teaching assistant and single mum Gabbi Simpson, 30, lives with her six-year-old daughter Bea in Faversham, Kent. Gabbi says: 'I fell pregnant with Bea aged 22. I was over the moon. Back then, I was a super-fit, super-healthy yoga teacher. I had a dream pregnancy - it was so 'textbook'. The midwives said I was low risk because of my age and my health. I was really excited. The worst thing I expected to happen was an emergency C-section - no one warned me about any other scenario. The AFE was completely out of the blue. I went into labour at home during the July 2018 heatwave while Bea's dad was at work. 11 Gabbi Simpson says her AFE diagnosis was "completely out of the blue" Credit: Supplied 11 Gabbi was thrilled when she fell pregnant with her daughter Bea Credit: Supplied 11 Gabbi was a superfit yoga teacher when she got pregnant Credit: Supplied I watched TV and had a shower before going to Princess Royal University Hospital in Bromley, London. There, I was given gas and air and used the birthing pool. I was in labour for 22 hours, but I couldn't eat or drink anything, except for Lucozade. I was in so much pain and exhausted. I eventually asked for an epidural; I just wanted her out. Despite the time that had passed, I was only 5cm dilated and my waters hadn't gone. The midwives broke them - and that's the last thing I remember. What followed was 19 or 20 hours of blackness, though I've since been filled in on how Bea and I nearly died. Apparently, the midwives were taking my blood when I started seizing. My fingers and toes curled and my heart stopped. A lady literally jumped on me to administer CPR. Doctors were arguing over whether to cut me open because Bea wasn't getting any oxygen. But luckily, they got me back. I lashed out at the medical team because I was so out of it. One doctor, who saved my life, ruled that I would bleed to death from a C-section, so they put me under general anaesthetic and used forceps to deliver Bea in an operating theatre. I was 10cm dilated by this point, but they had to cut me to kingdom come to get her out - I now have a scar down to my thigh. Bea was born not breathing, weighing 8lbs 6oz. During all of this, my then-partner and family didn't know if either of us would survive. Bea had to be resuscitated, while I began haemorrhaging. I lost four litres of blood - almost the amount of blood in the average human body - and was receiving constant transfusions. The doctors also stuck their arms up inside me to manually retract my womb. Finally, they managed to stabilise the bleeding and I was taken to the intensive care unit (ICU). I woke up nearly an entire day after Bea's birth. I remember seeing a picture of a baby hooked up to machines Gabbi Simpson I was incubated, with blood clots in my lungs, while my new baby was transferred by ambulance to The Royal London Hospital, where she was also intubated. When I woke up, nearly an entire day after Bea's birth on July 22, 2018, I remember seeing blue curtains, followed by a picture of a baby hooked up to machines. I still looked pregnant, so I couldn't make sense of the picture - but it was of Bea. I met her for the first time days later, on July 26, after I was transferred to the same hospital. I cradled my daughter in my arms, but I struggled to bond with her. I was too messed up in the head. I couldn't walk, I couldn't lie down, and I was on heavy medication. I was expressing milk for Bea, though my chest was blackened from the CPR. Bea and I were later moved back to Princess Royal, where the staff were just fantastic. I've never been so well cared for in my life. Two weeks after Bea's birth, I returned home, on blood thinners and under the care of my mum, who works as a nurse. It was great to be home - but AFE has robbed me of so much. I still suffer from severe physical damage, and I can't give Bea a sibling. Being told at 23 years old that you can't have any more children after your first one is horrendous. 11 Gabbi says, although she's happy to have come out alive, AFE has robbed her of "so much" Credit: Supplied 11 She has also spoken about how she's now unable to give Bea a sibling Credit: Supplied Bea would have been such an amazing big sister. I have also suffered from panic attacks; it took me six months to leave the house on my own without having a meltdown. And it took me four years to go back to work. The Amniotic Fluid Embolism Foundation and psychotherapy have both helped my recovery. No one seems to realise how dangerous AFE is, even in a first-world country like England. Yes, I survived, but I'm not fine. If I dwell on what happened, it gets to me. Thankfully, today, Bea and I have an amazing bond: she is so clever, empathetic and hilarious. She loves Ghostbusters and the rock band, Led Zeppelin. Although Bea's dad and I have since split up, we are on fantastic terms. We were told Bea might never sit up or smile, but she's the most switched-on, sociable kid ever. She's now in Year Two and receiving so many certificates and awards. She has defied what everyone thought about her.' 'My chest hurts' 11 Helania Thorpe was looking forward to a normal birth after her first child arrived during the pandemic Credit: Supplied 11 Her second child, Nora, had to be delivered early due to complications Credit: Supplied Helaina Thorpe, 34, who works in merchandise accounts, lives with her husband, Ashley, 34, son Matthew, three, and daughter Nora, five months, in Tamworth, Staffordshire. Helaina says: 'My first child, Matthew, was born during the Covid-19 pandemic, so when I found out last May that I was expecting again, I was really looking forward to a 'normal' birth. My daughter, Nora, was due on Christmas Eve, but I had placenta previa - where the placenta lies dangerously low in the uterus - so she had to be delivered four weeks early. Due to concerns over the condition, I was kept in hospital for a week before my C-section on November 29, 2024. The surgery went fine until the moment that doctors pulled Nora out. I turned to my husband, Ashley, and said, 'my chest hurts'. My heart had stopped before they'd even brought Nora around the curtain. Unknown to me, Nora, who weighed 5lbs, 15oz, had also come out not breathing, which was frightening for Ashley, but not completely unexpected because she was so early. Fortunately, doctors quickly got Nora breathing again. Because my daughter's birth was high-risk, there were loads of specialists in the operating theatre already. But when my cardiac arrest happened, more came running in. Ashley was kicked out as upwards of 25 people filled the room. It took ten minutes for the medical team to bring me back around. I'd had a major bleed and was so unstable that I remained on the operating table six hours after the birth. Nora was in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), and was thankfully expected to survive. But Ashley was told I might be brain-damaged, or might not wake up at all. At this point, he was facing the prospect of having to raise two children on his own. Eventually, I was stable enough to be transferred to intensive care myself. The doctors joked to my family that my hormones must be working overdrive because I kept opening my eyes when they didn't want me to. They said I must want to see my baby. Symptoms of amniotic fluid embolism Early signs and symptoms of amniotic fluid embolism develop suddenly and may include: Increased anxiety An impending sense of doom Fetal distress Agitation Confusion Nausea or vomiting Chills Skin discoloration Shortness of breath Abnormal vital signs These may lead to more serious complications including: Loss of consciousness Seizure Heart and lung failure Cardiac arrest Excessive and uncontrolled bleeding Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) Stroke Acute respiratory distress syndrome Brain damage Death Source: AFE While I was out of it, Ashley just sat there. The doctors tried to get him to talk to me, but he was struggling to cope and said, 'I can't'. One surgeon was rubbing the back of his shoulders; another gave him a hug. Ashley and my mum kept going down to visit Nora at the NICU at Heartlands Hospital in Birmingham, while I received blood, plasma and iron transfusions. I knew I was in hospital, but I had no idea what had happened Helaina Thorpe Because of the placenta previa, they already had plenty of blood on hand for me, which they were able to use. When I eventually woke up, my heart rate was through the roof and I was still losing blood. I knew I was in hospital, but I had no idea what had happened; I had no short-term memory. I was thinking, why are all these people smiling at me and saying, 'you're awake'? One student midwife was in tears in the corner, crying, 'I'm just so happy to see you awake.' Medics didn't know what was causing the bleeding, so they opened me up again. They packed my insides and kept me open so they could investigate the blood loss. They finally got it under control and I was taken to the high-dependency maternity unit. In the following days, my memory began to return and I was told what had happened to me. But because I developed infections, I was unable to meet Nora until she was eight days old. I was so excited to see her, and Matthew was able to come in to cuddle her, too. I was discharged around 12 days after the C-section, with five months' worth of blood-thinning injections and three or four sets of tablets. Nora was already home by then. Race against time: What is AFE? AMNIOTIC fluid embolism (AFE) occurs when the mother suffers an anaphylactic-type reaction to amniotic fluid, fetal cells or other debris that enters her bloodstream. The rare reaction, which usually happens during labour, delivery or shortly after, often involves two life-threatening stages: heart and lung failure, and severe bleeding. Reported rates of survivability range from just 20 per cent to 60 per cent, according to the US-based non-profit organisation, Amniotic Fluid Embolism Foundation. Sufferers may experience seizures, an irregular heartbeat, breathing problems, haemorrhages and even cardiac arrest, putting their - and their baby's - life at risk. Professor Dr Tijion Esho, founder of doctor-led aesthetics clinic CULTSKIN, says: 'AFE is one of the most feared obstetric emergencies — not just because of its severity, but because it's sudden, unpredictable, and extremely difficult to prevent. 'It's a true medical crisis that unfolds in real time and demands rapid, coordinated intervention.' There is no specific treatment for AFE, nor dedicated tests to confirm the diagnosis. 'AFE is every obstetrician's worst nightmare because it strikes unpredictably often in mothers with no risk factors,' adds Dr Esho. 'It's rare but, when it happens, it's a race against time.' Survivors have called for more awareness of - and research into - the fatal condition. The Amniotic Fluid Embolism Foundation says that most women do not have a serious reaction to amniotic fluid and fetal material entering their bloodstream, which is a normal part of birth. But for those that do, the happiest day of their life can turn deadly within minutes. Miranda Klassen, the US-based charity's executive director, told The Sun: 'We work to advance research, promote education, and provide unwavering support for families affected by amniotic fluid embolism. 'Every life touched by AFE reminds us why we must continue to fight for answers, improve outcomes, and ensure that healthcare providers are equipped with the knowledge they need to recognise and respond to this rare and often tragic condition.' It was so lovely to be back in my own bed. For the first few days, Ashley stayed awake all night so I could get some sleep. I had staples in my stomach, which were painful, and I felt breathless. Matthew, who is about to turn four, kept coming into our bed at night to check I was still there. He'd say, 'You're not going to get poorly and go back to the doctor's, are you?' Doctors have since told me they believe I could have suffered from an AFE. They said, 'no-one really survives this.' That's when it hit me: I'm very, very lucky to still be here. AFE is so rare that some doctors and nurses have never encountered it before. We wouldn't want to risk trying for more kids. Our little family is complete Helania Thorpe There is also a lack of support for families afterwards. My husband's paternity leave had virtually finished by the time I was out of the hospital. It was a very stressful time for him and he then had to care for us all at home. He ended up having to get a sick note for four weeks, until things settled down. Nearly half a year on, I'm doing really well. I take Nora to baby classes and I've started doing the NHS's Couch to 5K running programme because I want my body to feel strong. Matthew loves his baby sister - he's always giving her cuddles and kisses. They are sweet together but, after what we've been through, we won't be having more kids. We wouldn't want to risk it. Our little family is complete.'
Hindustan Times
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
‘Registered an interaction' memes flood X amid Virat Kohli's statement after Avneet Kaur row
Virat Kohli's statement addressing speculations about him liking a picture of actress Avneet Kaur on Instagram has prompted a meme fest on X. In his statement, the cricketer clarified that the 'algorithm may have mistakenly registered an interaction.' Following this, the phrase 'registered an interaction' has become a meme source for social media users. 'Kids: my account got hacked. Men: my PR agent accidentally liked a post. Legend: the algorithm mistakenly registered an interaction,' wrote an X user. Another added, 'Normal people: Galti se picture like hogai. Kohli's Insta admin: While clearing the feed, the algorithm mistakenly registered an Interaction. This is why corporate lingo is important.' A third posted, 'As a software engineer for 4 years, this is a completely senseless post!! An app like Instagram would never register an interaction mistakenly. Yeah, I mean, that's Instragram, not someone's computer science final project, lol.' A fourth remarked, 'Virat Kohli explaining how the algorithm mistakenly registered an interaction,' while posting this pic. A social media buzz erupted when several Instagram users claimed that Virat Kohli liked a picture from actress Avneet Kaur's fan page. This led to people tagging his wife, actress Anushka Sharma, in the post's comments section and fans slamming Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. He issued a clarification through a post that he shared on his Instagram stories. 'I'd like to clarify that while clearing my feed, it appears the algorithm may have mistakenly registered an interaction. There was absolutely no intent behind it. I request that no unnecessary assumptions be made. Thank you for your understanding,' the cricketer wrote without taking any names. Reportedly, the like in the question has disappeared since the social media chatter.
The Courier
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Courier
Blind Instagram 'adventure cat' escapes from Dundee home after postie breaks cat flap
A blind Dundee cat escaped from his home after a Royal Mail postman broke the cat flap delivering a parcel. Lucy Frankcom returned home from a university class on Wednesday morning to find her domestic shorthair cat Bongo had gone missing. The dentistry student, who has an Instragram account dedicated to her 'adventure cats' Bongo, three, and Fifi, two, says he escaped through the cat flap that she keeps locked. The 25-year-old says the flap was broken by a delivery driver who forced a parcel through the door, allowing Bongo to get out. Lucy said: 'When I got home I opened the doors and bits of the cat flap were scattered over the floor with the parcel sitting there so I knew exactly what happened. 'Fifi was sleeping, but Bongo was missing. 'Thankfully I found him quickly, sitting in the garden underneath the shed – somewhere familiar to him. 'It could have been much worse, Bongo is partially blind, so there's a high chance he could have wandered onto the road and been hit. 'It was lucky I was home shortly after this happened, as the cats could have been stolen or hit by a car.' Lucy's flat, which is near Dundee Law, already had a cat flap when she moved in, but she says it was always kept locked. This is because her cats don't free roam. Instead, she opts to take them on adventures such as paddle boarding. The Dundee University student posts pictures of Bongo and Fifi to an Instagram page that has amassed more than 11,000 followers. Lucy says she has been forced to replace her front door due to the damage. She added: 'I'm currently talking to Royal Mail to try to get reimbursed for the damages because I need a whole new door. 'I've been told it will cost over £1,000 to get the door replaced so I'm really hoping they'll offer some compensation. 'After posting about this on Instagram I've had around 50 people message saying they can't believe what's happened. 'The parcel was just clothes so it could have easily been left with my neighbour, who they already spoke to. 'It's a ridiculous situation. 'I've fixed it with tape in the meantime, but it's not a great fix long term.' A Royal Mail spokesperson said: 'We are aware of the incident which was raised with us yesterday. 'An investigation will now take place.'
