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Irish Independent
6 hours ago
- Irish Independent
Louth woman had role in ‘vicious assault' which occurred after break-in
Lisa Smith (34), with an address at the time of Doolargy Avenue, Muirhevnamór, Dundalk, pleaded guilty to assaulting another female causing her harm. A burglary charge was taken into consideration. Dundalk Circuit Court heard that the defendant and a male co-accused entered the house at a different address in Doolargy Avenue on March 5, 2022. The man had previously been in a relationship with the 32-year-old victim. Gda Stephen Kilgannon said that Gardaí were alerted at 8.30am and when they arrived the woman was being treated by ambulance personnel. She was bleeding at the back of her head and was confused and distressed. She identified Ms Smith as one of her attackers. CCTV footage obtained by investigators showed the defendant entering the house. The victim had clumps of her hair pulled out, bruising to her neck, shoulders and around her eyes. Photos of the injuries were in the book of evidence. The woman did not make a Victim Impact Statement. Ms Smith co-operated with Gardaí. She admitted going into the house and pulling the woman's hair out. She had no excuse other than assisting her friend. Gda Kilgannon said that the she had no previous convictions nor had there been any trouble since. She was generally quite pleasant to deal with and 'appears somewhat of a good mother'. She had abided by onerous bail conditions. Counsel for Ms Smith said that this was at the higher end of Section 3 assault. The defendant accepted responsibility from the beginning. She wanted to apologise. ADVERTISEMENT A volunteer with a homeless charity, she was under the influence of the co-accused. It was a joint enterprise of an 'horrific assault'. Judge Dara Hayes said that the victim had been attacked in her own home and sustained serious injuries. The other person appeared to have greater culpability. There was a plea of guilty which would have been of greater value had it come earlier. The defendant took a role in a vicious assault and unprovoked attack. It may not have been the dominant role. The Garda evidence was that she got caught up in this at the behest of the co-accused and was the lesser party. Judge Hayes continued that the victim had resumed her relationship with this man. Ms Smith was remorseful and had taken neither drink nor drugs since. A two-year five-month sentence was imposed, suspended in its entirety for that period. Funded by the Courts Reporting Scheme
Perth Now
15-05-2025
- Health
- Perth Now
Brain dead woman kept alive for months due to abortion ban
An Atlanta woman who was just nine weeks pregnant when she was declared brain dead nearly three months ago is being kept alive due to the State's abortion ban. In early February, 30-year-old nurse Adriana Smith was experiencing intense headaches and visited a local hospital to get checked over. Her family said no scans were performed, and she was told to go home. Just hours later, Ms Smith's partner found her struggling to breathe and making gurgling noises while she slept. She was rushed to hospital, where doctors discovered blood clots in her brain. Before doctors could perform surgery, Ms Smith was declared brain dead. Despite no chance of recovery, Ms Smith has been kept alive for more than 90 days so she can carry the baby to full term. Despite no chance of recovery, Ms Smith has been kept alive for more than 90 days so she can carry the baby to full term. Credit: Supplied Under Georgia's 2019 Living Infants Fairness and Equality Act, doctors cannot perform an abortion if a heartbeat is detected. Ms Smith's mother, April Newkirk, is speaking out about the situation, saying it has been 'torture' to see her daughter like this. 'She's been breathing through machines for more than 90 days,' Ms Newkirk said. 'It's torture for me. I see my daughter breathing, but she's not there.' Ms Newkirk said she believed her grandbaby thought his mum was just sleeping. It's understood doctors want to keep Ms Smith alive for another 11 weeks until she reaches 32 weeks in her pregnancy but her mum said that decision will cause a lot of trauma for the family. 'She's pregnant with my grandson. But he may be blind, may not be able to walk, may not survive once he's born,' Ms Newkirk said. 'This decision should've been left to us. Now we're left wondering what kind of life he'll have — and we're going to be the ones raising him.' 'They're hoping to get the baby to at least 32 weeks. But every day that goes by, it's more cost, more trauma, more questions.' Ms Newkirk believes the law should change and every woman should have the right to make their own decisions about their body. 'And if not, then their partner or their parents (should be able to make the decision),' Ms Newkirk said.
ABC News
05-05-2025
- General
- ABC News
Broken Hill teen launches business welding signs for properties
Not many 18-year-olds can boast a practical skill set to match the likes of Annabelle Smith, who comes from a sheep station in the far west of NSW. Among her talents are welding, butchering, horse riding and shearing. "I was about 12 or 13, maybe a little bit older when dad first started teaching me how to weld and use things in the shed," Ms Smith said. "Dad's always been pretty creative and done a lot of signs for here and our other [property]." Annabelle's father, Terry Smith, made a lot of the signs at Scarsdale Station. ( ABC Broken Hill: Katherine Spackman ) Ms Smith further honed her welding skills while undertaking high school at Yanco Agricultural College. Since then, she has been approached to do work and subsequently started her own side business. Annabelle Smith welds station signs for the outback. ( ABC Broken Hill: Katherine Spackman ) "I did one as a present for some friends who let me come to their place for work experience and after that people started ringing me and asking," she said. Ms Smith said she always had one or two orders on the go. She said stations liked to have a custom-made sign to show their uniqueness. "It's just something different and [at] lots of places you drive past, there's a big sign on the driveway, like the name of station and a bit of a logo or a cow's head or something," Ms Smith said. Annabelle Smith welded the sign for Copago Salt. ( Supplied ) She has used sheep faces and Sturt's desert peas as decorative elements in signs, which she said was the hardest part of the design. Ms Smith said welding 15-20 letters usually took her a full day or two, but larger jobs could take longer. "I just did a big one for a station and it took me a couple of weeks because it was huge and it was a lot of work," she said. Free rein to explore Ms Smith said growing up on a remote sheep station was the best upbringing. "We used to go down to the creek and build cubby houses and stuff in the creek and just do whatever we wanted," she said. "I got a little pony for my third birthday and he bit and kicked and generally acted like a pony. Since then I have been riding. Annabelle Smith takes part in a gymkhana. ( Supplied: Jane Smith ) " We were mustering from when we were big enough to ride motorbikes and not getting in the way. " However, she said safety was always a concern. "We had to slow down around the house and the cars and the motorbikes and all that," she said. "I wasn't allowed to use anything in the shed when dad was away. "But we were mostly given free rein as long as we weren't silly and we didn't hurt the animals or upset or crash any vehicles or anything." Family affair Ms Smith said her family's long involvement with a rural agricultural event sparked her interest in studying event management at university, which she began this year. Her father, Terry Smith, is the vice president of Agfair, a two-day biennial event held at Broken Hill Racecourse. Agfair is held in Broken Hill. ( Supplied: Martin Hogan ) "I love Agfair," Ms Smith said. "Dad's been on the committee for years and always involved with helping everyone before and after, and I always hated going back to school or back home afterwards." Ms Smiith said she was on stage helping butcher and educator, Alison Meagher, demonstrate how to break up meat. Annabelle Smith, right, helps Alison Meagher at Agfair last year. ( ABC Broken Hill: Katherine Spackman ) She said her interest in butchering started after she did a week of work experience at a Broken Hill butcher shop. "I went home and I was like, 'Dad, I really love this. Like, it's actually really good'," she said. ABC Rural RoundUp newsletter Stories from farms and country towns across Australia, delivered each Friday. Your information is being handled in accordance with the Email address Subscribe
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Yahoo
Driver who killed mother and daughter in crash is jailed
A driver has been jailed after causing the deaths of a mother and daughter by careless driving. Firas Zeineddine was jailed for 12 months on Monday at Swindon Crown Court for causing the deaths of Cheryl Woods, 61, and Sarha Smith, 40, from Caerphilly in South Wales. The court heard the 46-year-old had been driving his Tesla car at speeds of more than 90mph on the M4 near Chippenham, Wiltshire. The defendant lost control of the vehicle in October 2023 because of surface water which followed heavy rain and strong winds brought to the UK by Storm Babet. Zeineddine, from Keynsham, Bristol, collided with a lorry which then crashed into and fell on Ms Woods and Ms Smith's vehicle. They had stopped on the hard shoulder after an earlier minor collision and officers say the lorry narrowly missed an officer from National Highways. Both Ms Woods and Ms Smith were declared dead at the scene. Detective Constable Sean Williams, from Wiltshire Police said after the sentencing that this was "an utterly tragic and needless incident". "Zeineddine's speeding in the conditions was completely reckless and he admitted having impaired vision due to the amount of mist and spray that was coming off the road," he added. "Despite this, data from his Tesla showed his speed was in excess of 90mph." DC Williams added that the deaths of Ms Woods and Ms Smith "provide a clear illustration of why it is vital to drive to the conditions". Read more from Sky News: The family of the two women paid tribute to them after their deaths and described them as devoted mothers and grandmothers, respectively. They said Ms Woods's "selflessness was a defining trait" and that she took "immense pride in her Welsh heritage". Their family added that Ms Smith's absence "leaves a void for those who relied on her radiant presence". "Her legacy lives on through her six daughters, who will forever hold her memory close and strive to honour her with their efforts," they added.
Sky News
28-04-2025
- Sky News
Driver who killed mother and daughter in crash is jailed
A driver has been jailed after causing the deaths of a mother and daughter by careless driving. Firas Zeineddine was jailed for 12 months on Monday at Swindon Crown Court for causing the deaths of Cheryl Woods, 61, and Sarha Smith, 40, from Caerphilly in South Wales. The court heard the 46-year-old had been driving his Tesla car at speeds of more than 90mph on the M4 near Chippenham, Wiltshire. The defendant lost control of the vehicle in October 2023 because of surface water which followed heavy rain and strong winds brought to the UK by Storm Babet. Zeineddine, from Keynsham, Bristol, collided with a lorry which then crashed into and fell on Ms Woods and Ms Smith's vehicle. They had stopped on the hard shoulder after an earlier minor collision and officers say the lorry narrowly missed an officer from National Highways. Both Ms Woods and Ms Smith were declared dead at the scene. Detective Constable Sean Williams, from Wiltshire Police said after the sentencing that this was "an utterly tragic and needless incident". "Zeineddine's speeding in the conditions was completely reckless and he admitted having impaired vision due to the amount of mist and spray that was coming off the road," he added. "Despite this, data from his Tesla showed his speed was in excess of 90mph." DC Williams added that the deaths of Ms Woods and Ms Smith "provide a clear illustration of why it is vital to drive to the conditions". The family of the two women paid tribute to them after their deaths and described them as devoted mothers and grandmothers, respectively. They said Ms Woods's "selflessness was a defining trait" and that she took "immense pride in her Welsh heritage". Their family added that Ms Smith's absence "leaves a void for those who relied on her radiant presence". "Her legacy lives on through her six daughters, who will forever hold her memory close and strive to honour her with their efforts," they added.
