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Man who showed off illegal stun gun in Hamilton street fined more than £1k
John Jardine, 58, claimed he thought the item he'd bought on a website was simply a powerful torch. A man who showed off an illegal stun gun in a Hamilton street has been fined more than £1000. John Jardine claimed he thought the item he'd bought on a website was simply a powerful torch. Jardine, 58, of Fleming Way, Hamilton, admitted having a prohibited weapon in Argyle Drive on April 15 last year. Hamilton Sheriff Court heard he and another man were seen standing outside a house around 9pm. A witness heard them talking about a taser and Jardine was asked to operate it. A blue spark was seen coming from the device but it wasn't fired at anyone. Jardine then left the area in a taxi. Police officers were shown mobile phone footage of the incident and traced the accused to his home later that night. He told them the stun gun was tucked behind the sofa in his living room. It looked like a torch and had that function as well as being a taser. Jardine said he ordered the item online from the American online company Wish, thinking it was only a "strong" torch. He added: "I just take it when I'm out walking the dog." Defence solicitor Laura Kiernan told the court: "When it arrived at his home it was clear it was also a stun gun. "It's accepted that he should have done something about it at that point, like hand it in to the police." After studying background reports, Sheriff John Speir fined Jardine £1040.
IOL News
6 days ago
- IOL News
Durban High Court gears up for the 2026 murder trial of rapper AKA
Murder accused men Lindokuhle Mkhwanazi, Lindani Ndimande, Siyanda Myeza, Mziwethemba Gwabeni and Lindokuhle Lindo Ndimande Image: Nomonde Zondi The murder pre-trial conference of slain South African rapper Kiernan 'AKA' Forbes and his friend Tebello 'Tibz' Mostoane is approaching its end. This as the State and defence have agreed on certain aspects. The Durban High Court on Thursday learnt that only minor issues need to be sorted out before the KwaZulu-Natal Judge President approves trial dates for 2026. Lindokuhle Mkhwanazi, Lindani Ndimande, Siyanda Myeza, Mziwethemba Gwabeni, and Lindokuhle Lindo Ndimande are charged with the murders of Forbes and Motsoane, who were gunned down in Durban on Florida Road in February 2023. The two friends were killed outside Wish restaurant, where they had their last supper. The Wish restaurant has since closed down. The state senior prosecutor, Elvis Gcweka, told the court that the Section 220 admissions have been made by the accused. Section 220 of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 allows for formal admissions by the accused, which constitute sufficient proof of such facts and mean that the State does not have to prove these facts in the trial. However, the big-shot Durban senior counsel advocate, Jimmy Howse, said in respect of his client Lindani, there were admissions that they had a problem with. Howse has just been recently instructed in this matter. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Next Stay Close ✕ Ad loading In the past, he has represented controversial Durban businesswoman Shauwn Mkhize. He is also representing the former eThekwini deputy head of Supply Chain Management, Sandile Ngcobo, in a Durban Solid Waste corruption case involving Zandile Gumede, a former mayor of eThekwini. Attorney Sibusiso Dlamini, who is instructing all the counsels in this matter, also told the court that in respect of Mkhwanazi and Lindokuhle Ndimande, there was an admission that they had a problem with. Dlamini further stated that advocate Simphiwe Mlotshwa, who is the counsel for Mkhwanazi and Lindokuhle Ndimande, was in another matter as he was not present. At some stage, the matter had to stand down as Judge Jacqueline Henriques said the State and defence must get their house in order regarding this. When the matter was called again, Gcweka said the evidence that the state would lead in the trial is bank statements, motor vehicle car trackers, ballistics, CCTV, and witness statements. He added that the State would lead with 45 witnesses, with additional witnesses. However, Howse said he wanted the State to provide the defence with the witness statements of the additional witnesses that were not named by the State. 'It's always an ambush at trial,' he added. 'The trial would be heard over two sessions, one in July and the other in October,' Gcweka told the court. However, he stated that the dates had not been approved by Judge President Thoba Poyo-Dlwati. Judge Henriques said she was not going to certify the matter trial-ready as the defence and State need to get their house in order and get the court dates certified by Judge President Poyo-Dlwati. The matter was postponed to August 13.
USA Today
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
‘Is this real?' How Disney makes wishes come true for critically ill kids
Jamie Martinez didn't imagine her family on a Disney vacation in Hawaii. 'I didn't picture my daughter going to the beach again, swimming again,' the Los Angeles mom said. Her 6-year-old, Luciana, was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor, medulloblastoma, in January of last year. 'When something like that hits your life out of nowhere, the last thing you're thinking about is doing something like this,' Jamie said. 'We were just thinking about that specific moment and how to bring her out of that.' Each day, families with critically ill children face hardships most people can't imagine, but Make-A-Wish can. For more than 40 years, the nonprofit has been granting their kids life-changing wishes through partners like Disney. 'They were the only ones thinking about the future,' Jamie said. 'They were able to picture that for us.' Disney is Make-A-Wish's largest wish grantor, fulfilling more than 165,000 wishes since the first official wish for then 7-year-old Frank "Bopsy" Salazar at Disneyland in 1981. Most of those are park-related. Disney Experiences Chairman D'Amaro serves on Make-A-Wish America's national board of directors and his niece is a Wish alum. At a Star Wars-themed Wish event at Disneyland last year, he told USA TODAY, 'We've been thinking about how can we continue to make these experiences even more immersive, even richer, even more memorable for these Make-A-Wish kids.' This spring, Disney properties around the world did just that for scores of families like Luciana's during Disney Week of Wishes and Aulani Wish Week. The royal treatment Nearly 50 Wish families were treated to a two-day Once Upon a Wish Party at Walt Disney World in Florida. Lilly Fernandez of Chester, New York, chose Disney World 'because I wanted to see the castle and the other Disney princesses. And I got crowned princess, so now I'm not just Lilly. I'm Princess Lilly!' The 6-year-old has been battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia since March of last year. Her mom, Heydi, said Lilly takes her chemotherapy 'like a champ,' but it's been tough. 'We have some good days and some bad days." The Disney days were good ones. 'It was so magical, and I was like, 'Is this real or am I like just asleep?'' Lilly said. 'I danced, and I was playing with Pluto. And I was pretending to be a squirrel, so he was chasing me.' The kids were treated to a royal ball, a pajama party and other special surprises. 'Just seeing Lilly happy and just for that moment, it just felt like we were in a dream,' Heydi said. 'I'm sure that a lot of parents felt the same, where they saw their kids happy, being that they have gone through maybe months, maybe years of going through what they're going through with their health.' Give Kids the World: This Florida resort gives critically ill children the chance to just be kids A hard journey A post shared by Make-A-Wish Oregon (@makeawishoregon) 'This journey, honestly, in day-to-day life, it is hard,' said Linda Pham of Beaverton, Oregon. 'My son can be fine right now. The next day he can be in the ER fighting for his life.' Her 5-year-old Raiden has UBA5, which UMass Chan Medical School describes as an ultra-rare neurodegenerative disease. 'Think of cerebral palsy that can get worse over time and causes epilepsy, as well,' said Raiden's dad, Tommy. 'And his brain ... it's kind of like frozen in time. Maybe it's like a five, six-month-old.' Raiden also can't control his body and is non-speaking, but his dad says they're closer to getting gene therapy. At home, Raiden's parents take turns caring for him around-the-clock, with help from their 7-year-old, Jordyn. Linda and Tommy also juggle full-time jobs and work on the Raiden Science Foundation, which they started to raise awareness and funds for rare disease research for kids. 'We never really have a moment together as a family, so this week has been incredible,' Tommy said. They chose Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa in Hawaii for Raiden's wish because he loves the water, and Linda said he giggles like a baby whenever anything Disney is on TV. The Phams shared laughs and reconnected on the trip. They also connected with other Wish families. 'Having a family that understands and to be able to relate to when they're there, it just makes you part of a community, too,' Linda said. Full of hope Luciana's family knows the importance of community. 'That reminder that there's someone else looking after you, that you're not alone, that is huge,' Jamie said. Make-A-Wish gave them something to look forward to, at Aulani. "It brought us out of all that routine of going to the hospitals, going to every appointment,' Jamie said. 'Like you're able to picture again how your life was, but now with a different sense of view that's full of hope.' What she didn't imagine was that Luciana would be done with cancer treatment and in remission by the trip. 'I go to the pool and dance, said hi to Moana and Stitch,' Luciana said. 'And then I went to a luau. I went to see the sunset.' The pool was her favorite, but she called the whole experience exciting. "That filled our hearts so much,' Jamie said. Make-A-Wish America says 87% of alumni consider their wishes a turning point in their treatment and 99% of doctors say wishes help ease the family's traumatic stress. Any child being treated for a critical illness may be referred to Make-A-Wish by their parents, legal guardians, family members with detailed knowledge of their current medical condition, medical professionals, social worker or child-life specialists.
Daily Record
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Social media star announces own death in pre-recorded video just weeks after first child's birth
Tanner Martin and his devastated wife, Shay Wright, had recently welcomed their first child together. A social media star has passed away at the age of 30 - and shared news of his own passing in a heartbreaking pre-recorded video. Tanner Martin and his devastated wife, Shay Wright, had recently welcomed their first child together - but the family have been hit with tragedy just 41 days after little AmyLou arrived. As reported by the Mirror, Tanner has over 456,000 followers on Instagram and shared his shock news in a pre-recorded video that was shared via the platform. The influencer had bravely battled colon cancer for over five years before his death and he and his wife have been documenting his health battle online, with fans offering support on his journey. However, addressing fans in a new post, Tanner revealed that he had passed away. His video began: "Hey, it's me, Tanner. If you're watching this, I am dead," - before bursting into a fit of laughter, showing his upbeat personality that shone through his fight." He continued: "I had a heck of a life. I decided to make this video announcing my death because I saw someone did that, like, a year or so ago, and I think it's a good opportunity to get all your thoughts out." He went on to explain how his wife, Shay, would come to terms with his death just weeks after becoming a new mother. He also shared his love for life, telling fans: "But you guys, life was awesome. I really enjoyed it while I was here... Hopefully, I believe there's something after this. I'm excited to meet those people, and hopefully we're hanging out now and making fun of all you nerds." He went on to share his hope of being reunited with loved ones in the afterlife. He said: "There's just a lot of people that, for the afterlife, I'm excited to see them, and excited to see them not in pain and just happy. "I don't know. I'm like, death is scary, but it's also like a new adventure, you know," he admitted, before gushing, "I'm excited to see what the experience is like, and hopefully it's good." He concluded the video by stating that he loved his fans and thanking them for their "support and helping to make the last years of my life here on earth like fun and enjoyable and helping me be comfortable." Alongside the heartbreaking video, Tanner's wife penned, "May the force be with you from our angel force ghost [white love heart emoji] see the next video for his wish," in the caption. Another video of the late influencer showed him appealing to fans to make a donation to his Last Wish Fund on GoFundMe - with proceeds helping care for his daughter after his death. The appeal has already raised over $470,000 (£342,000).
Daily Record
26-06-2025
- Daily Record
Resident called police after man seen showing off illegal stun gun in Hamilton street
John Jardine later claimed he thought the item he'd bought on a website was simply a powerful torch. A worried resident called the police after a man was seen showing off an illegal stun gun in a Hamilton street. John Jardine later claimed he thought the item he'd bought on a website was simply a powerful torch. Jardine, 58, of Fleming Way, Hamilton, admitted having a prohibited weapon in Argyle Drive on April 15 last year. Hamilton Sheriff Court heard he and another man were seen standing outside a house around 9pm. A witness heard them talking about a taser and Jardine was asked to operate it. A blue spark was seen coming from the device but it wasn't fired at anyone. Jardine then left the area in a taxi. Police officers were shown mobile phone footage of the incident and traced the accused to his home later that night. He told them the stun gun was tucked behind the sofa in his living room. It looked like a torch and had that function as well as being a taser. Jardine said he ordered the item online from the American online company Wish, thinking it was only a "strong" torch. He added: "I just take it when I'm out walking the dog." Defence solicitor Laura Kiernan told the court: "When it arrived at his home it was clear it was also a stun gun. "It's accepted that he should have done something about it at that point, like hand it in to the police." Sheriff John Speir called for background reports and an electronic tagging assessment and deferred sentence until next month. *Don't miss the latest headlines from around Lanarkshire. Sign up to our newsletters here.
