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Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Yahoo
Mobile County teacher pleads not guilty to aggravated child abuse
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Mobile County Public School System teacher accused of giving a 4-year-old student alcohol has pleaded not guilty. Gulf Shores makes history with first-ever commercial flight to Alabama's beaches Tracy Elaine Walker, 56, of Mobile, was set to be arraigned Tuesday, but instead waived that proceeding and submitted a plea of not guilty, according to court documents. Albert and Mary Singleton picked up their daughter, Alegria, from Collins-Rhodes Elementary School on April 28 and reportedly . 'She was staggering; she was slurring her speech,' an MCSO deputy said regarding the child's behavior. The couple took their daughter to a doctor, who reportedly said her blood alcohol level was .286, 3.5 times the legal limit for an adult. Alegria had to be hospitalized for alcohol poisoning. Mobile County deputies said Alegria told them her teacher had given her something to drink that made her sick. Fairhope police investigate shooting in Rock Creek subdivision On May 21, Walker, a special-education teacher at the school, was arrested and charged with aggravated child abuse. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
ABC News
23-05-2025
- ABC News
Tourist "poisoning" victim demands answers from Fiji authorities
On the program today: A tourist who says her alcohol was 'poisoned' in Fiji has spoken out after her near-death experience and is demanding answers from the Fiji government and the hotel. Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says he hasn't been told the truth and has directed his government to look into the suspected alcohol poisoning. Persuading the Australian government to allow commercial kava imports was hard fought, but now there are fears it's being jeopardised by kava smuggling in the Northern Territory. Foreign Minister Penny Wong has headed straight into the Pacific region on the back of a state visit to Indonesia and the Vatican. A Pacific expert says Penny Wong's visit to the Pacific shows the government's intention to focus on the region. Vanuatu's President Nikenike Vurobaravu has revoked an order commuting the sentences of 70 prisoners.
ABC News
22-05-2025
- Health
- ABC News
Rabuka says he wasn't told the truth about suspected poisoning
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has directed his government to look into the suspected alcohol poisoning of guests at a Fijian resort last year. In December 2024 seven guests fell ill and some were hospitalised after drinking a pina colada at the Warwick hotel on the Coral Coast. At the time, the Fijian government released findings that no methanol had been found in the drinks' ingredients or blood and urine samples from the guests. But now, five months on, one Australian guest, Susan, who asked the ABC not to use her real name has spoken out, describing how she almost died and accused the Fijian government of not following through on independent testing. Responding to the comments, Prime Minister Rabuka said he's calling for the various government bodies involved to work together to get to the bottom of the case. "My first reaction and probably the most logical response from me as prime minister is that I have not been told the whole truth. I believe what I heard from my minister responsible for tourism that things had already been tested," he said.
ABC News
22-05-2025
- ABC News
Alcohol 'poisoning' victim speaks after near-death experience
Woman talks about being taken to hospital with suspected alcohol poisoning after drinking pina coladas at Fiji's Warwick Resort resort's pool bar.
ABC News
21-05-2025
- Health
- ABC News
Fiji drink victim speaks out
In December seven tourists - including four Australians - were hospitalised with suspected alcohol poisoning after drinking pina coladas at a popular Fiji resort. At the time Fijian authorities said no methanol was found in the drinks But now - in an exclusive interview with the ABC - one of the victims is speaking out describing how she went into a coma and almost died after taking just two sips of the drink.
