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Daily Mail
23-07-2025
- Daily Mail
CCTV released after baby seagulls attacked and killed with an umbrella
Police are hunting a man after baby seagulls were allegedly killed with an umbrella on the roof of a shopping centre. Officers received reports of a man attacking the seagull chicks above the Corridor shopping centre in Bath on Tuesday July 15. A CCTV image of a man has been released as the force continues to investigate. They are looking for a black, middle aged man of slim build. He was wearing a checked shirt and was seen carrying a blue bag at around 4.50pm. A spokesperson for Avon and Somerset Police said: 'We are appealing for help to identify the man in this CCTV image who we would like to speak to in connection with reported attacks on seagulls in Bath city centre. 'A man was reported for attacking and killing baby seagulls with an umbrella on the roof of the Corridor shopping centre at around 4.50pm on Tuesday 15 July. 'We would like to speak to a man who is described as black, middle aged, of slim build, and who was wearing a checked shirt and carrying a blue bag at the time of the incident. 'If anybody has any information about the incident, or who may know who this man is, is asked to contact us.'
Yahoo
14-07-2025
- Yahoo
Oklahoma farmer killed by water buffalo he bought at auction just a day prior
Two "aggressive" water buffaloes fatally attacked an Oklahoma man before confronting — and delaying — police and firefighters who responded to care for the victim, authorities said Monday. Brad McMichael, 45, died on Friday from injuries he sustained from the large animals he had purchased at auction a day prior, his family and police said. The emergency call for help came at about 8:35 p.m. local time in the small town of Jones, about 20 miles outside of Oklahoma City, Jones Police Chief Bryan Farrington said in a statement. First responders, however, were "initially unable to reach the victim due to the aggressive behavior of the animals." "Briefly, maybe 3 (minutes)," Jones Deputy Police Chief Sony Nohmer told NBC News when describing the delay in care. First responders killed one water buffalo, allowing them to get to McMichael, who 'had sustained multiple deep lacerations that proved to be fatal,' Farrington said. McMichael's fiancée, Jennifer Green, said that the delay was inconsequential. He was pronounced dead at the scene. "I was there," Green said. As first responders continued their work, a second water buffalo "became increasingly agitated and posed a threat to emergency personnel" and those on site that were also dispatched, according to the police statement. Green said that she believes McMichael was preparing water for the animals when they attacked, and he would have never carelessly put himself in a dangerous position. "He wouldn't have been casual and, like I said, he was very experienced," Green said. "So we don't know how he got in that situation. But the stock tanks were not full of water yet. So we're not sure if he was dumping them out to fill them with fresh water before he left. But that's when it happened." Running the farm had been a "dream" come true for McMichael. "Most are aware by now we lost Bradley on Friday in a tragic accident," Green said in a statement she posted on the McMichael Farms Facebook page. "His farm was his dream, and I had the privilege of helping him with it for a little while." McMichael was survived by his 21-year-old son Rylan, his ex-wife Amy Smith, a sister, a mother, and a grandmother. The land where McMichael was raising cattle, lamb, and goats has been in the family for at least three generations, Smith and Green said. Smith explained that the farm "was everything to him, it's what he lived for." "Farming, our son and the community of Jones meant everything to him," she added. "He was a man that was brought up in that town and was never ever going to leave." Green said she's been overwhelmed by the well wishes coming from Jones residents. "I don't know if [McMichael] knew that people loved him as much as they do," she said. This article was originally published on
CBC
14-07-2025
- CBC
Quadeville, Ont., residents demand answers after girl's attack
A weekend town hall in Quadeville, Ont., had residents demanding answers from police about the assault of an eight-year-old girl that was initially suspected to be an animal attack.
CBC
11-07-2025
- CBC
Shock in tiny Quadeville after teen accused of attempting to murder girl
Wanda Resmer says she didn't see the news coming. For over two weeks, people in Quadeville, Ont., a tiny community surrounded by the hills of Renfrew County, were cautioned by Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) to keep their kids close — indoors, even — after an eight-year-old girl was found with serious injuries near the town's main drag on June 24. OPP said they suspected an animal attack. Then, earlier this week, they charged a 17-year-old boy with attempted murder and sexual assault. Test results obtained on Wednesday revealed no animal DNA on the girl, police said. It was a devastating double whammy that Resmer says left her heartbroken. "Maybe I shouldn't say this," the longtime Quadeville resident said inside the community centre on Thursday, "[but] maybe I do wish it was an animal." 'My heart dropped' The accused, who can't be named because of his age, is due back in court at a later date. It's unclear if he, too, is a member of the community. The girl was taken to CHEO, the children's hospital in Ottawa. CBC News is not identifying her in order to protect her privacy. Resmer and her husband Junior know the girl and her family. Quadeville, which is part of the larger township of Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan, is home to only about 300 people. "My heart dropped," Junior said of learning about the teen's charges. He said his priority now is helping the girl's family as she continues to recover in hospital. The community held a bake sale on Thursday, and a dinner on Saturday raised over $6,000. "I'm proud of that," Junior said. "That's good for a small community." 'I knew it wasn't an animal' Wanda Resmer described Quadeville as a quiet little town where everybody knows everybody. She was preparing bingo cards for this Friday's weekly game when CBC spoke to her Thursday. Residents were scared and worried during the two weeks leading to the charges, she said. "We didn't know what was going on. There was a lot of questions." OPP spokesperson Bill Dickson told Ottawa Morning on Thursday that residents probably no longer have to keep their children indoors. Another Quadeville resident, Beccie Snider, said she was relieved police made an arrest, but added the news is sad. "I knew it wasn't an animal," she said. Dickson said the safety warning issued on June 24 was one of the toughest he's ever had to deal with. "We didn't want to cause excess panic, but yet we didn't want to underplay the potential that there could be a risk to someone else out there," he said. The OPP is holding a town hall on Saturday afternoon.
BBC News
07-07-2025
- BBC News
Pakistan: Pet lion's owners arrested after big cat attacks three people
Police in Pakistan have arrested the owners of a pet lion that attacked a woman and her three young children after it CCTV footage from the eastern city of Lahore showed how the big cat leapt over a concrete wall and chased the woman down as terrified onlookers ran for woman and her children, aged five and seven, sustained injuries to their arms and faces but are now in stable condition, authorities have accused the lion's owners of keeping a wild animal without a licence and negligence leading to its escape. The lion was captured and moved to a wildlife park. Big cats as pets are a status symbol in Pakistan, where it is legal to keep lions, cheetahs, tigers, pumas and jaguars after registering them and paying a one-time fee of 50,000 rupees ($176; £129) per such cast must be housed outside city limits. Lahore, located in Punjab province, is Pakistan's second-largest children's father claimed that the lion's owners stood by and watched as their pet clawed at his family on Wednesday. He said they did not do anything to restrain it. The video showed the woman picking herself up then running back to seek help from onlookers, some of whom were seen running in after the incident, authorities in Punjab launched a crackdown on illegal wildlife possession. They have arrested five people and recovered 13 lions since. In January, a Pakistani YouTube star was ordered to create animal welfare videos as punishment for illegally owning a lion cub. Rajab Butt, who has 5.6 million subscribers, was presented the cub as a wedding gift.
