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Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Yahoo
Axe murderer goes on profanity-laden tirade at sentencing
A Connecticut axe murderer couldn't contain his rage at his sentencing hearing, unleashing a profanity-laden tirade inside the courtroom. Ewen Dewitt, 45, accepted a plea deal in March to serve 40 years in prison for the killing of his ex-girlfriend, 40-year-old Julie Minogue, in December 2022. He was charged with murder, risk of injury to a child, home invasion, criminal violation of a restraining order and violation of a protective order. According to police, Dewitt entered Minogue's condo in Milford and hit her with an axe 13 times while two of her children, aged three and 17 at the time, were inside. 'It was cold, calculated, well thought out,' state attorney Margaret Kelly said during Thursday's hearing, ABC affiliate WTNH reported. Dewitt stood up and interrupted the proceedings by cursing at the lawyer. 'Rot in hell you piece of expletive … expletive expletive … watch your mouth,' he said as one of six marshals told him to sit down. At the beginning of the sentencing hearing, Minogue's sister address the courtroom. 'December 6, 2022, is an evening that will haunt my family forever,' Allison Barotti-Corcoran said, NBC affiliate WVIT reported. 'I wish I could convey the heartbreak that we continue to experience and relive everyday.' She also called the murder horrific and absolutely disgusting. 'I often lie awake at night, thinking about the last few moments and what they must have been like. I can't imagine the fear and the pain in those last moments of her life.' The victim's mother told Dewitt that she hopes he rots in hell. 'He denied me and my family the right to see my daughter even before her funeral because he mutilated her and we couldn't even see her or say goodbye to her,' Sandra Doepper said. Dewitt addressed the court briefly and apologized for his actions on that day. 'I wanna say I'm sorry. I snapped, I have no one to blame but myself here and I take full responsibility for what I've done and I'm really sorry. This is not what I wanted at all,' Dewitt said. The family was critical of the police response to her pleas for help. Minogue received a protective order against Dewitt after he was arrested in November 2019 for allegedly assaulting her. Three years later, on Dec. 1, 2022, police said a full no-contact restraining order was granted to Minogue after she filed a complaint that Dewitt was harassing her. Cops alleged Dewitt texted her harassing messages more than 200 times after she asked to be left alone. Minogue told police that she was scared he was going to kill her. She was found dead in her home by police five days later. The family claimed in a lawsuit against the city of Milford and local police that not enough was done to protect Minogue before her death. Georgia man who fled with nanny after wife's killing charged with murder 19 years later Suspect in shooting of Israeli Embassy staffers railed against Gaza war in online posts Leader of neo-Nazi 'murder cult' extradited to the U.S. from Moldova
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Yahoo
Axe murderer goes on profanity-laden tirade at sentencing
A Connecticut axe murderer couldn't contain his rage at his sentencing hearing, unleashing a profanity-laden tirade inside the courtroom. Ewen Dewitt, 45, accepted a plea deal in March to serve 40 years in prison for the killing of his ex-girlfriend, 40-year-old Julie Minogue, in December 2022. He was charged with murder, risk of injury to a child, home invasion, criminal violation of a restraining order and violation of a protective order. According to police, Dewitt entered Minogue's condo in Milford and hit her with an axe 13 times while two of her children, aged three and 17 at the time, were inside. 'It was cold, calculated, well thought out,' state attorney Margaret Kelly said during Thursday's hearing, ABC affiliate WTNH reported. Dewitt stood up and interrupted the proceedings by cursing at the lawyer. 'Rot in hell you piece of expletive … expletive expletive … watch your mouth,' he said as one of six marshals told him to sit down. At the beginning of the sentencing hearing, Minogue's sister address the courtroom. 'December 6, 2022, is an evening that will haunt my family forever,' Allison Barotti-Corcoran said, NBC affiliate WVIT reported. 'I wish I could convey the heartbreak that we continue to experience and relive everyday.' She also called the murder horrific and absolutely disgusting. 'I often lie awake at night, thinking about the last few moments and what they must have been like. I can't imagine the fear and the pain in those last moments of her life.' The victim's mother told Dewitt that she hopes he rots in hell. 'He denied me and my family the right to see my daughter even before her funeral because he mutilated her and we couldn't even see her or say goodbye to her,' Sandra Doepper said. Dewitt addressed the court briefly and apologized for his actions on that day. 'I wanna say I'm sorry. I snapped, I have no one to blame but myself here and I take full responsibility for what I've done and I'm really sorry. This is not what I wanted at all,' Dewitt said. The family was critical of the police response to her pleas for help. Minogue received a protective order against Dewitt after he was arrested in November 2019 for allegedly assaulting her. Three years later, on Dec. 1, 2022, police said a full no-contact restraining order was granted to Minogue after she filed a complaint that Dewitt was harassing her. Cops alleged Dewitt texted her harassing messages more than 200 times after she asked to be left alone. Minogue told police that she was scared he was going to kill her. She was found dead in her home by police five days later. The family claimed in a lawsuit against the city of Milford and local police that not enough was done to protect Minogue before her death. Georgia man who fled with nanny after wife's killing charged with murder 19 years later Suspect in shooting of Israeli Embassy staffers railed against Gaza war in online posts Leader of neo-Nazi 'murder cult' extradited to the U.S. from Moldova
BBC News
16-05-2025
- BBC News
Man denies axe murder of Bexhill woman in her home
A man has denied murdering a woman known to him in her Sussex home with an Excell, 48, pleaded not guilty to killing Rita Lambourne, 58, at her home in Bayencourt South in Bexhill late on 12 Lambourne, described by family as a "much loved member of the community", died as a result of multiple chest injuries, an inquest into her death Excell, who also pleaded not guilty to possessing an axe, will appear at trial in August following a hearing at Hove Crown Court today. In a statement, her family said: "Rita was a much loved member of the community and was adored by her family and friends."Rita's family would be extremely grateful for any information that can be offered, and would like to request privacy at this difficult time."A 39-year-old woman from Bexhill arrested on suspicion of murder and a 32-year-old man from Bexhill arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender have been released with no further Police previously said all were known to each with information is urged to contact the force.
BBC News
15-05-2025
- BBC News
'Axe man' spotted in Nottingham after taxi tyres slashed
A man allegedly seen carrying an axe in Nottingham has been arrested after a taxi driver's tyres were slashed following a "disagreement".Police said armed officers were sent to Waterloo Crescent, near Forest Recreation Ground, at about 08:20 BST on Thursday.A 22-year-old man was arrested soon afterwards when a vehicle was stopped on Mansfield Road in the city is being questioned on suspicion of affray, possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and possession of a Class B drug. Ch Insp Jon Scurr, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: "Incidents such as this are totally unacceptable and will always be met with a robust response."
BBC News
13-05-2025
- BBC News
Man who threatened Devon Wetherspoon customers with axe jailed
A man who marched into a Wetherspoon pub armed with an axe and threatened two men in the beer garden has been jailed. Jason Semple, 54, of Tavistock Road, Okehampton, Devon, admitted two charges of threatening a person with a bladed article at the White Hart Hotel in Okehampton. The incident happened at about 18:00 BST on 13 April, with Semple later arrested a mile-and-a-half (2.4km) away but the axe was not Exeter Crown Court, Semple admitted "shame and embarrassment" to what he did before being sentenced to 10 months in prison. Sentencing, Judge David Evans said Semple's intention was to frighten rather than use the axe, but added there was a foreseeable risk that the weapon could have been court also heard Semple, who had 140 previous convictions, had been drinking all claimed he could not remember what happened in the short-lived incident, which was also caught on Semple added that he felt shame and embarrassment for what had happened, the court heard.
