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Telegraph
31-07-2025
- Telegraph
Pictured: White woman beaten by group at Cincinnati jazz festival
New images have revealed the injuries sustained by a white woman beaten in a 'coordinated attack' at a jazz festival in Cincinnati. Gruesome pictures show the woman, known only as Holly, bloodied and bruised after she was beaten alongside her partner. A viral video showed the pair being beaten by a group of people in the Ohio city on Saturday, prompting condemnation from figures including JD Vance, the vice-president. Jermaine Matthews, 39, Montianez Merriweather, 34, and Dekyra Vernon, 24, were reportedly taken into custody this week. Mr Matthews was charged with aggravated riot and assault, however the charges levelled against the others are not clear. Harmeet Dhillon, a senior figure in the US Justice Department, suggested the attack on the white couple may have been motivated by race. It is alleged that Mr Merriweather was the 'catalyst' for what officers say was a 'coordinated attack'. Sharing the pictures online, Republican state Senator Bernie Moreno said: 'This is Holly. She wanted to have a nice evening out with friends. Instead, she got this. 'Holly gave me permission to release the photos so that others will never suffer what she did. We need and deserve change.' Video shared on social media shows the fight apparently break out after a white man reaches out to slap a black man dressed in a red T-shirt while the pair argue surrounded by a group. Several people are then seen kicking, punching and throwing themselves at the man while he attempts to protect himself. He falls to the floor and multiple people stamp on the man's head. He is later helped to his feet by bystanders in the crowd. Another clip, apparently later in the altercation, shows a woman being punched in the face by a man and collapsing on the street. Both victims appear to be white, according to footage of the attack. One witness told local media the incident had been sparked off by 'racial comments', but this has not been confirmed. Mr Vance, a former Ohio senator, accused authorities in 'big cities' of allowing 'lawless thugs... to run wild' in a visit to the state on Monday. 'We have got to make great American cities safe again for families and children,' he said. 'Where I come from at least, when you have a grown man who sucker punches a middle-aged woman, that person ought to go to jail for a very long time.'
CTV News
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Sponsored content: TD Halifax Jazz Festival
Atlantic Watch Crystal Garrett speaks with executive director Tenille Goodspeed and musician Adam Baldwin about the upcoming TD Halifax Jazz Festival.
Yahoo
28-06-2025
- Yahoo
Arrests after four 'iconic' statues stolen from Iford Manor in Wiltshie
Two men have been arrested after four statues were stolen from Iford Manor in Wiltshire. Police said suspects broke into the property near Bradford-on-Avon on the night of Thursday 19 June into the early hours of the following morning. The estate said four "iconic" bronzes were stolen from the Grade I-listed gardens, which have been shortlisted for the Historic Houses Garden of the Year Awards. A post on the manor's website said it was "still reeling" from the loss of the statues, in particular the copy of the Capitoline She-Wolf with Romulus and Remus, which "has overlooked the valley here for over 120 years". "This is a cultural loss for all of us," the post said. "The gardens here have welcomed visitors since 1910 and now have 20,000 visitors from April to September who enjoy the tranquil and beautiful setting, of which the She-Wolf was the heart and in a setting made to showcase the statue." Read more from Sky News:Massive cocaine haul seized at UK port The other statues stolen include a pair of symmetrical fawns, copies of the Villa Dei Papiri fawns, and a bust of Antinous. At the time of the theft, the estate was hosting a five-day jazz festival. Wiltshire Police said a 31-year-old man and a 39-year-old man were arrested in the Bristol area on Thursday evening and were later released on bail. Detective Inspector Penny Andrews said: "We are continuing to appeal for anyone knows anything about the stolen items or who saw anything suspicious leading up to the incident to come forward with information. "No matter how insignificant you may think the information may be, it could be vital to assist our ongoing investigation. "We would also urge any antique dealers or auction houses to look out for the items."
CTV News
28-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Jazz Fest closing out the weekend
Edmonton Watch The Edmonton International Jazz Festival is on until Sunday, showcasing local and international talent.
Times
22-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Times
‘Irreplaceable' bronze statues stolen during manor house festival
It was the first day of the summer jazz festival at Iford Manor. The sun beamed on the blooming gardens and the sound of a saxophone filled the air but the contentment was about to come to an abrupt end. On Friday morning, the owners of the country estate near Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, woke to discover that four bronze sculptures had been taken from the grade I listed gardens overnight. Among the missing pieces was a copy of Rome's Capitoline Wolf suckling Romulus and Remus, including its plinth, which had been in the gardens for 120 years, a pair of symmetrical bronze fawns inspired by those at the ancient Villa dei Papyri in Herculaneum, and a bust of Antinous. Marianne Cartwright-Hignett, 42, who runs the estate with her husband William, also 42, said: 'The policeman asked for a victim statement and I said, 'well, you know, it's not my statue'. And he said, 'oh, who owns it?' I said, 'no, no, no, this is everyone's loss'. This is a huge loss.' The garden, which has been open to the public since about 1910, receives about 20,000 visitors during the six months of the year it is open. Cartwright-Hignett said: 'It feels a million miles away from everywhere. When you go into the garden, you're not sure which country you're in, you're not sure which century you're in. There's a cloister at the back which has a line from a Tennyson poem. The inscribed line says 'a haunt of ancient peace'. 'It's a really tranquil, healing space … it feels like someone's just ripped the soul out of the garden.' After she posted the news on Instagram, the BBC gardening presenter Monty Don replied to say he was 'very sorry and angry'. Cartwright-Hignett, who lives on the estate with her husband and two sons, Horatio, six and Freddie, three, added: 'Gardeners' World have been here a couple of times in the past and Monty Don did a lovely episode of his series of Big Dreams, Small Spaces here.' Wiltshire police are investigating, and asking antique dealers and auction houses to be on alert for the stolen pieces. Cartwright-Hignett is particularly keen to see the Romulus and Remus statue returned. She said: 'That's kind of irreplaceable. The curator of the Capitoline at the time, in the late 1800s, let the estate owner take a direct copy from the original. We believe it's the last time a direct copy was allowed to be taken. Ironically, it was here for safe keeping in case the one in the Capitoline ever got lost or stolen.' She added: 'My dearest hope is that no one's stupid enough to melt it down. I just hate the thought of this being in someone's private garden where one person gets to see it.' In 2011 a Henry Moore sculpture worth £3 million was stolen from his foundation in Hertfordshire. It was later believed to have been melted down. Earlier this year a bronze statue worth £60,000 was stolen from the home of the artist Anne Curry in Essex. A 17th-century 'Shepherd Boy' statue was stolen from an outbuilding in Pickering, Yorkshire, last year — it still hasn't been found — and in March two men were sentenced for damaging and stealing a Paddington Bear statue in Newbury in Berkshire.
