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Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Man dies from injuries following a fight inside a Phoenix motel room, PD says
The Brief A man in his early 50s was killed after he was reportedly stabbed inside a Phoenix motel room on Saturday, May 31. Police say the person who stabbed him is claiming self-defense and has been released from detainment. The investigation into what happened is ongoing, and police say a charging decision will be made once the investigation wraps up. PHOENIX - A man was found unresponsive in a Phoenix motel room after being stabbed on Saturday, and died at the hospital not long after, police said. What we know He was reportedly stabbed on May 31 at around 3:45 p.m. at an unspecified hotel near 7th Street and I-17 in central Phoenix. "When officers arrived, they were directed to a room where an unresponsive man was found on the ground with obvious signs of injuries. The fire department treated the man and transported him to the hospital where he later died. A second man was found on the motel grounds and was detained by officers after he was pointed out by several witnesses. The man also had obvious signs of injury and was taken to the hospital for treatment," Phoenix Police Sgt. Phil Krynsky said. Investigators say it appears there was a fight between the two men inside the room, and that both men were using items inside the room as weapons, leading to the stabbing. "The surviving male was interviewed and provided detectives a self-defense claim. The details from the initial investigation were shared with the Maricopa County Attorney's Office. In consultation with the County Attorney, the man was released pending the outcome of the case. A charging decision will be made at the conclusion of the investigation. Any additional information is part of an ongoing investigation," Sgt. Krynsky said. What we don't know Police didn't release any names in this case, but said the man who died is in his early 50s. Investigators didn't say why the men were fighting in the first place.
Telegraph
25-05-2025
- Politics
- Telegraph
Starmer's turn against Israel will prolong war
Israel is now grappling with possibly the last phases of eliminating the Hamas terrorist threat. Instead of support from a unified West determined to extirpate terrorism, however, Jerusalem is under attack for attempting exactly that. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was 'horrified' by Israel's recent 'escalation'. Foreign Secretary David Lammy condemned the 'dark new phase in this conflict,' suspended trade negotiations with Israel, and said it should agree to a cease-fire to free remaining hostages, as if that were Jerusalem's only legitimate objective. Last week, a gunman in Washington brutally murdered two Israeli embassy employees, chanting 'free, free Palestine' while being arrested. Thereafter, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Starmer and others were 'on the wrong side' of justice, humanity and history. Starmer has not responded. Before he does, he should at least check the history. Immediately after Hamas's barbaric October 7, 2023, invasion, Netanyahu declared that Israel would seek Hamas's political and military destruction. This was an entirely legitimate exercise of UN Charter Article 51, which affirms 'the inherent right of individual or collective self-defense.' Jerusalem was not limited to a 'proportional' response, something comparable to the Hamas terrorist attack, any more than America was limited to a 'proportional' response to Pearl Harbor. States are entitled not merely to repel threats, but to destroy them, as the allies did to Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan. Moreover, clear from the outset and becoming clearer by the day as new information emerges, Hamas's attack was part of Iran's 'ring of fire strategy' against Israel, a strategy implemented by the Quds Force of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Just to remind, 'Quds' is an Arabic term for Jerusalem, celebrated on Ramadan's last day by Palestinians as 'Quds Day.' Implementing its 'ring' strategy, Tehran created or fostered a chain of terrorist groups: Houthis in Yemen, Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Shia militias in Iraq. Bashar al-Assad's Syria was a key ally. The anti-Israel strategy unfolded across the Middle East immediately after October 7. From the beginning, Israel saw Gaza as part of a wider war, not merely a discrete conflict. Now far more evident than at the outset, however, is the war's economic dimension, a critical factor long before October 7. Iran and other regional states, groups and individuals provided billions of dollars, directly and through international agencies like UNRWA, ostensibly for humanitarian aid. Tragically, however, as we now know, Hamas diverted much of these 'humanitarian' resources to build Gaza's underground fortress of tunnel networks; armed itself to the hilt (including with missile arsenals capable of menacing all Israel); and effectively mobilised most Gazans to serve as human shields for that fortress. If Hamas kept adequate records that can be recovered, the story will embarrass those who enabled this massive fraud, particularly in the West. Meanwhile, Jerusalem is pursuing its post-October 7 goals, which must include eliminating all potential assets, in cash or in kind, Hamas can use to retain control over Gaza's population. Working through UNRWA over decades, Hamas seized control over the distribution of virtually all humanitarian supplies entering Gaza. Credible reports (and Hamas records, if recovered) demonstrate how the terrorists rewarded their cadres at the expense of others, using control over the internal distribution of supplies in Gaza to cement their political control. This pattern is nothing new. After the first Gulf War, Saddam Hussein used the UN's 'Oil for Food' programme to gain control over Iraq's population. As originally conceived, an intrusive UN presence would use Iraq's oil revenues for humanitarian aid to its people, thus ensuring the non-political delivery of assistance to the truly needy, while also demonstrating to Iraqis that Saddam had effectively lost control of his country. He repeatedly rejected this model, until the Clinton administration conceded that his regime would disburse Oil-for-Food aid. That mistake helped Saddam reinforce his authoritarian grip, repress Kurds and other dissidents, and again threaten his neighbours, Hamas has thus simply been following Saddam's plan. Israel, by contrast, has followed principles Herbert Hoover first articulated in World War I when he organised relief programs in Europe, starting in Belgium. Hoover ordered that no aid would go to combatants, and that his volunteers would distribute the aid, or at least rigorously monitor delivery to prevent diversion to combatants. Hamas scorned Hoover's principles, and continues to do so. Comments by Starmer, Lammy and others ignore both the reality in Gaza today and Hoover's wise admonitions about ensuring that relief goes to those who actually need it, not those who use the aid to oppress them. Israel has a plan to aid Gazans, backed by Washington but opposed by the UN. Instead of criticising Israel, Starmer should support and help perfect Jerusalem's plan and thereby properly deliver humanitarian assistance. The only way Gazans can ever be free is to eliminate the curse of Hamas. And because Gaza is part of Iran's larger war against Israel and the West, that will happen only when Iranians are free of the ayatollahs. That should be our common goal.
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Yahoo
Teen daughter of murder victim writes children's book series
An Irish businessman is killed by his American au-pair-turned-wife and her father. They claim self-defense. The dead man's sister fights to clear his name. "48 Hours" correspondent Maureen Maher investigates in "In Jason's Name," By the time Sarah Corbett Lynch was 8 years old, she had lost three parents, been moved back and forth halfway across the world twice and experienced more loss than anyone of us do in an entire lifetime, let alone childhood. Sarah's birth mother died when she was just an infant. A few years later, her father Jason Corbett, a successful Irish businessman, married their young, beautiful American nanny, Molly Martens. The newlyweds, Sarah and her older brother Jack, moved from Limerick to North Carolina. Molly was the only mother Sarah had ever really known and the two were incredibly close. But the married couple grew apart and on Aug. 2, 2015, Jason Corbett was beaten to death by Molly Corbett and her father Tom Martens. They claimed it was self-defense. Within days of Jason Corbett's death, a very public and ugly international custody battle ensued between Molly Corbett and Jason's sister, Tracey Corbett-Lynch. Corbett-Lynch prevailed. The children abruptly moved back to Ireland to live with their aunt, uncle and two cousins. Molly Corbett and her father were convicted of murder and sentenced 20 to 25 years in prison. In March 2021, the North Carolina Supreme Court ordered a new trial. The two were released on bond the following month. In October 2023, Molly Corbett pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter and Tom Martens pleaded guilty to the same charge; the second-degree murder charge was dropped. They were each sentenced to another 7 to 30 months in prison. In June 2024, both completed their sentences and were released from prison. You might expect a child exposed to so much loss and pain from a violent act to lash out at some point, but for Sarah, the pen became mightier than a sword. At 13 years old, the young author published a series of children's books. "Some kids have a really gentle, fun life. For some of us we are not so lucky," she told The Irish Times. Perhaps the way in which she lost her parents was unique, but Sarah realized the overwhelming feelings of loss were not. "It basically helped me feel less alone and so I began to write about my experiences through my stories," she said. "Noodle Loses Dad, "the first book of the Boogawooga series, is a tale of young brother and sister wolves whose father is snatched by an evil vulture, never to be seen again. The frightened cubs are taken in by a kind and generous family of monkeys, a mother, father and two boys, who live "across the pond" on an island. Despite the simple words and soft pastel illustrations, the similarities between Sarah's real-life drama and the misfortunes that befall the cute, innocent forest animals are undeniable. "These stories are a means for Sarah to share her experiences over recent years transforming her story into something that can be understood by other children coping with loss, grief, blended family and being re-homed due to personal circumstances," said Sarah's uncle, David Lynch. In the end, the orphans successfully learn to live a very different life than the one they had planned. A fitting end for the book and hopeful beginning for a teenager recently honored with the Limerick Garda Youth Award for Most Courageous and Inspiring Young Person. Sarah Corbett Lynch's latest book, "A Time for Truth: My Father Jason and My Search for Justice and Healing," was released in March 2025. 4 women arrested for allegedly aiding escaped New Orleans inmates 9 young siblings killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza Summer travel season kicks off
CBS News
20-05-2025
- CBS News
Jason Corbett murder: A look at the evidence
48 Hours Jason Corbett murder: A look at the evidence Davidson County Courthouse In August 2015, former FBI agent Tom Martens and his daughter Molly Corbett admitted killing her Irish-born husband Jason Corbett, insisting they beat him in self-defense with a brick paver and a baseball bat because Jason was choking Molly and threatening to kill her. Investigators photographed Molly and Jason Corbett's bedroom after the murder. Blood spatter can be seen on the bed. Measuring Spatter Davidson County Courthouse An investigator measures the height of the blood spatter on the wall in Molly and Jason Corbett's bedroom. The prosecution says Jason's head was 12-18 inches above the ground when he was struck, meaning he was struck when he was down. The Bat Davidson County Courthouse Tom Martens used this baseball bat to hit Jason Corbett when, Martens claims, he saw his son-in-law strangling his daughter Molly. He told investigators he had been spending the night at his daughter's home. After being awakened by a commotion upstairs, he says he grabbed the aluminum Little League baseball bat he brought as a gift for the kids – and ran to her room. The Brick Davidson County Courthouse Molly Corbett used this brick to hit Jason on the head. She claims it was sitting on her nightstand in the bedroom because she and the kids planned to paint it for an art project. Molly also told police that her husband was "screaming 'I'm going to kill you.'" Molly's Shirt Davidson County Courthouse Investigators photograph Molly's clothes and indicate the blood spatter. Molly Corbett Davidson County Courthouse Investigators photograph Molly Corbett at the sheriff's office after Jason's murder. The prosecution used this photo in court to show that Molly did not appear to have any injuries. Tom Martens Davidson County Courthouse Investigators photograph Tom Martens at the sheriff's office after Jason Corbett's murder. The prosecution used this photo in court to show that Tom did not appear to have any injuries. Tom Martens' shirt Davidson County Courthouse Markers indicate blood spatter on Tom Martens' shirt. Bloody Boxers Davidson County Courthouse Markers indicate blood spatter on Tom Martens' boxer shorts. These spots were never tested, but the prosecution argues the spatter indicates that Tom was standing over Jason as he hit him with the baseball bat. Jason's Blood on Molly Davidson County Courthouse Molly Corbett, with Jason's blood on her, is photographed outside after his murder. Molly's Neck Davidson County Courthouse Molly Corbett told investigators she was in pain from the choke hold her husband Jason allegedly had her in. There was a small red mark on her neck. It is hard to see in this photo.
