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A police employee has been charged over a wild brawl that erupted inside a Woolworths supermarket in Auburn, Western Sydney. The confrontation broke out between two male shoppers around 1:20pm yesterday, starting with a shove, followed by a kick — before one man grabbed a two-litre bottle of full cream milk and swung it. The bottle exploded on impact, sending milk splashing across the store and drenching a cashier. "I feel bad for her the most," one witness told 9News. A woman accompanying one of the men also jumped in to defend him. "The wife’s a true one — my wife better do that for me too," a bystander said. "I was actually happy to see the wife jump in for the husband. I thought that was great," added another. Woolworths confirmed the incident, stating, "There’s no place for violence like this in our stores," and said they are cooperating fully with police investigations.

A Venezuelan social media influencer known for speaking out against gangs and alleged police corruption was shot and killed Monday during a TikTok livestream, according to authorities. The Ministry of Public Safety confirmed on Instagram that Gabriel Jesús Sarmiento was killed in Maracay, the capital of Venezuela’s Aragua state. Sarmiento had built a following by openly criticizing criminal organizations and accusing law enforcement of corruption. The ministry noted that his killing came shortly after he reported receiving threats from members of *Grupos Estructurados de Delincuencia Organizada* (Organized Crime Structured Groups) and individuals he claimed were corrupt police officers. Though Maracay is the stronghold of the infamous Tren de Aragua gang, no direct link has been established between the gang and Sarmiento’s death. Authorities have tasked the 69th Prosecutor’s Office Against Organized Crime with investigating the killing and bringing those responsible to justice. A video...

The police inspector who confronted Marcus Monzo — the man who murdered 14-year-old Daniel Anjorin with a samurai sword in Hainault, east London — says he doesn’t see himself as a hero. Inspector Moloy Campbell engaged Monzo directly, suffering a slash to his hand as he tried to disarm the attacker. Despite his injuries, Campbell praised his fellow officers, calling their actions “undoubtedly heroic” for stopping the rampage. Speaking to the BBC, Campbell recalled the harrowing events of April 30, 2024. “It’s instinct — fight or flight. In that moment, it was fight,” he said. “There was emotion after it was over, but there was no fear. And I don’t think there was much fear from anyone else either. They’re police officers — taking action is drilled into them. They did it well.” Monzo’s violent spree began just before 7 a.m. when he rammed a van into 33-year-old Donato Iwule before chasing him down and slashing his neck. Moments later, Monzo fatally attacked Daniel Anjorin, who was walki...

A suburban Victorian mum is standing trial over allegations she poisoned several of her estranged husband’s relatives with death cap mushrooms during a home-cooked lunch — an incident that resulted in three deaths and has drawn international attention. The case against 50-year-old Erin Patterson commenced this week in the Supreme Court of Victoria and is expected to run for approximately six weeks. Patterson is accused of serving a beef Wellington laced with death cap mushrooms — among the most toxic in the world — at a lunch held in July 2023 at her home in Leongatha, a small town of fewer than 6,000 residents located roughly 135 kilometres south-east of Melbourne. Prosecutors allege that Patterson, who was separated from her husband Simon Patterson but reportedly on civil terms with him, invited his parents, as well as his aunt and uncle, to an adults-only lunch under the pretence of discussing her medical issues. Simon declined the invitation. All four guests reportedly began showin...

A road rage dispute in Pennsylvania took an unexpected and disturbing turn when a woman was filmed defecating on another driver's car, according to local authorities and reports. Christina Solometo, 44, was identified as the woman captured in the viral video, which was recorded by a bystander and shared on Instagram. The footage shows her exiting her vehicle, approaching another car, pulling down her pants, and appearing to relieve herself on the hood. The incident reportedly followed a traffic altercation in which one of the drivers cut the other off. Although the targeted driver did not file a report, police were alerted after the video surfaced online. Following an investigation, Solometo was charged with multiple offenses, including disorderly conduct, indecent exposure, harassment, criminal mischief, and depositing waste on a highway. According to court documents obtained by TMZ, Solometo allegedly told police, “It was a clean poop, I didn’t even have to wipe.” She also cl...

An update has emerged in the long-standing Madeleine McCann case, nearly 17 years after her disappearance from a Portuguese beach resort. The primary suspect in the British girl's vanishing, Christian Brueckner, is set to face a crucial witness against him in a child rape case scheduled for February. The 45-year-old is slated to stand trial next month, facing accusations of raping and sexually assaulting multiple women and a young girl. These incidents are reported to have occurred between 2000 and 2017 when he resided on Portugal's Algarve coast, the same area where Madeleine was abducted in May 2007 at the age of three. Brueckner's attorney has contested the testimony of Helge Busching, a former friend turned police informant, who played a key role in his prior conviction. Despite claims of falsehood by Brueckner's lawyer, a German judge has dismissed these assertions. Busching, labeled the "most important witness" against the McCann suspect, is anticipated ...