Police in Omaha fatally shot a woman who had cut a 3-year-old boy with a knife inside a Walmart store.The woman was holding the child when officers arrived, according to the Omaha Police Department.The woman forced the child, who was sitting in a shopping cart, and his babysitter out of the store at knifepoint.Authorities confirmed that the boy was injured by the knife during the incident.Omaha Police responded to the scene while the woman still had the child in her possession.The police shooting occurred at that time, and the woman died at the scene.The incident is currently under investigation by... [Continue Reading]
Abdullah Albadri was arrested on 28 April last year while trying to scale the fence of the Israeli embassy in London carrying two knives.He is currently on trial at the Old Bailey charged with preparing terrorist acts and possession of weapons.Armed diplomatic protection officers detained Albadri as he attempted to climb the 8-foot (2.4m) high fence.Earlier that day, he sent a message to his mother stating, "I chose the path of martyrdom." Police seized several pieces of paper from him, including a handwritten martyrdom note which he had photographed and sent to his mother via WhatsApp.The prosecution described the note... [Continue Reading]
A public inquiry has found that the deadly knife attack at a children's dance class in Southport in July 2024 could have been prevented.The attacker, Axel Rudakubana, killed three young girls and injured others during the incident.The victims were Alice da Silva Aguiar, aged nine, Bebe King, aged six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, aged seven.Eight other children and two adults were also severely injured in the attack.Rudakubana was sentenced to a minimum of 52 years in prison.The inquiry report, chaired by Sir Adrian Fulford, identified multiple failures by agencies and the attacker's parents that allowed the attack to occur.The report... [Continue Reading]