THE widow of a man shot dead by a soldier on Bloody Sunday is to receive £625,000 in damages, the High Court heard yesterday.The settlement was reached in 80-year-old Ita McKinney's legal action over her husband Gerry's killing in Derry in January 1972.Mr McKinney, a 35-year-old a father-of-eight, was among 13 people shot dead when British Army paratroopers opened fire on civil rights demonstrators.One of the others wounded on the day died later.In a separate resolution, the brother of single man Michael McDaid, 20, is to receive £75,000 in damages for his death on Bloody Sunday.The outcomes follow last week's award of £193,000 compensation to Michael Quinn, who was shot in the face as a schoolboy by one of the soldiers.Yesterday's settlement came following a report in The Irish News voicing concerns by the family's solicitor over the Ministry of Defence's (MoD) handling of the case which had been adjourned last week because no settlement could be reached.Mr Justice … [Read more...] about Widow of Bloody Sunday victim awarded £625,000 in payout
Bloody sunday
LATEST DETAILS: Rep. John Lewis ‘resting very comfortably’ in hospital Sunday
By Tamar Hallerman, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution U.S. Rep. John Lewis remained hospitalized Sunday afternoon for what was described as "routine observation" after he fell ill Saturday on a flight to Atlanta. The 78-year-old civil rights icon was on a flight from Detroit when he started feeling dizzy and sweaty, an aide said Saturday night. After being hospitalized in Atlanta, the Democrat’s office said in a statement Saturday evening that he was expected to be released Sunday. On Sunday afternoon, an update from the congressman's spokeswoman Brenda Jones said that he was "resting very comfortably and fully expects to be released very soon." The statement continued, "He is grateful for the concerns and well wishes of Georgians, colleagues, family and friends." Recommended for you Recommended for you Recommended for you Most read 1 Dodgers manager sounds off on Braves broadcaster comments 2 Dr. Karin Luise, Chipper Jones' … [Read more...] about LATEST DETAILS: Rep. John Lewis ‘resting very comfortably’ in hospital Sunday
The Latest: Elderly man beaten bloody thanks key witness
Updated 9:06 pm CDT, Wednesday, July 11, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-3', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 3', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Misbel Borjas, AP Image 1of/3 CaptionClose Image 1 of 3 This July 4, 2018 photo released by Misbel Borjas shows Rodolfo Rodriguez on a sidewalk in the unincorporated Willowbrook area in Los Angeles, Calif. A woman has been arrested in the investigation of the beating of a 92-year-old man in Southern California. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department says detectives took 30-year-old Laquisha Jones into custody late Tuesday in Los Angeles and booked her into jail for investigation of assault with a deadly weapon. (Misbel Borjas via AP) less This July 4, 2018 photo released by Misbel Borjas shows … [Read more...] about The Latest: Elderly man beaten bloody thanks key witness
Craig vows response to bloody holiday weekend
James David Dickson and George Hunter The Detroit News Published 4:05 p.m. UTC May 30, 2018 Detroit — Police Chief James Craig vowed to respond Tuesday after a wave of mostly gun-related violence left nine people dead over the Memorial Day weekend. Eight people were fatally shot during the holiday weekend, while a ninth person died of blunt-force trauma. Craig said he's mapping out a strategy to prevent such an outbreak from reoccurring. "We've seen an overall decline in violent crime, but this weekend was clearly troubling," he said. "We are developing another strategy to combat this. If anybody wants to come downtown and create problems, we will respond." Six of the eight shootings took place on the city's west side; two of the shootings and the blunt force trauma death happened on the east side. In only one of the nine deaths was a suspect immediately detained. While there were more killings during the four-day period than most weekends in … [Read more...] about Craig vows response to bloody holiday weekend
Man who punched police officer, leaving him with a bloodied nose, ordered to pay £50 compensation
PUBLISHED: 16:17 27 April 2018 | UPDATED: 16:27 27 April 2018 Taz Ali Steven Smith outside King's Lynn Magistrates Court. Picture: Archant Archant 2018 A man who left a police officer with a bloodied nose after punching him in the face has been ordered to pay £50 compensation. Steven Smith, of Hall Lane, West Winch, King’s Lynn, appeared in King’s Lynn Magistrates’ Court to be sentenced after he pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer at a hearing in March. The court heard how on Sunday, February 4, at 4.30am, two police officers tried to break up a fight, of which Smith was involved in, outside a taxi office in Norfolk Street, King’s Lynn. Smith threw out a punch which landed on Pc Mark Savage’s face. The officer subsequently had to go to hospital with a bloodied nose. Prosecutor Giles Beaumont read a statement prepared by Pc Savage, in which he said: “I accept there is an element of risk in this job. “All I was trying to … [Read more...] about Man who punched police officer, leaving him with a bloodied nose, ordered to pay £50 compensation