Sunday, December 18, 2011

What's in The News Today

Man ignites a woman in a New York elevator on Saturday. The woman was returning home from shopping to her 5th floor apartment in Prospect Heights. A man entered the elevator in an exterminator outfit and sprayed her with an unidentified liquid and set her on fire and fled. Neighbors heard screams and saw smoked and realized the 60-year-old woman was on fire. Carmen Martinez a neighbor stated that "the victim has been living in the building since the 80's and she would give toys and gifts to children." The woman died from her injuries.

White, W. (December 18, 2011). Ma burns woman alive in New York elevator. CNN. Retrieved December 18, 2011, from  http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/18/justice/new-york-elevator-attack/index.html?hpt=hp_t2


A fourth grader chokes on Meatballs at a school cafeteria and dies. A New York City 4th grader chokes as cafeteria workers watch and yell for him to put his fingers in his mouth. Jonathan Jewth 9-years-old fell to the ground during lunch on December 5th at public school 47 in the Bronx. He was unconscious before help came and not one person knew how to give CPR or aid. The young man suffered brain damage and died on Monday.


Yahoo!News. (December 17, 2011). 9-year-old boy chokes in school cafeteria.  Retrieved December 18, 2011, from http://news.yahoo.com/9-old-nyc-boy-chokes-school-cafeteria-154913556.html


A mother kills her family and herself in Emingtog, Ill. Annelise Fielder heard a noise and ran outside to find her neighbor Sara McMeen hovering over her baby and Fielder asked if everything was alright and she said "no". Fielder stated that "McMeen had killed her baby and her 8-year old, 7-year-old, 10 month and her boyfriend 29-year-old Daniel Warren. The children just got off the bus and was excited that they were on Christmas break and came home to being shot to death by their mother.

Merchant, N. (December 17, 2011). Neighbor describes lll. mom shotting child in the yard. Retrieved December 18, 2011, from http://news.yahoo.com/neighbor-describes-ill-mom-shooting-child-yard-214358806.html

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