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  • Teen Has Been Convicted After Fatally Shooting 11-Year-Old Who Was Standing Outside Nail Salon

    Teen Has Been Convicted After Fatally Shooting 11-Year-Old Who Was Standing Outside Nail Salon

    A teenager from New York City was sentenced to 10 years to life behind bars on Wednesday. He pleaded guilty to shooting an 11-year-old girl in the stomach during a gang-related Bronx shootout, according to PEOPLE. 

    Matthew Godwin, now 18, was sentenced for second-degree murder for the death of 11-year-old Kyhara Tay. According to Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark, a police investigation revealed that on May 16, 2022, Godwin and 21-year-old Omar Bojang were riding an electric scooter while searching for a rival gang member.

    Bojang drove the scooter onto the sidewalk and saw their 13-year-old target. Godwin fired two shots from the scooter, hitting Tay, who was waiting outside a nail salon for some friends. Sadly, she passed away later that night in the hospital. Bojang pleaded guilty to manslaughter and faces 15 years in prison.

    “Kyhara never had the chance to grow up. She was an innocent 11-year-old girl who was killed when the defendant, 15 years old at the time, started shooting at a 13-year-old boy… Her death is a profound tragedy, especially considering the ages of everyone involved,” said the Bronx District Attorney. 

    Over two years after Tay’s death, her mother said the family’s pain from her absence has caused anger, sleepless nights, and depression, per amNewYork.

    The young victim’s mother said in court, “You denied her the opportunity to graduate, to fall in love, to live life – they took away all her dreams.” 

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Tragic Discovery in Colombia: Dismembered Body of Biologist Found in Suitcase

    Tragic Discovery in Colombia: Dismembered Body of Biologist Found in Suitcase

    In a shocking turn of events, the dismembered body of 45-year-old Italian biologist Alessandro Coatti was found in a suitcase on the outskirts of Santa Marta, Colombia, this past Sunday. According to CBS News, Coatti, who had been missing since Saturday, was last seen at a local hostel where he was staying during his trip. Friends raised the alarm after he failed to check in.

    Coatti, who had previously worked as a science policy officer for the Royal Society of Biology in London, had recently traveled to South America to conduct research on wildlife native to the area. 

    He had been looking forward to visiting Minca, a nearby village about six miles from Santa Marta when the unthinkable happened.

    Authorities discovered his dismembered body in a suitcase, with parts of his head, hands, and other body parts inside. Santa Marta, a city known for its tourist-friendly vibe, had a record of almost 200 murders in 2024, according to The Associated Press.

    Mayor Carlos Pinedo Cuello offered a reward of about $11,000 for anyone with information that leads to an arrest. On social media, Pinedo promised the city would not rest until Coatti’s killer was found.

    The investigation is still ongoing, but this case has disturbed locals and tourists, displaying the darker side of the city.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts on this shocking story?

  • Tennessee Man Charged for Deadly Home Invasion After College Student Refused to Give Passcode to Electronic Device

    Tennessee Man Charged for Deadly Home Invasion After College Student Refused to Give Passcode to Electronic Device

    According to People, A Tennessee man, Rainess Holmes, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in a deadly 2021 home invasion.

    Andrew “Drew” Rainer, a 22-year-old Rhodes College student, was killed after refusing to give the passcode to his iPad.

    Around 5:40 a.m. on Oct. 3, four men broke into Rainer’s off-campus home in Memphis. According to police, the intruders demanded electronics, told the students not to make eye contact, and ordered Rainer to unlock his iPad.

    When he refused, one of the armed men shot him. Rainer died at the bottom of the staircase inside his home.

    40-year-old Holmes pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 20 years behind bars. Holmes also has a criminal record with charges going back to 2005.

    Additionally, he pleaded guilty to three separate aggravated burglary cases and received an additional three-year sentence, which he’ll serve at the same time.

    The suspects stole a variety of electronic devices. 

    Investigators later tracked one of the stolen iPads to a nearby hotel. Holmes initially got away from officers but was arrested two days later.

    The other three suspects are still at large. Crime Stoppers is offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to their arrest.

    Rainer’s death greatly impacted the Rhodes College community. He had a passion for music, was a member of the Rhodes Jazz Ensemble, and was active in his church.

    A memorial fund called Live Like Drew was created to honor his bravery and selflessness.

    #Clique, how are you feeling after hearing this?

  • Illegal Immigrant in Long Island Killed His 2-Month-Old Daughter Because He Believed She Wasn’t His Baby

    Illegal Immigrant in Long Island Killed His 2-Month-Old Daughter Because He Believed She Wasn’t His Baby

    An illegal immigrant is accused of murdering his 2-month-old daughter because he doubted her paternity, per the NY Post. The suspect, 20-year-old Marlon Rabanales-Pretzantzin, allegedly slapped little Liseyda Rabanales-Barrios in the face, punched her in the stomach, and shook her violently inside his Inwood home on March 7, as stated in the criminal complaint.

    He reportedly threw her onto a bed and deliberately pressed his fist into her chest. The infant was left with rib injuries and a fractured vertebra in her neck due to the shaking. The young father was charged with murder on Wednesday after he confessed to taking the life of the baby.

    Rabanales-Pretzantin told police that “although he is listed as the father on the birth certificate, he suspects that he is not the father so he lost affection for the baby and felt some kind of animosity,” Nassau County Detective Lieutenant Scott Skrynecki told The Post. A 911 call was made reporting that the baby had “rolled off the bed” in the home located near Maple Road and Elm Road at approximately 10:40 a.m., according to police.

    An autopsy conducted by a medical examiner determined that the cause of death was homicide. Authorities stated that Rabanales-Pretzantzin, a migrant from Guatemala, crossed the Mexico-El Paso border in 2022. He was detained by Border Patrol and subsequently released, as noted by Skrynecki. Afterward, Rabanales-Pretzantzin traveled to Virginia before arriving in Nassau County. He was arraigned in Nassau County Court on Thursday and is being held without bail.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Man Allegedly Murders Admin Who Removed Him from Whatsapp Group

    Man Allegedly Murders Admin Who Removed Him from Whatsapp Group

    A man in northern Pakistan has been charged with murder in connection to the shooting of a WhatsApp group administrator, as reported by PEOPLE. 

    Mushtaq Ahmed was shot and killed on the evening of Thursday, March 6, in Peshawar, approximately 116 miles from Islamabad, according to AFP. A man referred to as #Ashfaq in police reports has been charged with murder related to the incident, as reported by local police and the outlet. 

    Ahmed’s brother informed authorities that the victim and Ashfaq were members of the same WhatsApp group and had an argument, which led to Ahmed removing Ashfaq from the chat. The brother stated that Ashfaq was reportedly upset “in reaction to removal from WhatsApp group.” Despite their earlier conflict, the suspect and victim agreed to meet to make amends. 

    However, Ashfaq arrived at the meeting with a firearm and fatally shot Ahmed, according to the statement. An investigation is currently underway, as reported by local media outlet The Express Tribune.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Florida Mom Sheltered with Son During Hurricane and Discovered Dead Body, Police Say

    Florida Mom Sheltered with Son During Hurricane and Discovered Dead Body, Police Say

    A Florida mother who planned to ride out the storm with her son, instead made a chilling discovery when she found a dead body at his home, as reported by Law & Crime. 

    Robert Hendrix, 32, was arrested and charged with the murder of his girlfriend, 43-year-old Kristin Carrier, after his mother uncovered the shocking scene at his home on October 10, 2024.

    According to a probable cause arrest affidavit from Law & Crime, Hendrix’s 71-year-old mother had come to stay at his Jacksonville residence on October 9 to weather Hurricane Milton together. The next day, after the storm had passed, Hendrix left his mother alone at the house to run an errand, and that’s when she reportedly found Carrier’s body wrapped in a brown tarp in the main bedroom.

    The mother called her daughter to pick her up after discovering the body, per News 4 JAX. The duo later confronted Hendrix about it when he returned home. Hendrix became “animated,” prompting them to leave and call the police. When authorities arrived they found Kristin Carrier’s body wrapped in a tarp by the bedroom door, along with blood patterns on the floor. Evidence collected included a knife, baseball bat, and gun. 

    A witness claimed to have heard a woman yelling before Hendrix asked her to leave. After viewing a photo of Carrier, the witness also recognized her as the woman they heard. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office stated that Carrier died from multiple gunshot and stab wounds. Hendrix, a convicted felon, was arrested for unrelated firearm charges at the scene and remains in jail after being served with a murder warrant.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Ex-Convict Decapitated Man Who Impregnated His Wife While He Was Incarcerated

    Ex-Convict Decapitated Man Who Impregnated His Wife While He Was Incarcerated

    An ex-convict strangled and decapitated a man who had impregnated his wife while he was incarcerated, according to authorities per the NY Post. The victim’s hands were also severed and later found by a five-year-old boy, in a mailbox.

    Anthony Newton, 45, is now facing charges for the brutal murder of Ulisys ‘Cesar’ Molina. Molina’s burned and dismembered remains were found in a vacant lot near Las Vegas in 2017, after his family reported him missing, as reported by KLAS. In court last week, a Nevada judge heard that Newton, along with his brother-in-law and another woman, allegedly lured Molina to the woman’s apartment around Christmas 2016 and killed him due to the affair.

    One of Molina’s severed hands was discovered in a mailbox by a five-year-old child nearly two years later. The circumstances surrounding how the hand ended up there remain unclear, and it’s unknown whether the family that owned the mailbox had any connection to Molina. His head and the other hand have never been located.

    Newton is currently facing the death penalty in a retrial after a judge declared a mistrial in the original case last November when a co-defendant disclosed Newton’s previous prison sentence to the jury. Newton’s wife, Jami Malaperdas, was having an affair with Molina in 2015 while Newton was in prison, although the specific crime that led to Newton’s imprisonment is not clear. According to the defense, Malaperdas became pregnant and later got an abortion.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Mom Convicted Of Murdering Her Two Toddlers ‘By Placing Them In An Oven and Turning It On’

    Mom Convicted Of Murdering Her Two Toddlers ‘By Placing Them In An Oven and Turning It On’

    A Georgia mother has been convicted of killing her two young sons

    “by placing them in an oven and turning it on,”

    reports Law & Crime. 

    Lamora Williams, 24, will spend the rest of her life behind bars, a Atlanta judge ruled on Friday. She‘s been hit with several charges, including two counts of murder for the deaths of her sons, Ja’Karter, who was 1, and Ke’Yaunte, who was 2, in 2017. The boys died about an hour apart. 

    On that day, Williams called 911, saying her sons’ deaths were accidental. She told the police that she had left her three children with a caregiver from noon until 11:30 p.m. and came home to find that two of them had died while the caregiver was away, as reported by WAGA. 

    “When I came in, the stove was laying on my son, on my youngest son’s head, and my other son was laid out on the floor with his brains laid out on the floor… I don’t know what to do. I just came home from work,”

    Williams told the dispatcher.

    “Can you please help me?”

    she reportedly asked the dispatcher.

    “Like. Can you please tell me, like, I don’t want to get locked up because this is not my fault? I had just came home from work.”

    According to autopsy reports obtained by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the boys’ heads were caught in a flipped-over oven.

    “These thermal changes appear to be entirely from dry heat and changes from prolonged exposure to heat,”

    the medical examiner reportedly wrote in both autopsies.

    “It would require an extensive amount of time to get to this degree.”

    Police informed the TV station that the oldest boy, who survived, saw his mother kill his two younger brothers.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Parents And Son Sentenced To 30 Years For Letting Severely Disabled 14-Year-Old Girl Live In A Crib Filled With Urine and Feces

    Parents And Son Sentenced To 30 Years For Letting Severely Disabled 14-Year-Old Girl Live In A Crib Filled With Urine and Feces

    Three members of a South Carolina family will face several years in prison for the abuse, neglect, and murder of their severely disabled sister and daughter, according to Law & Crime. Heather Baynard, who was 14, died at Spartanburg Medical Center on April 11, 2022. The following day, police searched the Baynard home.

    When police arrived, they noticed a strong smell of urine and feces in the house. Heather, who suffered from cerebral palsy was kept in

    “deplorable conditions, specifically filled with garbage, infested with roaches, and covered in animal urine and feces, including the crib in which [she] lived,”

    deputies wrote. During a four-day trial this week, 7th Circuit Solicitor Barry J. Barnette told jurors that animal waste broke down Heather’s skin and tissues, per Spartanburg’s CBS affiliate WSPA.

    In May 2022, Heather’s parents, David Baynard, 55, and Bobbie Jo Baynard, 44, were charged with her murder. Later, her brother, Edward Vincent Baynard, 22, was also charged with murder and other crimes related to the poor conditions in their home. Edward was a registered respite nurse and a certified personal care assistant for his sister. Heather required daily medical care however, her needs had been neglected for more than a year, Fowler told the jurors.

    After Heather’s death, over 40 animals were rescued from their home by the South Carolina Enforcement Division. 

    The jury found Heather’s mother, father, and brother guilty of murder, unlawful conduct towards a child, and causing great bodily injury to a child. The parents were given life sentences for murder, 20 years for causing great bodily injury to a child, and 10 years for neglecting a child. The brother received a 30-year sentence for murder, 20 years for great bodily injury to a child, and 10 years for unlawful neglect of a child.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

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  • Wife Accused Of Murder Says Her Husband Accidentally ‘Bumped Against Her’ While She Was Helping Him Inside The House, Causing Deadly Gunshot

    Wife Accused Of Murder Says Her Husband Accidentally ‘Bumped Against Her’ While She Was Helping Him Inside The House, Causing Deadly Gunshot

    A Texas woman is facing charges for her husband’s death, per Law & Crime. Marisol Solis Zamora, 42, reportedly said that the gun went off by accident when her husband, Miguel Zamora Martinez, 47, bumped into her while she was helping him inside their home after a night of drinking. She is charged with murder. 

    The shooting occurred on Saturday night around 11 p.m. in Houston. Their children, who were home at the time of the incident, heard two gunshots and saw her holding the firearm near the body, as stated in court documents.

    When police arrived, they found him dead in the driveway. Initially, she claimed it was self-defense but later said it was an accident during her hearing, as reported by Damali Keith from local Fox station KRIV. At the hearing, Zamora’s court-appointed defense attorney stated that she was assisting her husband who was

    “drunkenly trying to stumble from the car to the home, and that the gun accidentally discharged … as he bumped against her.”

    “The possibility of this being an accident is also buttressed by one of the teenage kids who indicated that the weapon was sort of jammed, or there appeared to be some kind of malfunction with the weapon itself,”

    the lawyer added. Marisol and her children told the police that there was no argument between her and her husband before the gun went off, her lawyer explained.

    However, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office stated in a news release that her explanation of how her husband suffered his injuries

    “did not align with the physical evidence at the scene.”

    Zamora doesn’t have a criminal record and was on the path to start training to become a paralegal, her lawyer mentioned in court. Marisol Zamora is currently in Harris County Jail, and her bail is set at $100,000, according to online records.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?