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IOL News
13-07-2025
- Politics
- IOL News
Demand for judicial inquiry after Bishop Lavis mass shooting
Bishop Lavis Police Station. Image: File picture Not only has the recent mass shooting in Bishop Lavis been condemned by the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC), but it has also sparked a demand for a judicial inquiry into the systemic failure to address gang violence. Four people, including an elderly woman, were gunned down in a house in Bishop Lavis on Friday night. The mass killing comes amid a deadly spate of shootings across the Cape Flats over the past two weeks, with at least five mass shootings reported in Mitchells Plain, Kraaifontein, Mfuleni, and Lower Crossroads. SAPS spokesperson Lieutenant-General Malcolm Pojie confirmed that detectives are investigating the Bishop Lavis killings. 'Preliminary information reveals that two unknown gunmen, who fled the scene in a VW Polo, accosted the four in a bedroom, opened fire, and fatally shot the deceased, who all succumbed to gunshot wounds to their upper bodies,' Pojie said. Bishop Lavis Community Policing Forum (CPF) has condemned the shooting, saying that they are devastated and outraged by the relentless gang violence that continues to claim innocent lives in our neighbourhoods. 'The tragic mass shooting in Bishop Lavis last night, which claimed four lives, is yet another painful reminder of the crisis we face daily.' They are demanding a judicial inquiry into: the systemic failure to address gang violence, the collapse of crime intelligence structures, and the flood of illegal guns and ammunition fueling this bloodshed. 'Enough is enough. We refuse to accept that our children, families, and elders must live as prisoners in their own homes. The government's silence and inaction are tantamount to complicity,' they said. They are also calling for an immediate intervention from national and provincial leadership, increased and visible policing in hotspot areas, accountability for law enforcement failures, and community-centred strategies to tackle poverty, unemployment, and inequality, the root causes of gang recruitment. GOOD Secretary-General, Brett Herron, has said that by Saturday morning, life had moved on, with no heightened police presence. 'In the Cape Flats, violence has become so normalised that mass murder is met with a collective shrug from government and society alike. 'Just last week, two teenage boys were shot and killed in Mitchells Plain. Before that, it was a mass shooting in Gugulethu. Then Philippi. Then Khayelitsha. Week after week, the same story. These murders are not isolated incidents. They are symptoms of a city that continues to entrench spatial and economic injustice,' Herron said. Herron added that while the quality of policing and SAPS policing strategies must be improved, policing alone will not eradicate the crime and gang violence that the people of the Cape Flats have lived with for far too long and which is evidently escalating. 'The truth is that the living conditions in the apartheid era ghettos, which are almost exclusively the locations of this violence, have remained ghetto-like. In fact, these ghetto-like conditions have mostly worsened over the past 30 years. 'Until the City and Province confront the realities of spatial injustice, economic exclusion, and community abandonment, the killings will continue and the silence that follows them will echo even louder. Because four people should not be murdered on a Friday night and forgotten by Saturday morning,' Herron said. The MJC President, Sheikh Riad Fataar, said they've been prompted to speak out, lending their full institutional support to an integrated civic and state response, and will be holding a briefing on Monday to discuss the recent violence. Fataar said that in their capacity as a senior religious authority and civil society stakeholder, the MJC 'hereby conveys its concern regarding the prevailing and intensifying crisis of gang-related violence, organised criminality, and systemic insecurity that has engulfed communities across the Cape Flats and the broader Western Cape'. 'The purpose of the proposed engagement is to initiate meaningful deliberations on the immediate and coordinated implementation of solutions. We respectfully submit that any further delay in articulating and enacting a comprehensive plan of action risks entrenching a parallel social order governed by impunity and violence,' Fataar said. [email protected]
Scottish Sun
06-07-2025
- Scottish Sun
Sicko Scots mum behind monkey torture ring flogged sordid snaps on ONLYFANS
We can reveal Natalie Herron sold sordid snaps on sex site OnlyFans. A DEPRAVED Scots mum jailed for encouraging the torture of baby monkeys also flogged filthy pics of herself online. We can reveal Natalie Herron sold sordid snaps on sex site OnlyFans. Advertisement 2 She shared sickening videos of tiny monkeys being badly abused Last month she was jailed for two years and three months for her role in the animal abuse network. Herron, 39, of Airdrie, sold the pornographic images for cash while she helped lead a worldwide monkey abuse ring, which paid thugs to rip tiny macaques from their mothers in Indonesia then butcher them. The terrified animals were killed in agonising ways dreamt up by the group, including by crucifixion and machete attacks. The deranged fiend, from Airdrie, Lanarkshire, also binged on horrendous online clips of humans being decapitated, boasting: 'It goes beyond a hobby. It's almost a way of life.' Herron was sentenced at the town's sheriff court last month. Advertisement But it has now emerged she made a living from selling saucy snaps to perverts. A local said: 'It's likely she was going between stripping off for cash and watching monkeys being abused. 'It takes a seriously warped mind to sell sexy stuff while you are involved in animal torture. But nothing surprises me about her. 'She lived out all her sick fantasies online and hid her evil obsessions from her friends and family.' 2 Natalie Herron was jailed Advertisement Mother-of-two Herron hid her evil obsession by pretending to be an animal lover. The Scottish Sun unmasked Herron by printing the first picture of her. She was finally snared when US cops took down group ringleader Michael Macartney, 51, whose alias was 'The Torture King'. Inside 'hellhole' zoo with monkeys chained by necks & deer knee-deep in filth Scots cops found 1,084 images and videos of monkey torture on her iPhone. She admitted possessing and distributing obscene material between October 2021 and September 2022.
USA Today
01-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Carson Herron, son of PGA Tour veterean Lumpy, Monday qualifies for John Deere Classic
Little Lumpy is going to The Show this week. Carson Herron, whose father Tim "Lumpy" Herron won four times and made 560 career starts from 1996 through 2019, earned one of four spots into the PGA Tour's John Deere Classic at Monday qualifying in a three-for-one playoff. The 22-year-old Herron shot a 6-under 66 early Monday at Pinnacle Country Club in Milan, Illinois. With some low scores already posted, he didn't think it was going to be enough and drove back to the house where he was staying and killed time by fishing in the pond out back. 'Caught a bunch of bass,' the former University of New Mexico Lobo told the Albuquerque Journal. Blake McShea of Wendell, North Carolina, and Michael Johnson of Birmingham, Alabama, matched Herron's 66, forcing him to return to the course and battle on. He birdied the first playoff hole but one of his competitors – he couldn't recall which one – chipped in for birdie to extend the playoff. They both made par at the second hole but Herron sealed the deal in style, sticking his tee shot at the par-3 third hole to 2 feet. 'Everyone's working really hard, so it's just getting out there and continuing to push yourself to go lower and compete because it's not always going to go your way,' Herron told the Journal. 'But when it does, just cherish it and continue to learn and have fun.' Josh Radcliff of Grapevine, Texas, shot a sizzling 9-under 63 to earn medalist honors at the qualifier and solidify his Tour debut. Korn Ferry Tour players Petr Hruby and Zack Fischer also advanced to the John Deere Classic with 64. Those who weren't so lucky at the Monday qualifier included teen Blades Brown, veteran Nick Watney and another recent college grad, Ian Gilligan. Herron won twice during his senior campaign at New Mexico, his dad's alma mater too, and led the Lobos to an NCAA Championship appearance. He ranked No. 47 in the PGA Tour University rankings and turned pro with no status on a developmental tour. But this week he's got a Thursday tee time secured at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois, where his dear old dad, who earned his nickname for his husky physique, competed 11 times and recorded one top-10 finish. 'I'd always come and watch him play. He had some success there, and he really liked it,' Carson said of his dad. 'It was exciting just to come play here and see if I could make it.'
NBC Sports
01-07-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Son of four-time PGA Tour winner gets through John Deere Classic qualifier in playoff
Carson Herron, the son of four-time PGA Tour winner Tim Herron, will make his PGA Tour debut at this week's John Deere Classic. The 22-year-old Herron, who recently turned pro with no status on any world-ranked tours, won a 3-for-1 playoff at the Monday qualifier at Pinnacle Country Club in Milan, Illinois, defeating fellow pros Michael Johnson and Blake McShea after all three players matched 6-under 66s. Josh Radcliff of Grapevine, Texas, fired a 9-under 63 to win the qualifier while Korn Ferry Tour players Petr Hruby and Zack Fischer also advanced to the Deere at 8 under. This will also be Radcliff's PGA Tour debut. Herron is coming off a senior season at New Mexico where he won twice, led the Lobos to an NCAA Championship appearance and finished No. 161 in the national individual rankings. He also ended up No. 47 in the PGA Tour University rankings. Notables not advancing through the Monday qualifier include Blades Brown, Doc Redman, Sean O'Hair, Nick Watney, Ian Gilligan and John Augenstein.
Scottish Sun
14-06-2025
- Scottish Sun
Deviant Scots mum at heart of monkey torture ring ‘watched beheading videos' before getting involved in sick plot
She said watching the horror clips was "almost a way of life" MONKEY MANIAC Deviant Scots mum at heart of monkey torture ring 'watched beheading videos' before getting involved in sick plot Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A SICKO mum who helped arrange the torture killings of baby monkeys got hooked on 'gore' by watching videos of beheadings, we can reveal. Natalie Herron, 39, told fellow sadists how she binged on horrendous online clips of humans being decapitated, boasting: 'It goes beyond a hobby. It's almost a way of life.' Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 Monkey torture maniac Natalie Herron has been caged for more than two years 3 She was involved in a secret group of sickos who revelled in animal abuse clips 3 Sarah Kite of advocacy group Action For Primates hopes for more prosecutions Her depraved hobby emerged after she was jailed for helping to lead a worldwide monkey abuse ring, which paid thugs to rip tiny macaques from their mothers in Indonesia then butcher them on camera. The terrified animals were killed in agonising ways dreamt up by the group, including by crucifixtion, with the videos shared for kicks. Herron, of Airdrie, opened up to lowlife pals on encrypted messaging apps where she traded her stash of over 1,000 vile images and videos. She told other fiends: 'It's been a pleasure getting to know you all. 'I've built up a few amazing online relationships. 'Our private mails would have the normies turning in their graves. 'Before I got into monkey hate I always had a fascination for gore. Used to watch beheadings. 'Makes life much brighter knowing I'm not the only one who has monkey serial killer thoughts. 'Watching monkey torture always lulls me to sleep in the best way.' It is feared Herron has amassed an army of twisted followers, with thousands of others thought to be hooked on animal kill films. Her harrowing videos also saw young primates being hacked with machetes, dipped in boiling oil and having their skulls drilled. Katie Price slammed for 'putting puppy in danger' as fans warn 'you need to keep your pets safe!' Mother-of-two Herron hid her evil obsession by pretending to be an animal lover. She swapped pictures of pets, describing another brute's Staffie as 'a looker'. Herron wrote: 'I had a Staffy bef- ore I got my little furrball I have now. Rayne. 'She was the most tender, loving and loyal dog ever. They don't call them 'nanny dogs' for nothing. They're amazing with kids.' The Scottish Sun yesterday unmasked Herron by printing the first picture of her since she was caged for two years and three months at Airdrie Sheriff Court last Tuesday. As her group's administrator, she ran polls for monsters to vote on torture methods — including glueing the baby monkeys' hands and feet together before pepper spraying them, or force-feeding them until they died. She took warped delight when one bewildered primate was stuffed in a jar filled with biting fire ants, telling followers: 'We've got our ants in jars. Phenomenal!' We can reveal she also boasted how she did not 'give a s**t who knows I hate monkeys' and of her joy at seeing them 'blitzed in a blender and scalped'. And she bragged to pals about seeing one be crushed and suffocated. She said gleefully: 'Haven't you seen the video where the cellotape it into a ball? It's awesome.' And she added: 'People go around as if it's some ardinal sin, like we're committing the worst atrocities by watching monkey abuse vids.' Herron hid her debauched online life telling cronies family and friends would 'never look at me the same again'. She said the sadistic circle 'goes beyond a hobby — it's almost a way of life now lol.' But she was finally snared when US cops took down group ringleader Michael Macartney, 51, whose alias was 'The Torture King'. Scots cops found 1,084 images and videos of monkey torture on her iPhone. She admitted possessing and distributing obscene material between October 2021 and September 2022. But last night campaigners warned her ties to the torture network could have been over a longer period. Sarah Kite, of advocacy group Action for Primates, said: 'Natalie Herron has been involved in depraved and vile activity.' 'There are thousands of people involved in looking at this type of content, whether it be in any of the private Telegram groups or on Facebook. 'I would be concerned about them having contact with animals or children, seeing what they're capable of and what the sort of things that they enjoy. 'I think it's highly disturbing. I hope more people will be caught. 'I'm sure there'll be more both in the US and hopefully in the UK as well.' Nina Jackel, of Lady Freethinker, said: 'The torture and killing of helpless, infant macaques is among the most disturbing abuse cases I have seen in more than a decade.' Detective Inspector Mark Harrison, of the National Wildlife Crime Unit, warned: 'There are proven links between those involved in animal cruelty and violence towards people.' And the Scottish SPCA said: 'These videos are part of a broader culture of cruelty that must be tackled."
