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The Irish Sun
3 days ago
- The Irish Sun
Woman who fell to her death from tower block ‘was suing celebrity antiques dealer ex for their £2.7m London home'
A MUM who fell to her death from a tower block was entangled in a bitter legal battle with her celebrity antiques dealer fiance over their £2.7million London home. Rachel O'Hare was tragically pronounced dead at the scene in the heart of Manchester on Monday, June 30, after . Advertisement 3 Rachel O'Hare died after falling from a building in the heart of Manchester on June 30 Credit: Facebook 3 She had co-founded a charity which worked with vulnerable women living in refuges Credit: Facebook As reported by the Tributes poured in for the widely-respected charity fundraiser, who co-founded a group which worked to help vulnerable women in refuges. Her charity Elle for Elle aimed to support women in need with basic toiletries and beauty products, with the charity's work said to have been praised in Westminster. She is also believed to have held a role with The Cheshire Magazine, coordinating charity events both in the Cheshire area and further afield. Advertisement Read more News O'Hare died just four days after a hearing in a bitter property dispute with her fiance at Leeds Combined Court on June 26. The mum-of-three had stated in legal documents that she paid for the Wilkes Street home using divorce settlement funds and a loan, and that it was rightfully hers. She claimed: 'The first defendant said he had no money to contribute when the property was purchased but would be able to pay the claimant for his share in due course.' She also alleged that Mr Pacey later locked her out of the house, refused to pay bills, and threatened to 'trash' the interior of their luxury London home. Advertisement Most read in The Sun Live Blog The glam pad was said to be filled with Italian chandeliers, designer furniture, and swanky art. Mr Pacey, a self-made antique fireplace dealer has boasted a celebrity client list including Mick Jagger, Naomi Campbell and Woman who died after 'falling from UK city building' is pictured as tributes paid to 'widely-respected' charity worker He said he did not have the funds to put towards the property but would pay for his share "in due course," according to court documents seen by the Mail. The couple met in 2020 after Ms O'Hare bought a table from his showroom and began a rapid-fire romance. Advertisement Pacey claimed it was "love at first sight" in an interview and by June 2021 they had purchased the property together. According to the MailOnline, they had reportedly signed documents - drawn up by solicitors overseeing the purchase of the house - agreeing that the house would pass fully to the surviving partner if either of them died. Because of this, Mr Pacey became the sole legal owner of the property following his fiance's death. O'Hare had remained in Cheshire with her teenage kids while Mr Pacey moved into their Spitalfields home. Advertisement She reportedly claimed he had promised to pay her back once he sold a £1.2million apartment above his shop in Shoreditch. To reassure her, he had allegedly agreed to put half of his £5million fireplace business in her name, but never did. Ms O'Hare said they had promised to share the cost of renovation work, but she footed most of the bills when he failed to pay contractors. This included a whopping £14,000 bill for radiator valves alone. Advertisement The mum had already taken a loan to pay for the property and used funds from her divorce with millionaire investment boss ex Steve O'Hare. Mr Pacey allegedly gave her documents to sign, which led her to believe he was in the process of sorting out the legal side of things. According to the MailOnline, she said that she also received messages telling her her name was on the title deed of the flat or shop to reassure her. Later, she allegedly claimed Mr Pacey had been controlling and that their relationship had broken down multiple times. Advertisement Legal papers reportedly described their relationship as 'turbulent.' They were engaged in December 2022, but by May 2024, the pair had separated permanently. She was pursuing legal action in the High Court, and the pair were due to face off at trial in the coming months. Tragically, her body was found on June 30 outside her apartment block in Advertisement Police have confirmed there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding her death, and an inquest is due to open this week. Documents show Ms O'Hare believed she was entitled to full ownership of the Spitalfields property. But due to the agreement they signed in 2021, writing that if either of them died, the other would automatically inherit the house, the property reverted to Mr Pacey. He now has full ownership of the home after O'Hare's sudden death. Advertisement In a defence statement submitted to the court, Mr Pacey denied persuading Rachel to buy the house in their joint names. Mr Pacey says that Rachel agreed to do so because they were in love. He also claimed that there was no discussion about him paying for half of the house or transferring over 50 per cent of his business. The defence document said: "The parties (Ms O'Hare and Mr Pacey) were going to get married and there was just no discussion about who owned what. Advertisement Mr Pacey also has denied being controlling and claimed that the couple only seriously argued twice - once in He says that Rachel was drunk during both occasions. In his defence statement, dated February this year, he also denied refusing allowing Rachel access to the house or not paying bills and threatening to trash it. Mr Pacey claims that he paid £70,000 towards the house's refurbishment and that provided much of the furniture from his shop. Advertisement According to him, he installed six Italian fireplaces worth £350,000. According to his statement, Mr Pacey wanted to get the Georgian Townhouse and the maisonette, in order to buy Rachel out of both properties. When approached by the Daily Mail, Mr Pacey refused to speak about any legal disputes with Rachel. Instead, he said: "I worshipped the ground Rachel walked on." Advertisement Mr Pacey also claimed that his former fiancée had been suffering from poor mental health in the weeks leading up to her death and had allegedly recently been treated in hospital. He added: "I'm suffering with my own mental health. I don't want to be here without her." 3 Police cordoned off the area where Rachel fell last month Credit: MEN Media
Scottish Sun
3 days ago
- Scottish Sun
Woman who fell to her death from tower block ‘was suing celebrity antiques dealer ex for their £2.7m London home'
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A MUM who fell to her death from a tower block was entangled in a bitter legal battle with her celebrity antiques dealer fiance over their £2.7million London home. Rachel O'Hare was tragically pronounced dead at the scene in the heart of Manchester on Monday, June 30, after falling to her death. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 Rachel O'Hare died after falling from a building in the heart of Manchester on June 30 Credit: Facebook 3 She had co-founded a charity which worked with vulnerable women living in refuges Credit: Facebook As reported by the Mail, the 49-year-old was suing her ex-lover Owen Pacey, 60, over their £2.7million four-bedroom London home. Tributes poured in for the widely-respected charity fundraiser, who co-founded a group which worked to help vulnerable women in refuges. Her charity Elle for Elle aimed to support women in need with basic toiletries and beauty products, with the charity's work said to have been praised in Westminster. She is also believed to have held a role with The Cheshire Magazine, coordinating charity events both in the Cheshire area and further afield. O'Hare died just four days after a hearing in a bitter property dispute with her fiance at Leeds Combined Court on June 26. The mum-of-three had stated in legal documents that she paid for the Wilkes Street home using divorce settlement funds and a loan, and that it was rightfully hers. She claimed: 'The first defendant said he had no money to contribute when the property was purchased but would be able to pay the claimant for his share in due course.' She also alleged that Mr Pacey later locked her out of the house, refused to pay bills, and threatened to 'trash' the interior of their luxury London home. The glam pad was said to be filled with Italian chandeliers, designer furniture, and swanky art. Mr Pacey, a self-made antique fireplace dealer has boasted a celebrity client list including Mick Jagger, Naomi Campbell and Kate Winslet. Woman who died after 'falling from UK city building' is pictured as tributes paid to 'widely-respected' charity worker He said he did not have the funds to put towards the property but would pay for his share "in due course," according to court documents seen by the Mail. The couple met in 2020 after Ms O'Hare bought a table from his showroom and began a rapid-fire romance. Pacey claimed it was "love at first sight" in an interview and by June 2021 they had purchased the property together. According to the MailOnline, they had reportedly signed documents - drawn up by solicitors overseeing the purchase of the house - agreeing that the house would pass fully to the surviving partner if either of them died. Because of this, Mr Pacey became the sole legal owner of the property following his fiance's death. O'Hare had remained in Cheshire with her teenage kids while Mr Pacey moved into their Spitalfields home. She reportedly claimed he had promised to pay her back once he sold a £1.2million apartment above his shop in Shoreditch. To reassure her, he had allegedly agreed to put half of his £5million fireplace business in her name, but never did. Ms O'Hare said they had promised to share the cost of renovation work, but she footed most of the bills when he failed to pay contractors. This included a whopping £14,000 bill for radiator valves alone. The mum had already taken a loan to pay for the property and used funds from her divorce with millionaire investment boss ex Steve O'Hare. Mr Pacey allegedly gave her documents to sign, which led her to believe he was in the process of sorting out the legal side of things. According to the MailOnline, she said that she also received messages telling her her name was on the title deed of the flat or shop to reassure her. Later, she allegedly claimed Mr Pacey had been controlling and that their relationship had broken down multiple times. Legal papers reportedly described their relationship as 'turbulent.' They were engaged in December 2022, but by May 2024, the pair had separated permanently. She was pursuing legal action in the High Court, and the pair were due to face off at trial in the coming months. Tragically, her body was found on June 30 outside her apartment block in Manchester city centre. Police have confirmed there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding her death, and an inquest is due to open this week. Documents show Ms O'Hare believed she was entitled to full ownership of the Spitalfields property. But due to the agreement they signed in 2021, writing that if either of them died, the other would automatically inherit the house, the property reverted to Mr Pacey. He now has full ownership of the home after O'Hare's sudden death. In a defence statement submitted to the court, Mr Pacey denied persuading Rachel to buy the house in their joint names. Mr Pacey says that Rachel agreed to do so because they were in love. He also claimed that there was no discussion about him paying for half of the house or transferring over 50 per cent of his business. The defence document said: "The parties (Ms O'Hare and Mr Pacey) were going to get married and there was just no discussion about who owned what. Mr Pacey also has denied being controlling and claimed that the couple only seriously argued twice - once in Kent, during the summer of 2023, and once in New York in May 2024. He says that Rachel was drunk during both occasions. In his defence statement, dated February this year, he also denied refusing allowing Rachel access to the house or not paying bills and threatening to trash it. Mr Pacey claims that he paid £70,000 towards the house's refurbishment and that provided much of the furniture from his shop. According to him, he installed six Italian fireplaces worth £350,000. According to his statement, Mr Pacey wanted to get the Georgian Townhouse and the maisonette, in order to buy Rachel out of both properties. When approached by the Daily Mail, Mr Pacey refused to speak about any legal disputes with Rachel. Instead, he said: "I worshipped the ground Rachel walked on." Mr Pacey also claimed that his former fiancée had been suffering from poor mental health in the weeks leading up to her death and had allegedly recently been treated in hospital. He added: "I'm suffering with my own mental health. I don't want to be here without her."
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Yahoo
‘It is appalling': Parents file lawsuit against PBL teacher, district, admin
PAXTON, Ill. (WCIA) — A lawsuit is peeling back the curtain of what parents said their children faced while at school and practice in Ford County. It includes accusations of grooming and sexually assaulting kids for more than a decade — and the families feel the Paxton-Buckley-Loda School District didn't do enough to stop it. WCIA previously reported about complaints around teacher and coach Robert Pacey. The suit calls him out… But doesn't stop there. Three people, including two parents, are suing the PBL school district and several administrators for what they said is a lack of action. PBL District 210 Superintendent announces resignation The suit said the PBL Junior High administration was made aware that Pacey needed to improve his interactions with students in 2009. That's when accusations of inappropriate touching and behavior started. A lawyer representing those who filed the suit said it only got worse from there. 'One of the main frustrations for people in the community is that there have been so many reports,' Chicago-based lawyer Bhavani Raveendran said. Reports stretch back 16 years. Raveendran filed the suit and said allegations about teacher and coach Robert Pacey only continued from there. The PBL School District got several more complaints about his behavior from students and several teachers as well. 'So many individuals reaching out and speaking out about prior reports that have been made, and they have been coming out of the woodwork on social media and in other sources,' Raveendran said. Special prosecutor investigating 2 Ford Co. teachers accused of inappropriate conduct with students But the suit said it didn't stop despite these red flags. It said two students who attended PBL Junior High both told principal Josh Didier that Pacey was extremely inappropriate with girls in class. The document said he touched students — looked up and down their skirts — and accidentally touched their breasts. 'It does not appear that a lot of action was taken to protect kids in the event that these were complaints that were being made based on incidents that did occur,' Raveendran said. The suit said another one of those happened in 2021 involving the plaintiff named Minor A. She said Pacey hit her on the head at a track meet and said if she didn't shut up he was going to tape her mouth shut. She said she experienced headaches days after. A couple months later she said she was at a practice Pacey was running. She said he told her she needed to change her shorts because they were not what she would race in. When she went into the locker room — she said Pacey followed her inside and made her change into tighter ones in front of him. GCMS school board votes to dismiss teacher after alleged inappropriate texts to student Between 2009 and 2021, the lawsuit said he was moved between positions — suspended — but never fired and an investigation with DCFS was never started. 'Multiple of my clients are students that do not want to see younger students put in a similar situation,' Raveendran said. They're asking for $50,000 plus legal costs for each of the 14 counts alleged. WCIA reached out to the PBL School District several times several times on Tuesday — and was told they didn't have anyone in to handle it. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
02-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Trump DHS slams Biden admin over Ohio train derailment response
(NewsNation) — The Trump administration's Department of Homeland Security is criticizing the federal response under the Biden administration to the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, calling it 'gross mismanagement.' 'Emails of FEMA ignoring a potential cancer cluster breakout in East Palestine, Ohio, under the Biden administration is yet another outrageous example of the gross mismanagement and poor treatment of Americans under the prior administration,' a DHS spokesperson said in a statement to NewsNation. In September 2023, officials burned five tankers containing 115,000 gallons of toxic vinyl chloride. Residents quickly reported serious health issues and pleaded for help. Seven months after the toxic vinyl chloride spill, then-President Biden issued an executive order, sending FEMA executive Jim McPherson to East Palestine to assess the community's unmet needs. FEMA, White House covered up East Palestine devastation: Exclusive But new documents from FEMA obtained through the Freedom of Information Act show extensive coordination between FEMA, the White House, the National Security Council, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice, voicing serious concerns about health, toxins and the unmet needs of East Palestine following the train derailment. But publicly, their message was that there was nothing to those concerns. 'It showed that FEMA knew health care was the No. 1 issue,' said Lesley Pace, senior environmental officer at the Government Accountability Project. Entire system contaminated 2 years after Ohio train derailment: Ex-resident Pacey is an investigator with the Government Accountability Project who sued to get these documents when FEMA refused to turn them over. 'It was only discussed internally, and it actually was discussed all the way up to the White House. There's White House officials and National Security Council officials discussing the dangers of the cancer cluster potential and the health issues, and discussing whether or not to release the unmet needs report to the public and to the media,' Pacey said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Daily Mail
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
BET: Trailer, certificate and where to watch
Pacey, action-packed high school drama based on a manga series about a compulive gambler 2025
