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ABC News
11 hours ago
- ABC News
Townsville remembers Jennifer Board, four years on from tragic death
When Jennifer Board was killed by a driver chasing a stolen car in Townsville in 2021, it sent shock waves through the community. What followed was an immediate and public outpouring of anger and grief. "I think the community could feel it," her sister, Siana Board, said. Jennifer was an innocent casualty of a car chase involving vigilante Christopher Hughes and car thief Gregory Clubb on February 5, 2021. Both vehicles hit 160kph on Ross River Road before Hughes lost control of his car, which struck Jennifer on her motorbike. Four years later, the two drivers involved in the crash have both been sentenced. Clubb was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to 13-and-a-half years' jail in the Supreme Court this month. Justice David North told the Townsville courtroom that Clubb's offending had tragic consequences. "[The conviction] condemns you as the unlawful killer of a young woman," Justice North said. "[She] was innocent, had a bright future and played no role in the circumstances that led to her death." Justice North said Clubb "baited" Christopher Hughes into the chase by seeking him out and throwing items at his car. Hughes pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to 12 years' jail in 2023. While legal arguments dragged on, Jennifer's loved ones created events to keep her memory alive. Jennifer's love of football, animals and the colour orange is celebrated each year at a football carnival in her honour. Next weekend will be the fourth Jennifer Board Memorial Football Carnival, arranged by close friend and police officer Luke Southgate. He never expected the event to become as popular as it has, with thousands of attendees and dozens of sponsors. "I don't think that has anything to do with the organisers," he said. This year, the event will be on July 5 rather than the February anniversary of Jennifer's death. "We can solely focus on who she was as a person," Sergeant Southgate said. "We try to spread that vibe and that passion and that joy that she had, to everyone." Jennifer was a gym trainer with a bubbly personality who found friends easily. She was embarking on a new phase of her life, sitting an entry exam to join the Queensland Police Service three days before she died. In her final months, Jennifer splurged for the first time in her adult life on her dream motorbike. Members of Townsville's motorcycling community were the first to attend a rally the day after the fatal collision. They've since raised more than $10,000 in an annual charity ride for children at Townsville University Hospital. Hospital foundation CEO Stephanie Naunton said she was touched by the community's generosity in Jennifer's name. "That's an amazing contribution of the community, coming together to turn pain into purpose," Ms Naunton said. "It makes a huge difference to a lot of the children." The annual carnival, charity ride, and a soon-to-be unveiled memorial bench in Jennifer's name keeps her alive, Siana Board said. "When you lose somebody, it can feel like they cease to exist," she said. "Just to talk about her is one of the best gifts that you can give.
New York Times
17 hours ago
- New York Times
Second Teenage Boy Shot and Killed in New York City in 2 Days
A 15-year-old boy was charged with second-degree manslaughter on Thursday in connection with the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old boy inside a Queens apartment this week, according to the police. The victim, Jamuri Mezar, was struck in the head by a bullet inside his home Wednesday evening and pronounced dead there, the police said. The 15-year-old, whose name has not been released by the authorities because he is a minor, was taken into custody by the police on Thursday and also charged with criminal possession of a weapon. The boys had been playing with a gun at the victim's home in Jamaica, Queens, when it went off, according to a law enforcement official with knowledge of the shooting who was not authorized to discuss it publicly. The 15-year-old brought the gun to Jamuri's apartment in the Norman Towers complex, where they and a group of other teenagers played with it until it suddenly went off, the official said. Police officers responding to a call about a shooting arrived at the apartment at around 5 p.m. and found Jamuri with a gunshot wound in his head. Emergency medical workers came soon after and pronounced him dead, the police said. At least two of the teenagers fled the apartment immediately after the shooting, the official said. Many details of the shooting, including how the gun went off and who had been holding it at the time, are unclear. The 15-year-old boy was arrested on Thursday just before noon. Jamuri was the second teenager to be fatally shot in New York City this week. Just one day earlier, Darrell Harris, 17, was shot and killed inside a Bronx park after getting into an argument during a water gun fight. Shootings among minors ticked upward at the start of this year, even as overall shootings in the city declined. In the first quarter of 2025, the number of juvenile shooting victims increased by 133 percent, compared with the same period in 2018, according to data provided by the Police Department. The number of juvenile perpetrators increased by 112 percent during that period, compared with 2018. In those same three months, the Police Department recorded the fewest overall shootings of any first quarter since it began recording crime statistics in 1994. Chelsia Rose Marcius contributed reporting.
BBC News
a day ago
- BBC News
Bedford drug dealer who killed customer gets 12-year jail term
A drug dealer convicted of killing a customer after an early-hours cocaine sale went wrong has been given a 12-year jail Che, 26, died in hospital after being stabbed in the abdomen with a kitchen knife at a house in Brereton Road in Bedford in November Kamau, 25, of Rutland Road, Bedford, claimed he was under threat and acted in found him not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter after a trial at Luton Crown Court. Kamau had previous convictions for drug dealing offences and possessing offensive weapons."You do present a significant risk of serious harm to members of the public," said the judge, Mr Justice Mr Justice Swift said he was starting to take "responsibility for your actions". Kamau must serve at least eight years in prison before parole is considered. Jurors heard that Mr Che, who was born in Cameroon and lived in Bedford, met Kamau in the early hours of 5 November in a street and wanted barrister Neil Moore, who led the prosecution team, said Kamau had feared a "set up" and "got aggressive".He said evidence showed that Kamau attacked Mr Che with a knife and scissors. Mr Che died after suffering a 13cm (5in) wound. The prosecution said Kamau behaved with "jaw-dropping calmness" after the posed with the blood-stained knife and took a "trophy" photograph of himself, they Kamau said he took the photograph with the intention of showing it to were told officers found the knife, which was 4cm-wide (1.6in) and 18cm-long (7.1in), after Kamau threw it down a rubbish chute. 'Swinging' Kamau told jurors that two other men were with Mr Che and that he decided to leave the property because the situation became "dodgy".He said Mr Che was holding scissors and stood in his said he was "terrified" and picked up a knife from the kitchen."I am just trying not to get stabbed, not get injured," he told jurors. "In that process, I have lunged."He said Mr Che "started coming at me swinging" and told jurors: "I swung once with the kitchen knife. I didn't want to stab him." In a victim impact statement read at the sentencing hearing, Mr Che's family explained how he moved to the UK to study computer science at the University of Westminster."There is nothing to fill the void," said their statement."Not even the harshest sentence will bring Patrice back." Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Sky News
a day ago
- Sky News
Convicted killer jailed for stalking Cheryl admits another restraining order breach after turning up at her home
A convicted killer previously jailed for stalking Girls Aloud singer Cheryl has admitted another breach of his restraining order after turning up at her home. Daniel Bannister, 50, pleaded guilty to the new charge at Reading Magistrates' Court on Tuesday. Confirming his plea, he told the court he attended an address he "reasonably believed or suspected" was the star's home. A court previously heard Bannister "can't stay away" from the 41-year-old singer. He was jailed for 16 weeks in March for repeatedly turning up at Cheryl 's Buckinghamshire home while under a restraining order. He had initially been jailed for four months in September last year and was handed a three-year restraining order, which he breached when he turned up at her home unannounced in December 2024. At the March hearing, Cheryl said she "immediately panicked" when he rang the bell at the gate and was "terrified" when she saw him - fearing for the safety of her eight-year-old son Bear. In 2012, Bannister killed 48-year-old Rajendra Patel in an attack at a south London YMCA shelter and pleaded guilty to manslaughter. He was remanded in custody on Friday and will appear at Reading Crown Court on 23 September. Bear's father, former One Direction star Liam Payne, died last October in Buenos Aires, Argentina, after falling from his third-floor hotel balcony.
Daily Mail
a day ago
- Daily Mail
Teen charged with manslaughter after 17-year-old boy died in 'stolen' car he was driving
A 16-year-old has been charged with a string of offences after a teenager died when the allegedly stolen car he was driving crashed. The boy, 17, was killed following a lengthy police chase on February 27 after the SUV he was travelling in rolled on Wier Road in Bourke, in western NSW. The teenager was one of four youths who had fled the scene of a robbery at a Naroomine service station on Burroway Road just before midnight that night. Police followed the SUV and unsuccessfully tried to stop the car. About an hour-and-a-half later, police tracked down the SUV again and deployed road spikes. The police chase came to an end when the car rolled and crashed, with the 17-year-old boy dying at the scene. Two other boys – aged 13 and 16 – were treated by paramedics before being taken to Bourke Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. A 14-year-old was flown to Sydney Children's hospital in a serious condition. The 13-year-old and 16-year-old were charged after being released from hospital. On Friday, the 16-year-old was hit with more charges including manslaughter and driving with drugs in his system over the incident. He will face a children's court on July 10.
