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BBC News
7 days ago
- BBC News
Girl, 16, 'strangled to unconsciousness by stranger' in Coleford
A man choked a teenage girl to the point of unconsciousness when she tried to break up an argument, police have attacker, thought to be in his late teens, was not known to the 16-year-old, who was said to have been extremely distressed by the Police said the attack happened near a Texaco garage in Coleford in the Forest of Dean, at about 19.30 BST on 31 girl was walking with a friend when she heard a man having an argument with another man and tried to de-escalate it, police said, before one of them turned on her and strangled her. She had no serious injuries but was taken to hospital as a precaution. Investigators are now trying to find the two men. One was white with tanned skin and blond hair, 5ft 9in to 6ft tall, and between 16 and 18 years old. He was wearing a green second man was white, between 17 and 20 years old, and the same height. He was dressed in black. He had brown hair, shaved shorter at the bottom and longer on top, and facial are also trying to trace a member of the public who helped the girl after the attack on Old Station have asked for anyone who was in the area between 19:00 BST and 20.30 BST to contact them.
BBC News
27-06-2025
- BBC News
Three witnesses sought after Devon walking trail attack
Three witnesses to an attack on a teenage girl on a Devon walking trail are being urged to come forward. Devon and Cornwall Police said they received reports of a man trying to pull the woman towards bushes on the Tarka Trail at about 17:00 BST on force said it was looking for two men and a woman who were seen in the said one man believed to be in his late-50s or early-60s was seen riding a black bike, a woman was seen cycling towards Bideford and another man in his 50s or 60s with circular glasses and straight brown hair was seen speaking to people in the area at the time. Det Insp Emma Lefort, investigation lead, said people would see a "heightened police presence" in the area as investigations continue. She said: "I would like to appeal to these individuals to come forward as we believe they may have witnessed the incident or may have seen a man in a white top, interacting with or walking with a teenage girl, on or around the Iron Bridge at around 16:30-17:00."We would also like to hear from anyone who may have seen the suspect walking along the Tarka Trail from either direction." The suspect is described by police as a white male who was aged approximately 30-40 years old with messy, short dark blond hair, wrinkly dirty skin, distinctly perfect white teeth, short chubby fingers and pronounced drawn-down was reported to be wearing black work trousers and a plain white top at the time of the said he then put on a plain white-sleeved jumper with a hood, left the scene and headed towards Bideford.A man in his 40s was arrested on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and was released on bail pending further inquiries, said the force.
News.com.au
27-06-2025
- News.com.au
Cops search for mystery man after alleged ‘unlawful' assault on Melbourne replacement bus
Police have released an artist's impression of a man wanted for questioning over the alleged assault of a teenage girl on a replacement bus in Melbourne. In a statement, Victoria Police said police allege the 17-year-old girl caught a replacement bus in Maribyrnong about 4.15pm on May 8 when she was allegedly approached by a man. It is further alleged the man 'produced a silver pointed object and placed it in front of her chest'. 'As the bus was travelling towards Moonee Ponds it is alleged a man approached the girl,' a Victoria Police spokesperson said. 'Investigators have been told the victim and man got off the bus on Ascot Vale Rd but he did not approach the girl again.' The Transit Crime Investigation Unit has continued to appeal for information into the incident – releasing a digitally-generated image of the man they believe may be able to assist with their inquires. He is perceived to be Middle Eastern in appearance, between 40-50 years of age with a broad build, dark eyes and a strawberry blonde/brown scruffy beard. He was wearing reading glasses with a thin gold frame.
The Independent
12-06-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Supreme Court rules for girl with epilepsy in opinion that could affect education access lawsuits
The Supreme Court sided with a teenage girl with a rare form of epilepsy on Thursday in a unanimous ruling that could make it easier for families like hers to go to court over access to education. The girl's family says that her Minnesota school district didn't do enough to make sure she has the accommodations she needs to learn, including failing to provide adequate instruction in the evening when her seizures are less frequent. But lower courts ruled against the family's discrimination claims in court, despite finding the school had fallen short. That's because courts in that part of the country require plaintiffs in lawsuits against schools to show officials used 'bad faith or gross misjudgment,' a higher legal standard than most disability discrimination claims. The family appealed to the Supreme Court. The district, Osseo Area Schools, said that lowering the legal standard could expose the country's understaffed public schools to more lawsuits if their efforts fall short, even if officials are working in good faith. The district also argued that all claims over accommodations for people with disabilities should be held to the same higher standard — a potentially major switch that would have been a 'five-alarm fire' for the disability rights community, the girl's lawyers said. ___
Associated Press
12-06-2025
- Politics
- Associated Press
Supreme Court rules for girl with epilepsy in opinion that could affect education access lawsuits
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court sided with a teenage girl with a rare form of epilepsy on Thursday in a unanimous ruling that could make it easier for families like hers to go to court over access to education. The girl's family says that her Minnesota school district didn't do enough to make sure she has the accommodations she needs to learn, including failing to provide adequate instruction in the evening when her seizures are less frequent. But lower courts ruled against the family's discrimination claims in court, despite finding the school had fallen short. That's because courts in that part of the country require plaintiffs in lawsuits against schools to show officials used 'bad faith or gross misjudgment,' a higher legal standard than most disability discrimination claims. The family appealed to the Supreme Court. The district, Osseo Area Schools, said that lowering the legal standard could expose the country's understaffed public schools to more lawsuits if their efforts fall short, even if officials are working in good faith. The district also argued that all claims over accommodations for people with disabilities should be held to the same higher standard — a potentially major switch that would have been a 'five-alarm fire' for the disability rights community, the girl's lawyers said. ___ Follow the AP's coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court at
