21.3.10

Elderly Man Calls 911 Before Killing Wife And Himself (FL)

http://gantdaily.com/2010/03/20/elderly-man-calls-911-before-killing-wife-and-himself/

March 20, 2010 at 5:14 AM by AHN · Leave a Comment

Ayinde O. Chase – AHN News Editor

Wilton Manors, FL, United States (AHN) –

An elderly Florida man called 911 to report a murder-suicide at his home. Authorities say he then ended the call and shot and killed his wife and then turned the gun on himself.

When officers arrived at the home of William Mehner early Thursday morning they found him and his wife, Janet Mehner, dead inside.

Both 87-year-olds had gunshot wounds and a gun was found next to Mr. Mehner’s body.

Neighbors say the couple lived in the home since the 1950’s. They were also seen at a neighborhood block party celebrating St. Patrick’s day and according to reports nothing appeared unusual.

It remains unknown what caused the man to commit murder-suicide.

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Update: Man who shot his wife before turning the gun on himself has died from his injuries. (W.VA)

Updated: 6:47 PM Mar 20, 2010

http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/88705967.html

UPDATE: Couple Dead After Apparent Murder-Suicide

The Kanawha County Sheriff's Department is investigating a murder-suicide.

Posted: 10:51 PM Mar 19, 2010
Reporter: Allison Herman
Email Address: allison.herman@wsaz.com

6 p.m. Story
Shooting Investigation

UPDATE @ 5:13 p.m.
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- The man deputies believe shot his wife before turning the gun on himself has died from his injuries.

The Kanawha County Sheriff's Department says Leonard Hicks died at CAMC General Hospital after suffering a gunshot wound to the head Friday night.

 

Friends tell WSAZ.com that Hicks was on life support before he passed away Saturday afternoon.

Leonard's brother-in-law, Chris Shinaunt, said he never saw this coming.

"I knew they were having a little bit of trouble, but I didn't think it was this serious. I can't believe Leonard would do this."

Annetta worked at Lens Crafters as a Lab Technician for 17 years. Richa Nelson, co-worker, says she was working alongside of Annetta just an hour before she was shot by her husband.

Richa says Annetta had told freinds the couple was considering a divorce, but she says "we had no idea this was a possibility, a remote possibility at all."

The couple leaves behind two children, 17 and 19 -year-old boys.


UPDATE: Saturday, 12:15 p.m.
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- The Kanawha County Sheriff's Department believes a shooting late Friday night was an attempted murder-suicide.

Deputies responded to a home on Spring Fork Drive in the Cambells Creek area around 10:30 p.m.

They found Annetta Hicks,39, dead inside the house. She suffered multiple gunshot wounds. Her husband, Leonard, suffered a single, self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

Leonard Hicks remains in the hospital on life support.

Deputies say evidence and information from witnesses indicates that this was a murder-suicide attempt.


UPDATE @ 11:45 p.m.
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Dispatchers in Kanawha County say a shooting in Campbell's Creek has killed one person and sent another to the hospital.

A family member on the scene says a male and female were involved. The family member says the two were in a relationship, and had been having problems recently. The female has died, and the male was taken to the hospital.

The identity of the people involved has not been released at this time. The Kanawha County Sheriff's Department says they have just started their investigation, and should have more information to release Saturday morning.

Keep clicking on WSAZ.com for the very latest information.

ORIGINAL STORY
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- At least one person has been shot to death late Friday night in the Campbell's Creek area, Metro 911 dispatchers say.

They say the shooting happened about 10:30 p.m. Friday along Springfork Drive in Campbell's Creek, and it appears to be an attempted murder-suicide.

Dispatchers say one person has died, but the other was still alive shortly before 11 p.m.

We have a crew on the scene. Keep clicking on WSAZ.com for updated information.

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A Father shoots himself after killing wife, son ( he was another REALLY nice Guy)

Man shoots himself after killing wife, son comments (16)

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/88729367.html

 

By Ariel Barkhurst and Valentinio Lucio - San Antonio Express-News

Three people are dead after a double murder-suicide Saturday morning in which an elderly man shot and killed his wife and adult son before turning the gun on himself at the breakfast table of their Monte Vista home, authorities said.

Police Chief William McManus said that the man, who was in his late 70s to early 80s, called police dispatch at around 9:15 a.m. to report the shootings.

“He told the dispatcher, ‘There's been two homicides and there's about to be a suicide,'” McManus said.

Before the man hung up, he told the dispatcher he was going to “finish himself off,” according to a police report.

Police found the man, along with his elderly wife and 53-year-old son, in the kitchen of their home on the 200 block of East Summit Avenue. The son was lying face down on the floor and it appeared he was shot in the back of his head, while his mother was found slumped over in a chair at the breakfast table with a gunshot wound to the mouth, the police report states. The father was found on the floor with a black revolver nearby.

While authorities didn't release the victims' identities Saturday, Bexar County Appraisal District records indicate Charles F. and Janet Tribolet own the home.

John Webber, who lives a few houses away from the Tribolets, said the couple's son, Charles G. Tribolet, owns a home nearby in the 300 block of East Summit Avenue.

Webber lived next door to the son and knew him as a caring neighbor who enjoyed the outdoors. He said there were times when he would jog through the neighborhood and his neighbor would ride along on his bike and would share stories about trips to Big Bend National Park.

“He was a selfless and caring man,” said Webber, who knew his neighbor as Chuck. “He was the type of guy who would bring in your garbage cans or help out with yard work. There's not much more I can say. He was just a positive man and a great neighbor.”

Webber said the son recently moved into the bungalow behind his parent's home to devote more time to them. He said the incident was shocking because the family didn't seem to have any problems and the son would even take his parents to their medical appointments. Although Webber did not know the father and mother well, he said the couple's son told him that the mother was slightly ill.

Webber added that the father and son were known to own weapons and that they would sell guns at area gun shows.

Other neighbors said the father was a retired Air Force colonel and that the son also retired from the military.

Investigators had no information Saturday morning on the man's possible motives. No suicide note had been found and there was no indication that the man had suffered from a mental disorder.

Police had never been called to the neatly landscaped red-roofed house before Saturday, McManus said.

“We don't know what the triggering mechanism was, whether it was disease or what,” McManus said. “It seemed to be a normal household.”

Neighbors of the family said both the couple and their son seemed stable and friendly, though a bit reserved.

“They were quiet, nice folks,” said David Clark, a retired Army colonel whose house is adjacent to the family's home. “They kept to themselves. But we would see them coming and going, and sometimes they would sit on the lawn.”

The father seemed normal in the days leading up to the shooting, several neighbors said.

“The postman told me he looked and acted normal just yesterday, when he gave him his mail,” said Evelyn Guerra, who lived one house down from the family.

“I've talked to the father a lot, he was very friendly,” said Jaime Izzo, who lived next door to the family for the past month. “I was painting the fence white last week, and he came up to me, said hello, said the fence looked good. He was a really friendly guy.”

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Domestic Dispute Leads to Murder-Suicide (Charleston)

http://www.wvmetronews.com/index.cfm?func=displayfullstory&storyid=36004

A domestic dispute leads to a murder-suicide in Kanawha County.

Deputies arrived at a home in the Campbell’s Creek area of Kanawha County around 10:30 Friday night.    Dead at the scene was 39-year old Anita Hicks.  She'd suffered multiple gunshot wounds.

Deputies say Hicks' husband Leonard Hicks, suffered a single gunshot wound that was self inflected. He died Saturday afternoon at Charleston Area Medical Center.

Police say evidence from the scene and interviews with relatives and neighbors leads them to conclude it was a murder-suicide.

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A man fatally shot his 20-year-old stepson before killing himself

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/hotstories/6923186.html

Officers: Murder-suicide leaves man, stepson dead

By ANITA HASSAN

Copyright 2010 Houston Chronicle

March 21, 2010, 7:31AM

A man fatally shot his 20-year-old stepson before killing himself after an argument at an east Harris County home late Saturday afternoon, authorities said.

Sheriff's deputies found two men dead when they responded around 5:30 p.m. to a call at a home in the 13900 block of Brownsville, Harris County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Deputy Janie Alvarez-Wagner said.

The two men started arguing over the stepson taking three siblings to the store, officers said.

During the argument, the 20-year-old stated that he had consent to take the children to the store from his mother, who was not at the home during the incident, authorities said. The man's stepfather then asked him to go outside the home, where he then allegedly shot him, Alvarez-Wagner said.

The three siblings, one who is 18 and the other two under the age of 10, went outside the home and attempted to help the 20-year-old .

One of the children noticed the stepfather fiddling with a gun, officers said. Shortly afterward, the children heard multiple gunshots and found the stepfather on the ground, Alvarez-Wagner said. Paramedics pronounced both men dead at the scene.

The case is under investigation by the Harris County Sheriff's Homicide Division.

anita.hassan@chron.com

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Custody war: Saudi men hold children for ransom

Don't have to be in Saudi-

They hold our children Hostage here in the United States- Land of the free- (my ass) It’s time for Global Revolution!

http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article32573.ece

Custody war: Saudi men hold children for ransom

By LAURA BASHRAHEEL | ARAB NEWS

Published: Mar 20, 2010 23:43 Updated: Mar 20, 2010 23:43

JEDDAH: Saudi women are increasingly speaking out about the excessive financial demands made by their ex-husbands after divorce.

Typically, in Islamic law, a mother, even if she is not a Muslim, can keep custody of her male children until the age of nine and of her female children until the age of seven after which custody goes to the father.

At nine, sons have the right to choose who they wish to stay with, while daughters normally go with their father.

A divorced mother can continue to have custody of her daughter beyond the age of seven depending on the father and what sort of relationship they have.

Nadia Nasr, a 32-year-old mother of one, said her ex-husband threatens to take her son if she marries and does not pay him money.

“I asked for divorce after I learned he was a drug addict and alcoholic,” she said.

“Once he took my son to Morocco and disappeared. I phoned his mother everyday and she was never helpful. She supported her drunkard son,” she added.

Nasr finally got a divorce and the judge presiding over her case ruled she should have custody of their son. She, however, continues to fear losing him as her ex-husband asks her for cash in return for allowing her to keep their child.

“I raised my child all alone while his father was out with his friends,” she said.

Nasr’s ex-husband calls her every so often and asks for a few thousand riyals, demands she finds difficult to refuse.

“He is crazy. He could take my son after school and no one would question him ... Who will make sure nothing happens to my son? Why do I have to live under this threat to get my basic rights?” she added.

The case of Nathalie Morin, a Canadian married to a Saudi, is another example of how some men abuse the system. Reports have been surfacing in the media that Morin’s Saudi husband is holding her captive along with their children.

According to a Canadian Foreign Ministry representative, Morin’s Saudi husband, Saeed Al-Shahrani, told Canadian consular officials in Dammam on Sept. 22 last year that he was willing to divorce her and allow her and their three children to return to Canada for $300,000.

Child custody battles in Saudi society are more than parents confronting each other in court. In many cases money plays an important role.

Ehsan Abdullah is a 45-year-old mother of four. Following her divorce over 15 years ago, Abdullah’s ex-husband took her children and prevented her from seeing them.

“He was punishing me ... He took the children, traveled somewhere and married another woman,” she said.

Abdullah said she saw her children for the first time 10 years later.

“I used to call his family on a daily basis to inquire about my children. I saw my kids 10 years later; they had all grown up not knowing me well,” she said, remembering the pain she has been through.

“I tried convincing him by offering him money. At one point, he said yes but ignored my calls later,” she added.

Custody cases used to be reviewed by several judges with each looking at the case from a particular angle.

For example, one judge would handle the visiting hours and another would look at the child support aspect.

In 2009, the Ministry of Justice made amendments, which, according to Makkah-based lawyer Ibraheem Al-Zamzami, means that only one judge will handle the entire case from beginning to end.

“The idea of custody is being misunderstood by many people. It does not mean that when a child becomes seven, the boy or girl has an option to choose or the father can take the child,” said Al-Zamzami.

“The more responsible parent and the one who is more capable of providing the child with a healthy atmosphere should be the one to be awarded custody,” he added.

He said mothers are given custody before children reach seven, adding that most custody cases are filed by mothers and not fathers.

Some abusive men take advantage of women and exploit their love for their children to extort money. “This is unethical,” he added.

“If a man is blackmailing his ex-wife by threatening to take their children from her in return for money, then he has forgotten that he is the one who is supposed to provide his children with financial support from birth until adulthood,” he added.

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UK Inflicts Human Rights Violation on 12 Year Old

 

from the http://parentingnewsnetwork.com/?p=533

UK Inflicts Human Rights Violation on 12 Year Old

Mar 19, 2010

On March 17th, 2010, Lord Justice Thorpe, sitting with Mrs. Justice Baron and Lady Justice Smith at the Court of Appeal ruled that a 12 year old known as Child C would be removed from his mother and should stay in foster care in the West Midlands area for a maximum of 21 days. He would then be transferred to the custody of his father whom the boy calls a “monster.” This will force the young man to move 100 miles away to London. At an earlier hearing, Judge Clifford Bellamy engaged in mother blaming saying he was “not wholly convinced” that the mother, who had “significant influence and power” over the boy, wanted contact with the father to work.

This forced removal of a child from the life he has always lived is NOT because there is anything wrong with the child’s home or mother. It is because the father has inflicted this human rights violation of Article 5 of the Human Rights Act, right to liberty, upon the child via family court. This has been perpetrated on the mother and child using the hypothetical theory of “alienation” which is well known for its use in taking children away from mothers by falsely accusing the mother of this fictitious disorder.

“Parental Alienation Syndrome” theory was originally made up by a pedophile sympathizing doctor named Richard Gardner to cover up claims of sexual abuse. The accusation of alienation is now used in case after case simply to attack a custodial parent forcing them to defend raising their own child. Accusing a custodial parent of alienation is a well known tactic of abusers to take the child away from a home where the child is happy and stable. The act of making the accusation of alienation is in itself an abusive act, because the sole purpose is to vilify the custodial parent in order to take the child away from them.

In the United States, the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges has issued the following warning about parental alienation in their 2009 publication, “A Judicial Guideto Child Safety in Custody Cases”

C. [§3.3] A Word of Caution about Parental Alienation

Under relevant evidentiary standards, the court should not accept testimony regarding

parental alienation syndrome, or “PAS.” The theory positing the existence of PAS has been discredited by the scientific community.35 In Kumho Tire v. Carmichael, 526 U.S. 137 (1999), the Supreme Court ruled that even expert testimony based in the “soft sciences” must meet the standard set in the Daubert case.36 Daubert, in which the court re-examined the standard it had earlier articulated in the Frye37 case, requires application of a multi-factor test, including peer review, publication, testability, rate of error, and general acceptance. PAS does not pass this test. Any testimony that a party to a custody case suffers from the syndrome or “parental alienation” should therefore be ruled inadmissible and stricken from the evaluation report under both the standard established in Daubert and the earlier Frye standard.38 

The discredited “diagnosis” of PAS (or an allegation of “parental alienation”), quite apart from its scientific invalidity, inappropriately asks the court to assume that the child’s behaviors and attitudes toward the parent who claims to be “alienated” have no grounding in reality. It also diverts attention away from the behaviors of the abusive parent, who may have directly influenced the child’s responses by acting in violent, disrespectful, intimidating, humiliating, or discrediting ways toward the child or the other parent. 12

It appears that the justices in the United Kingdom are following Old English property laws, rather than treating the young man like a human being. A senior family judge attempted to justify this barbaric treatment by making the preposterous statement, that the child would suffer “emotional harm” if his “alienation” from his father continued.

Parenting News Network™ would like to make sure that the people responsible for this inhumane treatment know that they themselves are inflicting “emotional harm” on the boy by separating him from his mother with whom he has lived with his entire life. This is an example of a complete lack of understanding of attachment, and some education is in order: Attachment 101 should be required reading for the judicial community.

The dehumanized Child C has stated that he will go on a hunger strike and has threatened to jump from his father’s car if forced to live with his father. The father and all those aiding him are inflicting harm on the young man causing him to make these distressed statements. He is clearly indicating that he does NOT want to live anywhere other than where he has been his entire life.

The ruling quoted in the Telegraph states, “Every opportunity must be taken to allow the restoration or some restoration of the relationship between child and father during the last week of the school term.”

It is obvious to many that forcefully taking a child from a mother is a human rights violation that does not serve to “restore” a relationship, but to DESTROY the mother and child relationship at the command of the father. This does not build a relationship, it builds resentment.

The Justices involved in this inhumanity should be removed from their positions and not allowed to inflict harm on any more children.

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