Power lines are down across the town and a section of the Newell Highway has been closed.
Meanwhile Faux News is also reporting that medical staff are treating emergency personnel for extreme laughter caught while attempting to say the town's name with a straight face.
Truly a tragedy but also a very amazing story. I don't think I would have the moral fortitude to do such a thing. And I praise the parents with high praise for their act of forgiveness. May God bless them abundantly even more for this great feat.
Having said that - I think the killer ought to be hanged or locked away forever. Murder is murder. Society can't allow people to go around stabbing people and getting away with a slap on the wrist or jail time in a funny farm.
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The family of a teenager stabbed to death at a Sydney railway station have gathered for the much-loved youth's funeral, saying they forgive his killer.
Andrew Motuliki, 17, was stabbed in the chest with a large fishing knife allegedly after a fight broke out between two groups of teenagers on a train at Campsie station, in Sydney's south-west, on December 21.
Passengers on the train tried to give the Marrickville teenager first aid but he was pronounced dead on arrival at St George Hospital.
A 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been charged with his murder, as well as affray and custody of a knife in a public place.
He was refused bail in Parramatta Children's Court the day after the stabbing death.
"This boy who did this to my son, I forgive you," Andrew's father Etikailahi Motuliki told the Ten Network.
"Pray to God, pray for forgiveness."
His mother, Ane Motuliki, echoed the words of forgiveness, happy for the murder-accused to be dealt with by the courts, saying: "(I) leave up to whoever (to) deal with him".
Shortly after the killing, the Motulikis made a tearful public plea for people not to carry knives.
"I would like to appeal to kids everywhere not to carry knives," Mr Motuliki said the day after his son's death.
"They need to find out another way to solve their problems."
Following Monday's funeral, family and friends gathered at the scene of the stabbing, singing and praying for Andrew who was killed on his way to church just days before Christmas .
December 22, 2008 04:03pm
In the Supreme Court today Justice David Harper said the attack on Dr Zhongjun Cao, 41, took place during "several hours of mad, senseless criminality".December 22, 2008 04:03pm
In the Supreme Court today Justice David Harper said the attack on Dr Zhongjun Cao, 41, took place during "several hours of mad, senseless criminality".December 22, 2008 04:03pm
In the Supreme Court today Justice David Harper said the attack on Dr Zhongjun Cao, 41, took place during "several hours of mad, senseless criminality".
More precisely, the Gaspar Straits, Sumatra - about ... 100 - 200 miles off Singapore. An Arab merchant ship sunk here over a thousand years ago - and with it - 63,000 pieces of gold, silver, porcelain and precious objects from the Tang dynasty. It also included the largest ever gold cup made by Tang artisans found.More precisely, the Gaspar Straits, Sumatra - about ... 100 - 200 miles off Singapore. An Arab merchant ship sunk here a thousand years ago - and took with it 63,000 pieces of gold, silver, porcelain and precious objects from the Tang dynasty. It also included the largest ever gold cup made by Tang artisans.More precisely, the Gaspar Straits, Sumatra - about ... 100 - 200 miles off Singapore. An Arab merchant ship sunk here over a thousand years ago - and with it - 63,000 pieces of gold, silver, porcelain and precious objects from the Tang dynasty. It also included the largest ever gold cup made by Tang artisans found.
It happened in the evening as I was walking in the garden with my fiancee, Eve. The roses and lavenders were in full bloom. It was sunset, and the sun had bled the sky a fiery red crimson. We stood in awe and watched, holding hands and enjoying the moment together.
Hey all. If you like travelling and travel stories - check out Teddy's journal. The girl is undertaking an epic journey - travelling right around the whole freaky world from Kyoto - Moscow - Ecuador - etc... all by herself. She's going to more capital cities than Phileas Fogg. And she writes very nicely too. But I talk too much- check her travel journal out. She's currently in Ecuador.It happened in the evening as I was walking in the garden with my fiancee, Eve. The roses and lavender were in full bloom. It was sunset, and the sun had bled the sky a fiery red crimson. We stood in awe and watched, holding hands and enjoying the moment together.Hey all. If you like travelling and travel stories - check out Teddy's journal. The girl is undertaking an epic journey - travelling right around the whole freaky world from Kyoto - Moscow - Ecuador - etc... all by herself. She's going to more capital cities than Phileas Fogg. And she writes very nicely too. But I talk too much- check her travel journal out. She's currently in Ecuador.It happened in the evening as I was walking in the garden with my fiancee, Eve. The roses and lavenders were in full bloom. It was sunset, and the sun had bled the sky a fiery red crimson. We stood in awe and watched, holding hands and enjoying the moment together.Hey all. If you like travelling and travel stories - check out Teddy's journal. The girl is undertaking an epic journey - travelling right around the whole freaky world from Kyoto - Moscow - Ecuador - etc... all by herself. She's going to more capital cities than Phileas Fogg. And she writes very nicely too. But I talk too much- check her travel journal out. She's currently in Ecuador.
70 year old Bernie Madoff was a pillar of Wall Street. He was the former Chairman of the NASDAQ. He had been in the business for decades and had built up a considerable reputation. Presidents, Bankers, CEOs trusted Uncle Madoff. It looked like he was running one of the best and most stable trust funds that delivered conservative, consistent returns, and had the support of blue chip bank like HSCB, the very rich elite etc...
70 year old Bernie Madoff was a pillar of Wall Street. He was the former Chairman of the NASDAQ. He had been in the business for decades and had built up a considerable reputation. Presidents, Bankers, CEOs trusted Uncle Madoff. It looked like he was running one of the best and most stable trust funds that delivered conservative, consistent returns, and had the support of blue chip bank like HSCB, the very rich elite etc...
70 year old Bernie Madoff was a pillar of Wall Street. He was the former Chairman of the NASDAQ. He had been in the business for decades and had built up a considerable reputation. Presidents, Bankers, CEOs trusted Uncle Madoff. It looked like he was running one of the best and most stable trust funds that delivered conservative, consistent returns, and had the support of blue chip bank like HSCB, the very rich elite etc...
The reason for the low population growth in Singapore
The reason why the Eqyptians lost the Israel's War of Independence 1948, Suez Canal Crisis 1956, 1967 "Six Day War", and 1971 Yom Kippur War against Israel, as well as that Red Sea Crossing fiasco.
The reason for the low population growth in Singapore
This is the reason why Eqypt lost the War of Israel Independence 1948, the Suez Canal Crisis 1956, 1967 "Six Day War", and the 1971 Yom Kippur War against Israel, as well as that Red Sea Crossing fiasco.
Not a friendly neighbor.
The reason for the low population growth in Singapore
The reason why the Eqyptians lost the Israel's War of Independence 1948, Suez Canal Crisis 1956, 1967 "Six Day War", and 1971 Yom Kippur War against Israel, as well as that Red Sea Crossing fiasco.
For over a thousand years, merchant ships have been sailing down the Straits of Malacca and the South China Sea - carrying gold, silver, spices, and beautiful pottery for trade.
Hmmm... thats pretty good for a woman pushing 40.As DV would say, "Most impressive."
By my favourite contemporary artist - Judy Drew. I've got one of her original works in my study.| Start: | Dec 16, '08 11:00a |
| Location: | Berwick |
For over a thousand years, merchant ships have been sailing down the Straits of Malacca and the South China Sea - carrying gold, silver, spices, and beautiful pottery for trade.This painting is by my favorite contemporary artist - Judy Drew. I've got one of her original works in my study.For over a thousand years, merchant ships have been sailing down the Straits of Malacca and the South China Sea - carrying gold, silver, spices, and beautiful pottery for trade.
OMG!! Check out the photo. GROSS.By my favourite contemporary artist - Judy Drew. I've got one of her original works in my study.The WA Supreme Court yesterday sentenced Mathew Roy McDonald, 22, to five years in jail for the manslaughter of pastoralist Bill John Rowe, 49, last year…
The Supreme Court heard the Rowe family had decided late on Christmas day to go to the beach to play a game of cricket with a new kit that Mr Rowe had given as a present to the family.
While at the beach, an argument had begun between some of the young Rowe and McDonald family members, and that spread to a physical confrontation between the two groups.
The court heard that as the Rowe family left the beach for their cars, Mr Rowe, carrying the family dog, walked up to McDonald to ask him to hand him the family’s cricket bat that he had taken.
McDonald then swung the bat, striking Mr Rowe across the face, fracturing his skull and forcing him to the ground.
(T)he fiance of Mr Rowe’s daughter was admitted to hospital with a broken jaw and collarbone.
- “you consumed prodigious amounts of cannabis and alcohol, cans of bourbon, cans of full strength beer and an abundance of cones, so that by the evening you were well and truly intoxicated”.
- “this was not your fight in one sense”
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- “I am at a loss to know why it was necessary for there to be a confrontation in the first place, even on a version which has your family as the wronged group.”- “You can offer no explanation as to why you took the cricket bat”
- “Mr Rowe - who by all accounts was a gentle man, then 49; he would have been 50 today - offered you and nobody else either any violence”
- “You already have a record for violence but much of that is as a result of your drunken behavior”
- “(You had already been convicted of the) crime of unlawful wounding, (and given an) order of suspension of sentence ... for a period of 9 months”.
The court judge explains:
Fubar. He probably won't even serve the full term.You are an Aboriginal person. I am well aware of the disadvantages faced, particularly by young Aboriginal men. It is a notorious fact, one which should fill all members of this West Australian community with shame, that although comprising only 3% of our population, Aboriginal people comprise 45% of our prison population. The background and privations of many young Aboriginal people are well-recorded and your story, looked at in isolation, would arouse feelings of pity in many people and anger that a young person, as you were growing up, has to live with those privations in 21st century Australia. As a community we have probably come desensitised to the depths of abuse suffered by Aboriginal children in their journey to adulthood. Your background is typical in that respect and needs to be factored into any sentence as part of your overall criminal responsibility. There are parts of your background that have led you and I inevitably to come face to face today because of the disadvantages that have been put upon you from an early age by others.
The WA Supreme Court yesterday sentenced Mathew Roy McDonald, 22, to five years in jail for the manslaughter of pastoralist Bill John Rowe, 49, last year…
The Supreme Court heard the Rowe family had decided late on Christmas day to go to the beach to play a game of cricket with a new kit that Mr Rowe had given as a present to the family.
While at the beach, an argument had begun between some of the young Rowe and McDonald family members, and that spread to a physical confrontation between the two groups.
The court heard that as the Rowe family left the beach for their cars, Mr Rowe, carrying the family dog, walked up to McDonald to ask him to hand him the family’s cricket bat that he had taken.
McDonald then swung the bat, striking Mr Rowe across the face, fracturing his skull and forcing him to the ground.
(T)he fiance of Mr Rowe’s daughter was admitted to hospital with a broken jaw and collarbone.
- “you consumed prodigious amounts of cannabis and alcohol, cans of bourbon, cans of full strength beer and an abundance of cones, so that by the evening you were well and truly intoxicated”.
- “this was not your fight in one sense”
.
- “I am at a loss to know why it was necessary for there to be a confrontation in the first place, even on a version which has your family as the wronged group.”- “You can offer no explanation as to why you took the cricket bat”
- “Mr Rowe - who by all accounts was a gentle man, then 49; he would have been 50 today - offered you and nobody else either any violence”
- “You already have a record for violence but much of that is as a result of your drunken behavior”
- “(You had already been convicted of the) crime of unlawful wounding, (and given an) order of suspension of sentence ... for a period of 9 months”.
The court judge explains:
Fubar. He probably won't even serve the full term.You are an Aboriginal person. I am well aware of the disadvantages faced, particularly by young Aboriginal men. It is a notorious fact, one which should fill all members of this West Australian community with shame, that although comprising only 3% of our population, Aboriginal people comprise 45% of our prison population. The background and privations of many young Aboriginal people are well-recorded and your story, looked at in isolation, would arouse feelings of pity in many people and anger that a young person, as you were growing up, has to live with those privations in 21st century Australia. As a community we have probably come desensitised to the depths of abuse suffered by Aboriginal children in their journey to adulthood. Your background is typical in that respect and needs to be factored into any sentence as part of your overall criminal responsibility. There are parts of your background that have led you and I inevitably to come face to face today because of the disadvantages that have been put upon you from an early age by others.
| Start: | Dec 9, '08 9:00p |
| Location: | berwick |
The WA Supreme Court yesterday sentenced Mathew Roy McDonald, 22, to five years in jail for the manslaughter of pastoralist Bill John Rowe, 49, last year…
The Supreme Court heard the Rowe family had decided late on Christmas day to go to the beach to play a game of cricket with a new kit that Mr Rowe had given as a present to the family.
While at the beach, an argument had begun between some of the young Rowe and McDonald family members, and that spread to a physical confrontation between the two groups.
The court heard that as the Rowe family left the beach for their cars, Mr Rowe, carrying the family dog, walked up to McDonald to ask him to hand him the family’s cricket bat that he had taken.
McDonald then swung the bat, striking Mr Rowe across the face, fracturing his skull and forcing him to the ground.
(T)he fiance of Mr Rowe’s daughter was admitted to hospital with a broken jaw and collarbone.
- “you consumed prodigious amounts of cannabis and alcohol, cans of bourbon, cans of full strength beer and an abundance of cones, so that by the evening you were well and truly intoxicated”.
- “this was not your fight in one sense”
.
- “I am at a loss to know why it was necessary for there to be a confrontation in the first place, even on a version which has your family as the wronged group.”- “You can offer no explanation as to why you took the cricket bat”
- “Mr Rowe - who by all accounts was a gentle man, then 49; he would have been 50 today - offered you and nobody else either any violence”
- “You already have a record for violence but much of that is as a result of your drunken behavior”
- “(You had already been convicted of the) crime of unlawful wounding, (and given an) order of suspension of sentence ... for a period of 9 months”.
The court judge explains:
Fubar. He probably won't even serve the full term.You are an Aboriginal person. I am well aware of the disadvantages faced, particularly by young Aboriginal men. It is a notorious fact, one which should fill all members of this West Australian community with shame, that although comprising only 3% of our population, Aboriginal people comprise 45% of our prison population. The background and privations of many young Aboriginal people are well-recorded and your story, looked at in isolation, would arouse feelings of pity in many people and anger that a young person, as you were growing up, has to live with those privations in 21st century Australia. As a community we have probably come desensitised to the depths of abuse suffered by Aboriginal children in their journey to adulthood. Your background is typical in that respect and needs to be factored into any sentence as part of your overall criminal responsibility. There are parts of your background that have led you and I inevitably to come face to face today because of the disadvantages that have been put upon you from an early age by others.
