Wednesday - June 04, 2008

Police given more time to question stabbing suspect

Yesterday under comments and in answer (sort of) to a question, I quoted an article and posted the link wherein the paper reported that a 30 yr old man was being held for the killing of a girl, just turned 15.  It was reported then, that he was her “boyfriend.”

Well, this is getting a bit involved cause things seem to have changed since yesterday afternoon.

In another unrelated crime story, a 17 yr old beat and raped a pregnant woman ON THE VERY DAY HE WAS RELEASED from custody. He had a record of 43 previous convictions.  But the miserable bastard was out free cause of a lack of secure hosp. beds.
I am not going to post that entire story. If you’re interested, here’s the link.  http://tinyurl.com/4k8tgn But I think this country really,really,really needs vigilante justice. 
Judgey thinks poor boy is ill and needs long term care.  SOB needs a rope and slow death.

By John Bingham
Last Updated: 12:01PM BST 04/06/2008

Police have been given extra time to question a man suspected of stabbing choirgirl Arsema Dawit to death in a lift as she returned home from school amid claims of stalking and harassment.

The 21-year-old Eritrean man, known as Thomas, can now be held until Thursday morning after magistrates in Greenwich, east London, granted detectives a warrant for further detention.

Arsema, 15, and her family complained to police just over a month ago that the man, whom she met through her local Eritrean church - where she sang in the choir - had assaulted and threatened to kill her in a McDonalds restaurant.

Officers did not speak to the 15-year-old until 12 days after the claims were lodged and were still investigating when the “quiet” and “beautiful” teenager was murdered on Monday in a lift in the block of flats where she lived near Waterloo station.

Family friends have accused the police of failing to protect her, claiming officers told Arsema’s mother that they could “do nothing” to detain the suspect.

The Metropolitan Police denies suggestions that it did not act to protect her but has begun an internal investigation into whether its handling of the case was “fit for purpose”.

Arsema was stabbed up to 10 times in an assault so violent that part of the handle of the knife had broken off when it was discovered embedded in her side.

She was found covered in blood by a neighbour who had called the lift to bring her nine-year-old daughter home from school.

She was dressed in the uniform of Harris Academy, the school nearby where she was described as quiet and well behaved.

The 21-year-old suspect was arrested on Hungerford Bridge shortly afterwards.

Simon Tesfaghiorgish, a friend visiting Arsema’s family at their home near Waterloo station in south London, said the girl’s mother had contacted police “a number of times” after an alleged attack on April 16.

He said: “He beat her and threatened to kill her. He wanted a relationship.”

He added: “The mother, she reported it to police a number of times. They said they couldn’t do anything.”

Scotland Yard confirmed that on April 30 an allegation that Arsema had been assaulted and threatened with death was made.

The claims were investigated, but the victim denied knowledge of the incident.

A spokesman said: “We continued to investigate the circumstances of the incident and Arsema’s mother was subsequently contacted on the May 19. The investigation was still being progressed when Arsema was tragically murdered.”

http://tinyurl.com/65bm8g

Posted by Drew458     on 06/04/2008 at 10:54 AM   
Filed Under: • Crime •  
• Comments (2) • Trackbacks(0)  Permalink •  

DISCLAIMER

THE SERVICES AND MATERIALS ON THIS WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE HOSTS OF THIS SITE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICE OR ANY MATERIALS.

Not that very many people ever read this far down, but this blog was the creation of Allan Kelly and his friend Vilmar. Vilmar moved on to his own blog some time ago, and Allan ran this place alone until his sudden and unexpected death partway through 2006. We all miss him. A lot. Even though he is gone this site will always still be more than a little bit his. We who are left to carry on the BMEWS tradition owe him a great debt of gratitude, and we hope to be able to pay that back by following his last advice to us all:

1. Keep a firm grasp of Right and Wrong
2. Stay involved with government on every level and don't let those bastards get away with a thing
3. Use every legal means to defend yourself in the event of real internal trouble, and, most importantly:
4. Keep talking to each other, whether here or elsewhere

It's been a long strange trip without you Skipper, but thanks for pointing us in the right direction and giving us a swift kick in the behind to get us going. Keep lookin' down on us, will ya? Thanks.

THE INFORMATION AND OTHER CONTENTS OF THIS WEBSITE ARE DESIGNED TO COMPLY WITH THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THIS WEBSITE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ALL PARTIES IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE AMERICAN COURTS. IF ANYTHING ON THIS WEBSITE IS CONSTRUED AS BEING CONTRARY TO THE LAWS APPLICABLE IN ANY OTHER COUNTRY, THEN THIS WEBSITE IS NOT INTENDED TO BE ACCESSED BY PERSONS FROM THAT COUNTRY AND ANY PERSONS WHO ARE SUBJECT TO SUCH LAWS SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED TO USE OUR SERVICES UNLESS THEY CAN SATISFY US THAT SUCH USE WOULD BE LAWFUL.

Copyright © 2004-2015 Domain Owner