Woman charged with child abduction after Belfast shopping centre ‘locked down’
She is due to appear in court today. A 38-year-old woman has been charged with child abduction following reports of an alleged kidnapping at a Belfast shopping centre. The incident, which happened on Monday, May 20, involved someone reportedly seen lifting a baby from a pram and attempting to run towards the exit of The […]
2 years ago
29 puppies rescued from illegal trafficking at Belfast Port
The puppies are now in the process of rehoming. A multi-agency crackdown at Belfast Port saw 29 puppies be rescued from illegal trafficking. The PSNI, the Department of Agriculture, Environmental and Rural Affairs (DAERA), Belfast Harbour Police and Belfast City Council were part of a crackdown on illegal puppy smuggling in the Paws for Thought […]
3 years ago
CMO confirms death of child in Ireland from invasive Strep A
The news was confirmed this afternoon. A child has died in Ireland from invasive Group A Strep (iGAS), the Chief Medical Officer has said. CMO Breda Smyth was speaking to Virgin Media News on Wednesday (7 December) when she confirmed the news. “Unfortunately, I can confirm that there has been one invasive Group A strep-associated […]
3 years ago
Father took daughter to hospital three times before she died of Strep A
Stella-Lilly McCorkindale is the ninth child to die from the infection in the UK A devastated dad says he took his daughter to A&E three times before she tragically died of Strep A. Robert McCorkindale, from Belfast, told the Mirror his “amazing” daughter started feeling unwell on the weekend of November 26th with a cold […]
3 years ago
Murder investigation begins into death of woman in Belfast
A 31-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. The PSNI have begun a murder investigation following the death of Hollie Thomson in west Belfast. The 28-year-old was from the Greenan area of Belfast, and police were called to a property in the area following a report of her sudden death on Sunday morning. […]
4 years ago
Warning of Northern Irish ‘Tinder Swindler’ after 80 cases reported last year
One woman in Belfast was scammed out of £130,000. When you watch The Tinder Swindler, it’s very easy to imagine these scams happening somewhere else. Hayut’s scams and schemes happen all across these beautiful exotic locations, with the victims hopping on flight to flight to either help or hinder their “boyfriend”. The documentary has exploded in […]
4 years ago