Kidney transplant went to wrong patient with the same name
CAMDEN, N.J. — A New Jersey hospital says a kidney meant for one patient was mistakenly transplanted into another patient with the same name who was farther down the priority list.
Virtua Health says the Nov. 18 operation on a 51-year-old at Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital was successful, but officials then discovered that the patient was transplanted out of priority order because “unusually, the individual who should have received the organ has the same name and is of similar age.”
Virtua Health says the error was reported to state health officials and the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, and the patient who should have received the kidney also underwent a successful transplant on Nov. 24. Officials call the mistake “unprecedented” and say steps have been taken to prevent a recurrence.
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Man sexually assaulted, killed college student after she ignored his catcalls
CHICAGO — A man charged with first-degree murder in the strangulation death of a 19-year-old University of Illinois at Chicago student has been ordered held without bail during a hearing in which prosecutors told the judge that he had confessed to the attack.
Donald Thurman is also charged with criminal sexual assault in the fatal attack of Ruth George, whose body was found last weekend in her family’s vehicle that was parked in a garage on the school’s campus.
Assistant State’s Attorney James Murphy said during Tuesday’s hearing that Thurman was angry that George was ignoring his catcalls and that he followed her into the garage, where he sexually assaulted and killed her.
The 26-year-old Thurman was on parole at the time of the attack after serving two years of a six-year prison sentence for armed robbery.
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Man bludgeoned fiancé to death in jealous rage after she wanted to leave him because of his cross-dressing habits
A man who bludgeoned his fiancee to death with a metal bar after she wanted to leave him because of his cross-dressing has been jailed for 17 years.
Roderick Deakin-White, 38, carried out the “horrendous and savage” attack on Amy Parsons, 35, while she was showering in the flat they shared in Whitechapel, east London.
She was left naked and bleeding to death after suffering “horrific injuries” to her head, face and brain during the attack on April 25, a court heard.
Deakin-White was found guilty of her murder by a jury on Tuesday November 19.
Sentencing Deakin-White on Tuesday at Snaresbrook Crown Court, judge John Lafferty said Ms Parsons was killed in a “most horrendous, savage and brutal way”.
Judge Lafferty told Deakin-White: “Your view was that if you can’t have her, no-one can have her, and you killed her.
“There is no sentence I can pass upon you today that will bring back Miss Parsons – a young, successful, vivacious and kind-hearted young woman, whose life was brutally taken by you.”
Deakin-White, who wore a suit in the dock, stared forward as his sentence was read out before being led away by guards.
During his trial, the court heard how personal assistant Ms Parsons had become increasingly unhappy with her relationship, particularly due to Deakin-White’s cross-dressing habits.
Prosecutor Gareth Patterson QC said at a previous hearing: “She was unhappy about this and this was something he had often wanted to do when they were intimate.”
He told jurors Deakin-White became angry and jealous after Ms Parsons began a relationship with a colleague a few weeks before the killing.
The prosecutor said Deakin-White launched the attack after she told him she was leaving him.
“Unwilling to accept that she was going to leave him, he used a metal bar to hit her repeatedly around the head while she was showering in the Docklands flat which they shared,” Mr Patterson said.
Deakin-White fled the flat before confessing to a friend, who persuaded him to hand himself in.
In interviews with police, Deakin-White admitted attacking her with a metal bar but denied murder, claiming it was an “accident”.
At his sentencing, Ms Parsons’ sister, Eve, spoke of her family’s grief in a victim impact statement read out in court.
She described Ms Parsons as the “bright light” of the family and a “beautiful person”.
“Nothing could have prepared me to deal with this loss,” she said. “All of our family are as heartbroken as it is possible to be.”
Richard Carey-Hughes, mitigating, said Deakin-White had expressed remorse in the police station when he was recorded talking to himself saying: “I feel like the nastiest person in the world. She would have been in so much pain.”
Judge Lafferty sentenced Deakin-White to a minimum of 17 years in prison, reduced by 210 days which he has already served in custody.
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Normani Reveals She Was Trying to Hide in Fifth Harmony
It’s hard to believe Normani—record-setting gymnast, former Fifth Harmonymember, star of a 69 million-viewed music video—is shy.
As was revealed in a newly published interview in Cosmopolitan, the 23-year-old “Motivation” singer has actually had “lifelong shyness,” an attribute that struck during her first solo performance as a young dancer.
According to the magazine, she “made her way to the spotlight, froze, and ran straight back to the wings.”
Of course, the star songstress has come a long way from that moment, having graced the stages of Ariana Grande‘s Sweetener World Tour, the MTV Video Music Awards, the Billboard Music Awards and many others.
As fans well know, she got her star in stardom thanks to The X Factor and the resulting group, Fifth Harmony. For more than five years, the women worked together, spawning hits like “Worth It,” “Sledgehammer” and “Work From Home” and weathering the exit of member Camila Cabello until their “indefinite hiatus” in 2018.
While Normani is now handling the spotlight solo, that wasn’t initially the shy star’s intention. “I remember always being asked, ‘Why do you wanna be in a girl group? So you can hide?'” she recalled to Cosmopolitan. “And that’s exactly what I was trying to do.”
Eventually, however, she didn’t want to hide anymore.
“I’m not sure what that turning point was,” she said, “but I was like, Normani is enough. You can be onstage and perform and you can be enough.”
Judging by her solo success, Normani was certainly not wrong. As for her former colleagues, they’re all seizing the opportunities they worked toward together.
“People do what people do—take the information they have and blow it up,” she told the magazine of the breakup rumors about the group. “I’m happy everyone has an opportunity ’cause we worked our a off. We do our own things. We’re good.”
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Summer Walker Fans Claim She Was Late As They Stood In The Cold For Hours
Article via HotNewHipHop
The singer shared photos and videos of herself hanging out in the city while fans were reportedly waiting.
It was believed that now that Summer Walker has openly, and repeatedly shared her social anxiety struggles with her fans, they would be more sympathetic. The singer has canceled a bulk of her tour after being criticized in the media over her live shows and recently she even issued a sort of public service announcement to anyone attending her concert in Toronto.
“If y’all wanna see 2 splits, a back flip, an a Adele belt, & one Pusey pop this show is not for you,” she wrote on Instagram. <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/admin/article/edit/96565/
” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>”Lol just this is for wine sippers, blunt roller, & hand swayers.” However, fans took to Twitter to share their displeasure with the singer once again after many stated that she showed up late and left them waiting out in the cold. Summer uploaded clips of herself with boyfriend London On Da Track in Toronto and even posted a series of photos she took throughout the evening, including a snap with Drake.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Summer Walker (@summerwalker) on Nov 25, 2019 at 8:03pm PST
“Summer walker Toronto show has not started lmao it’s 10:30 ?,” one person wrote. Another tweeted, “I hope summer walker knows that toronto is the last city she needs clownin’ her. hit the stage sis.” Even with all of the complaints, there were some people who came to her defense, stating that if fans were left to wait in line outside in the cold, that’s the venue’s fault, not Summer’s doing. In one clip, it looked like the crowd was singing along and having a good time. Check it all out, along with some alleged firsthand accounts, below.
Telemundo Actor Alejandro Sandí Rescued Following Abduction in Mexico
Article via Variety
Mexican actor Alejandro Sandí has been rescued by authorities after he was kidnapped by robbers who hijacked the SUV he and two other companions were driving.
According to Mexico Daily News, the Telemundo actor was abducted after robbers stopped his SUV around 8:45 a.m. Sunday morning near the Nevado de Toluca, a popular tourist destination, in México state. The robbers forced the two friends with whom he was traveling, actresses Vanessa Arias and Esmeralda Ugalde, out of the vehicle and then departed with Sandi inside. French tourist Frederic Michel, who was traveling separately, was also abducted in a similar incident.
Ugalde and Aria posted an Instagram video about the incident before Michel and Sandi were rescued.
A press release from the Secretariat of Citizen Security and Protection confirmed the recovery of the two men.
“After becoming aware of the fact, communication was established with the French Embassy, and research and intelligence work was carried out for the location of the victims, who once released, received the corresponding attention.”
No suspects have yet been identified.
Sandi is best known for his work in “Senora Acero,” which concluded in January of this year. He’s also appeared in “El Señor de los Cielos,” “La rosa de Guadalupe,” and “Sr. Ávila.”
Why R. Kelly Accuser Lisa Van Allen Isn’t Sold On His Former Girlfriend, Joycelyn Savage, Claims Against Him
R. Kelly is currently in jail facing charges of sex trafficking and abuse of minors in several states. Thanks to the brave women who are the alleged victims of his almost three decades of abuse, the singer could potentially be incarcerated for the remainder of his natural life if he’s found guilty. He has denied all charges brought against him in the Surviving R. Kelly six-part series and up until recently, he had the support of his two live-in girlfriends. One of his former girlfriends, Joycelyn Savage, is now claiming that like the other accusers, she was abused by him. Not everyone believes Savage’s claims, most notably R. Kelly’s ex-girlfriend and another alleged victim, Lisa Van Allen.
R. Kelly’s former girlfriend Joycelyn Savage says the singer abused her during their relationship
Savage first hinted that she was ready to tell her truth in a resurfaced Instagram account. First, she posted a warning captioned, “There’s something I need to reveal, something I should’ve talked about a long time ago. This is my story!”
She then posted a video announcing that she’d reveal her story in three posts on the subscription-based site Patreon.
In a series of posts, Savage revealed troubling details of alleged physical, psychological and sexual abuse. The 23-year-old says she met the singer when she was just 19 and he promised her a music career similar to that of his former protegee, Aaliyah. The two began dating and the once charming R. Kelly changed his tune.
Breaking a non-disclosure agreement that she allegedly signed while dating R. Kelly, Savage says that she was forced to call R. Kelly “daddy” and “master.” She alleged he slapped and choked her until she blacked out when she didn’t obey his orders. Furthermore, Savage claims R. Kelly used money to control her, withheld food before he forced her to participate in rehearsed on-camera interviews that he monitored closely and threatened to not release music that he worked on with her if she did something he considered wrong. Savage also said she became pregnant with R. Kelly’s baby on two separate occasions but she was forced to terminate the pregnancies.
Savage’s sister has spoken out since the released essays on Patreon and says she does not believe the social media accounts are being run by Savage, nor does she believe Savage wrote the essays.
R. Kelly accuser, Lisa Van Allen, doubts Joycelyn Savage’s story
Van Allen spoke with TMZ about Savage coming forward and says that Savage’s claims don’t add up. Van Allen appeared on the Lifetime docuseries and detailed her nice year relationship with the embattled singer. She too says that she was a victim of R. Kelly’s manipulation and abuse before she decided to walk away.
Though Van Allen doesn’t say that she doesn’t believe Savage was abused, she questions the validity of the account claiming to be Savage. She told TMZ on Nov. 25 that Savage’s claims about R.Kelly using condoms was a red flag because according to Van Allen, R. Kelly doesn’t use protection.
She added that Savage’s claim that she was being held back from speaking out against R. Kelly is odd considering he’s currently imprisoned. Van Allen believes that R. Kelly is a monster but questions why Savage is speaking openly now.
Prior to her appearance on TMZ Live, Van Allen spoke out about Savage on Instagram, commenting on a post by The Shade Room admitting that Savage being paid to tell her story on Patreon lessened her credibility.
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Police officer arrested for sexual assault of a child, paid her $25
Waco (KXXV) — A man was arrested in November for sexual assault of child.
According to the arrest affidavit, the mother of the victim called police to her apartment on Nov.12. She said she saw Darrell Sanders come out of the apartment and her 15-year-old daughter was inside.
She said she walked inside the bathroom and found wet spots on the bed and $25 on the counter. The mother asked her daughter if she had sex with Sanders, and she said yes.
She also said this was the second time she had sex with Sanders. This first time he gave her $90.
Sanders admitted to having sex with the 15-year-old twice.
Sanders is a police officer for the Veteran’s Affairs Hospital. He was being held on $250,000.
He has bonded out of jail the same day he was arrested.
In a statement, The Central Texas Veterans Health Care System called the allegations “abhorrent,” and said Sanders has been stripped of his badge.
These allegations are abhorrent, and the Central Texas Veterans Health Care System is taking the appropriate steps to hold this individual accountable.
In the meantime, this individual has been stripped of his badge and is not performing law enforcement duties or interacting with patients.
VA has made clear that it will hold employees accountable when they fail to live up to the high standards Veterans and taxpayers expect, and that’s exactly what we’re doing in this case.
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Missouri man is accused of holding his pregnant girlfriend captive, punching her and forcing her to drink toilet water and bleach
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 40-year-old Ronnie William Howard of St. Peters is charged with kidnapping, domestic assault and unlawful use of a weapon. He is jailed on $300,000 cash-only bail.
Police say the assault took place Wednesday at the 20-year-old victim’s apartment in St. Peters. She made a video call to a relative about the crime. The relative called the woman’s mother, who called police.
The victim was treated at a hospital.
A police probable cause statement says Howard has convictions in another state for kidnapping, assault by strangulation, assault with a firearm and stealing a motor vehicle. He does not have a listed attorney.
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Man dies after being licked by his dog and contracting rare infection
GERMANY — A 63-year-old man in Germany has died after contracting a rare infection when he was licked by his dog.
Doctors have warned pet owners to seek urgent medical advice if they exhibit unusual flu-like symptoms following the rare case, details of which have been published in a paper in the European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine.
The previously healthy man’s infection was caused by capnocytophaga canimorsus, a bacterium that is commonly found in the mouths of dogs and cats, according to the report. It is transmitted to humans only in rare cases.
The bacteria can be transmitted through an animal bite, but the man had not been bitten.
“He had been touched and licked, but not bitten or injured, by his dog, his only pet, in previous weeks,” reads the paper, produced by doctors from the Red Cross Hospital in Bremen, Germany.
At first the man reported flu-like symptoms and later developed severe sepsis and purpura fulminans, an acute disorder that causes blood spots, bruising and discoloration of the skin as well as necrosis.
The man was treated in intensive care but his health continued to deteriorate and he died from multiple organ failure, according to the authors.
“Pet owners with banal, for instance flu-like, symptoms should urgently seek medical advice when symptoms are unusual,” wrote the doctors.
In May, an Ohio woman had her legs and hands amputated after contracting a rare infection from the bacteria capnocytophaga canimorsus.
Doctors say the infection probably occurred when her German shepherd puppy licked an open cut.
And last year surgeons amputated parts of a Wisconsin man’s nose and limbs, including both hands and feet, after the same bacteria got into his body.
The type of bacterium, capnocytophaga canimorsus, is “completely normal flora of a dog’s mouth and usually doesn’t cause any sort of significant disease. However, in the wrong place, at the wrong time, in the wrong patient … it can lead to severe infections — but very, very rarely,” said Dr. Stephen Cole, a lecturer in veterinary microbiology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine.
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