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ETHEL KENNEDY, the widow of US Senator Robert F Kennedy, is recovering from a stroke her family has confirmed. In a statement her grandson Joe Kennedy III revealed that the 96-year-old human rights advocate had suffered a stroke in her sleep on October 3. “She was brought to an area hospital, where she is now receiving treatment,” Mr Kennedy, who is the US Special Envoy to … [Read more...] about Ethel Kennedy being ‘looked after’ by family after suffering stroke

AN investigation is underway after a burglar robbed two women in a house in north Belfast. PSNI officers were called to reports of a burglary at a home in the Evelyn Gardens area on October 8. Two women who were inside the property were robbed by the man who then took off with their money, jewellery and other items. “Sometime between 8.45pm and 9pm, it was reported that a male … [Read more...] about Appeal for information after two women targeted in burglary

A MAN has been arrested in Dublin on suspicion of murder following the death of a young woman in Belfast. The body of Mary Ward was discovered by PSNI officers at her home in the city on Tuesday, October 1. The 22-year-old was last seen alive on Wednesday, September 25 in Dungannon as well as Grand Central Bus Station and Melrose Street in Belfast. "This afternoon, Wednesday, … [Read more...] about Man arrested in Dublin on suspicion of murder following death of young woman in Belfast

A WOMAN who stabbed her sister in what police described as a 'frenzied attack' has been jailed. Patricia O'Dwyer, 37, used a knife to stab and slash at the woman in Ditton Fields, Cambridge on July 21 this year. Emergency services arrived to find the 41-year-old victim collapsed on the ground with members of the public applying pressure to her wounds. "O'Dwyer launched a … [Read more...] about Woman jailed after stabbing her sister in ‘frenzied attack’

TWO men have been jailed over their involvement in an assault that left the victim in a critical condition in hospital. CCTV footage captured Alan Forsythe, 36, and Patrick Joyce, 39, calmly walking back to their hotel following the incident, which occurred in Blackpool, Lancashire in June. The victim, who was punched and kicked in the head by Forsythe, sustained life-altering … [Read more...] about Pair jailed following violent assault that left man in critical condition