A MAN whose shocking racial abuse of a London bus driver was widely shared on social media has been jailed. Michael Mongan unleashed a tirade of Islamophobic abuse and spat at the driver after being denied entry when his payment card was declined in Hayes last Wednesday, August 7. It has been revealed that at the time of the incident, Mongan was on bail for another … [Read more...] about Man whose shocking racial abuse of London bus driver was shared on social media is jailed
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Second man arrested over attack on Co. Down mosque
A SECOND man has been arrested by detectives investigating an attack on a mosque in Co. Down. In the early hours of Saturday, August 10, targets were sprayed on the walls and door of the Newtownards Islamic Centre, while a petrol bomb thrown at the building failed to ignite. A 42-year-old man was arrested on Sunday on suspicion of a number of offences including attempted arson, … [Read more...] about Second man arrested over attack on Co. Down mosque
Woman believed to be oldest person in Ireland passes away at age of 109
A WOMAN believed to be the oldest person in Ireland has passed away, just a few months after celebrating her 109th birthday. Phyllis Furness, who was a resident at the Moycullen Nursing Home in Co. Galway, died on Monday. She celebrated her landmark birthday at the home on July 14 surrounded by friends and family, including a granddaughter who had travelled from Australia. Mrs … [Read more...] about Woman believed to be oldest person in Ireland passes away at age of 109
Women jailed after helping partner flee to Ireland after murder
A WOMAN who helped her then-partner flee to Ireland after he'd murdered a man in England has been jailed. Bethany Donohue joined Ashley Donald as he fled to Ireland two days after he'd killed Andrew Flamson in a fatal collision in Grosvenor Road, Coventry two years ago. Donohue, 23, of Albany Road, Coventry, was jailed on Monday for three years at Leamington Crown Court for … [Read more...] about Women jailed after helping partner flee to Ireland after murder
‘Appalling breach of trust’: Maths tutor jailed for sexually abusing vulnerable teenage boy
A PRIVATE maths tutor who sexually abused a vulnerable teenage boy has been jailed. Holly Rouse-Sweeney, 37, tutored the boy online before organising to meet him at her former Nottinghamshire home. She then had sexual contact with him on several occasions, despite being aware he was under the age of consent. "This was an appalling breach of trust by a woman who had been trusted … [Read more...] about ‘Appalling breach of trust’: Maths tutor jailed for sexually abusing vulnerable teenage boy