New Zealand woman arrested after traveling with 2-year-old in suitcase
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New Zealand woman arrested after traveling with 2-year-old in suitcase
Police were called to a bus depot in Kaiwaka, New Zealand. A bus driver became concerned about a bag moving during a scheduled stop. A 27-year-old woman was arrested and charged with ill-treatment and neglect of a child.
Police were called to a bus depot in Kaiwaka – about 62 miles north of Auckland – after a bus driver became concerned about a bag moving during a scheduled stop.
“When the driver opened the suitcase, they discovered the 2-year-old girl,” Detective Inspector Simon Harrison said. “The little girl was reported to be very hot but otherwise appeared physically unharmed.”
According to police, the suitcase had been stored in a separate compartment beneath the bus passengers.
Harrison said the girl is in the hospital undergoing an extensive medical assessment.
The 27-year-old woman was arrested and charged with ill-treatment and neglect of a child. Harrison said further charges are possible.
The relationship between the woman and child was not immediately released. The woman is due to appear in the North Shore District Court on Monday.
“We would like to acknowledge and commend the bus driver, who noticed something wasn’t right and took immediate action, preventing what could have been a far worse outcome,” Harrison said.
NH police identify man found dead in water near Isles of Shoals
David Paul Stover Shader, of Boston, was found on July 13, when Marine Patrol responded to reports of a human body seen floating. A fisherman is known to be among those who reported the sighting. Shader was last seen in the Boston area, and his death is not believed to be suspicious.
David Paul Stover Shader, of Boston, was found on July 13, when Marine Patrol responded to reports of a human body seen floating. A fisherman is known to be among those who reported the sighting. Officers located and recovered the remains of the person who has now been identified, with assistance from the state medical examiner.
New Hampshire State Police are investigating after a body was discovered Sunday morning in the Atlantic Ocean off the state’s coast.
The investigation “has yet to fully determine the details of Shader’s entry into the water. Shader was last seen in the Boston area, and his death is not believed to be suspicious,” according to state police.
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“There is no known cause for concern for public safety related to this matter,” police added.
Police say the investigation is ongoing and ask anyone with information to contact Sgt. Stephen O’Connor at 603-556-3183 or Stephen.J.OConnor@dos.nh.gov.
This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: NH police identify man found dead in water near Isles of Shoals
New Zealand police arrest woman after bus driver discovers two-year-old girl hidden in suitcase
Police were called to a bus depot in Kaiwaka, 100 kilometres north of Auckland. The driver became concerned about a bag moving during a scheduled stop. When the driver opened the suitcase, they discovered the two-year-old girl. The girl is in hospital undergoing an extensive medical assessment.
Detective Inspector Simon Harrison said the woman had been charged with ill-treatment and neglect of a child.
Police were called to a bus depot in Kaiwaka — 100 kilometres north of Auckland — after the bus driver became concerned about a bag moving during a scheduled stop.
“When the driver opened the suitcase, they discovered the two-year-old girl,” Harrison said.
“The little girl was reported to be very hot, but otherwise appeared physically unharmed.”
The luggage had been stored beneath the bus passengers, in a separate compartment.
Harrison said the girl is in hospital undergoing an extensive medical assessment.
A 27-year-old woman was arrested.
Harrison said the driver prevented “what could have been a far worse outcome”.
He said further charges are possible.
New Zealand’s Ministry for Children, Oranga Tamariki, had been notified. — AFP
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Pope Leo XIV’s ‘Jubilee of Youth’ closes with huge Rome mass. Pope Leo XIV presided over a final mass in Rome for over one million young people. The mass was the culmination of a youth pilgrimage that has drawn Catholics from across the world. The week-long event ending Sunday, a highlight of the Jubilee holy year, was an enormous undertaking for the Vatican. The Vatican said 450 bishops and around 700 priests participated in the final event for the youth, who have filled Rome’s streets since Monday. The festive atmosphere reached its peak Saturday ahead of an evening vigil presided over by Leo, with Italian broadcaster Rai dubbing it a Catholic “Woodstock”
ROME: Pope Leo XIV presided over a final mass in Rome for over one million young people on Sunday, the culmination of a youth pilgrimage that has drawn Catholics from across the world.
The week-long event ending Sunday, a highlight of the Jubilee holy year, was an enormous undertaking for the Vatican, with a half a million young pilgrims in Rome for most of the week.
On Saturday night, before a twilight vigil led by the pope, organizers had confirmed the attendance of 800,000 people in the vast, open-air space on Rome’s eastern outskirts, and on Sunday the Vatican said that number had grown to one million people.
Most of those attending slept on the ground in tents, in sleeping bags or or mats, awaiting Sunday’s mass under sunny skies.
To music from a choir, green-robed bishops began filling an enormous stage covered with a golden arch and a massive cross before Leo, who arrived by helicopter, began mass.
The Vatican said 450 bishops and around 700 priests participated in the final event for the youth, who have filled Rome’s streets since Monday.
The festive atmosphere reached its peak Saturday ahead of an evening vigil presided over by Leo, with Italian broadcaster Rai dubbing it a Catholic “Woodstock.”
Hundreds of thousands of youths camped out at the dusty venue, strumming guitars or singing, others snoozing, as music blasted from the stage where a series of religious bands entertained the crowds.
Leo was greeted with deafening screams and applause after his arrival by helicopter Saturday as he toured the grounds in his popemobile, with many people running to catch a better glimpse of the new American pope.
At over 500,000 square meters (125 acres), the grounds were the size of around 70 football fields.
British student Andy Hewellyn had parked himself in front of a huge video screen — a prime spot, as he could not even see the stage far away.
“I’m so happy to be here, even if I’m a bit far from the pope. I knew what to expect!” he told AFP.
“The main thing is that we’re all together.”
The youth pilgrimage came about three months after the start of Leo’s papacy and 25 years after former pope John Paul II organized the last such youth gathering in Rome.
The Church planned a series of events for the young pilgrims over the course of the week, including turning the Circus Maximus – where chariot races were held in ancient Rome – into an open-air confessional.