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Hannah Foster's last words with killer played in court
INT20International/Diaspora/Law/CrimeHannah Foster's last words with killer played in courtLondon, Oct 16 IANS A London court has heard the last words of British student Hannah Foster, raped and murdered in March 2003, during the course of the trial of the alleged murderer, India-born Maninder Pal Singh Kohli.Hannah's parents, Hilary, 51, and Trevor, 57, and her sister, Sarah, 20, left the public gallery of the Winchester Crown court while the tape was played Wednesday. Accused Kohli listened to the recording of the two voices on headphones, according to The Guardian.Hannah's conversation with the person who kidnapped her as she was walking to her home in Southampton was recorded when she secretly called the emergency services number 999.The high school A-level student perhaps thought someone answering the phone would hear their conversation and try to rescue her. Unfortunately for her, the emergency service has a system which disconnects unanswered calls. Her call was disconnected after 50 seconds, but her conversation with the kidnapper during that time went on record.During the 999 call, Hannah answers a man's questions, apparently from a moving vehicle. A man can be heard asking the student: “You belong this country” “Yeah,” responded Hannah. “England,” said the male voice. “Yeah I'm English. Yeah. My name ... My name is Sarah,” she answered. The court earlier heard that Sarah is the name of Hannah's sister. Here are excerpts of the subsequent conversation:Male voice: Sarah. Hannah: Yeah. Male voice: I want there is then inaudible speech which is disputed by the prosecution and defence. Hannah: 15. Male voice: 15. Hannah: That's my, my road ... that was where I live. Male voice: Held unclear your head down please. Hannah: Sorry ... no. Male voice: Where you live Which number you live Hannah: Huh ... listen ... anything ...Helen Wilkinson, Hannah's childhood friend, earlier told the jury that she had waved to Hannah moments before she was abducted on March 14, 2003. They had drinks in the Portswood area of Southampton and then walked back to a bus stop so that Wilkinson could catch her bus home.The court was shown CCTV footage of the two walking past a bank, captured at 10.43 p.m. As Wilkinson's bus arrived, Hannah started walking towards her home. Wilkinson told the court: “She was walking down Highfield Lane, and she turned and waved. I waved.” It was the last time Hannah was seen alive. Her body was found in the city's outskirts three days later. Kohli, 40, who had escaped to India immediately after the murder, was extradited to Britain last year. He went on trial at the Winchester Crown Court Tuesday but denies all charges.--Indo-Asian News Serviceven/mj/jg529 Words*16101108
INT20International/Diaspora/Law/CrimeHannah Foster's last words with killer played in courtLondon, Oct 16 IANS A London court has heard the last words of British student Hannah Foster, raped and murdered in March 2003, during the course of the trial of the alleged murderer, India-born Maninder Pal Singh Kohli.Hannah's parents, Hilary, 51, and Trevor, 57, and her sister, Sarah, 20, left the public gallery of the Winchester Crown court while the tape was played Wednesday. Accused Kohli listened to the recording of the two voices on headphones, according to The Guardian.Hannah's conversation with the person who kidnapped her as she was walking to her home in Southampton was recorded when she secretly called the emergency services number 999.The high school A-level student perhaps thought someone answering the phone would hear their conversation and try to rescue her. Unfortunately for her, the emergency service has a system which disconnects unanswered calls. Her call was disconnected after 50 seconds, but her conversation with the kidnapper during that time went on record.During the 999 call, Hannah answers a man's questions, apparently from a moving vehicle. A man can be heard asking the student: “You belong this country” “Yeah,” responded Hannah. “England,” said the male voice. “Yeah I'm English. Yeah. My name ... My name is Sarah,” she answered. The court earlier heard that Sarah is the name of Hannah's sister. Here are excerpts of the subsequent conversation:Male voice: Sarah. Hannah: Yeah. Male voice: I want there is then inaudible speech which is disputed by the prosecution and defence. Hannah: 15. Male voice: 15. Hannah: That's my, my road ... that was where I live. Male voice: Held unclear your head down please. Hannah: Sorry ... no. Male voice: Where you live Which number you live Hannah: Huh ... listen ... anything ...Helen Wilkinson, Hannah's childhood friend, earlier told the jury that she had waved to Hannah moments before she was abducted on March 14, 2003. They had drinks in the Portswood area of Southampton and then walked back to a bus stop so that Wilkinson could catch her bus home.The court was shown CCTV footage of the two walking past a bank, captured at 10.43 p.m. As Wilkinson's bus arrived, Hannah started walking towards her home. Wilkinson told the court: “She was walking down Highfield Lane, and she turned and waved. I waved.” It was the last time Hannah was seen alive. Her body was found in the city's outskirts three days later. Kohli, 40, who had escaped to India immediately after the murder, was extradited to Britain last year. He went on trial at the Winchester Crown Court Tuesday but denies all charges.--Indo-Asian News Serviceven/mj/jg529 Words*16101108
Kohli goes on trial in Britain for killing Brit teen Hannah Foster
London, Oct.15 ANI: The law has finally caught up with Maninder Pal Singh Kohli, the prime suspect in the 2003 rape and murder of 17-year-old Britisher Hannah Foster. Kohli, 40, who had escaped to India immediately after the murder, was extradited to Britain last year. He went on trial at the Winchester Crown Court on Tuesday but denies all charges. On March 14, 2003 Hannah, a high school A-level student, was walking to her Southampton home after a night-out with her friends when she was bundled into a van. Her body was found in the city's outskirts three days later. Her handbag was recovered from a recycling plant in Portsmouth. The handbag contained Hannah's mobile phone, which gave the police clinching evidence of her fate. While in the van with the kidnapper, Hannah had dialled the emergency services number 999, hoping someone would hear their conversation and rescue her, reports The Guardian. Unfortunately for her, a system to prevent accidentally dialled emergency phone lines discarded the call. However, as all calls are recorded, there existed a recording of her call. Police heard bits of conversation between Hannah and the kidnapper who spoke "with a deep accent". Her parents identified her voice. In the early morning of March 15, Hannah's mother was worried not finding her daughter home. She called Hannah's mobile, but there was no response. The same morning Kohli had returned to work in a sandwich factory as usual. He, however, asked a friend for money to go to India to see his ill mother. On March 18, a day after Hannah's handbag was recovered, Kohli flew to India, leaving his wife and two children behind. The police remained clueless about Kohli's whereabouts, although they had recovered his van. On March 26, 2003 a Crimewatch appeal issued in the media caught the attention of Kohli's employer who, having noticed his behaviour and sudden departure around the same time as the crime, called the police. DNA samples of Kohli taken from his wife and children matched with the DNA marks on Hannah's body and his van. An arrest warrant was issued on April 3, 2003, and more than a year later, on July 15 2004, Kohli was captured by Indian police and was finally extradited from India to Britain on July 28, 2007. ANI with inputs
London, Oct.15 ANI: The law has finally caught up with Maninder Pal Singh Kohli, the prime suspect in the 2003 rape and murder of 17-year-old Britisher Hannah Foster. Kohli, 40, who had escaped to India immediately after the murder, was extradited to Britain last year. He went on trial at the Winchester Crown Court on Tuesday but denies all charges. On March 14, 2003 Hannah, a high school A-level student, was walking to her Southampton home after a night-out with her friends when she was bundled into a van. Her body was found in the city's outskirts three days later. Her handbag was recovered from a recycling plant in Portsmouth. The handbag contained Hannah's mobile phone, which gave the police clinching evidence of her fate. While in the van with the kidnapper, Hannah had dialled the emergency services number 999, hoping someone would hear their conversation and rescue her, reports The Guardian. Unfortunately for her, a system to prevent accidentally dialled emergency phone lines discarded the call. However, as all calls are recorded, there existed a recording of her call. Police heard bits of conversation between Hannah and the kidnapper who spoke "with a deep accent". Her parents identified her voice. In the early morning of March 15, Hannah's mother was worried not finding her daughter home. She called Hannah's mobile, but there was no response. The same morning Kohli had returned to work in a sandwich factory as usual. He, however, asked a friend for money to go to India to see his ill mother. On March 18, a day after Hannah's handbag was recovered, Kohli flew to India, leaving his wife and two children behind. The police remained clueless about Kohli's whereabouts, although they had recovered his van. On March 26, 2003 a Crimewatch appeal issued in the media caught the attention of Kohli's employer who, having noticed his behaviour and sudden departure around the same time as the crime, called the police. DNA samples of Kohli taken from his wife and children matched with the DNA marks on Hannah's body and his van. An arrest warrant was issued on April 3, 2003, and more than a year later, on July 15 2004, Kohli was captured by Indian police and was finally extradited from India to Britain on July 28, 2007. ANI with inputs
Hannah Foster murder trial begins, Kohli denies charges
INT10International/Diaspora/CrimeHannah Foster murder trial begins, Kohli denies chargesLondon, Oct 15 IANS It is a sordid drama spanning five years and two countries, but the law has finally caught up with Indian Maninder Pal Singh Kohli who is being tried In Britain for raping and murdering 17-year-old Hannah Foster in 2003.Kohli, 40, who had escaped to India immediately after the murder, was extradited to Britain last year. He went on trial at the Winchester Crown Court Tuesday but denies all charges.On March 14, 2003 Hannah, a high school A-level student, was walking to her Southampton home after a night-out with her friends when she was bundled into a van. Her body was found in the city's outskirts three days later. Her handbag was recovered from a recycling plant in Portsmouth.The handbag contained Hannah's mobile phone, which gave the police clinching evidence of her fate. While in the van with the kidnapper, Hannah had dialled the emergency services number 999, hoping someone would hear their conversation and rescue her, reports The Guardian.Unfortunately for her, a system to prevent accidentally dialled emergency phone lines discarded the call. However, as all calls are recorded, there existed a recording of her call. Police heard bits of conversation between Hannah and the kidnapper who spoke “with a deep accent”. Her parents identified her voice.In the early morning of March 15, Hannah's mother was worried not finding her daughter home. She called Hannah's mobile, but there was no response. The same morning Kohli had returned to work in a sandwich factory as usual. He, however, asked a friend for money to go to India to see his ill mother. On March 18, a day after Hannah's handbag was recovered, Kohli flew to India, leaving his wife and two children behind. The police remained clueless about Kohli's whereabouts, although they had recovered his van. On March 26, 2003 a Crimewatch appeal issued in the media caught the attention of Kohli's employer who, having noticed his behaviour and sudden departure around the same time as the crime, called the police.DNA samples of Kohli taken from his wife and children matched with the DNA marks on Hannah's body and his van. An arrest warrant was issued on April 3, 2003, and more than a year later, on July 15 2004, Kohli was captured by Indian police and was finally extradited from India to Britain on July 28, 2007. --Indo-Asian News Serviceven/sh/jg436 Words*15101003
INT10International/Diaspora/CrimeHannah Foster murder trial begins, Kohli denies chargesLondon, Oct 15 IANS It is a sordid drama spanning five years and two countries, but the law has finally caught up with Indian Maninder Pal Singh Kohli who is being tried In Britain for raping and murdering 17-year-old Hannah Foster in 2003.Kohli, 40, who had escaped to India immediately after the murder, was extradited to Britain last year. He went on trial at the Winchester Crown Court Tuesday but denies all charges.On March 14, 2003 Hannah, a high school A-level student, was walking to her Southampton home after a night-out with her friends when she was bundled into a van. Her body was found in the city's outskirts three days later. Her handbag was recovered from a recycling plant in Portsmouth.The handbag contained Hannah's mobile phone, which gave the police clinching evidence of her fate. While in the van with the kidnapper, Hannah had dialled the emergency services number 999, hoping someone would hear their conversation and rescue her, reports The Guardian.Unfortunately for her, a system to prevent accidentally dialled emergency phone lines discarded the call. However, as all calls are recorded, there existed a recording of her call. Police heard bits of conversation between Hannah and the kidnapper who spoke “with a deep accent”. Her parents identified her voice.In the early morning of March 15, Hannah's mother was worried not finding her daughter home. She called Hannah's mobile, but there was no response. The same morning Kohli had returned to work in a sandwich factory as usual. He, however, asked a friend for money to go to India to see his ill mother. On March 18, a day after Hannah's handbag was recovered, Kohli flew to India, leaving his wife and two children behind. The police remained clueless about Kohli's whereabouts, although they had recovered his van. On March 26, 2003 a Crimewatch appeal issued in the media caught the attention of Kohli's employer who, having noticed his behaviour and sudden departure around the same time as the crime, called the police.DNA samples of Kohli taken from his wife and children matched with the DNA marks on Hannah's body and his van. An arrest warrant was issued on April 3, 2003, and more than a year later, on July 15 2004, Kohli was captured by Indian police and was finally extradited from India to Britain on July 28, 2007. --Indo-Asian News Serviceven/sh/jg436 Words*15101003
Virus closes two hospital wards
Two wards at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester are closed following a recent outbreak of vomiting and diarrhoea within the community.
Two wards at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester are closed following a recent outbreak of vomiting and diarrhoea within the community.
Sarah Palin horrifies Liberals
Washington, Sept.22 ANI: Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has probably seen it all politically in the three weeks since she accepted the Republican party's vice-presidential nomination.Her public as well as her personal space has been invaded with out a by or leave, and she is turning out to be the most polarizing figure in American politics.She may have won quite a few brownie points from the Conservatives, but the Democrats and the Liberals are leaving no stone unturned to expose her as a negative choice."She horrifies me because . . . I can't even talk. She's . . . she's just about every negative I can imagine in a candidate," the New York Daily News quoted a fuming Lisa Shannon, a left-leaning professional from Maryland, as saying.However, Virginia hunter Scot Campbell describes Palin as "inspiring.""I love her talking points. Even more, I love the whole package," he adds.The enthusiasm on the right is there, but scratch a politically active opponent of Bush White House policies and fury erupts."Eva Peron reminds me a lot of why I'm so frightened of Sarah Palin," said author Naomi Wolf, referring to the woman who put a movie-star face on Argentina's autocratic regime in the 1940s."She was this glossy, telegenic figurehead for a police state," said Wolf, a former Al Gore campaign adviser.Wolf sees Palin as an extension not of McCain but of the current White House."Look at the way she's styled - this blows my mind. Every senior woman in the Bush administration has been styled by the same hand. It's the same colors, it's the same palette, it's the same makeup," Wolf said."In the back of my mind she's smiling at my face and stabbing me in the back," said Hannah Suckle, an executive assistant from Manhattan.Syracuse University culture watcher Bob Thompson said the reaction gets superheated when Palin critics, especially those steeped in women's issues - get called sexist by the GOP."She has the best of both worlds," said Celeste Youngblood, of Winchester, Va. referring to Palin's executive experience, conservative credentials and family life. "She has five kids. I have six. She walks the walk. She knows what I'm about. I am much more excited." ANI
Washington, Sept.22 ANI: Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has probably seen it all politically in the three weeks since she accepted the Republican party's vice-presidential nomination.Her public as well as her personal space has been invaded with out a by or leave, and she is turning out to be the most polarizing figure in American politics.She may have won quite a few brownie points from the Conservatives, but the Democrats and the Liberals are leaving no stone unturned to expose her as a negative choice."She horrifies me because . . . I can't even talk. She's . . . she's just about every negative I can imagine in a candidate," the New York Daily News quoted a fuming Lisa Shannon, a left-leaning professional from Maryland, as saying.However, Virginia hunter Scot Campbell describes Palin as "inspiring.""I love her talking points. Even more, I love the whole package," he adds.The enthusiasm on the right is there, but scratch a politically active opponent of Bush White House policies and fury erupts."Eva Peron reminds me a lot of why I'm so frightened of Sarah Palin," said author Naomi Wolf, referring to the woman who put a movie-star face on Argentina's autocratic regime in the 1940s."She was this glossy, telegenic figurehead for a police state," said Wolf, a former Al Gore campaign adviser.Wolf sees Palin as an extension not of McCain but of the current White House."Look at the way she's styled - this blows my mind. Every senior woman in the Bush administration has been styled by the same hand. It's the same colors, it's the same palette, it's the same makeup," Wolf said."In the back of my mind she's smiling at my face and stabbing me in the back," said Hannah Suckle, an executive assistant from Manhattan.Syracuse University culture watcher Bob Thompson said the reaction gets superheated when Palin critics, especially those steeped in women's issues - get called sexist by the GOP."She has the best of both worlds," said Celeste Youngblood, of Winchester, Va. referring to Palin's executive experience, conservative credentials and family life. "She has five kids. I have six. She walks the walk. She knows what I'm about. I am much more excited." ANI
Brit soldier's Basra 'battlefield' notes set to make him best-selling kids' author
London, Sept 12 ANI: A Brit soldier may soon become a best-selling children's author for a novel he wrote while serving in Iraq.Sean Beech, an Army medic Corporal, wrote the book while he was tending the injured in Basra.The adventure book 'The Ice Crown' is a Lord of the Rings-style fantasy about the battle to reclaim mythical lands."In between mortar attacks, I had a bit of downtime. It was escapism I needed to take my mind off the harrowing things in Basra," the Sun quoted Cpl Beech, of Winchester, Hants, as saying.The 38-year-old dad of three has written down the chapters of his book on Army notepads.According to reports, the book, which is set to be published in two weeks, may top the bestsellers' list. However, Beech left the Queen Alexander Royal Nursing Corps, in the Light Infantry, in November for finishing his book and work as a teacher. ANI
London, Sept 12 ANI: A Brit soldier may soon become a best-selling children's author for a novel he wrote while serving in Iraq.Sean Beech, an Army medic Corporal, wrote the book while he was tending the injured in Basra.The adventure book 'The Ice Crown' is a Lord of the Rings-style fantasy about the battle to reclaim mythical lands."In between mortar attacks, I had a bit of downtime. It was escapism I needed to take my mind off the harrowing things in Basra," the Sun quoted Cpl Beech, of Winchester, Hants, as saying.The 38-year-old dad of three has written down the chapters of his book on Army notepads.According to reports, the book, which is set to be published in two weeks, may top the bestsellers' list. However, Beech left the Queen Alexander Royal Nursing Corps, in the Light Infantry, in November for finishing his book and work as a teacher. ANI
Little League World Series - Play by Play
Christian Donahue singles up the middle. Donahue takes second on wild pitch. Tanner Tokunaga strikes out looking. Pikai Winchester singles to left. Donahue to third, but scores when left fielder misplays the ball. Winchester takes second. Iolana Akau strikes out looking. Khade Paris and Caleb Duhay walk to load bases. Jedd Andrade strikes out swinging.
Christian Donahue singles up the middle. Donahue takes second on wild pitch. Tanner Tokunaga strikes out looking. Pikai Winchester singles to left. Donahue to third, but scores when left fielder misplays the ball. Winchester takes second. Iolana Akau strikes out looking. Khade Paris and Caleb Duhay walk to load bases. Jedd Andrade strikes out swinging.
Player&aposs brother an inspiration during title run
No matter how weary 5-year-old Paliku was yesterday while watching his older brother, Waipi&aposo third baseman Pikai Winchester, there was no way he was going to sleep.
No matter how weary 5-year-old Paliku was yesterday while watching his older brother, Waipi&aposo third baseman Pikai Winchester, there was no way he was going to sleep.
Lead paint removal put on fast track
WINCHESTER - Spurred by parents' concerns over work left undone posing health risks to staff and students, the Board of Selectmen last week voted to fund an elementary school repair project that could dip into the town's reserve fund.
WINCHESTER - Spurred by parents' concerns over work left undone posing health risks to staff and students, the Board of Selectmen last week voted to fund an elementary school repair project that could dip into the town's reserve fund.
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