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Past charges against mushroom poisoning suspect uncovered

<p>Erin Patterson, the woman under investigation for allegedly cooking the deadly mushroom meal that claimed the lives of three people, has previously faced a series of charges after being involved in a drunk-driving incident.</p> <p>According to reports from The Australian, the 49-year-old was convicted in 2004 of driving drunk in an unregistered vehicle. </p> <p>Court records have revealed that Patterson, who was then known as Erin Trudi Scutter and was aged 29, faced legal consequences for her reckless actions, losing her license for 30 months after crashing her vehicle in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne while heavily intoxicated.</p> <p>The reports revealed that after the crash, she fled from authorities by speeding away from the crash scene, reaching 95 km/h in a 60 km/h zone.</p> <p>The convictions that were handed down were for charges of failing to stop a vehicle after an accident, failing to provide identifying information after causing property damage, using an unregistered vehicle on a highway, failing to provide information after property damage, and driving at 95 km/h in a restricted 60 km/h zone.</p> <p>At the time of the crash, Erin's blood alcohol level was 0.14 per cent, indicating significant impairment, however the charges of drink driving were dropped, potentially due to overlapping elements in other charges.</p> <p>Patterson has yet to comment on the previous charges, after being advised by her lawyer not to make any public comments as she remains under investigation for the deadly mushroom meal. </p> <p>She has <a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/finance/legal/details-of-erin-patterson-s-police-statement-around-fatal-mushroom-meal-revealed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">denied any wrongdoing</a> in the mushroom incident, although according to police, they are investigating Patterson because she was the only adult among five who did not either die or suffer severe illness after ingesting the deadly mushrooms.</p> <p><em>Image credits: A Current Affair</em></p>

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Baboons rampaging around Sydney escaped from “research facility”

<p>Sydney came to a standstill as three baboons were spotted running around Royal Prince Alfred Hospital yesterday.</p> <p>The male baboon was being transported for a vasectomy at the hospital and made a break for freedom with his two wives, causing panic within the hospital grounds.</p> <p>Expert handlers from Taronga Zoo were called in once police sealed off the entrance to a car park so the baboons couldn’t escape.</p> <p>An eye-witness to the incident called 2GB’s Ben Fordham, explaining the situation with awe.</p> <p>“I’m deadset serious. I’m at RPA, I’m six floors up and I just happened to gaze out at the carpark … and there were three baboons in the carpark.</p> <p>“I’m deadset serious they even had shiny red bottoms … (they were) running around the carpark.</p> <p>“Mate I’m deadset. I had a coffee an hour ago and I thought ‘what have they put in this coffee’ Even the nurses here have gone ‘my god’.”</p> <p>NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard said he found the escape hard to believe.</p> <p>“I thought I had seen just about everything as Health Minister in NSW, but a baboon threesome hightailing around RPA Hospital like there is no tomorrow?” Mr Hazzard joked to<span> </span><em><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/baboon-spotted-running-around-royal-prince-alfred-hospital-grounds-in-sydney/news-story/d37394a46d5089d7678267b713d23ecf" target="_blank">The Daily Telegraph</a></em>.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">"Should I ring the police? No, I'll ring <a href="https://twitter.com/BenFordham?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BenFordham</a>." A witness to Sydney's baboon break-out describes the unbelievable sight! 😂 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/9Today?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#9Today</a> <a href="https://t.co/7P2ygqo6FZ">pic.twitter.com/7P2ygqo6FZ</a></p> — The Today Show (@TheTodayShow) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheTodayShow/status/1232399889847508994?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 25, 2020</a></blockquote> <p>“There are three baboons who were being transported from their normal colony and the first advice is that there was a failure in the door of the crate inside the truck and they’ve gone into a carpark,” Mr Hazard explained before the animals were sedated and recaptured.</p> <p>Police told <em><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/baboon-on-the-loose-hospital-sydney-police-told/5e9ddeaf-410b-4581-82ad-faa461cf9c83" target="_blank">nine.com.au</a> </em>officers were on the scene outside Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.</p> <div class="body_text "> <p>"Just after 5.30 pm officers from inner west police area command were called to a car park on Missenden Road and Lucas Street, Camperdown, after reports three baboons escaped while being transported," a NSW police spokeswoman said.</p> <p>"They are currently contained and police are working with experts to safely return them to their facility.</p> <p>"There is no immediate danger to the public but people are advised to avoid the area."</p> </div>

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London terror attack: Man shot dead after stabbing rampage

<p>The knifeman who strapped a fake bomb vest to his chest before stabbing two people in South London had been released from prison just a few days prior.</p> <p>Sudesh Amman was under the watchful eye of counter-terror cops before the “knife obsessed” jihadi went on a rampage on Streatham High Road early this morning.</p> <p>Terrified witnesses heard shots fire and saw the 19-year-old fall to the ground on Streatham High Road.</p> <p>Amman, from Harrow, North London, was sentenced to over three years in prison but was let-out on automatic release after serving half his sentence – despite concerns he still held extremist views.</p> <p>The man was just a teenager when he was arrested and was jailed for possessing and distributing terrorist documents.</p> <p>It was also revealed that Amman had shared an Al-Qaeda magazine in his family WhatsApp group and told his siblings “the Islamic State is here to stay”, the court heard.</p> <p>He owned bomb making manuals and also had plans to carry out acid attacks, his trial was told.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">*UPDATED STATEMENT* on our response to this afternoon's incident in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Streatham?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Streatham</a>.<br /><br />We treated three patients for injuries at the scene, and took all three people to hospital. <a href="https://t.co/oDCIO3sh6i">pic.twitter.com/oDCIO3sh6i</a></p> — London Ambulance Service (@Ldn_Ambulance) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ldn_Ambulance/status/1224027508695277569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 2, 2020</a></blockquote> <p>A source said Amman was released early because there was nothing the authorities could do under existing laws to keep him behind bars.</p> <p>But he was put under the strictest licencing terms and that’s why the police were so quick to respond to the incident that occurred today.</p> <p>Scotland Yard is yet to confirm that Amman was known to counter-terror authorities, but it is believed he was on the watch-list due to the speed at which they responded.</p> <p>Witness Kiranjeet Singh told the<span> </span><em>Sun Online</em> that Amman stole a 10-inch knife from his brother’s bargain shop before injuring multiple people who came in his way.</p> <p>He stabbed a woman in the back before she ran away screaming in pain said another witness, and then he followed that attack by slashing a young man in the chest with a “huge knife”.</p> <p>Armed forces rushed to the scene, where the knife-wielding man was wearing a suicide vest and shot him three times just after 2pm.</p>

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Man tries to storm cabin in mid-flight rampage

<p>Passengers on an EgyptAir flight from Muscat to Cairo have found themselves caught in the middle of a terrifying mid-flight rampage, as a disgruntled passenger tried to storm the cabin a mere 26 minutes into a four-hour flight.</p> <p><a href="http://www.news.com.au/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>News.com.au reports</strong></em></span></a> the passenger in question was not armed and the plane, which was carrying 78 people, returned to Muscat after he was apprehended by the crew.</p> <p>The passenger was handed over to local police.</p> <p>At this stage, it is still unclear whether this incident is terrorism-related or not.</p> <p>Authorities are believed to have questioned the crew and other officials about the incident, who spoke to media on the condition of anonymity.</p> <p>What are your thoughts?</p>

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