Erubey Lopez, a California attorney said guards in a San Diego jail forgot about him and he was trapped for hours inside a locked waiting room.He was apparently visiting a client at the downtown jail last week, arriving at 8:20 p.m. local time.After a half an hour, however, Lopez became concerned and tried to alert guards using an intercom."At that time, I'm really mad, and I'm thinking, ‘How ca

When Barney the labrador began looking under the weather no one could have guessed it was a result of eating 109 stones from a nearby beach in Kent.The next day Barney began acting sluggish and was taken to the vet by Mrs Woollard.The vet found 79 pebbles in Barney's stomach and Mrs Woollard found 30 more in Barney's basket when she returned home. They had already passed through the dog's system."

Two thieves reportedly stole a jukebox from a Hooters restaurant instead of the intThe men decided to tow the jukebox out of the establishment and then lift it onto their vehicle.Police lieutenant Andra Brown told local TV that the duo may have made a mistake.It is not certain whether the men, who are in their late teens or 20s, had ever been to the restaurant, but regular patron Steve Price belie

FOURWAYS, SA - A woman in her 40s poisoned her two sons aged 12 and 17 before committing suicide in Fourways, north of Johannesburg, South Africa on Sunday evening.Officers were called to the scene on Sunday and found several suicide notes in the house.Police spokesperson Balan Muthan said it appears the boys' parents were divorced."When our patrol vehicles got to the scene we found the father [th

HOUSTON, US - A 4-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed himself with his father's gun in north Houston early Sunday morning, the Houston Chronicle reports.Jaiden Pratt, 4-years-old, was spending a weekend with his father Marquiez Pratt, 21, when he discovered a nearby handgun and shot himself in the stomach.By the time emergency personnel arrived on the scene, however, Jaiden was already dea

A prisoner at Frankland, one of Britain's top security prisons, was compensated because his newspaper was delivered late.The inmate claimed he was being 'targeted' as other convicts got their papers on time.  His was one of more than 6,000 grievances logged at the jail over a 12-month period, the most complaints lodged at any prison in the country.But the vast majority dealt with by the Pris

A man has critically injured his 23-year-old wife in the head with a meat cleaver in Manhattan, US, on Sunday.Firefighter Jose Ortiz, 51, witnessed the start of the attack from the open door of his Engine.Ortiz said the 28-year-old madman was dragging his wife along the street by the arm as she protested.When Ortiz approached the flailing pair, the attacker pulled a meat cleaver from his waistband

A Mpumalanga, South Africa, community pulled together and came out with swords, spears, knobkerries and sjamboks and combed the bushes searching for a woman who had kidnapped Kgomotso Ntandane (6), an albino girl.Kgomotso was stolen while playing in the yard on Friday afternoonKgomotso’s mother, Veronica Ntandane (24) said a neighbour called her to say that Kgomotso had been kidnapped.“I was t

Naomi Oni, 20, sparked a UK-wide fundraising appeal after she was left scarred for life in an apparently random acid attack.But the police are now said to be considering the possibility Oni did it herself after they discovered she had researched acid attacks online before she was maimed at the end of last year.They are examining her laptop computer amid reports she looked up information on Katie

A driver has been left red-faced after smashing through the Specsavers opticians front window.The popular slogan goes 'You should have gone to Specsavers' - but definitely not like this!The accident happened shortly before noon today (Sunday February 24) in Sevenoaks, Kent.Police and fire crews attended but no-one was seriously hurt.It was not known how the car ended up in the shop front after it

A 23-year-old Kara Vandereyk was arrested after having sex with a pit bull.Police were called after neighbours spotted her having intercourse with the dog in her back yard in Las Vegas.According to the Las Vegas Review Journal, Vandereyk paused and said: "Hi" when she was approached by officers, then resumed touching the dog inappropriately.She appeared to be under the influence of drugs or menta

Carl Pistorius, Oscar's older brother stands accused of culpable homicide over the death of a female motorcyclist in a traffic accident. The charges date back to an incident in 2010, but have only just emerged.He is due to face trial in March, three months before his younger brother Oscar goes to court over the alleged murder of his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.Carl was ever-present at his bro

A three-year-old boy has died after becoming entangled in a blind cord in an accident.On Saturday police were investigating the death of the boy in Mayobridge in County Down, Northern Ireland.A police spokesman said there were no suspicious circumstances.Sinn Fein MLA Caitriona Ruane expressed her sympathy to the victim's family.She said: "This tragic accident has been felt by the entire community

Reece Fleming, 21, has pleaded guilty at Edinburgh high court, UK, for forcing mum in wheelchair to watch him rape her 18-year-old daughter on last November 28 2012.He held the girl at knifepoint and told the woman: “You’re going to be a granny soon.”He also asked the 53-year-old mum if she had read the Bible and whether she knew how to get rid of demons.Fleming pled guilty to assaulting th

Justin Tutt, a South African expatriate has won a reprieve preventing the deportation of his two children from Britain.Seth,8 and his sister, Leigh, 5 had only 5 days left before they were due to be sent back to return to South Africa."I will do everything in my power to stop them from being sent to South Africa," Justin Tutt was quoted as saying in The Sunday Times."Why must they end up in foster