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Alabama boy, 15, 'has shown no remorse' in year since he 'shot dead his parents and three young siblings when he learned his stepmom wasn't biologically related to him'

A 15-year-old Alabama boy has been charged as an adult with capital murder for allegedly killing five members of his family execution-style, including his infant brother, as newly released court documents have revealed that the suspect has shown no remorse for the killings.  More than a year after the September 2019 massacre that rocked the small town of Elkmont, the Limestone County Sheriff's Office last week identified Mason Wayne Sisk as the suspected killer.  Sisk, who was 14 years old when he allegedly killed his father, stepmother and three young half-siblings by shooting each of them in the head, faces one count of capital murder of two or more victims, and three counts of capital murder of a victim under the age of 14.  Mason Sisk, 15, from Alabama, has been charged as an adult with five counts of capital murder for the September 2019 killings of his family Mason is suspected of shooting in the head his father, John Sisk, 38 , and his stepmother, Mary Sisk, 35 , purportedly

Shocking moment seven armed men who had mugged a police officer flip their pickup truck while fleeing the scene - before climbing out of the wreck and carjacking a family that stopped to help in Argentina

This is the shocking moment seven armed men crashed their stolen pickup truck while fleeing the scene of a mugging - before carjacking a mother and her daughter after they stopped to check on their well-being. The chaotic chain of events unfolded Tuesday morning in the Buenos Aires city of Quilmes after the suspects mugged a police officer and got caught in a shootout. The gang fled the scene in a stolen Toyota Hilux pickup, but crashed into a Honda Civic at an intersection and flipped their vehicle.  The truck is seen skidding down a street before coming to a stop near a sidewalk. A surveillance camera captures the suspects climbing out of the wreckage. One of the suspects involved in the shooting with a police officer Tuesday in Buenos Aires, Argentina, lies on the ground while another walks around after their pickup truck collided with a car (pictured top right) and landed sideways Authorities are looking for seven male suspects who were involved in a shooting with a police office

Maine's super spreader COVID-19 wedding: How a California couple's 55-person reception in a rural town with no coronavirus cases left seven people dead and 177 others with positive tests

A super spreader wedding in Maine that killed seven people and sickened 177 has become a CDC case study in why it's important to avoid large gatherings amid the ongoing pandemic.  The California couple's wedding in the rural Maine town of Millinocket back in August led to a COVID-19 outbreak among guests that then spread to a long-term care facility in a different county and a correctional facility about 200 miles away.   Prior to the wedding, the town of Millinocket - with a population of approximately 4,500 people - had no reported COVID-19 cases.  Fifty-five people attended the wedding and reception held at the Big Moose Inn on August 7.   Health officials say at least 177 coronavirus cases have been linked to the wedding, including seven people who were hospitalized. A total of seven deaths have been tied to the outbreak. Four of the seven who were hospitalized died.  None of the people who died attended the wedding.   Maine health authorities launched a widespread investig

Party Down South reality TV star Mattie Breaux, 31, is jailed for seven days after being convicted of third DUI

Mattie Breaux, a cast member of the reality TV shows Party Down South and Floribama Shore, has been sentenced to a year in jail, with all but seven days suspended, after being convicted of driving under the influence.  Breaux, 31, was arrested in Nashville in August 2019 on a DUI charge following a single-vehicle crash. Breaux admitted to police that she had taken hydrocodone without prescription and consumed two beers before getting behind the wheel. Mattie Breaux, 31, has pleaded guilty to DUI and was sentenced to a year in jail, with all but seven days suspended Breaux previously appeared on the CMT reality TV show Party Down South Breaux, a former bartender, crashed her car in August 2019 in Nashville after washing down unprescribed hydrocodone with two beers  Breaux has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor DUI and will serve seven days at the Davidson County Jail on weekends, followed by nearly a year of supervised release, as TMZ first reported. As part of her sentence, Breaux's lic

'In my culture, sexual abuse is swept under carpet': Brave victim, 23, tells how stepfather's cousin and lodger raped her from six-years-old - after pair are jailed for total of 36 years

A woman has spoken out for the first time about how her stepdad's cousin and lodger took it in turns to rape her as a child, saying: 'In my culture, sexual abuse is swept under the carpet.' Sumayya Miah, now 23, from Luton, was only six when she was raped for the first time by one of her abusers.  Her stepdad's cousin Jahkir Hussain, 37, moved into their family home and repeatedly attacked her when her parents were out of the house.  Unbeknown to Hussain, a lodger named Emdadul Lukman, 47, who the family took in a year later, also began to prey on the youngster.   Sumayya is now encouraging anyone else suffering from abuse to seek help after the monsters were were jailed for a total of 36 years for rape and sexual abuse.  'After keeping my secret for 14 years, I can finally move forward with my life. In my culture, sexual abuse is swept under the carpet and often silenced,' Sumayya said.   'I am Muslim. But it isn't my religion that sweeps sexual abuse u

Man, 64, dies after falling 100 feet from church steeple where work was being carried out despite paramedics' desperate attempts to save him

A man has died after falling 100 feet from a church steeple where work was being carried out despite paramedics' desperate attempts to save him.  The 64-year-old, from Birmingham, was pronounced dead at the scene today at St Nicolas' Church, Kings Norton.   Paramedics rushed to the scene at 11.25am and police have cordoned off the church and graveyard while investigations have been launched into the cause of his death. A man has died after falling 100 feet from a church steeple where work was being carried out despite paramedics' desperate attempts to save him A rope could be seen on the spire of the church where maintenance work was being carried out by steeplejacks but it is not know if the man was working on the rigging.   Two ambulances, a paramedic officer, a MERIT trauma doctor and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Cosford, Shropshire, were sent to the scene.   A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: 'We were called at 11:25am to reports of a patient w

Atlanta school principal and his college professor wife both drown on vacation in Puerto Rico - leaving their two teenage sons orphans

A well-respected Atlanta-area high school principal has drowned on a Puerto Rican beach while trying to rescue his wife, who also perished in the ocean during a weekend getaway.  Jamar Robinson, the principal of Westlake High School in South Fulton, and his wife AnnMari Robinson, an assistant professor at Georgia State University, have been identified as the tourists who died last Sunday in San Juan, Puerto Rico.  The couple leave behind their two sons, ages 14 and 15, including a boy with special needs, who are now staying with relatives.  Tragedy; Georgia high school principal Jamar Robinson and his college professor wife, AnnMari , both drowned in Puerto Rico last week  The Robinsons were on the beach behind the La Concha hotel in San Juan on Sunday when a rip current pulled them under  According to a local news outlet, the Robinsons had traveled to Puerto Rico last weekend and were staying at the Conrad hotel. At around 3pm on Sunday, Jamar and AnnMari were swimming behind the La

Jumbo jive: Adorable baby elephant 'dances' in the road for safari tourists in South Africa

This is the adorable moment a baby elephant performs for the crowds and appears to have a little dance in the middle of the road. The footage, filmed at Kruger National Park, South Africa, shows the young animal shaking its tail and swinging its trunk excitedly.  Showing off for the people who are watching, the baby stamps its feet and kicks its legs out.  The footage, filmed at Kruger National Park, South Africa, shows the young animal shaking its tail and swinging its trunk excitedly The infant's ears flap about as it wiggles and shakes its body, nodding its head to show off in front of the people.  He holds his pose for a few seconds as the people filming laugh quietly so they don't interrupt his display.   The elephant saunters over towards its mother, keeping a little bounce it his step, and crossing his front legs over each other theatrically. Once his mother emerges from the grass, the baby keeps close to her right side as she comes on to the road.  The elephant saunte

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas 2020! 'Pathetic' tree erected outside Macy's in Cincinnati is described as the ultimate symbol of holidays amid the pandemic - but officials hit back saying it is still being 'fluffed up and beautified'

A sparse and sad-looking Christmas tree erected outside Macy's in Cincinnati, Ohio has been dubbed the 'ultimate symbol of 2020'.  Photos of the 'pathetic' spruce were shared to social media on Saturday, with dozens of users claiming it perfectly reflected a gloomy year that featured racially-motivated violence, political turmoil and a global pandemic.  'Not sure what happened to the Christmas tree at Fountain Square but it's the most #Christmas2020 tree ever,' Cincinnati Enquirer photojournalist Cara Owsley wrote on Twitter.  She then shared an image of the tree, which featured an exposed trunk and thin, drooping branches.   A 'pathetic' sparse Christmas tree erected outside Macy's in Cincinnati, Ohio has been dubbed the 'ultimate symbol of 2020' The 65-foot Norway spruce was hardly a symbol of festive cheer, with its exposed trunk and thin, drooping branches  Twitter users mocked the tree, claiming it perfectly reflected a gloomy ye