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Jilted lover, 36, wore prosthetic baby bump and faked pregnancy for months to target her ex in bizarre stalking campaign

A jilted lover wore a fake baby bump while lying about a pregnancy for nine months to target her ex in a bizarre stalking campaign. Jaclyn McGowan, 36, kept up the bizarre pretence after a brief relationship with Jamie Aitken ended in 2019. Between June that summer and February 2020, McGowan would contact Mr Aitken, along with his mother, to discuss the make-believe baby's name, due date and even demand cash for its cot. On one occasion she arrived at Mr Aitken's workplace in Dundee wearing a prosthetic baby bump to discuss the pregnancy.  McGowan has admitted to a charge of stalking and will be sentenced next month.   Jaclyn McGowan, 36, lied to her ex and his family about being pregnant for nine months - even demanding cash for a cot and claiming to have had a miscarriage Perth Sheriff Court heard today McGowan's deception was so detailed that she had even given the non-existent baby a name, Noah, and was discussing due dates with various people. She admitted that between

Moment teenager 'runs from the scene of Brisbane crash' - as hero bystander who desperately tried to save pregnant woman's life relives her harrowing last moments

CCTV footage has emerged of a teenager accused of fatally running down a couple and their unborn son allegedly running away from the crash scene - as a hero bystander relives one the victim's final moments.   Kate Leadbetter, 31, and her boyfriend Matthew Field, 37, died after they were allegedly hit by a teenage driver in Alexandra Hills, Brisbane's east, on the evening of Australia Day.   The pair were out for a walk with their dogs when the 17-year-old - allegedly high on drugs and driving a stolen 4WD - ploughed into a truck before rolling and hitting the couple.  Security vision obtained by 10 News shows what looks like the 17-year-old sprinting down a Brisbane street away from the crash.  The teenager, who has been charged with murder, was arrested by police a short time after he allegedly fled the scene.  Kate Leadbetter, 31, and her boyfriend Matthew Field, 37, died after they were allegedly hit by a teenage driver in Alexandra Hills in Brisbane 's east on the eve

Elon Musk moves markets: Tesla founder causes the price of Bitcoin and Dogecoin to soar after making mysterious references to the companies on Twitter sparking speculation he has invested in cryptocurrency

Elon Musk has caused the price of Dogeoin and Bitcoin to surge after making references to both the companies on Twitter.  On Thursday evening, the billionaire tweeted out an image of a dog on a magazine cover, sparking speculation he had invested in Dogecoin - a cryptocurrency company that initially began as a joke.  The image prompted the price of Dogecoin to jump a staggering 420 percent to $0.079. As of 1pm Friday, it is trading at $0.042.  Just hours later, Musk moved markets again after cryptically mentioning Bitcoin on the social media site.  The Tesla founder added the word '#bitcoin' to his Twitter bio in the early hours of Friday morning, prompting Bitcoin to soar to a 10-day high of $38,566 just before 9am Friday. As of 1pm, Bitcoin is trading at $35,702.   Some social media users are now speculating that Musk may announce new investments in the cryptocurrency companies.  The billionaire is an extremely influential figure on Twitter, where he is followed by 43.8 milli

Hundreds of people (some in their pajamas) rush to three Washington state clinics in the middle of the night to get COVID-19 vaccine after broken freezer left 1,650 doses at risk of spoiling

Hundreds of people raced to clinics in Washington state for their chance to get the coronavirus vaccine after a freezer failure put thousands of doses at risk of spoiling. Around 8.50pm on Thursday, an alarm went off on a freezer unit holding 1,650 doses of the Moderna vaccine at Kaiser Permanente in Seattle, which - if not administered -were due to expire at 3.30am. Hospital officials contacted two University of Washington Medical Center campuses, in  Northwest and Montlake, and the Swedish Medical Center, asking them to take the vaccines and try to get the shots into arms. Both centers put out the call on social media and asked anyone who was willing and eligible to come in and get the vaccine.   Crowds showed up, a few even in their pajamas, standing outside in the cold night and waiting for their chance to receive the COVID-19 inoculation.  Hundreds of Washington residents waited outside, some in their pajamas, to receive a coronavirus vaccine after a freezer containing dosed malfu

Two 14-year-old boys are arrested on capital murder charges 'for fatally stabbing married mom-of-three Uber Eats driver, 31, in the neck during robbery attempt'

Police in Texas have arrested a pair of 14-year-old boys who are accused of fatally stabbing a married mother-of-three Uber Eats driver in the neck during a robbery-gone-awry last weekend.  The two juvenile suspects are facing capital murder charges for the killing of Ryan Munsie, 31, in the Fort Worth suburb of Haltom City last Saturday.  Haltom City police said in a press release that the teenagers, who are not being named because of their age, were taken into custody by SWAT team members at Mercantile Square Apartments in the 3600 block of Tanacross Drive in Fort Worth on Wednesday.  According to the police, the arrests came after detectives discovered evidence that linked the 14-year-olds to the crime.   Scroll down for video  Police in Texas have arrested two 14-year-old boys on capital murder charges for the stabbing death of Uber Eats driver Ryan Munsie (left and right). The mom-of-three was delivering food in suburban Fort Worth on Saturday when she was stabbed in the neck  SWA

Deborah Hutton's meditation guru 'friend' walks free from jail after spending Christmas behind bars accused of choking his ex-wife - as his 'victim's' frantic SOS texts are revealed

The meditation guru 'friend' of media star Deborah Hutton has been released from jail on assault charges, but banned from visiting her at her luxurious Bronte home. Andrew Peter Marsh, 50, was last year charged with assaulting his ex-wife during an incident that Waverley Local Court heard left her frightened and hiding inside a cupboard. In the midst of the alleged ordeal it was revealed she sent six  panic-stricken text messages saying ' Send help to the house now'.  Marsh was remanded in custody and spent Christmas behind bars, but on Thursday he was granted bail during a return to the same court. However, under the strict conditions of his release he has been barred from Sydney's eastern suburbs - where his family lives - meaning he also can not visit Hutton at her lavish clifftop home. Marsh made his name as a wellness and meditation guru and grew especially close to Hutton during a trip to India in 2019. Andrew Peter Marsh , a 'dear friend' of TV star D

Kanye West faces two class-action lawsuits and $30 million in damages for 'mistreating and failing to pay up to 1,000 workers at his extravagant Sunday Service shows'

Kanye West is facing two class-action lawsuits and could be hit with $30 million in damages over claims he mistreated and failed to pay up to 1,000 performers and backstage staff at his popular Sunday Service shows.     The lawsuits relate to around 500 performers and 300 backstage staff who worked at the 43-year-old rapper's extravagant, part Christian worship and part live performance shows that he has been taking across the US since 2019.  Lawyers for the workers claim that during West's first 'opera', the 'Nebuchadnezzar' at The Hollywood Bowl, in Los Angeles, in November 2019, he violated strict employment laws in California for hundreds of performers and backstage crew including hair stylists, make-up artists and costume designers, as well as actors hired to sit in the audience. Allegations include not paying hundreds of employees on time, or 'at all' in some cases, as well as not granting the overtime wages, meal and rest breaks and business expen