A thief fleeing a jewelry store was killed when his bicycle was struck by a bus. Authorities said the 42-year-old man snatched a US$2,000 gold chain from the Bronx jewelry store on Friday and was making his getaway. A store clerk and two bystanders were chasing the man on foot when he pedalled into an intersection and was hit by a fast-moving bus. The suspect was taken to a hospital, where he died from head injuries. Five passengers who were jostled when the bus slammed on its brakes were also examined at the hospital.
"He lost his life for $2,000," said the store's owner, Lakhwinder Singh. "He'd sell it for maybe only two or three hundred. That makes no sense."
The necklace was still missing, and may have been thrown from the scene or grabbed by a bystander after the accident.
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Cussworth - you are right, they will sue. Wanna bet the deceased and his whole family was here illegally? Wanna bet the lawyers will be lined up around the block?
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Five passengers who were jostled when the bus slammed on its brakes were also examined at the hospital.
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No mention was made as to whether the badguy was wearing a helmet; and as we all know cycling helmets save lives. And if he was wearing one, add the helmet manufacturer to the growing list of soon-to-be defendants.
THE father of one of the Sydney women raped seven years ago by Bilal Skaf's gang says rape victims should avoid court, and take matters into their own hands instead.
The father, who cannot be named, said criminal justice in the state was so biased against victims of crime that rape victims should have nothing to do with it.
"Do not go to court. Sort it out outside of the court, if you get my drift," he said.
"Once you get to court, you will not get justice. It is a justice system in name only."
This father's damning assessment was delivered after a man known as MG was acquitted of raping his daughter, who can be identified only as Miss C.
While MG was acquitted of raping Miss C, he did not walk free. He is serving two 15-year sentences for his role in other rapes.
Skaf and other members of his gang are already serving prison sentences for attacks on Miss C.
Her father's advice to avoid the justice system prompted the NSW Rape Crisis Centre to call for urgent reforms to ensure people are not tempted to take the law into their own hands.
"Violence solves nothing," said manager Karen Willis.
"I empathise with this man's position. What his daughter has gone through for seven years would be appalling. It shows we still need more changes such as special sexual assault courts to ensure people do not take the law into their own hands."
Miss C's father said his daughter had received "horrific" treatment by the courts and defence lawyers.
"They subpoenaed her medical records and even said in court that she had an orgasm during one of the rapes. How in the hell would they know?" he said.
"She now rarely goes out. She won't go out in crowds and when she does, she won't go out for very long.
"She hates being outside, particularly when she sees Muslims. She is so anti-Islam it is unbelievable, and to be honest, so am I."
The fact that the MG case dragged on for more than five years meant he no longer had any faith in the adversarial system of justice.
"The prosecution are hindered in what they can do, whereas the defence can rip these girls apart," he said.
"It took seven years and my daughter could not do it any more and she was one of the strongest of the lot."
Miss C abandoned her involvement in the MG case because of delays and the removal of top prosecutor Margaret Cunneen.
Her father said it was time to switch to a more inquisitorial system to stop defence lawyers dragging out cases.
He also called for a better system of selecting judges.
"They say the law is equal. Don't believe it," he said.
During his daughter's ordeal in the court system, he had taken his concerns to the NSW Law Society and both sides of state politics.
He said he had been "spoken down to" by the Law Society, ignored by then Attorney-General Bob Debus and told by the state Opposition that real reform would require constitutional change.
He contacted The Australian after the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal wrote to this newspaper last week about the MG case.
Miss C's father said he rejected the court's statement that Ms Cunneen's removal had not triggered his daughter's decision to walk away from the case.
State Prosecutor Saeed Mirza has referred 11 suspects purportedly involved in the Al Madina Bank scandal to Beirut Public Prosecutor Joseph Maamari. Lebanese newspapers citing judicial sources, on Saturday said the 11 were believed to have a hand in the case of money laundering at Al Madina Bank in 2003. It identified the suspects as, in addition to former executive secretary of Al Madina scandal heroine Rana Qoleilat, her two brothers -- Taha and Basel Qoleilat -- as well as Adnan Abou Ayyash. Among the names in the report were bank employees Youssef al Hashi, Kazem Bahlawan, Fouad Qahwaji and Rene Kaado Moawwad.
Qoleilat, who is facing fraud charges in Lebanon, is jailed in Brazil for allegedly trying to bribe security officers to release her. She was earlier jailed in Lebanon for her supposed role in the disappearance of more than $300 million from Al Madina Bank in 2003.
Lebanese press indicates that Adnan Abou Ayyash's brother, Ibrahim Abou Ayyash, and his son, Wissam Ibrahim Abou Ayyash, were also among the suspects. It quoted the sources as saying investigation with this group of suspects will only focus on the issue of money laundering. The suspects reportedly included a person who had a "strong work relationship" with Qoleilat.
Qoleilat, who is facing fraud charges in Lebanon, is jailed in Brazil for allegedly trying to bribe security officers to release her. She was earlier jailed in Lebanon for her supposed role in the disappearance of more than $300 million from Al Madina Bank in 2003.
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$300 million points of pressure...the Lebanese legal system is probably the least of her worries.
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A thief fleeing a jewelry store was killed when his bicycle was struck by a bus. Authorities said the 42-year-old man snatched a US$2,000 gold chain from the Bronx jewelry store on Friday and was making his getaway. A store clerk and two bystanders were chasing the man on foot when he pedalled into an intersection and was hit by a fast-moving bus. The suspect was taken to a hospital, where he died from head injuries. Five passengers who were jostled when the bus slammed on its brakes were also examined at the hospital.
State Prosecutor Saeed Mirza has referred 11 suspects purportedly involved in the Al Madina Bank scandal to Beirut Public Prosecutor Joseph Maamari. Lebanese newspapers citing judicial sources, on Saturday said the 11 were believed to have a hand in the case of money laundering at Al Madina Bank in 2003. It identified the suspects as, in addition to former executive secretary of Al Madina scandal heroine Rana Qoleilat, her two brothers -- Taha and Basel Qoleilat -- as well as Adnan Abou Ayyash. Among the names in the report were bank employees Youssef al Hashi, Kazem Bahlawan, Fouad Qahwaji and Rene Kaado Moawwad.
