PARAMARIBO – Romeo M. and Denroy G. on Tuesday we’re each sentenced to 15 years in prison after they were found guilty of robbing and killing  female retailer in her store located in the PT Paltan Tewarieweg. Judge Duncan Nanhoe pointed out that the woman was robbed of several packs of cigarettes before being gunned down.

The perpetrators decided to rob the store because they did not have any money. Denroy G. planned the robbery with three other men but was not present when the armed robbery was carried out. He had, however, given his accomplices the gun that was used to gun down the female retailer. After the deadly armed robbery one of the accomplices gave the gun back to Denroy G. The judge pointed out that Romeo M. was the one who had selected the target.

Romeo M. had selected the store because it did not have any security cameras. He drove three accomplices to the store and stayed outside with one of them while the two others went inside. The accomplices told the court that Romeo M. had received several packs of cigarettes for his role in the deadly armed robbery. After the retailer had been shot, she tried to chase the robbers but collapsed. The judge also pointed out that Romeo M. had told several stories in court and that he had even claimed that he himself was also robbed by the men.

Romeo M. also told the court that he worked as a taxi driver when he drove the robbers to the store. Defense attorneys Chandra Algoe and Derrick Veira are reportedly thinking about lodging an appeal on behalf of Romeo M…[+]

PARAMARIBO – A group of armed robbers on Tuesday morning attacked the prospectors at Villa Brasil which is located in the Sipaliwini District. The gunmen fired several shots and threatened four prospectors before making off with the loot. It is not clear what was stolen exactly. It also is not clear how many criminals committed the armed robbery but witnesses claimed that there were more than 8 gunmen. The police rushed to Villa Brasil after having been notified of the armed robbery. The investigation is ongoing. The perpetrators are still at large…[+]

SPAIN – A Spanish tourist was crushed to death by a herd of elephants inside South Africa’s Pilanesberg National Park after he left his vehicle to take a close-up photo of the breeding animals, local police said.

The unnamed European, described by police as a 43-year-old man, visited the game reserve in South Africa’s North West Province on Sunday, in a private vehicle, according to provincial police spokesperson Sabata Mokgwabone. He was accompanied by his fiancee and two other women, Mokgwabone said in a statement sent to CNN Wednesday. Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia identified the tourist as Carlos Luna, whom it said was from Zaragoza.

The Pilanesberg Game Reserve is South Africa’s fourth-largest park and a popular tourist destination. It is also home to more than 7,000 animals, according to its website. Police said that while touring the park, the man and his passengers “spotted three elephants with three calves,” adding that “the man stopped the vehicle, alighted and went closer to take pictures” before he was attacked and killed by the herd.

The province’s tourism board said in a statement that the Spaniard “did not heed the warnings” of “his fellow passengers, and occupants from two other vehicles that were at the sighting” before approaching the elephants “that were feeding a distance from the road.”

“An adult elephant cow charged at the man, who then ran … (but) was unfortunately not able to escape or evade the elephant, which was now joined by the whole herd, and was caught and trampled to death,” the board said. It added that the elephants left the scene afterward and did not attack anyone.

“Statements by witnesses who observed the whole incident further suggest that the female elephant that charged and attacked might have done so to protect the herd and young ones.” Plans are being made to repatriate the tourist’s body, the Spanish newspaper said, citing officials. Elephant attacks are not rare in South Africa. (CNN)…[+]

GAZA – The Israeli military has expanded its evacuation order to the whole of Gaza City after sending tens of thousands of Palestinians fleeing from several of the city’s neighborhoods earlier this week. It has also issued a notice saying it will be suspending inspections along two roads in Gaza City to allow civilians to reach humanitarian zones more easily and quickly as the city “will remain a dangerous combat zone.”

“We announce to you that Tariq Bin Ziyad and Omar Al-Mukhtar Streets are considered safe passages to cross west to Al-Rashid (Al-Bahr) Street and from there south. Al-Wahda and Khalil Al-Wazir streets are considered safe passages to cross east to the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood and the city roundabout, and from there to Salah Al-Din Street to the south,” an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) flier dropped on the city says.

Gaza City experienced shelling overnight. A local journalist told CNN the building he was sheltering in has been struck and he is now forced to move with his family once more. Gaza’s Civil Defense spokesman Mahmoud Bassal told CNN he was aware of dozens of deaths in the industrial zone, east of Gaza City, and the financial hub in the center. Bassal added that several Palestinians are besieged in the Jordanian hospital and at Al-Aqsa University in the city, as the situation remains dangerous. “Today, suddenly, all bakeries in Gaza are completely closed. It seems that there are instructions for them to do so, or that they fall in the red zone,” he added. (CNN)…[+]

LONDON – A man wanted in connection with the killings of three women on Tuesday evening – the wife and two daughters of a BBC journalist – has been found following a manhunt. Kyle Clifford, who police warned may have been armed with a crossbow, was found in the Enfield area of north London on Wednesday afternoon and is currently receiving treatment for injuries, Hertfordshire Police said in a statement.

“A man wanted in connection with a triple murder in Bushey has been traced to a location in North London. Following an extensive search, Kyle Clifford, aged 26, was found in the Enfield area by officers this afternoon (Wednesday, July 10),” the statement said. At this stage, we believe the suspect was known to the victims,” it added.

Police had earlier said they were searching for a 26-year-old man, named as Kyle Clifford, in connection with the deaths, who could be in the British capital or the neighboring county of Hertfordshire. Police were called to a house in Bushey, Hertfordshire, on Tuesday evening, where they found three seriously injured women who later died from their wounds.

The victims of the triple killlings were identified as the wife, Carol Hunt, and two daughters, Hannah Hunt and Louise Hunt, of BBC racing commentator John Hunt, the UK’s public broadcaster said on Wednesday. Police said earlier that the deceased, ages 25, 28 and 61, were killed in what is believed to have been a “targeted incident.” A crossbow is believed to have been used in the triple killing, though police said Wednesday that other weapons may also have been used.

Clifford left the British army in 2022 after a short period of service, a source in the UK defense ministry told CNN. He first joined in 2019 and served in the Household Cavalry, his former military boss told CNN. (CNN)…[+]