Court Trial: Child found guilty of eating chocolate biscuits before tea

7 year old Johnny Parker has been found guilty of eating all the chocolate cookies before his tea at Nottingham Crown Court.

The jury returned a unanimous verdict over the offensive confectionery consumption in Long Eaton on Friday, July 3.

Parker denied theft, offensive food consumption, wasting food and perverting the course of justice during the six-day trial, but was found guilty on all charges.

His defence to the judge was "But I didn't do it, it isn't fair, you're a big mean bully and I don't like you".

After Parker, 7, was taken to the cells kicking and screaming, while tightly clutching a desk, Judge Stuart Rafferty QC praised the jury of four women and eight men, for their full "care and attention".

He added: "There is no criticism from me about your attention to the case. As far as I am concerned, yours is the most important public service anyone can perform."

Parker, of Bracken Close, Long Eaton, was sentenced to one hour in the time-out corner as well as restricted access to chocolate and sweets, he was further sentenced to 3 meals of broccoli, spinach and vegetables, when he was told by the judge that he was going to be serving a long sentence in the time-out corner, Parker responded "I know you are, but what am I?".

He shouted out in the court after the jury returned its verdict, calling one member of the jury a "stupid head".

The judge told defence barrister Shaun Smith QC: "I prefer to sentence your client in his presence but if he behaves in the way he has, I will proceed in his absence."

Mr Smith replied: "It will not be the first time that has been the reaction in a case, in fact he's reacted like this every time."

Prosecutor Michael Evans QC said the judge would hear how the crime had affected Master Parker's family, including his 3 year old sister, who was looking forward to eating the chocolate cookies after tea, but couldn't because her brother had eaten them.

Parker's list of previous convictions were also revealed including pushing another kid over in the playground, calling another child a "smelly poo poo head" and leaving the toilet seat up in the bathroom, all convictions which lead to a suspended sentence in the time-out corner.

On the day of the crime, Parker caused trouble in a public playground in Long Eaton, making racist remarks after claiming another child with glasses had "four eyes".

Soon after, Parker was at home and while his mother prepared tea for the young boy, he sneakily accessed the cookie jar, pocketing the contents before going up to his bedroom and eating them.

The court was shown pictures of the biscuit crumbs on his bedroom floor as well as a photograph of the defendant with chocolate around his mouth.

As Parker had consumed the biscuits, he was unable to finish his fishfingers and chips and the jury was also shown a picture of the wasted food.

He later tried to blame his sister, and was further charged with perverting the course of justice. His 3 year old sister was arrested on suspicion of offensive food consumption but was later released without charge.

In a letter from the time-out corner, Parker asked his sister to confess to the crime, writing in red crayon: "They are going to send me down. There is no way I can do an hour in the time-out corner."

After the trial, Parker's barrister stated that his client intends to appeal the sentence down to 30 minutes in the time-out corner and 1 broccoli, spinach and vegetable meal. Parker's barrister claimed that his client expressed to him that being ordered to eat a "yucky meal" was against his human rights.

Mistaking vacuum cleaner salesman for insect exterminator, cockroach jumps from building in Sharjah, UAE

A 2 year old Cockroach has died after jumping from an apartment in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, as it thought a vacuum cleaner salesman that knocked on its door was from a pest control company, police told Gulf News on Wednesday.

The incident took place when the salesman visited the insect's apartment as part of an ongoing sales exercise.

The victim opened the door and the Dyson sales team asked it if it was interested in purchasing a Dyson vacuum cleaner.

The victim went inside and jumped from the window fearing they were from pest control.

The salesman waited for the victim to come out before calling the police.

The incident was witnessed by several neighbours who watched the cockroach falling.

It was taken to the Vet Plus Center at round 9pm but was pronounced dead on arrival.

On November 10, an Arabian Cobra snake died after falling from the balcony of a high rise apartment also in Sharjah.

Veterinary staff were called to the spot after eyewitnesses saw the snake falling to the ground. It also thought the vacuum cleaner salesman was from pest control.

Police said the snake, who was an illegal resident of the apartment, died on the spot.

Both the incidents are being investigated by Vet Plus Center.

Sharjah, UAE

ISIS militant addresses Santa Claus in 'revenge' video for not getting him the correct Xmas present as snowman is beheaded

• ISIS behead snowman in latest sickening execution video 
• Masked militant with American accent says video is 'revenge' for wrong Christmas present
• Santa Claus got the militant an iPhone 4 instead of iPhone 5 for Christmas last year
• Snowman Frosty Sparkles, a North Pole citizen, was killed in the execution

ISIS militants have beheaded a snowman in 'revenge' for Santa Claus getting the wrong present for an ISIS jihadi last year. They also stated that the snowman was not "Islamic enough."

In the barbaric group's latest execution video, believed to have been filmed in the remote Westfjords of Iceland, a masked English-speaking man with an American accent is seen clutching a knife as he stands over the hostage, Frosty Sparkles, a citizen of the North Pole Autonomous Region.

Addressing Santa Claus, the executioner says the beheading is "revenge" for the incorrect Christmas present he received last year and that this execution would be "snow on his hands."

The slickly-cut 15-minute video, which is too graphic to be shown in full, then shows the terrorist pushing the snowman to the ground and beheading him.

At the start of the sickening video, which is in English with Arabic subtitles, ISIS showed the incorrect present, an iPhone 4, they then stated that the iPhone 5 had already been on the shelves by Christmas last year and Mr Claus had no excuse for getting him an iPhone 4.

The terrorist also stated that the snowman was not Islamic enough and that Allah had prepared a "humiliating torment" for the snowman.

The video ends with the terrorist stating that he expects to receive an iPhone 6s this year, otherwise "more snowmen would be killed."

Mr Claus was made aware of the video, however he was unable to respond directly as he is currently facing criminal charges in Greenland for flying his sleigh while under the influence of alcohol.

The North Pole Autonomous Region Government has expressed that their policy is not to pay ransoms to terrorists and they confirmed that they would not be sending an iPhone 6s to the jihadi in Mr Claus' absence.

Santa Claus detained for flying sleigh while drunk, Christmas cancelled

Santa Claus has been detained after flying his sleigh under the influence, it has been reported.

Claus, aged 1,744, from the North Pole, was intercepted by American jets and forced to land at Thule Air Base in the Qaasuitsup region of Northern Greenland on 10th November after flying his sleigh in irregular patterns.

He had no passengers or presents on board and was only carrying out a routine test flight in preparation for Christmas Eve.

Mr Claus has been detained at Thule Air Base in Qaanaaq, Greenland and is expected to be charged for operating an aircraft under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

If convicted, Mr Claus faces up to 1 month in jail, a fine of up to 200 Danish Krone and a 5 year flying ban, meaning Christmas could be cancelled for the duration of his ban.

It has already been confirmed that Christmas will be cancelled this year as Mr Claus will have to remain in Greenland as he is considered a flight risk by the Greenlandic and Danish authorities.

As a result the only people who will be receiving Christmas presents this year are the personnel stationed at Thule Air Base and the 650 odd people who live in the town of Qaanaaq.

Ross Tyson, the Commander at Thule Air Base told us: "On the 10th November we intercepted a red sleigh flying in irregular patterns over restricted air space. When the sleigh landed we found the pilot to be drunk on Egg Nog with Vodka added in."

"He was detained at the base and will be turned over to Greenlandic authorities, where he will face criminal charges in Nuuk."

It is known that the Easter Bunny has offered to take over Christmas this year, however as he is not insured to fly Mr Claus' sleigh, it has been confirmed that the holiday will have to be cancelled.

Mr Claus' licence has been suspended by the Federal Aviation Authority while an investigation is carried out and criminal proceedings take place.

Thule Air Base, in Qaanaaq, Greenland where Mr Claus has been detained

Disabled man sues mountain for discrimination

A disabled man who was unable to climb the Ben Nevis mountain in Scotland was unlawfully discriminated against and deserved an apology, a tribunal has ruled.

John Dixon, 43, from Stowmarket, Suffolk was keen to climb the UK's tallest mountain, until he found that it did not have wheelchair ramps or any stairlifts.

A tribunal at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France has ruled that the mountain, of Fort William, Highland, had broken the 1995 Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) and ordered it to apologise in writing to Dixon as well as install wheelchair ramps and stairlifts.

The Disability Rights Commission (DRC), which backed Dixon, said it was a "heartbreaking" case. It accused the mountain of forcing Dixon to give up on his goal of climbing it by failing to provide him with the support to which he was entitled.

Mr Dixon told the tribunal that he really wanted to climb the mountain, but as he cannot walk and has to use a wheelchair, he found the mountain would not be able to accommodate him. He was the only member of the Ipswich Mountaineering Club who was unable to climb Ben Nevis, who also subject him to discrimination.

Between January and February this year, Dixon was left out of activities such as meets, fundraising activities and "golden time", when members discussed which mountains to climb next. He was the only member of the club not to be asked to join in the group photograph. On March 31st, he was the only member in the group not to go on a trip to Great Wood Hill, Suffolk's tallest hill at 136 metres near Bury St. Edmunds.

In response, a spokesman for the Ipswich Mountaineering Club claimed that Dixon's disability, which meant he had no use of his legs, would not be covered by the club's insurance.

The tribunal ruled in a judgment last month, which has now been published, that the mountain failed to do its legal duty and provide him with a wheelchair ramp.

In its ruling, the tribunal, chaired by Judge Aldéric Fortier, said: "We consider that some of the incidents were so blatant as to be a substantial disadvantage in their own right, but also that collectively they amount to Dixon being placed at a substantial disadvantage."

The panel said the mountain, which did not appear at the tribunal, offered "no substantive evidence" in the case, and was ordered to apologise separately in writing to Dixon.

In it's absence, Ben Nevis was also told to install wheelchair ramps and stairlifts by next April otherwise it would face demolition.

Furthermore, the mountain was ordered to pay €1,000,000 (£741,000) in compensation to Mr Dixon for discrimination.

Ben Nevis, Scotland

Cuddly toys and pets must be declared on 2021 UK Census

Householders across the UK have been dismayed to find out that they must now declare any teddy bears, stuffed animals or dolls they have lying about their houses, as well as pets like cats, dogs or even spiders when filling in the census form.

The Census Director Officer, Sam Barry, wants to find out how much of a problem most houses actually have with spiders by getting people to count them rather than getting scared by them, if a house is found to have too many spiders the arachnids can be deported to countries with bigger populations of spiders and often ones which are actually poisonous, such as Australia or Brazil.

When quizzed about the requirement to declare teddy bears, in a press conference, Mr Barry said: "We are looking to find how much of a trend it is to replace boyfriends and girlfriends or even pets with cuddly toys, a growing trend among many adults in the UK."

The census forms will start going out in the next week, and anyone who declines to take part will automatically lose the right to live in Britain since they haven't declared themselves.

Furthermore, new penalties have been released to get tough on those who give inaccurate information, as a result Mr Barry told the press conference that anyone who fails to give the correct number of spiders living in their home, and they could face prosecution and a £250,000 fine.

Homeowners will be required to state how many cuddly toys are living in the home, their names and what TV programme or movie they are from.

Teenager threatened to burn Santa Claus' house down and knife his elves because he got him the wrong kind of trainers for Christmas

An 18-year-old British teenager threatened to burn down Santa Claus' home and knife his elves after he gave him the wrong kind of trainers for Christmas.

Jake Wilder travelled to the North Pole armed with a kitchen knife, screaming at Santa 'I'll jab you!' in front of his terrified reindeers' after opening his present from under the tree.

When the teenager said he was going to burn down the house in the North Pole, Santa Claus called the North Pole Police Department, a court heard.

Today, Wilder was deported from the North Pole and banned from re-entering, but not before serving a 21-day jail sentence in the North Pole District Jail for the 'extremely hurtful' attack.

North Pole Criminal Court heard that Wilder, was at home with his family in Oxfordshire, England, for Christmas Day.

But the festivities came to a halt when Wilder opened Santa's present towards the end of the day.

He broke into a rage, booking a last minute flight from Birmingham to the North Pole.

'Once he arrived at Mr Claus' house in the North Pole an argument broke out over some trainers he had given him and there were young reindeers and elves present,' said North Pole district prosecutor Snowball Smith.

'He was aggressive towards Mr Claus and threatened him and his elves with a kitchen knife, saying 'I'll jab you'.

'He also threatened to burn the house down and Santa called the police.'

Sugarplum Wilson, mitigating, told the court that Wilder was genuinely remorseful for his actions towards Mr Claus.

'He has apologised to Mr Claus and his reindeers and elves for the words he used, which must have been extremely hurtful,' he said.

Wilder wore a white snowman jumper and grey tracksuit bottoms and smirked at members of the elf jury during the hearing.

Judge Bushy Evergreen told the teenager: 'You have pleaded guilty to a serious offence.

'The use of a knife in a domestic setting makes this a very serious incident and the fact that young reindeers and elves were present to witness it makes it worse.'

Wilder was sentenced to 21 days in the district prison, and ordered to pay $500 compensation to Mr Claus.

He was also made the subject of a restraining order banning him from contacting Mr Claus and given a deportation order and banned from re-entering the North Pole Autonomous Region.

A spokesman for Santa Claus' workshop confirmed that Wilder was now on the naughty list and would be receiving coal in his stocking next Christmas.