Fishing For Hate — Catching Suspended Sentences

Two men who went ‘fishing for Jews’ in north London as they filmed anti-Semitic TikTok videos have been given suspended prison sentences. 

Adam Bedoui and Abdelkader Amir Bousloub, both 21, previously pleaded guilty to religiously aggravated intentional harassment after they shouted anti-Semitic abuse at a Jewish person.

Bousloub approached the victim and started yelling insults while filming it on a mobile phone, while Bedoui stood behind him, laughing and also tormenting the victim.

The two can be seen grinning while strolling along a street in Stamford Hill with a fishing rod in videos released by Shomrim, a Jewish volunteer neighbourhood watch organisation.

They have attached a note to the end, in reference to vile anti-Semitic tropes about Jews.

In CCTV footage, Bedoui is seen holding the rod in front of him while Bousloub records with his phone as they pass through an entry hall.

Subsequent video shows Shomrim volunteers standing close by as the two are searched and taken into custody by police.

The Metropolitan Police said Bedoui and Bousloub had travelled to Clapton Common with ‘deliberate’ intentions to capture anti-Semitic content. 

Shomrim reported that the pair had specifically targeted Orthodox Jews in the filmed encounters.

Officers were called about 9 pm on Thursday, May 7, and detained the pair after they attempted to flee.

According to the CPS, the defendants intended to publish the footage on social media.

When questioned by the police, Bousloub said he had gone to Stamford Hill to film a video with a fishing rod with the aim of getting a reaction and to copy what he had seen on an Instagram reel.

He said he had intended to share what he filmed with others on TikTok and that he was expecting numbers in the hundreds or thousands of people to watch it. 

He tried to claim that he thought the Jewish community would find what he was doing funny. Bedoui made a no-comment police interview.

The victim said the incident left him feeling vulnerable and targeted.

The pair have now been sentenced to six weeks’ imprisonment, suspended for twelve months. 

Prosecutor Varinder Hayre said: ‘These men deliberately targeted a member of the Jewish community, and subjected him to antisemitic abuse in a public place.

‘They filmed the incident with the intention to upload it to social media and amplify the harm caused to the victim.

‘The CPS worked closely with the Metropolitan Police to build a strong case, securing a conviction less than 48 hours after the incident.

‘Hate crime has a serious impact on victims and communities. We will continue to prosecute these offences robustly.’

Detective Chief Superintendent Brittany Clarke, who leads policing in the area, said: ‘These men thought nothing of travelling to Stamford Hill so they could generate social media likes from hateful so-called content.

‘There is no place for antisemitic hate in this city, and this case carries a clear warning for anyone tempted to commit hate crimes in pursuit of online notoriety.

‘These men were arrested within minutes of the incidents being reported to us. They were then charged, remanded to court and convicted 48 hours after the original report.’

A spokesperson for Campaign Against Antisemitism said: ‘This sentence has absolutely no deterrent effect.

‘If anything, it reminds antisemites how little they have to fear from the criminal justice system even now amidst the worst wave of anti-Jewish attacks in modern British history. 

‘It is surely because of outrageously lenient sentences like this one that only 10 per cent of British Jews think that the courts do enough to protect them. 

‘When antisemites are given a slap on the wrist, it sends the message that Jews are fair game.

‘This decision is appalling and will only further erode what little confidence the Jewish community has left in the criminal justice system. 

‘Antisemitic offenders must face punishments that actually reflect the seriousness of their crimes.’ 

This sentence was absurdly light. ‘Suspended’ – why bother taking them to court at all? If you violate the law, then it should be jail time. They should have been given a custodial sentence, but then what do you expect? The whole judicial system is a disgrace, which then enables all kinds of crimes to take place without fear of incarceration.

Well, that was a great deterrent, and it does nothing at all to make Jewish people feel safe. The judge may as well have given them compensation and a flat for their inconvenience because our courts have wilted.

Prosecute robustly. I guess the judicial system is unfamiliar with the true meaning of those words. Now this pair will be laughing and bragging about how they got away with it.

This type of behaviour is similar to the Blackshirts, fascist supporters of Oswald Mosley who used physical altercations in the East End to intimidate Jews. These are the new Blackshirts, and believe me, things will only get worse.

EpiPens In Every School — Finally, A Rule That Saves Lives Instead Of Excuses

The parents of children with allergies say ‘lives will be saved’ by new Government guidance, which will require every school in England to stock EpiPens and provide allergy training to all staff.

The statutory guidance, known as Benedict’s Law, will be published by the Department for Education on Monday and follows years of campaigning by the family of Benedict Blythe, who died aged five from anaphylaxis just months after he started primary school in 2021.

In what marks a significant milestone for schools, parents and children, the guidance will set out the practical steps that all 25,000 schools will have to take before the start of the new term in September amid a tremendous increase in the number of children suffering life-threatening allergies to food.

The Mail understands that the guidance will include a requirement to stock emergency auto-injector pens, also known as EpiPens, in case of an anaphylactic reaction and to train all staff – including temporary teachers, visiting tutors, and dinner ladies – to recognise and respond to allergic reactions.

All schools will also be expected to keep clear allergy policies and healthcare plans, ‘so no parent feels worried that their child may not be safe’, the DfE will say.

Benedict’s mother Helen Blythe, who set up the Benedict Blythe Foundation in memory of her son, said: ‘There will be children who we will never know, who will never know us, whose lives will be saved by Benedict’s Law. We are immensely proud of that, and it’s a legacy for our little boy that will last for generations.

‘The guidance will make England among the best education systems in the world for children with allergies, and is the result of a campaign hard-fought, but achieved only by the wonderful generosity of others who supported us along the way.’

The move comes amid a surprising spike in the number of children with potentially life-threatening allergies to food such as nuts, cow’s milk, eggs and fruit over the last two decades.

Figures from the Department for Education show pupils lost more than 500,000 learning days last year due to allergy-related illness or medical appointments.

Sarah Knight, founder of The Allergy Team, which has already provided support and allergy training to thousands of teachers and which worked closely with the DfE and the Benedict Blythe Foundation on the development of the guidance, said it would ‘make a huge difference’ to parents, children and teachers.

‘As a parent of two children with allergies, this is honestly amazing,’ she said. ‘I know how daunting it can be to navigate these allergies, and for that responsibility to sit on other people is a lot.

‘This guidance will give people the tools to support children or fellow staff members with allergies. And the fact that it requires all staff to have allergy training – from the music teacher to an extra member of the catering team – will reduce those vulnerabilities in the system. 

‘People don’t just have allergic reactions at convenient times or in front of people with the right training.

‘My eldest son was turned down for a preschool place because they were worried they couldn’t keep him safe. Now, we’re about to apply for a secondary school place, and that worry will be much further down my list. It should be reassuring for all parents.’

Benedict suffered from asthma and had a number of allergies including eggs, kiwi fruit, nuts and milk. But despite his parents, Helen and Peter, helping his primary school in Stamford, Lincolnshire, to put together an allergy plan to cope with his needs, he was accidentally exposed to cow’s milk in December 2021 when the plan wasn’t followed. 

An inquest heard there were delays in administering an adrenaline pen, which was a factor in his death.

The new guidance will also be written into legislation in the form of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act. Its allergy provisions will come into force in 2027.

Schools used to have on-site nurses, and they should still have them. However, this practice was discontinued for unknown reasons, most likely because it was too expensive, as money is always prioritised above children’s safety.

It’s extremely hard to cause harm with an EpiPen. If you give it and it’s not required, there is no lasting harm. If in doubt, it should always be given, as waiting minutes for an ambulance to arrive can mean it is too late for the reaction to be brought under control, and using an EpiPen is very simple; it would take about ten minutes to show someone how it is used; it is literally a push and click.

Allergies have become more prevalent, or at least they appear to have, and if having training in schools and EpiPens on site saves a child’s life, then it would be an extremely positive move.

“The AI Doctor Will See You Now — Please Hold While It Decides If You’re Actually Ill”

Artificial intelligence will be used on the NHS app to tell patients if they should book a GP appointment or would be better off going to A&E.

People will be asked a series of questions by the new triage tool, which will utilise their responses to guide them to the optimum service for their medical condition.

The update is anticipated to reach more than 200,000 patients in the next 12 months and will be available to all NHS app users by April 2028.

It forms part of a ‘major overhaul of tech’ in the coming years in a bid to transform NHS services.

Although the tool’s launch has been widely applauded, several health organisations have asked the NHS to give patient safety, confidentiality, and inclusiveness first priority as it becomes more dependent on AI.

A trial at a GP practice in Sussex led to a 29 per cent fall in the number of people queuing on the phone for an appointment.

Dr Ragu Rajan, from Wealden Ridge Medical Partnership in Sussex – which ran the initial trial, said: ‘Integrating AI triage directly into the NHS app means our patients can tell us what they need, when they need it, and be directed to the right care first time.

‘It hasn’t replaced our judgment – it’s given us back the time to use it.’

It comes as the health service sets out how £10 billion in funding allotted by the Government last year will be used to overhaul its technology and data systems.

Part of this includes AI that records conversations between patients and staff to generate real-time transcripts and save time on note-taking, and it will be rolled out nationally.

A trial led by Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and carried out across nine NHS sites in London found NHS staff spent nearly 25 per cent more of their time interacting with patients when using the tool.

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier, Croydon, Kingston, and Richmond are the four NHS trusts in London where the rollout will begin with hospital appointments that don’t require an overnight stay.

Additionally, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust in Liverpool are growing their AI note-taking initiatives.

Sir Jim Mackey, chief executive of NHS England, said: ‘The major overhaul of tech we’re making over the next few years will transform services.

‘The new AI tool in the NHS app will help get patients to the best service for their needs first time – whether that’s a GP appointment, trip to a pharmacy or advice on caring for themselves at home – so that clinicians can make sure those most in need of a GP appointment can get one sooner.

‘We’re also seeing huge benefits from the introduction of AI note-taking tools, with clinicians finding they’re able to spend up to a quarter more of their time with patients, so we’re rolling out the tools as quickly as possible across the NHS.

‘We’re prioritising the improvements that will make the biggest difference and supporting local leaders to adopt them to drive change in their services – helping to cut waiting lists and improve care for millions of patients so that the NHS is fit for the future.’

Health Secretary James Murray said: ‘As the NHS marks 78 years of serving patients, this investment shows how we can build on that proud legacy by embracing the technologies that will shape its future.

‘As someone who believes deeply in the power of tech to transform public services, I’ve made sure we’re backing the right innovations, which will have the biggest positive impact on patients and clinicians and give us the biggest bang for our buck.

‘I’m certain the technological innovations I’ve chosen to prioritise will get patients to the right care faster, free our brilliant clinicians from mountains of paperwork, and help drive down waiting times.

‘By harnessing the power of AI – using it to direct people to the right service first time and giving clinicians back more time to spend with patients – we’re making the NHS work better for patients and staff alike and helping make it fit for the future for its next 78 years.’

Responding to the announcement, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said the rollout could mark ‘an important step in upgrading technology in the NHS’.

‘We should be under no illusion though about just how far the NHS needs to go,’ RCN chief nursing officer, Professor Lynn Woolsey, said.

‘With some community nursing staff in 2026 still without mobile phones, while others in the system are forced to share painfully slow computers with poor connectivity, improvements to basic IT infrastructure must come first.

‘New digital technology like AI notetaking could ease the administrative burden on nursing staff, freeing up their precious time for frontline care.

‘But there are also warnings to heed, with growing concerns about overstated, overly-optimistic assessments of the productivity benefits from AI,’ Prof Woolsey added.

‘We cannot have situations where it increases bureaucracy through the need to correct flawed or inaccurate work.

‘Patient safety must be at the heart of any AI triage system, with a guarantee that a health professional will be the one making decisions at key points in that process.’

Prof Woolsey further highlighted the importance of privacy and patient confidentiality, adding: ‘Patients must be reassured that any new systems handling their information, such as ambient voice technology, are accurate and properly protect confidentiality.

‘Privacy and safety cannot be afterthoughts, with everyone deserving to know how and by whom their sensitive data is being used.

‘AI and new digital technology must be deployed with proper guardrails, staff training and anti-bias safeguards.’

Tory shadow health secretary Stuart Andrew said: ‘Any innovation that improves patient care and helps the NHS work more effectively should be welcomed. But new technology must be introduced with a fully-funded plan that delivers value for taxpayers.

‘Labour came into government without a credible plan for the NHS, and their first year saw one million fewer appointments delivered. Modernisation cannot be a sole substitute for reform.’

Most patients haven’t seen a GP for months; it’s usually always a nurse, and they always have to go back if symptoms continue, and this is a ridiculous situation.

Naturally, these arguments are only used to support reducing the number of doctors. These ludicrous assertions that doctors now have 25 per cent extra time are only a diversion, and how will the elderly cope if they don’t have a smartphone or computer? What will they be left to die?

GPs shamefully grabbed the opportunity to disappear during COVID and then never truly returned, other than to collect their pay cheques, and it seems that since COVID everyone has lost the art of being human.

AI is neither the answer nor the best course of action. Talking to a computer is not what people want; they want to speak with actual, caring individuals.

I’m fine with technology, but this is going too far, particularly for the elderly and non-techies, and when dealing with patients, some of them can’t articulate what their problem is, which is usually no fault of their own, and some people drastically play down their symptoms because they don’t want to cause a fuss.

When seen by a doctor, they can usually get to the bottom of it with examinations and targeted questions based on all sorts of factors, so how can an AI determine what help the patient needs based purely on what the patient has told it?

Red Arrows: Sponsored By Keir Starmer’s Pause Button

The Red Arrows face being grounded for years because of Keir Starmer’s dithering over defence spending, it is claimed.

Defence sources have told The Mail on Sunday the year-long delay to the defence investment plan (DIP), finally published last week, means it is now ‘almost impossible’ for the RAF to have a replacement aircraft ready for the Red Arrows by the time the display team’s ageing Hawk jets retire in 2030.

In a hugely embarrassing move, this would result in the famous display team being ‘stood down’ for several years until the replacement jets became operational, it is claimed.

The claims come as the Red Arrows today joined a spectacular flypast over New York City to mark America’s 250th anniversary of independence. 

It is part of a month-long tour of the US, with the display team’s pilots, dressed in their famous red flying suits, posing for photos in Times Square on Friday.

In May, the RAF announced it is cutting the number of jets in many of the Red Arrows aerobatic displays this summer to seven from the usual nine.

The reduction, which did not include today’s display, was imposed so the engines of the display team’s Hawk T1 aircraft, which are more than 40 years old, can be rotated, amid growing maintenance pressures.

After a marathon delay, the DIP committed to investing £360 million in developing a new ‘British Jet Trainer System’, which will include ‘new jets for the Red Arrows to replace the ageing Hawk aircraft’.

But the MoD now has just three-and-a-half years to launch a procurement competition, choose a replacement aircraft and for those jets to be built and authorised for aerobatic displays and for aircrews to be trained.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) would this weekend only say it was an ‘aspiration’ for the Red Arrows to have its replacement aircraft in place by 2030.

Tim Ripley, editor of the Defence Eye website, said: ‘You are looking at a four-year-plus time scale from signing on the dotted line with the manufacturer to a working jet being delivered to the RAF.

‘The Red Arrows requirement throws in added complications. After the basic conversion to the aircraft, to do aerobatic flying, pilots would need a period of rehearsals and training to get ready for displays. On top of that, the jets would need to go through the stringent RAF safety trials.

‘Most experts would say this is almost impossible to do in the time the Red Arrows have left on the Hawk.’

We should know by now that Labour don’t like anything that makes us proud to be British, but this is typical – one of the few things the public treasures and is proud of – shame on Labour.

Starmer is an embarrassment to the UK, and he will never be remembered as a statesman.

Starmer said he was a good Prime Minister because he was trying to frame his time in office as stable, competent, and responsible, but the public narrative around defence, welfare, housing, and the NHS has been chaotic, so when people hear that claim, they think, “What planet is he on?” and living in Britain is a badge of failure.

How on earth can Starmer say that he’s done well whilst being Prime Minister? He has been useless, dithering, and unsuitable for the job, and he was way out of his depth.

The Red Arrows are known worldwide, but this shambolic mess this government has made of this country is also known worldwide, and everything this man has touched, he’s destroyed – he definitely didn’t have the Midas touch.

Crude Cuts? Not On My Watch

Andy Burnham rules out “crude cuts” to benefits in any attempts to improve welfare.

Burnham told LBC: “I’m not going to go with the crude cuts to benefit levels that just put people who are struggling in even worse poverty, and that often creates the backlash, and understandably so.

“There’s a different approach, which is looking at two things that can be done differently to get the overall benefits bill down. One of those is how we support young people.”

“I will not defend an education system that is overly focused on the university route, and does not lay out paths to technical qualifications for our young people.” 

One year on from Keir Starmer’s ill-fated plans to cut £5 billion from sickness and disability benefits, Burnham says one of the focuses will be on helping young people into work.

People may critique him, but Andy Burnham will be prime minister, and like all prime ministers, he will be evaluated based on the outcomes he attains, and that’s how it should be. However, will the results be catastrophic? Only time will tell.

Apprenticeships are essential because they encourage individuals to pursue further education to increase their income.

If our youth lack the necessary abilities, they will not be able to earn enough money to support themselves.

But what about low-paid workers? Will they benefit from all of this?

Someone said that if minimum wage is considered good enough to live on, it should be capped for benefits as well, but people on benefits don’t get the same as low-wage workers, and in most cases, they get significantly less, and the system is designed that way.

A full‑time minimum‑wage worker earns roughly £1,600–£1,800 a month after tax (depending on hours). Universal Credit for a single adult over 25 is around £393 a month, plus housing support, which often doesn’t cover full rent. Even with disability benefits added, most disabled claimants still end up hundreds of pounds below low‑wage workers.

So, why do people think they’re the same? Because politicians constantly talk about “fairness” and “incentives to work,” which creates the impression that benefits are comparable to wages. They aren’t. Not even remotely.

Social security was initially conceived as a temporary buffer, not a wage, a safety net to keep people afloat until they worked again. This is historically correct: when the welfare state was created, benefits were meant to prevent poverty, not replace earnings. But the reality today is more complex, and that’s where people get misled.

Low‑wage workers can adjust spending because their income is flexible: overtime, extra shifts, job changes. People on benefits cannot adjust anything. Their income is fixed, sanctioned easily, and often far below basic living costs, and disabled people face inescapable extra costs: heating, transport, equipment, food delivery, medical needs.

Living within your means” hits differently when your “means” are structurally capped.

The welfare system was built on assumptions that no longer match modern life: It assumed jobs were stable. It assumed illness was short‑term. It assumed housing was affordable. It assumed disability costs were minimal, and it assumed people could return to work quickly. None of that is true anymore. So while the principle of a buffer still exists, the conditions people live in have altered dramatically.

Iceland Foods — Home Of Frozen Meals And, apparently, Frozen Morals

Disabled mum Danielle Riley lost her entire £220 Iceland order because a delivery driver allegedly refused to bring her shopping to her flat and just drove away with it.

The 44-year-old from Tuebrook was left in tears and feeling “sick” after the incident, which she claims unfolded after an Iceland home delivery arrived at her home.

Danielle, who has fibromyalgia and nerve damage to her spine, claims she needs home delivery for necessary shopping and is unable to leave her flat without help.

She uses two crutches to get around and said she has been unable to work since being diagnosed with fibromyalgia five years ago.

She says she spent £220.17 on a grocery order from Iceland’s Norris Green store, claiming she had already written on her order that she was disabled and was unable to come downstairs to collect it.

Having received a text to say her order was on its way, the driver then contacted her, saying: “Hi, it’s Iceland”, before the call cut off.

“Then he was ringing the bell, so I got to the door, and he started shouting: ‘Are you coming down here to get this?’ I apologised and said I couldn’t because I’m disabled.

“He brought one tray up, got to the top of the stairs, stared at me and shouted, ‘I’m not here to bring this up, I bring it to the communal door.’ But that’s not my front door.

“I tried to explain to him that none of the other drivers has an issue with it, and he yelled at me: ‘Well, I’m not them, am I!’

“I said I apologise for being disabled. Then he picked the tray up and took it back down to his van and said, ‘Well, you’re not getting your shopping then’. He took it all back with him.”

An Iceland Foods spokesperson explains: “Our customer care team is looking into this alleged incident, and is in regular contact with the customer.”

Being an Iceland Delivery Driver can be rather challenging work, but it can also be extremely fulfilling, even if you have to carry weighty bags upstairs. Some kind delivery drivers will even take them into the kitchen if they see you’re elderly or disabled. Should they take them into people’s homes? Probably not, but some people need the little extra help, and sometimes the delivery driver is the only person they see, so a cheerful smile and a quick chat make all the difference, and if you don’t have that in you, you’re in the wrong job.

And it’s not just Iceland; it’s other superstores as well because they don’t bag their deliveries anymore; they simply unpack on the doorstep. Now, while I appreciate drivers need not put their back out, just bring the containers in so people can put them on the side in their kitchen, especially the disabled and vulnerable.

Also, if stores are providing a delivery service, they need to consider who they’re delivering to, and have staff that will willingly go above and beyond when necessary in order to help the customer. After all, it is a service. Nowadays, everything is do it yourself and don’t complain, but a little help goes a long way, particularly from those who really do have a need for assistance.

Home deliveries are, in the main, paid for, so any supermarket delivery managers who may find themselves here, please read and feedback. At least take on staff who care and have interpersonal skills, and for those who do and have, thank you; you are valued.

Sheerness Care Home Available For Rent

Rent is being offered for rooms at a previous care facility that abruptly closed, forcing all of its patients to leave.

Blackburn Lodge, which was owned and run by Kent County Council, closed in 2023, and more than a dozen elderly people had to be found new homes elsewhere in the county.

Some residents’ relatives believe that their loved ones passed away too soon as a result of the unforeseen stress and abrupt adjustment.

At the time, KCC closed the building after concerns about iron levels were discovered in the building’s water system in Broadway, Sheerness.

It said it would cost £4 million to resolve the issue and remodel the home and make it up to par.

The closure was criticised by families, Sheppey residents and councillors, with a protest being held outside the facility.

KCC later sold the two-storey building for £696,000 – £196,000 more than the set starting price. During the auction, there were 65 offers between two unknown bidders.

Two years after the sale, it seems to be functioning as a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) when SEG Asset Management listed five rooms for rent online.

One has been let, while the other four include three single-bed rooms and one double-bed room.

The smaller bedrooms can be rented for £400 a month, while the double would set you back £500.

You must be over 21 and pay a £350 deposit for the room. The advertisement says employed individuals are preferred.

It continued: “We are pleased to offer a selection of low-cost, unfurnished rooms within the Blackburn Lodge building, located in the Sheerness area.

“This large property provides a variety of room types to suit different needs, including single, double, king and en-suite options.

“Residents will benefit from shared kitchen and bathroom facilities, as well as spacious communal living areas.”

Sharron Granger’s mother Margaret Harcup passed away just six weeks after being moved from Blackburn Lodge to Faversham.

Ms Granger said her 91-year-old mother, who had been at the home for four years, declined physically and mentally after the move.

Speaking after finding out rooms were being rented out at the property, the mum-of-four said: “The closure of Blackburn Lodge was a deeply distressing and devastating time for residents, their families and staff.

“It led to uncertainty at what was already a vulnerable time and, in some cases, the rapid deterioration caused by the move and the inadequate care received at some care homes and led to the subsequent death of some residents.

“Knowing that the building is now being used as an HMO is a devastating blow which brings mixed feelings around reasons given at the time for the care home’s closure.

“We were told that iron levels in the water were too high and that a fix was too expensive.

“I would be interested to see the paperwork surrounding these works, whether KCC or the new owners have footed the bill, although I have always doubted whether we were being told the truth about the water and pipework.

“My main concern is that no thought was given to the wellbeing of residents nor to the local community, which has lost an essential care provision without adequate alternatives.”

No doubt they have been turfed out to make room for the boat boys.

You have to judge a nation by its treatment of its old, and the UK is at its lowest point.

Moving residents out of a house with dangerous water is undoubtedly a good thing, but what kind of water are the residents of the HMO currently using? Hopefully, the water from the pipes has now been fixed by the new owner.

Why couldn’t Kent County Council fix the problem, and then the residents returned, and the facility be maintained for future need? None of this makes any sense. It’s presumably because they are saying they couldn’t afford it, but we can afford to let boat people into our country, give them housing and money, and we should be mindful of the dangers that HMO’s have on our citizens, because these HMO’s are being used to house illegal immigrants in our communities.

Evidently, there was a problem with the water, or was that all lies to get the elderly out?

A Toddler Is Found Alive In A Hospital Morgue

An Arizona toddler was discovered alive inside a hospital morgue almost five hours after a doctor mistakenly declared him dead, a bombshell report has claimed. 

The 18-month-old boy, who has not been identified, was found inside a family’s pool in Gilbert around 5.30 pm on February 8 and rushed to Mercy Gilbert Medical Centre. 

Shortly after arriving at the hospital, the youngster was declared dead; however, five and a half hours later, medical personnel entered the mortuary and discovered that he was still alive.

Earlier reports suggested the strange event was a miracle, but the critical ‘error’ was allegedly made by a doctor, according to a damning police report obtained by ABC15. 

A string of heavily blurred police bodycam footage also obtained by the outlet showed the emergency unfold as officers and paramedics arrived at the home before speeding him over to the hospital that day.

Once they arrived, a police officer recalled in the report that he heard a nurse state: ‘I have a pulse,’ leading him to alert the doctor handling the case, records stated. 

But when he did so, the male physician, who has not been named, seemed to brush off his concern, the cop wrote in his report. 

‘(The doctor) arrogantly told me he was the doctor, he has the medical degree, he went to medical school for a reason, and to let him do his thing,’ the officer documented, per the report.

The audio, which was heard in some of the footage, caught what seemed to be the moment the officer and doctor interacted just before the child was declared dead by the medical professional. 

‘I went to medical school for a reason,’ the physician stated. 

The officer then seemed to respond, but the doctor cut him off, stating: ‘Ok, let me just clarify. Thank you.’ 

Soon after their conversation, the doctor officially declared the toddler dead, records showed. 

‘No objections, I’d like to call time of death,’ he said.

But officers continued to detail the signs of life they saw in the child in the report. 

‘The release of the air was audible and visible,’ a cop wrote. 

They later added: ‘It also began to sound like (redacted) was gasping for air,’ the report stated.

When medical staff went to move the little boy’s body to the morgue, a female officer recalled that she ‘observed what appeared to be another audible gasp’ coming from the child, the outlet stated.

Then, when she entered the morgue, the cop said: ‘I again observed what appeared to be a gasp or air release, which was now almost an hour later.’ 

But a nurse who was there said the alleged breathing sounds could have been a response to efforts to save the child, the report said. 

The report that was made public had audio about the incident suppressed.

Patient safety and providing exceptional care should be our primary concerns, but it doesn’t appear to be the case. I sincerely hope the doctor is no longer in practice since the litigation will be massive.

He made the incorrect professional choice if his job was to keep people alive and he was unable to tell if someone was still alive.

With elective medical euthanasia on the rise, there is a growing disregard for the value of life. The doctor may have considered potential outcomes and felt it ‘better’ if no care was given. He was so very, very wrong. Loss of his medical license sounds warranted, as this was so heinous.

This doctor needs to have his license withdrawn and be sued by the family. They all have this god complex. What a pretentious douche bag.

Pompous doctors were in abundance 50 years ago. Today, combine that chutzpah with a dumbed-down curriculum so that the dummies that are getting accepted to med school and even nursing schools can get to work earning their big bucks and prancing around their social circles.

Doctors should no longer be revered as gods. It doesn’t make them into creatures to be adored; it’s just their choice of occupation. Most of them go into it for the money and reputation. It’s not to help people or because they are empathic or compassionate people.

Feline Blue

Attending a party without being invited, much less revealing one’s gender, might be seen as a faux pas, but one cat paid the ultimate price after returning home coloured in blue, having gatecrashed a neighbour’s baby bash.

When Wilbur, Sophie Jenkin’s two-year-old tabby cat, showed up earlier this week in a beautiful shade of cyan, she was first surprised.

‘I haven’t stopped laughing since Wilbur came home blue,’ the 32–year–old said.

‘Wilbur is actually a girl, but we thought it was a boy, so we named her Wilbur. But it’s a girl, and it’s now blue.’

The admin worker in a local GP surgery said at first she was concerned local kids may have been messing about, abusing pets by throwing paint at them, but her worries were put to rest when she shared a concerned, yet tongue–in–cheek, post of her blue cat on Facebook on Wednesday – and the explanation became clear.

‘We thought something nasty had happened at first or kids were abusing cats in the neighbourhood,’ the mum–of–one added.

‘I put a picture of Wilbur on Facebook, and it turned out a lady who lives a few doors down had a gender reveal party. I guess it’s a boy.’

Sophie, who lives in Heamoor, Penzance, added: ‘I haven’t stopped laughing. I woke up in my sleep laughing. The comments on Facebook made me laugh so much too.’

The pet owner, who also has a five–year–old staffie called Woody, said she cleaned Wilbur after reading comments that the blue dye may be hazardous, but she was convinced by Hollie Jenkinson, her neighbour who planned the baby gender reveal, that it was simply corn starch.

Sophie added: ‘It’s hilarious. It’s so funny. Everyone at home and at work is cracked up. But all was well in the end. England won the football, my cat was blue, and everyone found it funny.’

Wilbur has since been washed off her delightful blue–rinse look and is back to her normal self.

Hollie also thought seeing blue Wilbur was amusing.

She explained: ‘We thought that it would be a great idea to do a gender reveal for our children in our garden, which consisted of the children kicking footballs containing blue cornstarch. It all went really well, and my children were really excited.

‘A few hours later I received a message from a family member with a screenshot from a Heamoor community page where a woman, who turned out to be one of my neighbours, was asking why her cat was blue.

‘I immediately burst into laughter when I realised that her cat must have been rolling around in the leftover cornstarch in my garden.

‘I’m so glad that she found the funny side of it, and it made the whole situation so much more hilarious. Luckily, after bathing her cat multiple times, the cat is no longer blue.

‘It seemed to have entertained so many people, and it has certainly made my gender reveal more memorable.’

Perhaps we should expect to see this cat again, standing as the green candidate for Manchester Mayor? Paw thing.

I’m also relieved that the cat is doing OK, and I guess it provided everyone with a brief moment of celebrity on social media.

Priority Seats

When a fellow rider stepped up to give a pregnant woman a seat on the Tube, another passenger forcibly stole it, leaving the lady absolutely stunned.

The event happened on a Jubilee Line train travelling from Stanmore into London during morning rush hour.

An eight-month-pregnant woman who had just boarded the carriage was being entirely ignored by those in the priority seats, but a thoughtful commuter chose to stand up and offer his own seat to the pregnant woman. But as he stood up, a well-built man standing about two metres tall abruptly thrust in front of the pregnant woman to seize the space.

Both the woman and the helpful passenger immediately challenged the guy, telling him the seat was explicitly meant for an expectant mother.

The passenger stared them both in the eye, stayed obstinately seated, and didn’t say anything to defend himself. He then closed his eyes and feigned to fall asleep soon after to evade facing the enraged glares from the rest of the carriage.

Later, after noticing a logo on the man’s branded business shirt, the disgruntled traveller was able to identify the man’s employer.

In an odd turn of events, it turned out that the man really works for a company that specifically produces goods to assist those with health and mobility problems.

The pregnant woman later took to social media to share her disbelief, branding the passenger quite lazy and rude.

Luckily, someone else in the carriage ultimately got up to offer her a separate priority seat, saving her from having to stand the entire way.

The incident has sparked tremendous anger online, with hundreds of Londoners demanding the man be exposed to his employers for his conduct.

Had I been a passenger on the train and pregnant, I would have sat on his lap, and then said, ‘Oh no, my waters have broken.’ He would have been out of the seat in a flash.

Regardless of pregnancy, disability, et cetera, one should offer their seat; it’s just common courtesy, and don’t take a seat that was offered by another person; that’s just plain disgusting.

This doesn’t just happen on trains, though; it happens on buses as well. 1984, my son was about 3 months old. I was boarding a bus and was having a problem folding the pram up to sit down. I had my child under one arm, whilst attempting to fold a pram down. Nobody batted an eyelid. I promptly said, ‘Some help wouldn’t go amiss.’ Everyone on the bus acted like I was invisible.

Manners maketh the man. Well, you would think so, but evidently not.

If a seat is designated for a wheelchair or for someone disabled, even a pram, and it states that it is designated, then that is what it means. If you are fit and healthy, then you don’t need the seat; you can stand on your own two feet; it’s called courtesy.

A designated seat isn’t a suggestion, a polite hint, or something people can ignore because they’re tired or don’t feel like standing. It’s a requirement, rooted in accessibility law, safety, and basic human decency, and the fact that people still fight over them, or worse, decline to move, shows how badly courtesy has collapsed on public transport.

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