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Mom Jailed For Cutting Off Son’s Genitals

“A Houston-area mother convicted of mutilating her infant by cutting off his genitals two years ago was sentenced Monday to 99 years in prison. But minutes after the jury’s sentence was read, Katherine Nadal, 28, yelled out that she did not hurt her son, prompting the boy’s father to storm out of the courtroom. Jurors deliberated for two hours Monday night before returning the sentence, which also included a $10,000 fine. The same jury had convicted her last week of first-degree felony injury to a child. The jurors chose among possible sentences ranging from probation to life in prison. Nadal, who shook her head as the jury foreman read the sentence, will have to serve at least 30 years before she is eligible for parole. Prosecutors asked for life in prison. Nadal’s attorneys did not request a specific sentence, instead asking the jury to not punish her out of hate or revenge.” w/ photo

Rally Car Hits Horse

“Of course… Sorry, couldn’t resist.”

Kids Save Combine Kitten

“Two young boys from Okemos are being called heroes Friday after they rescued an injured kitten from the side of the road near an Alaiedon Township farm field.”

Crash Sends Rider Over Barricade

“Chris Martin’s bike gets hit from behind and he flies hundreds of feet like a rag doll before rolling over a barrier. He was lucky to suffer minor injuries.”

Horse Vs. Car

“Tourists in Israel saw three horses galloping down the highway before they had a run-in with an oncoming car. As they neared an oncoming car, one of the animals leapt over the vehicle, crashing into the windscreen. However, as the driver had stopped the car on seeing the mammals, the impact of the crash wasn’t severe. The driver was taken to a nearby hospital with minor cuts, while the horse was also injured slightly.”

The Pulsating Cyst

“OMG… WTF! It’s a pulsating subcutaneous cyst removed from a cat.”

Robber Gets Shovel To The Head

“Digging deep into his brain for answers.” — WARNING: Very Graphic

Photographer Gets Too Close To Crocodile

“Camera in hand, she was poised to capture a close encounter with a crocodile. But no one at the river cruise booking office warned her it might be this close. The previously inert reptile suddenly shot from the river and snapped its jaws shut inches from the tourist’s face, before disappearing back into the murky depths. The woman’s extraordinary brush with death came during a cruise up the Tempisque River in an area of Costa Rica popular with British tourists. A guide on board the boat had tried to liven up the docile crocs by tapping a stick in the water. When he pulled the stick back into the boat, the crocodile tried to follow it – and ended up mimicking the famous scene from the film Jaws.” w/ photos

Horse Collapses Through Sheer Exhaustion

“A horse in Poland collapsed and died after animal welfare groups said it was over worked. The animal,which pulls a cart loaded with tourists in a popular beauty spot,was said to be pulling double the number of passengers in the cart instead of the normal 14 maximum. The driver stated that the horse died of an heart attack,TatranskĂ© Society for the Care of the animals has taken the matter up with the Public Prosecuter.”

Families Can’t Afford Funerals

“The weak economy is taking its toll, with an increasing number of bodies in Los Angeles County being cremated at taxpayers’ expense. The poor economy is taking a toll even on the dead, with an increasing number of bodies in Los Angeles County going unclaimed by families who cannot afford to bury or cremate their loved ones. At the county coroner’s office — which handles homicides and other suspicious deaths — 36% more cremations were done at taxpayers’ expense in the last fiscal year over the previous year, from 525 to 712. he county morgue, which is responsible for the indigent and others who go unclaimed, saw a 25% increase in cremations in the first half of this year over the same period a year ago, rising to 680 from 545. The demands on the county crematorium have been so high that earlier this year, officials there stopped accepting bodies from the coroner. The coroner’s office since has contracted with two private crematories for $135,000 to handle the overflow.” w/ photos