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Female Center Parcs staff member dies after 'tragic accident' at resort
A female staff member has died at a Center Parcs resort after a ‘tragic accident’. The incident happened in Woburn Forest, Bedfordshire, on Friday night. ‘We are in contact with her family, and we are offering support to them and any of our colleagues at Woburn Forest who have been affected. ‘Center Parcs is working closely with all the relevant authorities…
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Notorious Bay Area serial killer John Arthur Getreu – who raped and slayed three women but escaped justice for 40 years until his conviction in 2018 – dies in prison
A notorious Bay Area serial killer and rapist who evaded authorities for over 40 years until he was finally captured in 2018 has died in prison at the age of 79, reports ABC San Francisco. According to the station, John Arthur Getreu passed away on September 22 inside of the California Health Care Facility, a state prison in Stockton, California. …
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Nelson Mandela’s granddaughter Zoleka dies aged 43 from cancer
She passed away on Monday evening surrounded by friends and family, a spokesperson said. Ms Mandela, 43, had become well known for detailing her cancer treatment, and she was also open about her history of drug addiction. The Nelson Mandela Foundation said her work was inspirational. It said that she raised ‘awareness about cancer prevention’ as well as ‘breaking down…
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Nelson Mandela's granddaughter Zoleka Mandela dies aged 43 after cancer battle
Nelson Mandela’s granddaughter Zoleka Mandela has died aged 43 after a battle with cancer, her family have announced today. Known for having detailed her long battle against the disease, the author – and granddaughter of the South African anti-apartheid struggle hero – was admitted into hospital on Monday as part of her ongoing treatment, a family spokesman said. She was the child of…
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The young fighter Jorge Iglesias dies at the age of 20
The young Leonese wrestling fighter Jorge Iglesias Oricheta died this Monday suddenly at 20 years old while he was studying at home in the Leonese capital, the Federation of this sport has reported. Iglesias Oricheta, from the Aluches Tierras de León club, I was supposed to leave this Monday for Sloveniawhere he planned to study this academic year with an…
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Sicilian mafia boss who ‘killed enough people to fill a cemetery’ dies of cancer
Sicilian mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, dubbed the “Last Godfather” by many in the Italian press, has died. The 61-year-old, who had been arrested in January after spending three decades on the run, died shortly before 2am on September 25 at the San Salvatore de L’Aquila hospital in the central Italian region of Abruzzo. He had been staying there since…
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Mafia don behind some of Sicily’s heinous slayings dies months after capture
Matteo Messina Denaro, 61, had been on the run for 30 years before he was arrested on January 16 this year. While he was a fugitive, he was tried in his absence and convicted of dozens of murders. Denaro was among the Cosa Nostra – Sicilian Mafia – bosses who ordered a series of bombings in 1993 which targeted two churches…
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Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro dubbed the 'last godfather' of the Cosa Nostra who spent 30 years on the run for 'murdering 50 including boy dissolved in acid' dies of cancer aged 61 – eight months after he was captured
Ruthless mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro who spent 30 years on the run for allegedly murdering 50 people including a boy dissolved in acid has died of cancer aged 61 – eight months after he was captured by Italian police. The mafia godfather, who once boasted he could ‘fill a cemetery with his victims’, was suffering from colon cancer when…
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Hiker dies after falling off waterfall outlook in North Carolina | North Carolina
A hiker died after plunging off a waterfall overlook along the Blue Ridge parkway in North Carolina during the weekend, according to the US National Park Service. Nancy Sampson of Greer, South Carolina, was sightseeing at the park at about 12.15pm on Saturday when she tumbled over a cliff around the Glassmine Falls overlook. After being alerted about the 61-year-old…
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Matteo Messina Denaro, Once Italy’s Most Famous Fugitive, Dies at 61
Matteo Messina Denaro, a convicted killer and high-ranking mobster with the Sicilian Cosa Nostra who had eluded capture for three decades, has died in a hospital in the central Italian city of L’Aquila, where he had been serving time in a maximum-security prison. He was 61. Mr. Messina Denaro had been treated for cancer for years, and fell into a…
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