Posts Tagged ‘families’
Don’t mess with ma – US woman shoots son dead for trying to put her in a rest home
The combination of the general availability of guns and ‘ornery old women hasn’t worked out well for one man in Arizona. He suggested that perhaps, at the age of 92, she might want to think about, well, to, umm:
A 92-year-old woman has been charged with the murder of her son after allegedly telling him “you took my life, so I’m taking yours” over his decision to place her in a care home.
That escalated quickly then, didn’t it?
Anna Mae Blessing allegedly told the 72 year-old ‘You took my life, so I’m taking yours’ before blasting him to death Monday morning. She allegedly hid two pistols in the pocket of her robe, and fired one at her son – whose name has not been released – as he lay sleeping at his apartment in Phoenix, Az.
Perhaps trying to put her away wasn’t the wisest of decisions or attempts.
Anna Mae Blessing, of Fountain Hills, Arizona, appeared in court, in a wheelchair and orange jumpsuit, to face charges of first-degree murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and kidnapping.
OK, so, lesson learnt – even if a little late for him – that annoying old women is one of those things to avoid. But the interesting thing here is that there certainly seems to be some premeditation. She’s charged with first degree, which is what we here would call murder too. And assuming she’s convicted then she’s going to end up being put away, isn’t she? Even if she’s let off on grounds of incompetence by senility or age or something, it’s still going to be a care home at least, isn’t it? The only question left being how secure it is, somewhere on that spectrum from assisted living to prison.
So, despite dying, he’s just won.
Posted: 4th, July 2018 | In: News, Strange But True | Comment
Women Slept With Dead Mother For Five Years
To Germany, where for five years a 55-year-old German woman has been sleeping beside her dead mother.
When the daughter wouldn’t open the door, he called the police. They and the fire service were able to get the door open and discovered the body inside in a double bed which the daughter had been sharing.
The daughter later admitted during questioning that her mother had died during March of 2009. She has been sent to a psychiatric institution.
An autopsy produced no evidence of foul play in the mother’s death.
You do kind of wonder if any harm has been done? It’s grim but, then, so is being institutionalised…
Posted: 20th, November 2014 | In: Strange But True | Comment
Rupert Everett doesn’t like gay dads (nothing to do with awful Britpop group)
THERE may be something of a shitstorm coming Rupert Everett’s way as he’s declared that he “can’t think of anything worse than being brought up by two gay dads“.
Now, of course, Rupert is a gay man himself, so this confuses matters. People won’t know whether to call him a homophobe or simply, an insensitive twerp. Either way, for such a normally likeable man, these comments are going to stick in many-a-craw.
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Posted: 18th, September 2012 | In: Celebrities | Comment
