Amy Winehouse home is robbed

     

PERSONAL belongings were stolen from Amy Winehouse's house in the days after her death, it emerged yesterday.

Furious dad Mitch believes one of her acquaintances has taken copies of unreleased tracks, lyric books and letters.

And the ex-cabbie, 60, has vowed to root out the culprits when he returns from a family holiday taken to come to terms with his loss.

Around 20 people - including family, friends, security and police - have had access to the home since Amy died.

PSM 6: A lie has robbed their freedom

A lie has robbed six Malaysians of their precious freedom. For three weeks they have been locked up and put away unfairly and unjustly.

Not a shred of evidence has been unearthed so far to justify their detention. Not an iota of proof has been disclosed to date to convince sceptical Malaysians that the action of the police has been honourable.

A lie that robs innocent Malaysians of their human rights discredits the police beyond repair. A lie that denies access to lawyers for the detained six denigrates the rule of law and disgraces the Barisan Nasional government for not observing the principles of decency, truth and honesty.

Clinic in Philippines robbed; dentist raped

Posing as a patient, a man hogtied and robbed two female dentists of more than P200,000 in cash and personal belongings before raping one of the victims inside their clinic in Manila.

Manila Police District (MPD) investigators said the suspect even submitted himself to a dental examination before pulling the heist and attacking one of the victims.

Police said the incident happened around 3 p.m. on Thursday inside the clinic along Pedro Gil Street in Paco.

An investigation showed that shortly before the robbery, the suspect entered the clinic and said he was in need of dental services.

One of the dentists then proceeded to check his teeth.

After the examination, the man reportedly asked the two dentists if he could wait inside their clinic for his wife who was also having a medical check up nearby.

The dentists agreed and allowed him to stay in the reception area. After several other patients left the clinic, the suspect was left alone in the clinic with the dentists.

Opportunity

MPD theft and robbery section investigators said that the moment the clinic had been emptied of other patients, the man locked the main entrance, and brought out a fan knife, a handgun, and a tear gas canister before the victims and announced the holdup.

He then proceeded to hogtie the two using a thick transparent tape.

One of the dentists was led to a dentist's chair while her 33-year-old colleague was told to lie on the floor.

The suspect then started ransacking the dental office of P26,500 in cash; P150,000 worth of jewelry; three mobile phones worth P19,000; a tablet notepad worth P7,500; and a portable DVD player valued at P6,000.

But before fleeing with his loot, the robber allegedly raped the 47-year-old dentist who had treated him.

The dentists were able to free themselves and seek police assistance after the suspect fled.

Operatives of the MPD theft and robbery section are conducting follow-up operations for the identification and arrest of the suspect as well as the possible recovery of the stolen items.

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