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Fiennes' stepson launches £55k legal fund as family demands end to explorer's isolation
uk8 hours ago

Fiennes' stepson launches £55k legal fund as family demands end to explorer's isolation

Sir Ranulph Fiennes, 82, has not been seen publicly since October 2024. His stepson, Alexander Millington-Cotes, has launched a £55,000 crowdfunding campaign to fund legal action to locate and safeguard the explorer. Concerns have emerged that Fiennes' second wife, Louise, has placed him in care homes under false names and restricted visitor access. A Welsh care watchdog has reportedly concluded his situation constitutes an unlawful deprivation of liberty. Friends and family are calling for an urgent investigation by the Office of the Public Guardian.

Eleven charged in North Queensland teen-torture case tied to a tree
crime1 month ago

Eleven charged in North Queensland teen-torture case tied to a tree

Eleven people have been charged in North Queensland over the alleged torture of a 17-year-old boy found tied to a tree in bushland off Cape Pallarenda Rd at Town Common. The new arrests expand an earlier case, with offences including deprivation of liberty, assaults occasioning bodily harm while armed/in company, grievous bodily harm and torture. The defendants range from a 13-year-old Deeragun boy and a 14-year-old Kirwan girl to multiple adults aged 24–40, with some charged under the Youth Justice Act. The victim required surgical intervention and police describe the attack as coordinated. Investigations are ongoing, and those charged will appear in Townsville Magistrates Court.