Jared Ravizza, a 26-year-old resident of Chilmark on Martha’s Vineyard, was arrested and taken into custody after allegedly stabbing four young girls at a Braintree movie theater and two McDonald’s employees in Plymouth. Ravizza was identified as the suspect in a death investigation in Connecticut earlier that day. He is now facing charges of assault with intent to murder and two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon in connection with the Plymouth stabbing. Charges in connection with the Braintree attack have not been announced. The four young girls and the two McDonald’s employees were taken to hospitals for treatment of their non-life-threatening injuries. Ravizza was released from the hospital and is being held without bail at the State Police Bourne barracks. He will be arraigned in Plymouth District Court on Tuesday [6e5793b6].
State police are currently investigating an alleged stabbing incident that occurred on Route 3 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The incident resulted in a car crash in Sandwich. A 21-year-old woman and a 29-year-old man sustained stab wounds and were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the car involved in the crash, who is suspected of stabbing the two victims at a McDonald's, was also taken to the hospital for treatment. The suspect is believed to have a connection to a previous incident at a movie theater in Braintree, where four juveniles were injured. The investigation is still ongoing [bafa4f26].
In a recent incident in Hong Kong, a man was arrested on suspicion of injuring two people in an alleged knife attack at Kai Tin Shopping Centre in Lam Tin, Kowloon. The incident occurred on Thursday afternoon, just 18 hours after another slashing incident at a shopping centre in Sha Tin. The suspect and victims were all men who did not know each other beforehand. The suspect allegedly attacked the other two men with a knife, but their injuries did not appear to be caused by the weapon. One victim suffered a dislocated arm, while the other sustained a head injury from glass fragments. The suspect was arrested at the scene and all three men were sent to United Christian Hospital for treatment. The police are investigating the cause of the attack and treating it as a wounding case. The previous incident in Sha Tin involved a man wounding a female cashier, resulting in injuries to three men, including the suspect. The cashier and the three men were sent to Prince of Wales Hospital for treatment, and another woman working at the fast-food outlet was treated for shock [ef1f2190].
In a separate incident in Limassol, Cyprus, ten individuals were arrested and are currently in custody. The demonstration, which took place on April 27, 2024, was held to protest high rents and the death of Bangladeshi immigrant Anisur Rahman. The detainees, six men and four women, are facing charges including conspiracy to commit misdemeanors, disturbing the peace, public insult, and assault on a police officer [23ec9ed6].
During the protest, there was a clash between the protesters and the police. The police claim that the protesters showed aggression towards the officers, while the protesters describe the clash as an 'unprovoked attack' and accuse the police of physical and verbal abuse. The defense lawyers representing the detainees have objected to the police's request to prolong their detainment. A new hearing is scheduled for today [23ec9ed6].
In a separate incident in Sydney, beloved activist Danny Lim was assaulted at Strathfield Station on September 22, 2023. CCTV footage shows Ming Wiseman angrily confronting and punching Mr. Lim, resulting in a red mark on his left eye. Wiseman pleaded not guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm but was found guilty and fined $600. The court heard that Wiseman and Mr. Lim had a previous confrontation earlier that day. Mr. Lim, known for wearing sandwich boards promoting peace and positivity, was campaigning for the Yes vote for the Voice to Parliament at the time. Wiseman claimed self-defense, but the magistrate rejected his argument. Wiseman described Mr. Lim as a 'disgrace' and was convicted and fined $600 with an 18-month AVO for Mr. Lim's protection. Wiseman uploaded a YouTube video titled 'I have a duty to stop him' following the incident [f6b240b8].
On May 21, a stabbing incident took place at the Taichung Mass Rapid Transit (TMRT) train in Taichung, Taiwan. Four people were wounded in the attack at around 11:20 AM on Tuesday. The suspect, a 20-year-old male with a history of mental health issues, was arrested. The incident occurred on the same day as a similar attack ten years ago in the Taipei metro, which killed four people and injured 22. Violent acts are rare in Taiwan, which is ranked the 33rd most peaceful state in the 2023 Global Peace Index [9eace3b8].
Darren Troy Couper, who kicked dying Auckland MMA instructor Kevin Hay in the head after stabbing him, has been denied home detention by Judge Peter Andrew. Couper's violent response to unprovoked blows from Hay was initially considered justified, but the self-defense claim disintegrated after Couper's friend and co-defendant, Peter Robert Greene, fatally stabbed Hay. Couper was found guilty of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and aggravated assault on a police officer. The judge acknowledged the unusual circumstances of the case, with the person who killed Hay free and the person who inflicted non-fatal injuries facing a substantial sentence. Hay, an experienced MMA fighter, was described as a 'softie at heart' who loved teaching martial arts and counseling others. Couper's violence was deemed extreme and prolonged, resulting in a starting point of five years in prison, with a deduction for previous good behavior and time spent on bail awaiting trial. [8b7d2762].
Dublin-based MMA star Shem Rock, who spent 7 years on the run and served time in prison before being found not guilty, will fight former police officer Jaroslav Pokorny in an MMA fight at Oktagon 58 in front of 20,000 people. Rock was accused of being part of a violent burglary in Liverpool in 2014 but left the UK and discovered MMA in southern Asia. After achieving success in South Asia, he moved to Dublin but was apprehended in Belfast in 2021 and spent six months in prison before being declared a free man. Rock has since had four consecutive wins and is set to face Pokorny, who has previously pulled out of the fight twice, on Saturday. Rock has expressed his motivation to prove himself in enemy territory and silence the crowd. [f6b09781].