Monthly Archives: January 2012

Accused in beating of Canadian in Mexico says confession forced – Globe and Mail


Globe and Mail
Accused in beating of Canadian in Mexico says confession forced
Globe and Mail
Jose Ramon Acosta Quintero, 28, has admitted he hit Sheila Nabb in a hotel elevator, but denied he wanted to kill her and said he never expected to be charged with attempted murder. “I know that they (the authorities) need to clean up Mazatlan's image
Accused in Mexico beating forced to sign confessionCTV.ca
Mexican accused in tourist beating says he was forced to sign confessionToronto Sun
Mexican suspect in Nabb beating denied bailCBC.ca

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Surrey wheelchair user claims SkyTrain construction discrimination – The Province

Surrey wheelchair user claims SkyTrain construction discrimination
The Province
By SUSAN LAZARUK, The Province January 31, 2012 1:38 PM Jim Bell, who uses a wheelchair is greatly inconvenienced by the closure of elevators at Surrey Central and other stations in Surrey for installation of faregates. He believes his disablity has

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Accused in beating of Canadian in Mexico says he was forced to sign confession – Winnipeg Free Press


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Accused in beating of Canadian in Mexico says he was forced to sign confession
Winnipeg Free Press
Jose Ramon Acosta Quintero, 28, has admitted he hit Sheila Nabb in a hotel elevator, but denied he wanted to kill her and said he never expected to be charged with attempted murder. "I know that they (the authorities) need to clean up Mazatlan's image
Accused in Mexico beating forced to sign confessionCTV.ca
Mexican accused in tourist beating says he was forced to sign confessionToronto Sun
Mexican suspect in Nabb beating denied bailCBC.ca
Vancouver Sun
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Surrey wheelchair user claims SkyTrain construction discrimnation – The Province

Surrey wheelchair user claims SkyTrain construction discrimnation
The Province
By SUSAN LAZARUK, The Province January 31, 2012 1:33 PM Jim Bell, who uses a wheelchair is greatly inconvenienced by the closure of elevators at Surrey Central and other stations in Surrey for installation of faregates. He believes his disablity has

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Rape on Tape? – Santa Barbara Independent

Rape on Tape?
Santa Barbara Independent
Anthony Vasquez, a 19-year-old felon on probation, was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting an unconscious woman in the elevator of a parking garage. A technician from Downtown Parking contacted Detective Michael Claytor on January 20 after
Man accused of raping unconscious woman in Santa Barbara parking elevatorKSBY San Luis Obispo News

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Accused in Mexico beating forced to sign confession – CTV.ca


CTV.ca
Accused in Mexico beating forced to sign confession
CTV.ca
Jose Ramon Acosta Quintero admits he hit Sheila Nabb in a hotel elevator, but denies he wanted to kill her. He told the newspaper Noroeste that he understands the authorities are looking to clean up Mazatlan's image because the victim was a Canadian
Mexican suspect in Nabb beating denied bailCBC.ca
Jose Ramon Quintero due in court after admitting to brutally beating Sheila National Post
Woman undergoes facial surgery after beating in MexicoToronto Sun
Washington Post
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Safety fear over intersecting escalators – Shanghai Daily (subscription)

Safety fear over intersecting escalators
Shanghai Daily (subscription)
By Lu Feiran | 2012-2-1 | NEWSPAPER EDITION ALTHOUGH China's standards say a fixed baffle must be installed where two escalators intersect, few in Shanghai have the protective device fitted. Concerns have been raised following an incident in Beijing on

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Mexican accused in tourist beating says he was forced to sign confession – Toronto Sun


Globe and Mail
Mexican accused in tourist beating says he was forced to sign confession
Toronto Sun
Sheila Nabb, a 37-year-old office manager, is recovering in a Calgary hospital after an assault in an elevator at the upscale Hotel Riu Emerald Bay in Mexico, where she and her husband were on vacation. (HANDOUT) Sheila Nabb and her husband Andrew are
Accused in Mexico beating forced to sign confessionCTV.ca
Mexican authorities need to stop blaming the victims of crimesVancouver Sun
Mexican man accused of beating Calgary tourist says he confessed under tortureNational Post
CBC.ca -Montreal Gazette -Self-catering-breaks.com
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Man accused of raping unconscious woman in Santa Barbara parking elevator – KSBY San Luis Obispo News

Man accused of raping unconscious woman in Santa Barbara parking elevator
KSBY San Luis Obispo News
A 19-year-old man is in custody, accused of raping a woman while she was unconscious in an elevator in Santa Barbara. The Santa Barbara Police Department said it was contacted on January 20 by an electronic technician from City of Santa Barbara

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Death on an Escalator: China’s Evolving Childcare – ABC News (blog)


China Daily
Death on an Escalator: China's Evolving Childcare
ABC News (blog)
By GLORIA RIVIERA On Sunday a 9-year-old boy died while riding an escalator in a busy Beijing mall. Reports are he was ascending unaccompanied from the fifth to the sixth floors. His mother worked in one of the mall's many stores and was unable to
Beijing boy killed in escalator horrorNew York Post
Boy Dies in Escalator Accident in Beijing Shopping MallCRIENGLISH.com
Boy's escalator death declared accidentChina Daily

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