A Colorado funeral home director was sentenced to 40 years in prison for abusing corpses, while authorities in Arizona investigate a new message potentially linked to the disappearance of the mother of US news presenter Savannah Guthrie. Additionally, Uber was ordered to pay $8.5 million to a woman who claimed she was raped by a driver, and emails have shed light on Prince Andrew's relationship with a financier. In Nigeria, a village chief recounted a night of terror following a massacre by jihadists.
Jon Hallford, co-owner of the Return to Nature funeral home in Penrose, Colorado, received the 40-year sentence for corpse abuse, according to BBC World. The funeral home was found to have improperly stored 189 bodies over four years. Before the sentencing, Hallford apologized in court, and family members described their nightmares about their loved ones decomposing in his care, calling him a "monster" (BBC World). His ex-wife and co-owner, Carie Hallford, has pleaded guilty to similar charges and awaits sentencing. The funeral home also gave fake ashes to grieving relatives instead of their loved ones' remains, prosecutors said (BBC World).
In Arizona, police are investigating a new message related to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Savannah Guthrie, as reported by BBC World. Authorities are "inspecting the information provided in the message for its accuracy." The new development comes after public pleas from the Guthrie family for proof of her well-being and after a deadline passed in one of the alleged ransom letters (BBC World).
Uber was ordered to pay $8.5 million to a woman who said she was raped by a driver, according to BBC Business. The federal lawsuit, heard in Arizona, found Uber responsible for the driver's behavior. Uber intends to appeal the verdict. The jury rejected other claims in the lawsuit, including negligence and defective safety systems (BBC Business).
Emails from the Epstein files have revealed Prince Andrew's relationship with David Rowland, a financier, according to BBC Business. Andrew referred to Rowland as his "trusted money man" to Jeffrey Epstein. The emails show Andrew trying to promote Rowland's financial ventures while he was the UK's trade envoy. Epstein appeared reluctant to engage with Rowland after being warned that the UK press considered him a "shady financier" (BBC Business).
In Nigeria, the traditional chief of Woro, Kwara state, recounted a night of terror following a massacre by jihadists, as reported by The Guardian. Umar Bio Salihu, 53, said gunmen "just came in and started shooting." The attackers killed two of his sons and kidnapped his wife and three daughters (The Guardian).
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