A Colorado funeral home director was sentenced to 40 years in prison for abusing corpses, while a US court ordered Uber to pay $8.5 million to a woman who said she was raped by a driver. Additionally, emails have revealed new details about Prince Andrew's relationship with financier David Rowland, and a Nigerian village chief recounted a night of terror after a jihadist attack.
Jon Hallford, the co-owner of the Return to Nature funeral home in Penrose, Colorado, received the 40-year sentence for corpse abuse. According to BBC World, nearly 200 decaying bodies were found improperly stored at the funeral home. Before the sentencing, Hallford apologized in court, as family members described having nightmares about their loved ones decomposing in his care. His ex-wife and co-owner, Carie Hallford, has pleaded guilty to similar charges and is awaiting sentencing. The funeral home had also given fake ashes to grieving relatives instead of their loved ones' remains, prosecutors said.
In a separate legal matter, a US court ordered Uber to pay $8.5 million to a woman who alleged she was raped by an Uber driver. The federal lawsuit was heard in Arizona, where a jury deliberated for two days before finding Uber responsible for the driver's behavior. Uber stated its intention to appeal the verdict. The jury rejected other claims made in the lawsuit, including that Uber was negligent and that its safety systems were defective. The plaintiff, Jaylynn Dean, said she was sexually assaulted in the car.
Emails have shed light on Prince Andrew's relationship with financier David Rowland. According to BBC Business, the emails show Andrew's financial discussions at a time when he was the UK's trade envoy. The emails reveal that Andrew referred to Rowland as his "trusted money man" to Jeffrey Epstein. Andrew appeared to be trying to promote Rowland's financial ventures, but Epstein seemed reluctant to engage with the Conservative Party donor after being warned that the UK press considered Rowland a "shady financier."
In Nigeria, the traditional chief of Woro in Kwara state recounted a night of terror after jihadists massacred residents. The attackers killed two of his sons and kidnapped his wife and three daughters. "They killed my sons," said Umar Bio Salihu, the local head of Woro. The attack occurred earlier this week, according to The Guardian.
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