13 year-old girl dies giving birth 'to her dad's baby after years of sexual abuse' (photos)

A 13-year-old girl sexually abused by her father from the age of nine died while giving birth to his child just before Christmas, according to police.

Luana Ketlan was rushed to hospital suffering from severe abdominal pains before doctors realised she was seven months pregnant, police in Brazil have said.

She was also diagnosed with acute anaemia and delivered a premature baby boy, who survived, after her labour was induced.

However the teenager's health deteriorated after the birth and tests revealed she had a number of complications including low blood pressure, cirrhosis of the liver and water on the lungs.


Luana was being airlifted to a specialist hospital in Manaus 225 miles away (363km) when she died en route.


Police say her dad Tome Faba, 36, had been sexually abusing her for four years and issued a warrant for his arrest after he went on the run.

He was arrested in Coari a week later and has appeared in court charged with child abuse and manslaughter.

Faba's horrified family, who live on the outskirts of Coari, have claimed they were unaware of the abuse.

Coari police chief José Barradas said at a press conference: "The teenager lived with her parents in a rural area outside the city.

'"She did not realise, until two months ago when she began to feel pains in her abdomen, that she was five months pregnant.

"Luana claimed she was ordered to go fishing with her father and was allegedly raped by him while there."


A relative of Luana, who wished to remain anonymous, said she was an innocent and immature schoolgirl who kept the abuse a secret because she was traumatised.

It was only when the slightly-built girl's body started to change that relatives became suspicious that she could be pregnant and uncovered the truth.

When Luana was persuaded by an aunt to reveal who the dad of her baby was her own mum refused to believe her.

Chief Barradas said Faba threatened to kill Luana if she told anyone about the abuse.

He added: "Members of the family tried to step in and protect the child by alerting social services.

"They reported the abuse to police and a warrant was issued for Tome's arrest but before it could be executed Luana's health deteriorated and she died shortly after childbirth."

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Anthony Joshua goes shirtless and exposes super chiselled body on Barbados beach

Anthony Joshua showed off his chiselled chest and very athletic physique on a Barbados beach during his post-Christmas break.

The boxer, 30, recently revealed his dream is to go for the fifth belt in 2020 after he won his rematch with Andy Ruiz earlier this month.

Now he's taken some time off from his tiring routine for a well-needed festive holiday on the Caribbean island.

Anthony, who is now determined to unify the heavyweight division, showed off his incredible abs during a game of catch with his pals in the sea. His bulging biceps were on full display and he looked in high spirits while enjoying his lavish break.

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My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding twins commit suicide after one of them was diagnosed with cancer

Twin brothers who starred in My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding have died in a suspected suicide pact amid battles with cancer and depression, family have revealed.

The bodies of Bill and Joe Smith were found together in a tree off an isolated country lane in Sevenoaks, Kent, at about 11.30am on Saturday.

It has emerged Joe, a dad-of-two, had recently been diagnosed with cancer, which had come as a devastating blow for his brother Bill, who had told him: "I’d never be able to live without you."

The 32-year-old twins' uncle found their bodies in a woodland, where they had played as youngsters, after they disappeared and worried family members found a note.

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Katie Price 'banned' from taking her kids on New Year's holiday

Katie Price has reportedly been banned from taking her children on a New Year's holiday by their dads.

The former glamour model, 41, wanted to take Bunny, Jett and Princess away on holiday to Thailand, but dads Kieran and Pete were not keen on the kids missing school for so long.

Friends of the dads have claimed they were worried they wouldn't be back in time for the 2020 school term, which is set to begin next week.

A source told The Sun : "Katie is desperate for a holiday and has given herself the first two weeks off work to go away and get a tan."


The trip comes days after the kids have been living it up at their dad's house over the Christmas holidays in a break away from their mum.

Katie admitted it was difficult not being able to have all of her children surrounding her at Xmas.

This year the mother-of-five only had one of her children - Harvey Price, 18 - at home while the other four stayed with their dads.

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Turkey arrests IS suspects ahead New Year

No less than 70 people suspected to have ties to Islamic State in nationwide raids have been arrested by the Turkish police early on Monday ahead of New Year celebrations, state media reports.

The arrest happened two months after the killing of the group’s leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Donald Trump of the United States of America announced on Oct. 27 that Islamic State leader Baghdadi had been killed in a raid by U.S. Special Forces in northwest Syria, near the Turkish border.

Two days later, Turkish police detained dozens of Islamic State suspects believed to have been plotting attacks targeting celebrations of Turkey’s Republic Day celebrations. The government has said it will have repatriated most of its Islamic State detainees to their home countries by the end of the year.

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Nollywood actor accuses female producers of demanding s.e.x to give roles

Nollywood actor and filmmaker, Olusola Michael has revealed that actors are also victims of sex for movie roles pressure.

Olusola in an interview with Sunday Tribune revealed that most actors have been hiding the abuses they’ve been subjected to by female producers.

According to him, this might be because people hardly believe that male actors also face sexual harassment from female actors and female producers. He also alleged that the new crop of actresses in the movie industry are only seeking fame and hookups.


“Most people hardly believe that male actors also face sexual harassment from female actors and female producers. That’s the reality most male actors have been hiding,” he said.

“There are cases of female producers insisting to go down with a male actor before involving such an actor in their projects. In the same vein, we have actresses who are always here and there as far as men matter is concerned,” he added.

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China jails 'gene-edited babies' scientist for 3 years

A scientist in China who said he had created the world's first gene-edited babies has been jailed for three years.

He Jiankui was convicted of violating a government ban by carrying out his own experiments on human embryos, to try to give them protection against HIV.

He was globally condemned when he announced his experiments, and the birth of twin babies, last November.

Xinhua news agency said a third baby was also born at the same time, which had not previously been confirmed.


The local government in Guangdong province said it was keeping the babies under medical observation.

As well as the prison sentence, He was fined three million yuan ($430,000; £328,000).

The court also handed lower sentences to two men, Zhang Renli and Qin Jinzhou, for conspiring with He to carry out the experiments.

A court in Shenzhen said the men had acted "in the pursuit of personal fame and gain", and had seriously "disrupted medical order", Xinhua news agency reported.

"They've crossed the bottom line of ethics in scientific research and medical ethics," the court added.

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Princess Beatrice broke huge royal tradition on Christmas morning - because of Meghan Markle

Princess Beatrice looked happy and festive as she waved to well-wishers outside church on Christmas morning, joining the rest of the Royal Family for the annual service.

The Queen's grandaughter walked into St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham alongside the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge , George, Charlotte, Louis, Prince Charles , Princess Anne and other relatives - but she broke a big royal tradition in doing so.

She was accompanied by her millionaire property developer fiancé Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi - even though he's not officially a Royal yet.

Invites to the Royal Family's private Sandringham celebrations are reserved for members of The Firm, and partners normally have to wait until they are married to join in.


However Prince Harry broke this tradition in 2017 by inviting his bride-to-be Meghan Markle ahead of their wedding, paving the way for Beatrice to do the same with Edo.

Beatrice wore a smart tan coat with a green headband and black boots and gloves for the Christmas service, while Edo looked smart in a black suit with a grey tie.

Meghan joined the Royals for the 2017 three-day Norfolk celebration as her own family were miles away in America.

Although breaking traditional protocol, PR advisors insisted it was a necessary gesture to avoid ill feeling or, worse, a PR storm.

Kate Middleton and Mike Tindall on the other hand had to wait until they had their Welsh gold rings firmly on their fingers before being allowed to tuck into that royal turkey.

Speaking at the time, royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams told  Express.co.uk : "In 2010 Kate was not invited to do so after her engagement to William nor was Mike Tindall after his to the Princess Royal's daughter Zara Phillips and only spouses and close family are usually invited.

"However Harry and Meghan will be living together at Nottingham Cottage at Kensington Palace and her family are in the United States. The monarchy relies heavily on precedent and tradition but it also makes its own."

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RMD and wife celebrate 19th wedding anniversary

Nollywood actor, Richard Mofe-Damijo and his wife Jumobi are celebrating their 19th wedding anniversary. RMD took to his ig page to celebrate their special day.

He wrote;

 "19 years and counting.... and you still have me laughing and loving every moment we share. My Abike. Thank you sweetie!"

In another post: "19 years nor be beans o.
Love you Abk for loving me through it all and making me a better man."

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'First person in UK' to return unwanted gift did it at 7.02am on Christmas Day

A resident in Salisbury was the first person in the country to return a potentially unwanted Christmas present, it has been claimed.

It was still dark when the first parcel was returned to a Collect+ store in the Wiltshire town at 7.02am on Christmas Day, according to payment systems firm PayPoint.

It was another 38 minutes before the next parcel was returned in Glasgow, at 7.40am.

In total, 419 parcels were returned on Christmas Day through the Collect+ service at local convenience stores across the UK.


Some customers returned more than one potentially unwanted present.

In Enfield, north London, a single customer returned seven parcels at 12.09pm, while in Wokingham, Berkshire, a customer returned six parcels at 12.44pm.
A further five were returned by a customer in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, at 6.50pm.

Meanwhile, there were hundreds of potentially happier customers who collected parcels on Christmas Day.

In total, 1,043 parcels were collected on December 25 because their local convenience stores were open.

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Boris Johnson was given an off-road motorbike by his girlfriend Carrie Symonds for Christmas, it has been claimed.

The Prime Minister received a second-hand Yamaha TTR 125 from the 31-year-old, according to the Mail on Sunday.

The bike, thought to be worth around £1,000, can reach speeds of up to 55mph.

Mr Johnson told journalists last week that he would like a new bicycle for Christmas, but said he would have to buy it himself.

He was forced to give up cycling around London when he became foreign secretary and then Prime Minister because of security precautions.

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Ex-Premier League star, Thibaut Courtois secretly 'fathered love child' with married former neighbour

Ex-Premier League star Thibaut Courtois fathered a secret love child with a married former neighbour, it has been claimed.

Courtois, 27, is believed to have engaged in a romantic relationship with Elsa Izac just weeks after moving into a new property with his then-girlfriend Marta Dominguez.

The romance, which occurred during Courtois' spell in England with west London club Chelsea , is believed to have blossomed after the mother-of-four took in parcels for him.

And The Daily Star has also reported that the pair, who lived next door to each other, enjoyed romps in the Chelsea team hotel before matches.


However the relationship came to an end after fashion designer Elsa, who has since split from her banker husband, got pregnant with Courtois' baby.

It has been claimed that Courtois asked the former model to get an abortion - something Elsa refused to do and their son Enzo was born in September 2017.

Courtois quit Chelsea to join Spanish giants Real Madrid in August last year but, after receiving a visit from Elsa and his son, he has cut ties with the youngster and doesn’t send him birthday or Christmas cards.

A source told the Daily Star: "She wants him to acknowledge Enzo is his son publicly. He had never denied to her that he is the father.


“If ever Elsa had Thibaut’s parcels, he would come and ring the bell to say thank you. She thought he was so polite. Then he would ask her for coffee and she thought, ‘Why not?’

“Then one day she noticed the way he was looking at her. Marta Dominguez, his girlfriend, was pregnant at the time. Elsa did not appreciate it.

“He looked like he wanted something from her, physical not emotional.”

The pair soon started a romantic relationship but Courtois then moved out of the £3million six-bedroom house in Wimbledon following his move to Madrid.

Elsa is now bringing him up as a single parent in Wimbledon, south London.

The source added: “They did not plan to have a baby but she was planning on going to Madrid with him.

“She told him she was pregnant. He was saying it wasn’t good for his career and people are going to find out.

“He asked her to have an abortion. She told him she was not going to do that. Then he told her she was free to see somebody else if she wanted to.

“But he didn’t say he didn’t want to see her any more.

“Elsa felt like he wanted just a fling. It was just awful. They broke up when she was five months pregnant. He gave her a choice. She had to choose between the baby and him.”

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Man found dead 'with head and arms cut off' outside abandoned house

A man has been found dead with his head and arms cut off on the grounds of an derelict house, it is reported.

The gruesome scene was discovered by a neighbour who was looking for their cat at about 4pm on Saturday.

After the alarm was raised, officers found the man's head and arms in a different location on the property in Cork, Ireland.

Efforts to identify the man were initially hampered because his head and limbs were missing, but detectives now believe the man was a rough sleeper in his 50s who was last seen alive on Friday, the Irish Mirror reports.


A report by the Irish Times said the man's head and arms had been cut off, but it was unclear whether the man died at Castlegreina House or if he died elsewhere and his body dumped there.

It is believed the body had been there for some time.

The death was being treated as suspicious and a murder probe was expected to be launched after a post-mortem was carried out.

Investigators have been checking with local agencies to find out if any homeless people were reported missing recently.

A Garda spokesperson said in a statement: "The Coroner has been notified and the services of the State Pathologist has been requested.

"A post-mortem will take place at a later date and this will determine the course of the investigation."

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