Belfast man on trial claims voices told him to kill wife with a hammer

BELFAST, Northern Ireland – A murder trial began in Belfast Crown Court, where a man accused of killing his wife with a hammer claims that voices in his head told him to do it, the jury heard. Gary Alexander Baird, a former BBC security guard, denied murdering his wife Susan in their Windermere Road home on August 16, 2020, but pleaded guilty to a charge of manslaughter. The prosecution, however, did not accept his plea, …

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Paragould Factory Evacuated After Boiler Explosion, Workers Told to Stay Home

PARAGOULD, Ark. – Employees at a Paragould factory are facing a day off from work due to a sudden maintenance issue. The incident involved a boiler explosion at the main plant of DriV Inc./Tenneco, as reported by K8 News. Captain Jason Elms of the Paragould Police Department confirmed that the explosion caused the evacuation of employees due to smoke in the building. Calls to the Paragould Fire Department went unanswered as the situation unfolded. The …

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