| ID for body parts found 15 years ago
DNA technology has been used to identify the remains of a man whose body parts were found at three different sites in Sydney 15 years ago. A truck driver found the torso of the man identified today as father-of-three Wayne Robert Chant, 47, in 1992, in Sydney's south. His legs and left arm were found days later at two other sites across southern Sydney but the man's hands, right arm and head have never been found. NSW Police homicide squad commander Geoff Beresford said advances in DNA techniques had finally confirmed the man's identity. A targeted homicide investigation could now get underway, he said in a statement. "As a result of innovations in DNA technology, the remains have recently been identified through comparison with a sample supplied by Mr Chant's late mother," Det Supt Beresford said.
Frail admits time running out in Hearts' bid to make top six
We know how good a team Motherwell are and we know that they are one of the teams we are chasing," he said."If we go there and get the victory then it obviously helps us close the gap. There's still not a lot in it. Obviously people always look at the league positions but in terms of points it's really still quite close. We showed in the three games prior to the Celtic match what we are capable of and I think at Parkhead we still managed to play some good football."If we keep playing away and keep fighting for one another then we will win more games than we will lose and hopefully make it a better end to the season than maybe a lot of people thought it would be." .
Wednesday's Mailbag: Vino's exit and those Frenchmen in Georgia
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Of glass houses and stones
Editor:
As a scholar studying the philosophy and ethics of performance enhancement, as well as a lifetime cycling fan, my suggestion to Michael Martens is to remember, as a member of the cycling-fan community, that he is implicated as a member of the throng who cheered for Alexander Vinokourov for years as the most daring attacker in the peloton (see Monday's Mailbag, “Don't let the door hit you on the way out").
Aberdeen Fans' Fury At Madrid Police Attacks
And hours before the police assault, a young Aberdeen fan was gang-raped by a group of locals as she walked back to her hotel in the Spanish capital. Aberdeen FC officials are furious over the police assault on their fans outside Atletico Madrid's Vicente Calderon Stadium before Thursday night's UEFA Cup defeat. The club's security chief, former policeman John Morgan, witnessed the mayhem. He said: "It was disgusting and horrific. I saw a child of about 10 being hit with a baton and women were also struck. "The Spanish officers were kicking into grounded fans. It was a sustained and unprovoked attack." Morgan was himself knocked to the ground as the fans tried to get away from the cops. He said: "We want to know why they felt it necessary to have 300 riot police there in the first place." The wife of goalie Jamie Langfield was also forced to flee the violence.
Midnight Pass® Unveils Top Holiday Pet Picks at the 2006 HH Backer's ...
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