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Wikinews Shorts: August 18, 2010
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August 18, 2010
Original URL: http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews_Shorts:_August_18,_2010



===Mother confesses to suffocating her two children===
An unemployed, single mother from South Carolina has confessed to
suffocating her two toddler children with her bare hands. After
suffocating her one year-old and two year-old sons, 29 year-old Shaquan
Duley drove her car into a river. Police have identified the suffocated
children as  Ja'van T. Duley and Devean C. Duley. She faces two murder
charges and is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday.

Duley had apparently argued with her mother the night before the murder.
Orangeburg County Sheriff Larry Williams has stated that "We believe
this is a direct response [to the argument] from Ms. Duley. I believe
she was just fed up with her mother telling her she couldn't take care
of the children and she wasn't taking care of her children and she just
wanted to be free." Williams also said that Shaquan's mother "was a
very, I guess, firm individual. ... She often talked with her daughter
about, I guess, maybe being more of a mother or being more reliable."

'''Sources'''
* http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/sc-sheriff-mother-shaquan-duley-has-confessed-to-suffocating-toddlers-before-driving-into-river/19596572
* http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/08/17/south.carolina.children.deaths/index.html?hpt=T1
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===US officials visit American sentenced to hard labor in North Korea===
US officials said Monday that an American, Aijalon Mahli Gomes,
sentenced to hard labor in North Korea was visited by a US consular
official and two American doctors. 

"We requested permission to visit Mr. Gomes. That permission from the
North Korean government was granted," said U.S. State Department
spokesman Philip Crowley. Crowley also said that "We requested
permission to bring Mr. Gomes home. Unfortunately, he remains in North
Korea."

North Korea said that Gomes was hospitalized after attempting suicide.
Gomes was arrested by North Korean authorities and sentenced to eight
years of hard labor in January after the 31 year-old man alledgedly
attempted to cross the border with China.

'''Sources'''
* http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/08/17/north.korea.american.imprisoned/index.html?hpt=T2
* http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iP3TmVAIU6ue_hb6k2mYoZxPgiUA

'''Related news'''
* http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/US_prisoner_in_North_Korea_%27attempts_suicide%27
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===General Motors recalls 243,000 crossover vehicles===
American car company General Motors (GM) said Tuesday that it will
recall 243,000 crossover vehicles due to faulty seat belts. The
crossovers recalled include the Saturn Outlook, Buick Enclave, GMC
Acadia and Chevrolet Traverse. The damage to the seat belts could happen
after the second row seats in the car-based SUVs are returned to a
upright position after being folded. The damage causes the seat belt to
feel correctly latched when it is possibly not.

'''Sources'''
* http://www.upi.com/Business_News/2010/08/17/GM-recalls-243000-crossover-vehicles/UPI-63531282059889/
* http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/18/business/18recall.html?src=busln



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