Boy, 21, who lost 160lbs publishes video of his sagging skin

A 21-year-old has posted a video of the sagging skin he was left with across his body after his dramatic weight loss.

John David Glaude, from El Cajon, California, used to weigh 360 lbs, but dropped to 200 lbs through diet and exercise.

He posted the video online to show people that although he now has sagging skin -  which makes him insecure -  he is proud of his achievements - and finally has a much-wanted girlfriend.

'Being overweight, you're obviously very self-conscious about how you look,' he says.

'Losing the weight, I'm not as self conscious when I have a layer over my skin.

'I'm comfortable clothed, but I'm not that comfortable unclothed.'

John David Glaude, 21, has posted a video of the sagging skin he was left with across his body after his dramatic weight loss

Glaude, whose Facebook lists him working at Starbucks,  undresses in front of the camera, revealing the excess skin he has gained since losing weight.

He said he wanted to post the video so he could manage his insecurities about his body and inspire others to do the same.

'You should never let loose skin stop you from going for your dream,' he says. 

'Loose skin and all, I am happy with where I have come from and where I'm at now.

'This is who I am and I'm proud of it.'

He says: 'If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish great things! I was 360 pounds, sad, alone, and had no clue how to make myself any happier. 'Then one night my whole life changed, I decided I was done being morbidly obese and hating myself. 

'I knew I was worth more than I was giving myself credit for.

'The path is was going down, I was going to die in my thirties. 

He says he decided to stop eating fast food and drinking soda and realized that a healthy diet was key to his weight loss. 

'A few months after that I got a gym membership, and I never looked back,' he says.

He posted the video online to show people that although he now has sagging skin, which does make him insecure, he is proud of his achievements

Gaude says his legs have the worst flapping skin and it sometimes falls under the legs of his shorts

Glaude says that although the gym was initially intimidating, several times other members came up and congratulated him on his efforts. 

He admits at one point he lost his motivation and stopped going to the gym for about five months, but he was able to continue losing weight because still ate healthily. 

Glaude used to often post on his Facebook wall that he was lonely but he now has a girlfriend as of last month.

Glaude poses with a friend in the shirt he used to wear until he embarked on the weight loss regime

A before and after shows the 21-year-old's impressive weight loss over seven months

Glaude pulls down the skin on his arms which is not noticeable until he shows it to the camera

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'Anal Sex' is now a course offered at Harvard University

 The prestigious Harvard University

 One of the most prestigious colleges in the world, Harvard University, offered a seminar on anal sex on Tuesday aimed at promoting a holistic understanding of that specific type of intercourse despite the fact that it is widely considered taboo.

The student run workshop called 'What What in the Butt: Anal Sex 101' is a part of Harvard's annual Sex Week, a week of programming meant to help students better understand all its parts, even those less discussed.

Those who attended the class were able to learn, 'anal anatomy and the potential for pleasure for all genders; how to talk about it with a partner; basic preparation and hygiene; lubes, anal toys, and safer sex; anal penetration for beginners, and much more!' says Harvard's Sex Week site.

The course description says that the class will delve into the misunderstandings of anal sex and will be an opportunity for students to ask questions in a safe, comfortable, and knowledgeable environment.

'Come learn everything about anal sex from the experts of Good Vibrations, a sex-positive store located right in Brookline!' reads the description posted on the official Harvard Sex Week website.'They will dispel myths about anal sex and give you insight into why people do it and how to do it well.'

RT.com reports that this year's Sex Week is the school's fourth ever and is run by Sexual Health Education & Advocacy throughout Harvard College, or SHEATH.

The group describes itself as being, 'dedicated to empowering the Harvard community to explore their experiences with love and sex by providing comprehensive programming addressing a wide range of issues relating to sex, relationships, dating, sexual health, and sexuality.'

The week long workshop will provide students with condoms and other materials provided by 'the world's largest pleasure product company' California Exotic Novelties.

'We’re always honored to support Harvard Sex Week and everything that SHEATH does throughout the year,' said the company's CEO Susan Colvin.

'We share a common goal: helping people learn and understand sexual wellness,' she said in a statement.

Some students are looking forward to the workshop but like any controversial topic they face critics who are offended by the subject matter.

One student at Harvard named Molly Wharton told The College Fix she feels as though the classes during Sex Week are 'downright vulgar.'

'I can’t imagine that there are not more worthwhile educational programs and initiatives to which Harvard’s resources should be devoted,' she added.

SHEATH's co-president Kirin Gupta defended the workshop to a reporter from MTV.com.

'Saying we don’t need [the workshop] is like saying we don’t need sex education, or should have abstinence-only education, or that people should feel ashamed for doing whatever it is that’s part of their sexual practice,' he said.

'The conservative backlash speaks to the latent homophobia that society thinks so often it has gotten over, and has not. It speaks to these residual prejudices that people [have] when faced with a reality they’re not willing to acknowledge or respect,' he added.

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Wildlife filmmaker to be eaten alive by anaconda while cameras record it all

A naturalist who created a snake-proof suit will allow himself to be swallowed alive by an anaconda for an upcoming television special.

In Eaten Alive, filmmaker Paul Rosolie intends to don the bulky suit and then willingly feed himself the Amazonian serpent, the largest of which can measure 30 feet long.

The Discovery Channel special, which won't air until December 7, has already drawn the ire of animal lovers who call the stunt an act of 'animal abuse to the highest degree.'

Not surprising, 26-year-old Rosolie disagrees.

'If u know me - I would never hurt a living thing,' Rosolie tweeted. But you'll have to watch to find out how it goes down!'

Rosolie, who's been dubbed the 'Indiana Jones of the Amazon,' specializes in the Amazon and his website bio says his experience also covers 'locations in India, Indonesia, Brazil and Peru.'

Experienced or not, some have called for Discovery to cancel Rosolie's show altogether.

A Change.org petition to that effect sprung up and is close to its goal of 500 signatures. 

'This is animal abuse to the highest degree and absolutely disgusting, and could kill the snake - an adult green anaconda cannot fit the width of an adult man's shoulders into it's body,' reads the petition.

Anacondas usually eat wild pigs, deer, capybaras and caiman. 

Constrictors like anacondas and pythons crush their meals to death before swallowing them. While there are many unverified accounts of the snakes killing humans, it's unlikely a full-grown man could so easily be swallowed by one of the snakes.

New Jersey native Rosolie, who first ventured into the Amazon jungles of Peru at just 18, claims he's an advocate of conservation and not, it appears, just a shill for television ratings.

'Within the first five minutes of being in the forest, I realized that all the hype I had absorbed as a kid about rainforests was nothing compared to the reality. I knew that the jungle was where I belonged,'he wrote in his memoir.

Belly of the beast: In Eaten Alive, filmmaker Paul Rosolie intends to don the bulky suit and then willingly feed himself the Amazonian serpent, the largest of which can measure 30 feet long

New Jersey native Rosolie, who first ventured into the Amazon jungles of Peru at just 18, claims he's an advocate of conservation and not, it appears, just a shill for television ratings

Constrictors like anacondas and pythons crush their meals to death before swallowing them. While there are many unverified accounts of the snakes killing humans, it's unlikely a full-grown man could so easily be swallowed by one of the snakes

Something to snack on? Anacondas usually eat wild pigs, deer, capybaras and caiman

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HIV-positive shoplifter tries to infect shop keeper after being caught in the act - Police

Diamond Lawrenc

A woman caught stealing frozen dinners from a Texas Walmart attacked a store employee and attempted to infect him, according to police.

Diamond Lawrence, who is HIV-positive, was caught walking out of the store with $11 worth of frozen dinners on Oct. 28. She made it out of the store before a worker tried to stop her.

Police say Lawrence, 25, informed the man that she had the virus that causes AIDS, reportedly saying "I can infect whomever I please," before attacking him.

BC Dallas-Fort Worth reports:

Officers said Lawrence struck the Wal-Mart associate in the face, then scratched his neck, in what police believe was a deliberate attempt to draw blood and expose him to the virus.

 The station reported that Walmart does not prosecute for the theft of small items, but Lawrence is banned from returning to the store.

She was arrested on outstanding warrants for public intoxication and having an invalid driver's license.

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Woman charged with bestiality after videos of her having sex with a dog is found on her mobile phone by the police as they investigated her for suspected drug trafficking

Jenna Louise Driscoll emerges from the Brisbane watchhouse after being charged with bestiality and drug trafficking. Pic: Annette Dew

A woman who has been charged with bestiality after police found footage on her mobile phone of her allegedly having sex with a dog has returned to her Queensland home.

Jenna Louise Driscoll has been charged with three counts of bestiality, along with charges of trafficking and possession of a dangerous drug, the Courier Mail reports. 

The 25-year-old arrived home and exited the black sedan, clutching a red bull can and dressed in a black singlet, pink shorts and black thongs. Driscoll was accompanied by an unidentified man, who exited the car along with a dog, and was dressed in a red shirt and black shorts and had a backpack. 

The dog, believed to be a pitbull terrier, climbed the stairs to Driscoll's cream coloured residence, where neighbours say she has lived for some time.

Driscoll entered her house and remained for a very short amount of time, before leaving with the man in the sedan. 

Police were carrying out checks on Driscoll's phone for suspected drug trafficking when they discovered the three videos, and appeared at Brisbane Magistrates Court on Wednesday.‘This isn’t something you’d normally expect, it’s quite unusual. The last case I can recall was a few years ago, it certainly isn’t something we hear reported often,' said Mark Townend, CEO of RSPCA Queensland.

‘Under the Animal Care Protection Act bestiality isn’t included. To take action and remove the dog we would have to prove actions there were cruel or that it was tormented.’

‘The RSPCA would ideally like to get a dog out of the situation if bestiality was happening, but to operate under the act we would have to prove those two things.’ 

‘We’d try to do everything we can to help the dog if that is the case.’

Driscoll was also charged with two counts of possession of an item used in the commission of a crime and three counts of supplying. 

Jenna Louise Driscoll emerges from the Brisbane watchhouse after being charged with bestiality and drug trafficking. Pic: Annette Dew

She was granted bail but will have to report to police once a week and live at an apartment at Enoggera, south-west of Brisbane. 

Police prosecutor Sergeant Scott Pearson said Driscoll had allegedly been dealing cannabis to friends. 

Text messages showed that Driscoll had arranged for 113 grams of the drug to be sold for $1,150 and on another occasion 85 grams for $900, according to Sgt Pearson. 

It was when police were investigating the text messages they located the videos of Driscoll allegedly having sex with the dog. 

She will reappear in court in December.   

Culled from Daily Mail, pix from The Courier-Mail

Elton John hails Pope Francis for his push to accept gays into the Catholic church

Popular musician, Elton John, has called Pope Francis his 'hero' at an AIDS benefit for his compassion and push to accept gays in the Catholic church.

The Rocket Man singer hosted the event, An Enduring Vision: A Benefit for the Elton John AIDS Foundation, on Tuesday night in New York City.

He said Francis is pushing boundaries in the church and told the crowd: 'Make this man a saint already, OK?''Ten years ago one of the biggest obstacles in the fight against AIDS was the Catholic Church. Today we have a pope that speaks out about it,' said John, earning cheers from the attendees at Cipriani's on Wall Street.

Catholic bishops scrapped a landmark welcome to gays earlier this month, showing deep divisions at the end of a two-week meeting sought by Francis to create a more merciful interpretation of Catholic dogma.But Francis himself, while insisting that homosexual acts are sinful, last year signalled a more tolerant era of Vatican thinking after he spoke out in defence of homosexuals.

In remarks at odds with traditional rhetoric, the Pontiff refused to condemn homosexuality, saying: ‘If a person is gay and seeks God and has goodwill, who am I to judge him?’

Efforts to codify the new compassionate approach to homosexuality stumbled at the Vatican synod this month, after bishops rejected a draft document suggesting that gays should be welcomed.But Francis's efforts have not gone unnoticed. 'He is a compassionate, loving man who wants everybody to be included in the love of God,' John said of the pope.

'It is formidable what he is trying to do against many, many people in the church that opposes. He is courageous and he is fearless, and that's what we need in the world today.'

Speaking on the sidelines of the event, John urged gay people not to view AIDS as a problem that had gone away.

'It's important that gay people step up to the plate, acknowledge that, and wise up a little bit,' he told CBS News reporter Ken Lombardi at the gala.

'I want the gay population to realize that sacrifices were made before the medicines were available,' he said. 'They're not used to, the current generation of HIV people, seeing them die and keel over, and I did. And I don't want those people to be forgotten.'

John also honoured New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for his plan to end the AIDS epidemic in his state by 2020.

'Good evening to all of you, the queen of England,' Mr Cuomo said as the crowd laughed, 'I'm from Queens, but I think there's a different interpretation there.'More jokes came throughout the night, where attendees included John's husband, David Furnish, Neil Patrick Harris, Alec Baldwin, Matt Lauer and host Anderson Cooper.

A lunch date with newsmen was part of the auction, dubbed the 'great anchor sandwich,' and it sold for $40,000.

'I will give a little extra with dessert if you know what I mean,' Mr Cooper said at the top of the event. 'It could be a long, saucy lunch.'

Mike Myers jumped onstage to offer himself for a lunch date following the bid for Cooper and Lauer, and his was auctioned for $50,000. A Damien Hirst painting sold for $270,000 and a Robert Mapplethorpe sold for $90,000.

John, who sat while the honorees gave speeches, said he was recovering from a knee operation that took place last week.

He performed a rousing set at the end of the night, singing hits like 'Tiny Dancer' and 'Your Song' while playing the piano.

Four tickets and backstage access to his New Year's Eve concert at the Barclays Center sold for $35,000.

 Culled from DAILY MAIL

Jury wants castrated sex offender to be freed

Kevin Reilly

Southern California jury on Friday found that a castrated sex offender should no longer be considered a sexually violent predator and is eligible for release.

Jurors in Orange County determined that Kevin Reilly, 53, does not need to remain locked up at a state mental hospital. He could be released as early as Friday, his lawyer said, but online jail records show he remained in custody as of mid-afternoon.

"There was simply no evidence he was likely to reoffend," said Holly Galloway, deputy public defender. "What the jury did was amazing because they followed the law and that's a hard thing to do with someone with his history, but it's the right thing to do."Reilly served time in prison for sex offenses committed in the 1980s and 1990s and has been locked up in a state mental hospital since 2000 under a California law that enables authorities to forcibly commit sex offenders they believe will reoffend.

He paid to be surgically castrated in 2003 to help control his pedophilia and completed a treatment program for sex offenders in 2010.

Prosecutors argued during court proceedings that Reilly is still sexually violent and the effects of his castration can be reversed with testosterone injections. Susan Kang Schroeder, chief of staff for the Orange County District Attorney's office, said the jury's decision was somewhat expected in light of the surgery and Reilly's completion of his therapy program.

"There was too much for us to overcome on this case," she said.

The Orange County Register reports that Reilly molested a total of six girls between the ages of 4 and 8. One of his convictions was for molesting his 4-year-old daughter, according to the newspaper.

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Teacher had sex with student on her first day in school

Symone Greene (pictured)

On her first day teaching at the school, a substitute teacher allegedly performed oral sex on a student while most of the students at the high school were attending a pep rally.

Symone Greene, 22, was called to substitute teach at Options Public Charter School in Northeast Washington, D.C. on Friday, according to NBC Washington.

A 17-year-old student told police that he gave his number to Greene and they exchanged texts including one in which the student asked if she was "kinky." She allegedly responded, "I don't tell ;) I show," according to court documents obtained by the station.

The Washington Post reports that Greene and the student exchanged more text messages and the pair allegedly met in her classroom during the pep rally.

The student reportedly secretly filmed Greene performing oral sex on him, and police say they've seen the video. Court documents said the student requested that she perform sex acts as many times as his football jersey number. He later showed the video to some of his fellow football players, the documents said.

After the alleged assault, Greene told the student to "chill" because she could get in trouble, documents said.

The Post notes that it's unclear how authorities became involved.

MyFox DC reports that the police contacted Greene and told her they wanted to discuss an incident at the school.

Greene then texted who she thought was the student, unaware that police had obtained his phone.

"Please be real with me did u run ur mouth," the teacher allegedly texted. "I'm so scared. I swear imma cry [sic]."

She is charged with first-degree sexual abuse of a minor.

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Japanese man jailed for printing 3D guns and publishing the plans on the internet

Yoshitomo Imura, 28, has been sentenced to two years in prison for producing two firearms in 2013

A Japanese man has been sentenced to two years in prison for creating deadly firearms with a three dimensional printer.

Yoshitomo Imura, 28, was found guilty of violating laws that restrict the production of weapons, as well as the possession of dangerous weapons by the Yokohama District Court

The former employee of the Shonan Instiutute of Technology is believed to be the first person to serve jail time for printing 3D guns, which are a growing concern for police around the world.

Imura produced two firearms between September and December 2013. He also released 3D design data for his guns on the internet, which the ruling Judge Koji Inaba described as 'vicious,' reports The Japan News.

He added that he had 'flaunted his skills and knowledge and attempted to make gun controls toothless.'

Imura was arrested in May after police searched his home. They were alerted when he posted blueprints of the weapons online with the accompanying message: 'The right to bear firearms is a basic human right.'

Imura purchased the 3D printer for about ¥60,000 ($636.09) online.

In March 2013, American firearm company Defense Distributed was granted a U.S. federal firearm license to sell and manufacture 3D printed guns.

They soon released the blueprint for their 'liberator', a single-shot gun, which was downloaded 100,000 times in the two two days before the US Department of State demanded they retract the plans.

Since then, the blueprints have flooded the file sharing Darknet , where they are distributed to people with 3D printers and the assembled guns are sold.

Since then, many more gun model plans have been published and distributed across the internet.The weapons are a drastic security concern because they are cannot be picked up by metal detectors.

After a surge in gun violence across Australia, the 7.30 Report discovered in April that sites like Agora were selling lethal weapons on an untraceable network.

In May, NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione addressed the proliferation of the crude firearms, describing them as 'truly undetectedable, truly untraceable, cheap, easy to make'.

A Senate inquiry into gun-related violence in Australia is calling for new laws to tackle 3D printed firearms in Australia.

Seized plastic guns produced by Imura are displayed at a police station in Yokohama in May

Imura produced two firearms between September and December 2013. He also released 3D design data for his guns on the internet, which the ruling Judge Koji Inaba described as 'vicious'

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Fraudster pretended to be in a coma for 24 months to avoid court

Conman Alan Knight (pictured) of Swansea, South Wales faked that he was in a vegetative state after he scammed his next door neighbour out of £40,000

A fraudster who pretended to be in a coma for two years was caught by police going on shopping trips and holidays with his family.

Conman Alan Knight of Swansea, South Wales, faked being in a vegetative state after he scammed his next door neighbour out of £40,000.

The 47-year-old tried to beat justice by claiming he was a quadriplegic - his family said he was hooked up to oxygen and had no movement from the neck down.

But a court heard how he was caught out after CCTV captured him walking around the Tesco supermarket (pictured) in Bishops Cleeve

But a court heard he was caught out after CCTV captured him walking around Tesco and driving his car to Dorset.

Knight was then hauled before Swansea Crown Court where he admitted scamming the pensioner who lived next door to him out of thousands of pounds.

The fraudster had been living off benefits after claiming he had suffered a massive neck injury.

The court heard that he claimed his injury had caused him to have seizures which left him in a comatose state.

His wife Helen, 33, claimed she had to care for her husband who had snapped his neck after falling backwards as he pulled down a garage door.

But the whole time he was carrying out an elaborate three-year fraud targeting neighbour Ivor Richards' life savings and shares, the court heard.

Officers tried 'at least twice' to bring Alan Knight (pictured in the wheelchair) to court - but each time he admitted himself to hospital claiming his condition had worsened

The court was told how he 'systematically' funnelled £41,570 out of the pensioner's bank account which he used to pay for holidays and to buy a caravan in Dorset.

The father-of-three was caught on CCTV at the Severn bridge toll on the M4 as he travelled back from the south coast.

He was also captured on CCTV in Tesco stores across the country after police traced the use of the family's loyalty club card.

Officers tried 'at least twice' to bring him to court but each time he admitted himself to hospital claiming his condition had worsened.

Swansea Crown Court was told he had 'pulled the wool' over his GP's eyes but he was unable to fool doctors at the hospital.

While he was on 'observations' they spotted him eating, wiping his face and even writing.

Knight was told he would have to stand trial even if he did not attend, and he finally appeared in court in a wheel chair and wearing a neck brace.

He admitted theft and forgery charges and was told he is 'likely' to be jailed in order to put other people off from trying his scam.

Judge Thomas added: 'His appearance in court now is at variance with his appearance in CCTV footage.

'Aspects of this case in my experience are unique, and a strong message needs to be sent out to anyone who seeks to adopt similar tactics.

'Having seen the CCTV evidence from Tesco and driving the car, I have come to the conclusion he is putting it on. 

'Attempts to make progress have been thwarted by Mr Knight pretending to be ill.

'Although a very accomplished and determined actor, he is nothing like in the condition he claims to be, and the conditions he claims to be suffering from are simply non existent.

'His illnesses coincide with impending court appearances. I do not believe the symptoms are genuine.

'He has been monitored, despite attempts to maintain the fiction. He was seen wiping his face and writing things down, which are inconsistent with being paraplegic or in a coma.'The court was told that it was believed the bank had reimbursed his victim and a date was set next month for sentencing, after a probation report had been prepared.

Previously, he had escaped standing trial twice, in September 2012 and July 2013.

A third trial was due to start today with a judge at Swansea Crown Court signalling it would go ahead in his absence.

The decision came after a day of discussions at the court yesterday during which expert evidence demonstrated conclusively that Knight was a fraudster.

Today Knight avoided a trial as he admitted 19 separate charges of forgery, fraud and theft over more than a year from November 2008. He will be sentenced next month.

Detective Constable Harry Paul, who led the case, said: 'In my entire career this is the most calculated, long-term deception of a vulnerable, elderly neighbour I have ever seen.

'He had constantly avoided court for two years, costing police, the NHS and the court system thousands of pounds'.

The 47-year-old, pictured with wife Helen, tried to beat justice claiming he was a quadriplegic, was even hooked up to oxygen and that he had no movement from the neck down

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Indian footballer dies after somersault goal celebration during Premier league (VIDEO)

A footballer has died after a celebration went tragically wrong in India's Mizoram Premier League.

Peter Biaksangzuala died in hospital on Sunday after falling on his head while attempting a somersault after scoring for Bethlehem Vengthlang FC - a club based in the north east Indian province of Mizoram.

The 23-year-old midfielder scored a 62nd-minute equaliser against Chanmari West FC in Tuesday's league encounter and celebrated acrobatically - in a manner similar to record World Cup goalscorer Miroslav Klose.Biaksangzuala mistimed his landing and his head took the brunt of the fall.

The 23-year-old attempted a somersault celebration in the Indian Mizoram Premier League match

Team-mates immediately rushed to his aid and he was carried off the pitch on a stretcher.

Biaksangzuala was rushed to Aizawl Civil Hospital where a CT scan revealed he had severely damaged his spinal cord and he was moved to an intensive care unit.He spent five days in hospital, as doctors unsuccessfully attempted to heal his injuries, and was pronounced dead in the early hours of Sunday after being put on a ventilator.

A source said: 'He was trying to do Germany's Klose signature flip stunt, but it misfired unfortunately.' 

Peter Biaksangzuala (ringed right) died from injuries suffered in his goal celebrations for Bethlehem Vengthlang FC in an Indian Mizoram Premier League match on Tuesday

Reports in India suggest that Biaksangzuala had donated his eyes during the time he spent in the hospital.

In memory of the midfielder, Bethlehem Vengthlang FC have retired his shirt No 21 with the Mizoram Football Association releasing a statement via their official Facebook page.

The statement read: 'Bethlehem Vengthlang FC midfielder Peter Biaksangzuala lost his fight for survival after he suffered a fatal injury while celebrating his goal.

'It has been a sad day for Mizoram football and the demise of the footballer shook his team-mates, footballers and fans alike all over Mizoram.

Peter Biaksangzuala died in hospital on Sunday after falling on his head while attempting a somersault after scoring for Bethlehem Vengthlang FC

'Peter was a defensive midfielder who had always been aggressive and hard working, a true team player. Like most defensive midfielders, he was excellent at reading the game, breaking up attacks and protecting his defenders.

'Peter's club Bethlehem Vengthlang FC will retire his jersey no. 21.'

Bethlehem Vengthlang coach Danny Lalduhawma added: 'Peter was a lad with good manner who always maintained his discipline on and off the pitch. I don't think there are many like him.' 

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26 yr-old who Brazilian confesses to 39 murders, attempts suicide in police cell

Thiago Henrique Gomes da Rocha (pictured left ) has confessed to killing 39 people, which would make him one of the world's most prolific killers . (inset - pictures of some of  Thiago Henrique Gomes da Rocha's victims )

A 26-year-old Brazilian security guard who lived with his mother has confessed to murdering 39 people, which would make him one of the world's most prolific killers.

Thiago Henrique Gomes da Rocha was arrested by police in Brazil when they found he was facing trial for stealing the number plate on a motorbike at a supermarket in Goiania in January.

Days later he was was stopped by police riding a motorbike with a fake plate.

After he had been arrested, he confessed to the killings which he put down to the 'fury he felt against everything', which only subsided when committing murder. 

The self confessed killer shot his victims dead from a motorbike, while 'cruising the streets'.  

Yesterday, he attempted suicide by slitting his wrists after smashing the light bulb in his cell.

Among the victims were 16 women in the city of Goiania.

Most of the women, including a 14-year-old girl killed in a park in January and two women in their mid-twenties murdered in May, were gunned down this year.

Police say the assassin, who lived with his mother in the Goias state capital, has also confessed to killing transvestites and several homeless people.  

He was arrested on Tuesday by a special police task force set up to catch the serial killer after the string of unexplained murders caused panic among the local population. 

Before pulling the trigger, he would always shout 'robbery', but then flee the scene without taking anything.

Officers swooped on Gomes da Rocha when they discovered he was facing trial for stealing the number plate on a motorbike at a supermarket in Goiania in January.

Days later he was was stopped by police riding a motorbike with a fake plate.

The suspected murder weapon, a.38 revolver, was seized from the home he shared with his mother during a search along with a motorbike and stolen plates. 

Local reports said he told police before being taken to prison that he killed his victims to alleviate feelings of anxiety.

Police chief Joao Gorski, who revealed Gomes da Rocha had confessed to the murders, said: 'I believe he is a serial killer. To start with he killed at random but towards the end he established a pattern.'

Goias state governor Marconi Perillo added: 'I have received confirmation of an excellent piece of news, the identification, arrest and remand in custody of the killer responsible for the deaths of women and street people in Goiania who even confessed to his crimes.

'I never doubted the investigation would lead to the solving of these crimes that affected the tranquility and integrity of families in Goiania.

'I know this won't fill the hole left by the deaths of loved ones but I am sure it will serve as some comfort to their families and society.'

Families and friends of the women murdered this year staged a series of demonstrations to put pressure on the police and local government. They wore white and carried photos of the victims.

Thiago Henrique Gomes da Rocha (pictured) 

If Gomes da Rocha ends up being convicted of the crimes he is said to have confessed to, he will gain a place in history as one of the world's worst serial killers.

The list of the 15 most prolific modern serial killers is topped by Colombian Luis Garavito, a child murderer and rapist known as La Bestia or The Beast.

He is thought to have killed more than 400 mainly street children. His proven victim count is 138.

Pedro Rodrigues Filho, Brazil's most prolific killer, claimed to have killed more than 100 victims, 47 of them inmates. He was convicted of killing 71 people.

He killed his first two victims at the age of 14 and murdered his father and ate a piece of his heart.

Gomes da Rocha was being held in prison last night after being remanded in custody.

Culled from DAILY MAIL