A Kent woman accused of killing her husband Friday has been charged with murder.
Filing charges Wednesday, King County prosecutors claim Janice M. Burrell admitted to killing Arthur Smith during an argument in a moving car, and remained entirely unrepentant hours after the slaying.
“Karma is a bitch and he got what he deserves,” Burrell told police, according to charging documents.
At 6:50 p.m., Kent police were called to the 200 block of North State Street following a report of a stabbing there. They arrived to find Burrell, 45, standing crying and confused in a parking lot. Smith was found dead in the backseat of a nearby car.
The first officer on the scene recognized Burrell from numerous prior contacts and asked her what she had done, a Kent detective told the court.
“You know me,” Burrell stammered to the officer, according to charging documents. “I killed him, I killed him. … I am so tired of him beating on me.”
The officer and a firefighter found that Smith, 41, had been stabbed in the center of his chest. Attempts to revive Smith were unsuccessful and he died at the scene.
A witness to the slaying said Burrell and Smith had been yelling at one another immediately before she stabbed Smith in the chest.
“They were arguing and she stated ‘I’m going to (expletive) kill him in front of you,’” the man told police, according to charging documents.
The man went on to say he was driving Burrell and Smith as they argued “about everything and nothing.” He said he wasn’t concerned as they often argued, though he recalled Burrell threatening to kill Smith.
While he was behind the wheel, he heard a slapping sound and looked in the rearview mirror to see Smith stiffen. Burrell then threatened to stab Smith again, according to charging documents, and continued berating him.
The man tried to drive Smith to a hospital but was unfamiliar with the area. He pulled into a clinic parking lot, where police and medics found Smith.
According to charging documents, the man described Burrell as “proud” of stabbing his uncle.
“He said she remained calm during the entire incident and puffed her chest out proudly,” the Kent detective told the court.
A second witness in the car confirmed much of the man’s account, the detective continued.
The detective noted that Burrell, who had been drinking all day, again admitted to killing Smith hours after her arrest. She allegedly claimed Smith threatened to kill her immediately before the stabbing.
Charged with second-degree murder, Burrell remains jailed on $1 million. Prosecutors note she has been convicted of assault three times, and been arrested on suspicion of the same crime several more.
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Queen's Diamond Jubilee: London travel guide - Daily Telegraph
The Queen will also be attending the Epsom Derby on Saturday - tickets are still available through www.epsomdowns.co.uk. A Diamond Jubilee Concert is taking place on June 4, but the event is sold out.
On June 4, thousands of beacons will be lit around the world to mark the Queen's 60 years on the throne. To find out where your nearest beacon is, see www.diamondjubileebeacons.co.uk. And on June 5, a Diamond Jubilee Carriage Procession will take the Queen from Westminster Hall to Buckingham Palace, with thousands expected to line the streets.
There are also dozens of events taking place at the country's English Heritage properties, including Aspley House and Eltham Palace and Gardens in the capital. For a full list, see www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/events
Special exhibitions are also on at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, the Museum of London, the National Portrait Gallery, Kensington Palace and Buckingham Palace.
As many as 10,000 street parties are also planned for the weekend. For tips on what food and drinks to serve your guests, and what to wear, see www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/9284333/Queens-Diamond-Jubilee-Entertaining-guide.html
What else is there to do?
Telegraph Travel's London city break guide features the best things to see and do across the capital. There are also individual guides to London's districts.
Where to stay
Telegraph Travel has expert reviews of more than 75 hotels in London, the majority of which can be booked through the website at the lowest price guaranteed.
Many hotels have also launched a variety of Jubilee-themed offers, ranging from the tempting to the tenuous.
Restaurants
A number of restaurants and bars have unveiled themed menus in the run up to the Jubilee. Among the most bizarre dishes being coronation chicken ice cream, currently available at Gelupo in Soho.
Transport
Tube: Engineering works on the London Underground are few and far between this weekend, for a change, with just the Waterloo and City Line and parts of the London Overground facing closure. However, there will be no access to Buckingham Palace from Green Park station on Monday - visitors are advised to use Westminster or St James’s Park stations.
Roads: There will be a number of bus diversions and curtailments. Drivers are advised to avoid central London between June 3 and June 5. Sunday will be particularly busy due to a number of road and bridge closures. Seven London bridges will be closed to both road users and pedestrians for most of the day.
River: There will be no river services on Sunday June 3 from 1430 until 1800 between Battersea Bridge and the Thames Barrier at Woolwich.
For more information, see www.tfl.gov.uk
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Jubilee London, then and now
A new book, 'The Queens' London', makes a striking comparison of the city in the diamond Jubilee years of Queens Victoria and Elizabeth II, 115 years apart.
Cruises with a royal connection
Four options for those wanting to explore our royal heritage by cruise ship this year.
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
London borough seeks Pickles approval to end illegal 'boat living' - 24dash.com
Published by Ross Macmillan for 24dash.com in Housing and also in Central Government, Communities, Local Government
A London borough is to seek approval from communities secretary Eric Pickles for a new bylaw stopping the mooring of boats on its land along the River Thames after people were found to be living on their vessels for months at a time.
If granted, it will give Richmond Council new powers to prosecute moorers who do not have permission to tie up their vessels. On occassions the council said it was seeing up to 40 moorings on the land with people taking up permanent residencies.
A spokesperson for the council said: "Most people weren't just staying over, but living there for months and months."
He added: "We have asked them to move on but they've ignored us. By creating a permanent residency people can't stop there and enjoy the area."
The council and police had received regular complaints of nuisance and anti-social behaviour associated with the boats, including littering, noise, and intimidation from unleashed dogs.
Members of the Regulatory Committee voted through a proposal to introduce the bylaw to address the nuisance issues and force boat owners to stop mooring their boats along land belonging to the Council – unless there are signs displayed granting permission. A breach of a bylaw is a criminal offence which can be prosecuted in a Magistrates’ Court.
Cllr Virginia Morris, Council Cabinet Member for Environment, said: “I’m delighted The Council has taken the appropriate action to seek the necessary powers to actively address this problem. We consulted the public on the best way to tackle this and I believe the bylaw is the right way forward and, given time, will enable all boat users to rightfully enjoy the River Thames.”
The bylaw will be implemented under section 235 of the local Government Act 1972. The final decision on the bylaw will be made by the Secretary of State and it is expected this process will take up to 12 months.
Source: www.24dash.com
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