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WHAT HAPPENED ON 27th December 1996?

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26th December 1996

TEN QUIZZED AFTER MAN'S BODY IS FOUND

Police are still questioning 10 people in connection with a murder inquiry after a man was found dead with severe head & chest injuries. The men were arrested on Christmas Eve following the discovery of the body at The Warren Aldershot Hampshire. The identity of the 50-year-old victim is not being revealed until next-of-kin have been informed. The body was formally identified by the dead man's landlord.

27th December 1996

MANDY ALLWOOD QUESTIONED IN FRAUD CASE

Would-be mother of octuplets Mandy Allwood has been arrested by police conducting a fraud inquiry. Ms Allwood was questioned by police in Solihull West Midlands before being released on police bail. It is understood that she was quizzed about fraud offences concerning a loan. Ms Allwood 31 was expecting eight babies earlier this year after fertility treatment. She miscarried all eight foetuses in October.

27th December 1996

INQUIRY INTO SIEGE INCIDENT AT PRISON

An investigation is under way after a prisoner at a top security jail held a fellow inmate hostage for five hours. The siege at Wakefield prison in West Yorkshire ended when prison officers stormed into the cell where the man was being held. The hostage was treated in hospital for cuts to his throat & chest. Prison Service spokesman Roy Webster said it was believed the hostage was held at bay with some kind of weapon.

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26th December 1996

ITALY St Mark's Square in Venice remains flooded after water levels rose 3ft 7ins above the normal tide level on Christmas Day. BELGIUM People have lost faith in the country's institutions since the paedophile-murders case a poll for the La Libre newspaper has revealed. EGYPT Police have arrested a widow who dug up her husband's skull because she was lonely & missed his company according to the daily Al-Ahram. She has been charged with desecrating his grave.

27th December 1996

MANDY ALLWOOD QUESTIONED IN FRAUD CASE

Would-be mother of octuplets Mandy Allwood has been arrested by police conducting a fraud inquiry. Ms Allwood was questioned by police in Solihull West Midlands before being released on police bail. It is understood that she was quizzed about fraud offences concerning a loan. Ms Allwood 31 was expecting eight babies earlier this year after fertility treatment. She miscarried all eight foetuses in October.

27th December 1996

SEARCH FOR STEPHANIE ENDS AS BODY FOUND

Police have confirmed that they have found the body of missing teenager Stephanie Edmunds. The body was found hanging in woodland close to the 16-year-old's home near Aberdare in south Wales. Stephanie went missing after leaving her home on Christmas Eve sparking a search of nearby hills by police friends & relatives. Police say they are satisfied that her death was not suspicious.

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