Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
‘Dad slashed throats of his 2 young kids’
TWO young children had their throats cut by their dad in the family home, an inquest was told yesterday.
Pavinya Nithiyakumar, aged 19 months, and brother Nigash, three, died after the attacks.
Their father, named as newsagent worker Nithin Kumar, 40, suffered knife wounds and is in a critical condition in hospital.
Coroner’s officer Jean Smyth told the hearing in Walthamstow, East London: “On the 26 April, Nigash was attacked by his father. His throat was cut.
“Pavinya was attacked. Her throat was cut.”
East London coroner Graeme Irvine opened the inquests with a review date of November 30, because of the “ongoing” murder investigation in Ilford, East London.
A DOG called Miracle who was saved from the illegal meat trade in Thailand is the star act of this week’s Britain’s Got Talent.
The crossbreed was rescued from a cage stuffed with more than 1,000 dogs and adopted by Amanda Leask, who has won awards for her work with rescue dogs.
Simon Cowell and his fellow judges are moved to tears after she tells them: “Miracle has been at the heart of our family for six years, but he wasn’t always as happy and healthy as he is today.
“He spent the early part of his life in unimaginable conditions as a victim of the dog meat trade.
“When the rescuer first saw him she thought he was dead, but when her camera flashed, he opened an eye. It was a miracle he was still alive.
“We brought him back to Scotland and slowly nurtured him back to health.”
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Miracle performs a magic trick on the show to reveal some other four-legged friends his owner has brought to the audition. An insider said: “It is a very special audition. All the judges love dogs and they are won over by Miracle.” Amanda read about dogs rescued from the meat trade in Thailand online but photos of one dog really got to her.
After eight weeks of searching online, she tracked him down to a Thai rescue centre, arranged for him to be flown to the UK and took him home to Edinburgh. Miracle now has a special bond with her son Kyle, who has cerebral palsy and autism. She said: “If Kyle becomes upset by a situation such as too many people invading his space, Miracle will go to him and let him grab the fur on the back of his neck for comfort.” Miracle has won a Mirror Animal Hero award and a Crufts Friends For Life award in the past. In a book about his life Amanda describes him as a “dog that refused to die”. Britain’s Got Talent is on Saturday at 8pm on ITV.