Entertainment
TikTok star, JinnKid Convicted for murdering his wife and ‘her lover’
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A former TikTok star has been convicted for the murders of his estranged wife and her lover in San Diego in 2021.
San Diego-based Tik Toker Ali Abulaban, 32, was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder for his wife Ana, 28, and her male friend Rayburn Barron, 29, on Wednesday, May 29, People reports.
In court, Abulaban, who had nearly a million followers for his skits under the moniker Jinnkid, broke down in tears as he learned the jury’s verdict.
He confessed to the murders during the trial and has been in prison since the October 2021 killings. He will be sentenced on June 28 and could face life in jail.
“Finally, my brother and Ana got a little bit of justice,” Barron’s sister, Jordana Barron, said on Wednesday.
“Obviously nothing is going to bring our brother or Ana back, but at least he is never going to be able to do this to another person again.”
On Friday, closing arguments in the case concluded and the jury began its deliberations, deciding whether the killings were first- or second-degree murder.
Abulaban was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, with allegations of using a gun in the killings.
He was also charged with a special circumstance allegation of committing multiple murders.
The defence had hoped the jury would find him guilty of second-degree murder, meaning his sentencing would be far less.
He was instead found guilty of all counts and special circumstances.
It’s a relief. We’ve been waiting almost three years for this,” said Julia Stuntz, Ana’s best friend.
Since there was no dispute he killed the victims, jurors were instead tasked with deciding whether the killings were intentional and premeditated or committed in the heat of passion, as Abulaban had claimed.
“The jury came in and listened to the evidence for weeks, and they came to the right decision,” Deputy District Attorney Taren Brast said.
In her closing arguments, Brast went through a timeline of the day Abulaban killed Ana Abulaban and her friend Barron.
Brast described how Abulaban had spied on Ana to catch her with another man, and that he had malice and intent to shoot them to death on the couch in the apartment where he once lived.
“Heat of passion does not apply when you walk into an apartment that you had bugged, with a key card you were not supposed to have, to a fight that no one else knew was happening but you,” Brast said.
“And you brought a gun.
“That is not heat of passion.”
Brast said Abulaban had plenty of time to rethink his decision to drive to the downtown luxury condo he shared with his wife to shoot and kill her and the man she was seeing.
The prosecutor displayed the graphic photos Abulaban took of the bodies, played the sounds of the gunshot recordings he had on his phone and even mentioned the online searches for how to cut up and trash a body, among other things.
She said Ali Abulaban killed the couple because he felt disrespected, and this was planned and premeditated, not a reaction in the heat of the moment.
Brast also mentioned the history of domestic violence and Ana’s text messages to Abulaban expressing her fear and desire to leave the marriage.
She also outlined the chances Abulaban had to rethink his actions, including during the drive to the apartment to confront Ana and Barron, and even in the ride up in the elevator.
“It was wilful, deliberate, and premeditated,” Brast said.
Jodi Green, Ali Abulaban’s defence attorney, then presented her closing arguments.
Green told the court her client shouldn’t be convicted of murder because he had a bad childhood, mental health issues and was high on cocaine.
The defence attorney also pointed out the fact that Ali Abulaban was re-racking his gun in between shots, which is unnecessary, and that it proves he was out of his mind, as well that he had cocaine in his system eight hours later, proving he was not of sound mind.
“Ali Abulaban is not a murderer,” Green said.
“Yes, he killed Ana, the woman he loved, the mother of his beautiful daughter, Amira, and he killed Ray, a man with whom Ana was having an affair.
“And he cannot undo what he has done.
“But he did not murder them. He is not a murderer.”
Entertainment
‘Men Dey’ – Bovi stirs reactions as he gifts wife brand new Benz ahead of her birthday celebration
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Kris Asimonye, the wife of Nigerian comedian Bovi Ugbomma, announced her new Mercedes Benz on social media.
She shared a captivating video on her official Instagram from the Mercedes Benz dealership in Derby.
In the video, Kris was warmly guided to her new car, with her name displayed on posters as part of the welcome.
According to the comedian’s wife, Bovi Ugbomma had told her she would get a Benz as a reward for passing her driving test, and she went above and beyond his expectations.
The comedian bought her a brand new GLE 450d 4Matic.
In the comment section, Bovi Ugbomma mentioned that his wife still found a reason to argue just one day after getting her new car.
He wrote, “You won’t write how you still managed to quarrel one day after collecting it o. Yeye dey smell.”
Source: www.gistlover.com
Entertainment
Husband Murders Wife, Takes Own Life
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By Mario Deepromoter
A former reality TV star has allegedly been shot de@d by her husband in their luxury home before he turned the gun on himself.
Police reportedly found the body of Paulina Lerch, 33, who appeared on Top Model in her native Poland twice, after her family failed to get in touch with her for over a week.
Police suspect her husband Sławomir, 47, shot her dead before k!lling himself at their home near Poznan City, Poland, on Sunday, September 1. He was reportedly found lying next to Lerch with fatal self-inflicted gunshot wounds.
The house was locked from the inside and a revolver was discovered next to the young couple’s dead bodies.
Sławomir was an alleged drug trafficker and was arrested, along with 30 other suspects, in April and May this year after 60kg of drugs were found stashed in a warehouse. He was released from custody at the beginning of August.
Lerch kept her marriage to Sławomir away from the public eye.
It remains unclear whether Paulina’s de@th was mu¥der or a suicide pact between the pair.
Paulina’s family said they hadn’t heard from her for over a week before her body was found. They then called the authorities out of concern for her wellbeing.
An investigation into the shooting is ongoing.
Entertainment
I’ll give 10% of prize money to Onyeka if i win, BBNaija Ozee promises
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By Francesca Hangeior.
Big Brother Naija ‘No Loose Guard’ housemate Ozee has promised to give his colleague, Onyeka 10 per cent of the reality show’s prize money if he emerges as the winner.
It could be recalled that the organisers dissolved the pairs on Sunday, leaving the housemates to compete solo for the grand prize.
During a conversation with Onyeka on Monday, Ozee pledged to give 10 percent of the prize money to her should he emerge winner by the end of the season.
“When I win, do you know what will happen? Because you will be part of my journey, so automatically I’ll give you 10 per cent,” he said.
The grand prize remains N100 million, including a cash prize and an SUV, plus additional sponsored prizes.
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