News about Carl Smith

Major update after husband allegedly murdered his ex-wife in car crash that left him disabled

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 9, 2024
Troy Armstrong, 35, was charged with murder after his ex-wife Kristy Armstrong, 36, was killed in Molong, near Orange in central west NSW, on June 9. It is alleged that he ran her car off a country road by driving his ute towards her sedan at 140km/h. Armstrong has also been charged with two counts of attempted murder related to their two daughters who were in the back of her car along with three counts of breaching apprehended violence orders.

The owner of a Bungalow scribbles 'RIP' onto the front of a Norfolk clifftop home, which was ripet by coastal erosion just weeks before Christmas

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 10, 2023
Messages have been spray painted on the clifftop homes in a Norfolk village that is suffering from coastal erosion and storm damage. The front of one of the bungalows in Hemsby, Norfolk, which had been battered by high tides and high winds last month, was graffitied, 'R.I.P Home' and 'Gone but not forgotten'. The storm resulted in the demise of a stretch of private access road, prompting another inspection, which found that five of the Marrams' homes should be demolished. On Saturday, the first house was demolished, as images of cranes ripping into the five buildings' structures were posted, which Great Yarmouth Borough Council promised to demolish earlier this week. Since tides mean it can only be carried out for a limited number of hours per day, it will last at least four days.

Demolition teams begin tearing down five clifftop homes in Norfolk village that has been devastated by coastal erosion

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 9, 2023
Last month, high tides and strong winds caused the demise of a section of private access road in Hemsby, Norfolk. Five of the Marrams' buildings should be demolished, according to a subsequent visit. The decision was made by Great Yarmouth Borough Council this week. A demolition company came to a halt this morning in tearing down the first house. Tide tides mean that work will only be carried out for a limited number of hours per day. Due to the loss of the access road, wrecking machines had to be stationed on the beach, and by tipping trucks, waste can be taken off the beach.

In Norfolk village, five clifftop homes will be demolished due to coastal erosion

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 6, 2023
A number of homes in The Marrams in Hemsby were later assessed, and a decision was taken to demolish five of them, according to Great Yarmouth Borough Council. This decision, which was taken with the owners' permission, is because the buildings are not structurally sound and are unsafe, according to the authority. Demonstrators will be asked to stay far from the beach for safety reasons, according to the council, and public access in the area will be restricted.

Following a land slip, villagers who are at risk of falling into the sea are left homeless

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 1, 2023
Following a land slip last Friday, four homes in Hemsby, Norfolk, were left in danger of falling into the sea, with the local authority unable to come out to assess the situation until Monday. However, the mayor of Great Yarmouth Borough Council sent letters describing how owners of properties that fell into the sea without emptying their heating oil and septic tanks could be charged for causing pollution. The houses and another 35 nearby properties have been left homeless or otherwise impaired, including emergency services and bin lorries.

Kristy Armstrong: Since suffering serious injuries, the man accused of running his ex-wife off the road is'unfit' for trial

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 7, 2023
Troy Armstrong, 35, was charged with murder after his ex-wife Kristy Armstrong, 36, was killed in Molong, central west NSW's, on June 9. On Thursday, his counsel Drew Hamilton said that his client was 'unfit' to face justice due to his injuries. Following the accident, Armstrong was airlifted to Sydney's Royal North Shore Hospital's intensive care unit, which sustained serious brain and spinal injuries. Armstrong is accused of deliberately driving his ute into Kristy's sedan when travelling at 140 km/h following an altercation at their children's primary school, according to police.

Since yelling her friend out of the way, a female climber is crushed under two massive columns of ice

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 5, 2023
According to Meg O'Neill, 41, she and three others were scaling Raven Falls above Indian Canyon on Sunday when the ice plunging toward her and an unidentified 21-year-old. According to police, O'Neill acted quickly and pushed the woman out of the way', which possibly saved her life.' However, the O'Neill was trapped under 'two massive blocks of ice' and was pinned to the ground below in seconds. When the columns fell about 40 feet, the 21-year-old male was then able to scale the mountains and call assistance for O'Neill and the 34-year-old male accompanying them. Several of O'Neill's climbing buddies wrote heartfelt tributes to the'selfless' and 'caring' person they once knew. 'We were sipping wine and I told you how I almost died in Patagonia, and we joked that that was the only way we should go,' Carl Smith wrote. Smith volunteered to locate O'Neill's body under the block of ice. "I carried an empty bag up to your last climb and aided you in your downfall.' My heart hurts. You should have been screaming for you because the mountains and skies were screaming for you.'

How I dragged my 12-ton 'dream home' back from a cliff edge to stop it toppling into the sea

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 18, 2023
Lance Martin (inset) has lived in for almost six years, with black wood panelling and floor-to-ceiling sea views he is admiring. He's only' flipped the entire bungalow 22ft backwards to prevent it from falling into the sea. After coastal erosion left their homes on the precipice of the sandy cliff, he and a few others of The Marrams, a seaside strip of over two dozen houses in the picturesque village of Hemsby, Norfolk coast, were forced to evacuate last Friday.