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The singer Angelo Kelly Performer on stage in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 21, 2021. A Bavarian court has found the folk singer guilty of violating Germanyâs strict child labor laws for having his 4-year-old son perform on stage with him during an evening concert in 2019. (Britta Pedersen/dpa via AP)
BERLIN– A Bavarian court found a folk singer guilty Friday of violating Germany’s strict child labor laws for having his 4-year-old son perform on stage with him during an evening concert. Angelo Kelly, 39, was fined 3000 euros ($3,600) by the Hassfurt administrative court for the 2019 appearance at an open air summer concert with his son William, who sang “What a Wonderful World.” The boy is the youngest of Kelly’s five children. “During this performance, the child William stood for at least 30 minutes on the stage where he played along, sang along and interpreted his own song,” the court said, according to the dpa news agency. “This is considered w
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Richard Christian Dillard, 55, killed himself outside the home in Irving, Texas.
Rep. Van Duyne heard gunshots, went outside and found the body before calling 911.
Investigators and the FBI will look into the motive and how Dillard got into the gated community.
An ex-staffer died by suicide outside Republican congresswoman Beth Van Duyne s home in Irving, Texas, on Wednesday afternoon.
Richard Christian Dillard, 55, killed himself outside the home of the first-term Texas representative while she was inside with others who all heard the gunshots, the Independent reported.
They went outside and found the body before Rep. Van Duyne called 911. Police responded to the call at 3.45pm, Robert Reeves, Public Information Officer at Irving Police Department, told NBC News.
Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne s former staffer kills himself outside her house
Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne’s former staffer kills himself outside her house
Irving police are investigating what led a former staffer of Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne to commit suicide outside her home Wednesday afternoon.
IRVING, Texas - Irving police are investigating what led a former staffer of Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne to commit suicide outside her home Wednesday afternoon.
The congresswoman and others were inside the home at the time. Police said they heard a single gunshot, then saw the man lying on the ground outside, and called 911.
Van Duyne released a statement Thursday acknowledging she’s known the man for years, and he’s been to her home several times for holiday parties and get-togethers.
February 11, 2021 at 3:49 pm
IRVING, Texas (AP) A former campaign spokesman for freshman Rep. Beth Van Duyne, of Texas, shot and killed himself outside of the Irving Republican’s home, police said Thursday.
The congresswoman was inside her home when she heard a gunshot Wednesday afternoon, looked outside and saw Richard Christian Dillard’s body, Officer Robert Reeves said. The police department said investigators had not determined a motive.
Dillard’s online profile shows that he was the communications director for Van Duyne’s campaign until last April. He also was a public affairs officer for the Texas State Guard.
In a statement read to reporters Thursday by her spokeswoman Andrea Coker, Van Duyne said Dillard was a longtime friend who had been in her home numerous times for holiday parties, fantasy football drafts and other occasions.