A BIT FRUITY!
MacCormack: shock at verdict
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n 18 November 2019, Andrew MacCormack, 31, was found guilty of the first-degree murder of his wife. After the verdict was delivered, Vanessa’s heartbroken sister Angela told of the gaping hole left by her sister’s death. She said that Vanessa’s three-yearold daughter asks her to drive her to heaven, so she can visit her mother, who ‘lives in the clouds’. ‘She will never laugh as hard as we did at Vanessa’s jokes and sense of humour,’ Angela said. Soon after, Andrew MacCormack was sentenced to life
without parole, but even after the jury returned its verdict, he still protested his innocence. ‘There is someone out there getting away with murder,’ MacCormack insisted. His lawyer told the court of Andrew MacCormack’s plans to appeal his conviction for murder.
Victim impact statement: Angela
5 a day is for wimp Had I taken my new diet too far?
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Anne Jensen, 23
rushing my long, blonde hair, I felt a snag as another clump fell out. ‘It’s getting worse,’ I sighed. It was summer 2016 and I was living in Brittany, France, where I was working as an au pair. And although I loved the sunshine and French food, the busy lifestyle was playing havoc with my health. My hair was falling out and I was tired all the time. Not to mention all the weight I’d put on. And then there was the acne blemishing my skin. ‘I don’t need to see a doctor,’ I told my friends. See, I knew full well it was my diet of rich cheese and chocolate that was causing all these issues. Usually, I ate really healthily, and had been
a vegetarian since age 12. Only, in France, I’d been overindulging in bread and dairy products. Now, I needed inspiration to get back on track. That’s when I came across YouTube videos and blogs about a raw-fruit diet. The reviews were amazing. It cleared up my skin... No more hair problems... Bloggers were raving about the benefits of eating only raw fruit and drinking juice. I learned it was even possible to eat enough protein from plants. But, I thought to myself, Am I taking my new regime too far? ‘Is it safe?’ I asked my dad Jan, a doctor. But he said as long as I was very careful that I got the right vitamins and minerals, it would probably be fine. So, from that moment on, I ate only raw, unprocessed fruit, and the occasional vegetable. And I drank only water, coconut water and fruit juices. For breakfast, I’d have three cantaloupe melons or half a watermelon. Lunch was a large
Within a few weeks, I was buzzing with energy
