So Weird: See the 11-year-old Boy With a Rare Condition That Makes Him Look Like a Really Old Man

Shreyash Barmate

An inspirational young boy with an ultra-rare genetic condition that makes him look like an old man refuses to let it hold him back – and even drives a CAR.

Shreyash Barmate, 11, who lives in Madhya Pradesh, India, has progeria – a condition which ages his body around eight times faster than normal.

The condition leaves Shreyash suffering from baldness, heavy wrinkles and weakened limbs.

The Progeria Research Foundation believe the syndrome is so rare it affects around 1 in 20 million people.



The average life expectancy for children with progeria is 14, with many dying from a heart condition called arteriosclerosis, which usually affects adults over the age of 60.

But despite the challenges posed by the syndrome, Shreyash remains incredibly positive about his daily life and his future.

He said: “I play instruments, I sing and I ride a bicycle and drive a car. I go swimming as well.”

“I know I have a condition called progeria but I am okay with it. It’s not coming in my way at all. This condition is not affecting my dream of becoming a singer.”

Shreyash has an older brother and a twin brother, neither of whom have the condition. While progeria is caused by a genetic mutation, experts do not believe it is hereditary.

Shreyash’s dad Arvind Barmate, a government employee in Madhya Pradesh, says his son started developing marks all over his body when he was two.

Arvind said: “He has progeria but he never lets us feel that he has some disease. He always spends his time playing and singing.

“He wants to become a singer and he is actively taking part in singing. His condition is not stopping him at all.”





Doctor Girish Budhrani, the family’s paediatrician says that despite the rare medical condition, Shreyash is an energetic and positive boy.

He said:  “This is the first time I’m seeing progeria as a patient. In total there are around 140 progeria patients and around 60 of them are in India.
“I see him as one of the most positive children in our society. If you go to normal children you will see they wouldn’t be as jovial as Shreyash.”

Shreyash spends his days playing cricket, painting, swimming and playing musical instruments.

He said: I go out with my brother and play cricket with him and other friends. We all play together. I have a lot of friends.

Shreyash is also proud that, despite his condition he has not fallen prey to bullying.



He said: “I know we can get bullied but all my friends respect me and play with me all the time. I have never been bullied by anyone.
“People say I am not a different kind of boy, I am like them. I am normal who wishes to achieve something good in life.”

Although Shreyash’s body shows signs of extreme ageing, he has the mental age of a regular 11-year-old. But his condition does require regular check-ups.

Dr Budhrani said: “Progeria is not curable. Shreyash needs a regular check up and we have to monitor his every single problem. He is a very active boy but at the same time he is having a rare medical condition so he needs to get checked every week.

“But he has a lot of talent. If you listen to his singing, he’s one of the most fabulous singers you’d ever come to know.”

Now, the ultra-positive 11-year-old is planning to focus on his singing.

Shreyash said: “I have stopped thinking about progeria. I want to become a singer when I grow up, and I am going to get famous as well.
“I play instruments and nobody can play better than I do. So I am very happy.”

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Via The Sun UK

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Suya seller pleads guilty to slitting 4 year old throat

A Suya Seller on Wednesday pleaded guilty before an Ebutte Metta Magistrate Court for attempting to slit the throat of a four year girl.

The accused it was gathered lured the victim with biscuit to a secluded area before attempting to carry out the act.

Abdulahi pleaded guilty to the two charges of attempted murder and unlawful assault.

According to the Prosecutor, Sgt. Hafsat Ajibode, the accused committed the offences on Aug. 18 at 5.35 p.m. at No. 1, Denton St., Ebute Meta.

She said the accused lured the four-year-old girl, Alimat Durojaiye, with biscuit while she was playing with her peers and had attempted to slit her throat with a knife.

“The accused had fled with the child to Whitesands area in Oyingbo market where he attempted to cut her throat with a knife.

“A passerby, Muritala Mahmud, who heard the screaming of the minor, rushed to save her, and in the process got his left hand bitten by the accused while trying to escape,” she said.

The presiding Magistrate, A.O Ajibade has fixed Sept. 11 for facts and sentence.

The offences contravenes Sections 173 and 230 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015

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Ondo Police Parade three suspected ritualists

The Ondo State Command of the Nigerian Police on Thursday paraded three suspected ritualists who specialised in luring and kidnapping female students of Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, using them for rituals.

Parading the suspects at the state headquarters of Police, Igbatoro, Akure,  the State Commissioner of Police, Gbenga Adeyanju, said the suspects who have been engaging in the business have spread their tentacles beyond the state.

The suspects who include: John Adenitire also known as Emir, Fisayo Fasanu a.k.a Abore and Alfa Abdurafiu Tijani, a herbalist were arrested at different locations, confessed to killing of three students of Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo.

Speaking on their arrest, the Police boss explained that the report of a missing girl was made at Fagun Police station in Ondo town on the 28th of July, while police swung into action.

He explained that one of the suspects, Adenitire, was arrested in a robbery incident in Ondo, and later confessed to the kidnap and killing of the missing girl for ritual.

He said further investigation led to the discovery of two other female students who had been killed for ritual disclosing that Adenitire’s confession led to the arrest of two other suspects who participated in the killing.

He said Adenitire and Fasanu confessed selling the bodies of the ladies to a Muslim cleric in Ore, Abdurafiu Tijani, who promised to pay N15 million for the parts of the parts of the ladies.

Confessing to the crime, 30 year old, Adenitire said “they promised to give us N5 million for a left breast and left hand and we were able to send three different bodies to them but they have not send the police before the police nabbed me.

“We have killed three girls and remove their breast and buried their remains in the bush. We gave the parts to the Alfa and Sile who is also part of us but has taken to his heels after our arrest

“I was not there when the victims were killed but I was the one keeping vigil at the entrance of the bush and the operation was successful. I did not participate in the killing.”

Also speaking, Fasanu also known as “abore” said I was in my house when John Adenitire, “Emir” told me he has business that can lead to cool money for us. He told me it’s about ritual and assured me there was no problem.

“We went out the second day around 9:30pm and two girls and one boy were picked and we killed them before removing their parts while Sile took them to herbalists in Ore and Ijebu Igbo.”

However, the Police Commissioner said “after series of interrogation, the suspects confessed to mutilating the body of the victim for ritual purposes. They took us to where they buried one of the victims, and we found the body already decomposing.”

Two students of the College of Education in Ondo town, Miss Oladepo Blessing and Oluwasemilore Mary had earlier been declared missing while the police in the state were investigating the where about of the two students.

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Suspected Killers Of Rev Fr Cyriacus Onunkwo In Imo Have Been Arrested By The Nigerian Police (Photos)

Suspected Killers Of Rev Fr Cyriacus Onunkwo In Imo Have Been Arrested By The Nigerian Police (Photos)
Suspected killers of one Rev Fr in Imo State who was killed dumped in the bush have been arrested by the State police.
The Imo State Police Command has paraded several persons suspected to have involved in armed robbery and kidnapping activities in the command premises. Among them were those suspected to have abducted and killed one Rev.Fr Cyriacus Onunkwo,in one of the Catholic parishes in Orlu zone…

It was revealed that the abduction and killing of the Rev Fr took place when he returned from oversees to plan for the burial of late father.

Equally the suspected kidnappers of the popular Christian musician Evangelist Chinedu Nwadike were also paraded at the state police command headquarters.

The commissioner of Police in charge of Imo state command, while briefing the news men said that IMO state under his watch must enjoy peace in all areas of life. He also pledge to support his men where necessary to ensure efficiency in delivery of their constitutional duties.

Below are the pictures of the paraded suspects.

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Rev Sister Visits Nigerian Community Where Women are Still Going Topless Baring Their Boobs (Photos)

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Worse Than Lucifer: The Unbelievable Story of a Man Who R*ped His Own Son and Wife Over 900 Times

Brian McTaggart

Brian McTaggart, a 53-year-old monster who r*ped his own son and his wife over 900 times has been described as 'more evil than the devil'.

According to a report b The Sun UK, Brian McTaggart attacked Kathleen McMurchie up to three times a week during their 10-year marriage — and battered their lad David, 31.

The beast, from Dundee, destroyed the lives of 18 victims during a 24-year reign of terror.

Sickened David, who waived his right to anonymity along with his mum, said: “He’s worse than Lucifer.”

David, 31, insisted the monster should never be freed following his conviction.

Evil McTaggart threw a hairdryrer into her bath and hurled her down stairs during their nightmare 10-year marriage.

After his dad’s conviction, David — who the fiend was also accused of raping — said: “He’s an animal. He’s completely switched off from the world.
“I’ll never be satisfied while he’s still alive but I’m glad he was for the verdict. He should never walk the streets again.”

David, who waived his right to anonymity along with his mum, says the predator “ruined his life” and revealed he bathed in bleach after the alleged abuse in 2011.

He went on: “He was volatile. He battered me as a child but nothing homosexual until I told people I was gay.
"He raped me when his girlfriend was sleeping in the other room. I was hysterical.
“I spent eight hours in the police station that night then I went in for a bath with bleach in it, I still do that to this day.”

During his father’s trial at the High Court in Glasgow, David told jurors: “When he opened a bottle of vodka he changed. He behaved as if he was possessed by the devil.”

David, of Blackpool, is battling an eating disorder in the wake of the trauma.

He suffered injuries aged 12 to 18 after his father rained blows on his head and stabbed his fingers into his eyes.

It total McTaggart was convicted of sexual and physical abuse against 18 victims in home city Dundee between 1980 and 2004.

Jurors heard the fiend told victims: “You belong to me. I can do anything I want.”

Ex-wife Kathleen McMurchie, 53, told the trial: “He r*ped me two or three times a week over six years. He also raped me shortly after I had given birth.”

The mum — who divorced the brute in 1993 and has remarried — said McTaggart would say sorry and buy her flowers after the violence.

Jurors heard how another r*pe victim was choked and her head forced under water. A third was attacked four times as she slept.

McTaggart indecently assaulted girls and boys and physically abused women and teenagers.

Charges of raping a fourth woman and David were not proven.

McTaggart claimed he was the victim of a “witch-hunt”.

Judge Lord Mulholland placed him on the sex offenders register saying he treated women as “punchbags”. Sentence was deferred.

Police branded the brute’s reign of terror “horrific”.

Detective Inspector Muriel Fuller blasted McTaggart over his warped abuse which spanned two decades.

The Domestic Abuse Task Force leader said: “McTaggart was a prolific, serial domestic abuser.
“He abused numerous partners, however, his offences are much wider and include the sexual and physical assault of children.
“His catalogue of offending is horrific. It spanned years and affected the lives of so many.”

Det Insp Fuller, right, also praised the courage of victims who helped nail the monster.

She added: “It’s only through the bravery of his many victims and witnesses in coming forward and disclosing the many offences he committed that he’s been convicted.
“We hope the outcome encourages more victims to come forward.”

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Lady Who Spent 23-years Growing Her Nails Crowned the 2018 Woman with Longest Fingernails (Photos)

Holder of 2018 World longest fingernails

A nail artist from Houston, Texas, identified as Ayanna Williams,  has been crowned with the title of the world's longest fingernails by the 2018 Guinness World Records, and in total her nails measure more than 18 feet long, each of which is just under two foot long.

She has also revealed that the most challenging thing about having extremely long fingernails, which can take up to one week to paint, is pulling up her trousers.

While she's constantly getting lots of attention for her nails, and knows she is rather unique, her friends and family think it's quite normal.

In order to take care of her nails, Ayanna uses anti-bacterial soap and a nail brush to clean them daily. And to help them grow, she regularly applies hardener and a thin layer of acrylic.

'To let my children know that anything they want to accomplish can be done. It takes courage, discipline and patience but it can be accomplished,' said Ayanna on her reason for applying for the record. 

'I am elated and honoured. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I'd make it into the Guinness World Records books!' 

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