Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

Teen Sentenced For Leaving 16-Year-Old Boy Permanently Disabled After Attacking Him With 'Walking Dead'-Inspired Baseball Bat

Teen Sentenced For Leaving 16-Year-Old Boy Permanently Disabled After Attacking Him With 'Walking Dead'-Inspired Baseball Bat
SWNS, The Walking Dead/AMC

A teenage thug who left a 16-year-old boy disabled after smashing his skull with a homemade club in an attack inspired by TV's The Walking Dead has been jailed.


John Callis-Woolsey, 18, bludgeoned his victim with the sinister-looking baseball bat which was daubed with the word "Lucille" and had sharp nails protruding from it.

SWNS

After launching the brutal assault the teenager then celebrated by doing the "Floss" dance from the popular computer game Fortnite.

The victim's mom is now warning of the impact violent games and TV programs can have on youngsters after Callis-Woolsey was jailed for eight years on Thursday, Feb. 20.

Her son was left hospitalized for nine months and now requires full time care due to a lifelong brain injury which has left him being only able to walk with the aid of a frame.

SWNS

His mother said:

"This was a mindless and unprovoked act of extreme violence. I was shocked when I saw the hideous looking weapon that was used."
"I would like the producers and creators of such programs to know the influence the content has on immature minds."
"The assault has changed our lives forever, my son is serving a life sentence and doctors have advised that he will remain disabled for the rest of his life."

Derby Crown Court was told police were called to reports of an assault in Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England, on November 13, 2018.

SWNS

Callis-Woolsey, from Middleton-by-Wirksworth, previously pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent.

Co-defendant Kyle Cullan, of Wirksworth, Derbyshire, previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit robbery and was sentenced to 12 months.

SWNS

Detective Constable Derek Ellis said after the case:

"This was an act of extreme violence which was planned, orchestrated and carried out by a teenager for a somewhat trivial matter."
"His actions that night have dramatically altered the course of two young and bright promising lives, one of which was his own."
"The victim and his immediate family have had to come to terms with the consequences of that night."
"Their fight, spirit, and support for each other has been nothing short of admirable."

In The Walking Dead, the character Negan, played by actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan, uses a baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire to kill zombies.

More from Trending

Screenshot of Stephen Colbert
CBS

Stephen Colbert Makes Somber Plea To Americans In Wake Of Charlie Kirk's Death

Late-night host Stephen Colbert had a somber message for Americans as he addressed the assassination of far-right activist Charlie Kirk, stressing that "political violence only leads to more political violence."

Kirk died after an unidentified gunman shot him in the neck as he—ironically enough—mocked victims of gun violence at an event in Utah Valley State University. Kirk's murder has galvanized the far-right, with President Donald Trump and his surrogates claiming without evidence that rhetoric from Democrats is responsible for Kirk's death.

Keep ReadingShow less
a woman sunbathing on rocks.
a person sitting on a towel on a beach
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash

People Share The Weirdest Flexes They Heard Someone Say With A Straight Face

It is never attractive to gloat.

Even so, some people can't help but brag, or "flex" as it is sometimes known, about certain accomplishments or attributes.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshots from @thedowntheredoc's TikTok video
@thedowntheredoc/TikTok

TikToker Hilariously Calls Out Target After Champion Pants Feature Awkwardly-Placed Front Pleat

Sometimes you can just tell when something was designed *for* women, but was not actually designed *by* women.

Take, for instance, the new pleated pants available at Target from the Champion clothing line. While there's nothing wrong with pleated pants and they certainly have a suitable spot in the workplace, the latest rendition of Champion pleated pants are, shall we say, NSFW.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshots from @kaicutch's Instagram video
@kaicutch/Instagram

Woman Flips Her Car After Belting Out Ironic Britney Spears Lyric In Wild Viral Video

Whether we want to admit it or not, we've all had our fair share of carpool karaoke and maybe even imagined our car as our own personal recording studio.

But TikToker and Instagrammer Kaitlynn McCutcheon may have gotten too into her performance of Britney Spears' classic, "Hit Me Baby, One More Time," when the road and her car both said, "Bet."

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshots from ​@lynnshazeen's TikTok video
@lynnshazeen/TikTok

Woman Goes Viral After Revealing How Her Obsession With Matcha Landed Her In The Hospital

Let's be honest: Too much of anything isn't good for us. It's all about the balance!

But the media and social media trends have taught us that certain things are really good for us, encouraging us to be like the "very mindful and very demure" girls and take care of ourselves. One such example is drinking more matcha, especially if you really like coffee or think you have a caffeine addiction.

Keep ReadingShow less