A life-changing sum has been raised for a father who was jailed for 22 months after tacking burglars who'd targeted his home - while the thieves avoided a prison sentence.

Adam White, 34, from Eggington in the UK, was jailed in February for causing serious injury by dangerous driving after he ran Taylor Benford and Ryan Paul, both 25, off the road as they tried to escape with a stolen motorbike. The pair received suspended sentences for their crimes.

While chasing Benford and Paul in his car, White lost control of his vehicle after misjudging "how sharp" a bend in the road was, and caused serious injuries to the pair after plowing into them.

His story was featured on 24 Hours in Police Custody on Channel 4 in the UK at the end of November, leaving viewers outraged that White received jail time while the burglars were ordered to do 200 hours of community service.

Viewers were moved to help the family after Adam White was jailed. Credit: GoFundMePolice bodycam footage from the night of the incident, which occurred in 2019, shows White asking police as he is arrested: "Am I in trouble? I’m not going to prison for this am I?”

White was sentenced to 22 months in jail in February of this year, but Benford and Paul - who both have a string of past convictions - including theft, reckless driving, criminal damage, shoplifting, and drug dealing - were spared time behind bars.

The case moved viewers to want to help White and his family, with a GoFundMe page set up for his wife, Lindsay White, having raised £150,000 ($184,000 USD) at the time of writing.

Over 9,000 people had made donations and sent supportive messages to help the family, with the fundraiser claiming White had "spent £50k" ($61,000) of his "life savings" amid the court case.

White's wife shared an update on the page, thanking viewers for their support, writing: "We are overwhelmed with the support that everyone has given us and I cannot thank you all enough.

"We truly can't believe how generous and thoughtful all our donors are. Every word of support has encouraged us to remain strong and has put a warmth in our hearts that we thought lost 3 years ago."

White had lost control of his car while chasing the thieves, leaving them with serious injuries. Credit: Channel 4She added: "We feel so incredibly thankful for the money everyone has raised to help us get back our losses, and thanks to all of you, we have.

"At this stage I would like to take this opportunity to say to anyone who wishes to donate to the page, we will be passing on any future funds from now to Charity, to honor the loss of our baby. We will update further information on the page shortly.

"Again, thank you all so much, it is time for us to move forward and start afresh with the life you all have given us back."

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The former teacher of an Iowa teen - who was fined $150,000 for killing her alleged rapist - has managed to raise more than $358,000 for the teen's legal fees.

Pieper Lewis, 17, was initially charged with first-degree murder after she stabbed her alleged rapist to death. As previously reported, a 28-year-old man is believed to have found a then-15-year-old Lewis in a hallway after escaping an abusive home in 2020, eventually trafficking her to multiple men for sex.

One of the men who raped Lewis was identified as 37-year-old Zachary Brooks, who had assaulted her on numerous occasions leading up to his death. It was after one of these assaults at a Des Moines, Iowa, apartment that Lewis grabbed a knife from her bedside table and stabbed Brooks 30 times while he was sleeping in June 2020.

Speaking in defence of her crime, Lewis stated in court: "I took a person's life. My intentions that day were not to just go out and take somebody's life. In my mind, I felt that I wasn't safe and I felt that I was in danger, which resulted in the acts. But it doesn't take away from the fact that a crime was committed."

According to Iowa law, Brooks did not pose an immediate threat to her, as he was fast asleep at the time of his death.

As a result, Lewis pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and wilful injury - rather than first-degree murder - and was sentenced on those charges this week.

Both are punishable by up to 10 years in prison, however, then teen ended up being sentenced to five years' probation instead, per her GoFundMe page.

Pursuant to a 1997 law, those convicted of homicide must pay $150,000 in restitution to the victim's family - meaning that Lewis essentially owes her alleged rapist's family this amount, the BBC reported.

District Judge, David M Porter, frankly stated upon Lewis' sentencing: "The next five years of your life will be full of rules you disagree with, I'm sure of it. This is the second chance that you've asked for. You don't get a third."

In a prepared statement to the court, Lewis told the jury: "My spirit has been burned, but still glows through the flames. Hear me roar, see me glow, and watch me grow."

She finally added: "I am a survivor."

A GoFundMe page has since been set up by Lewis' former teacher, Leland Schipper, in an effort to raise funds for Lewis to pay her alleged rapist's family the $150,000, as well as an additional $4,000 in restitution she now owes to the state of Iowa.

In the page's description, Schipper has written a lengthy comment: "Today, my former student, Pieper Lewis bravely took the microphone during her sentencing hearing and told the courtroom that her voice mattered. I was incredibly proud of her."

"[The judge] decided that 834 days she spent in juvenile detention awaiting her sentencing was enough 'punishment' for a then fifteen-year-old girl who had been kicked out of her home and found herself sleeping in the stairwell of one of the most dangerous apartment complexes in Des Moines; a girl that was ultimately preyed upon by men twice her age who traded her body for drugs. These men physically [assaulted], raped, and sex trafficked Pieper on multiple occasions," Schipper detailed in the description.

The former teacher continued: "The funds will be used in the following ways: 1) Pay off Pieper's 150k restitution 2) Pay off the additional 4k in restitution to the state 3) Remove financial barriers for Pieper in pursuing college/university or starting her own business 4) Give Pieper the financial capacity to explore ways to help other young victims of sex crimes! Thank you! You are all amazing."

The page has additionally received hundreds of comments in support of the young teen - with one father writing: "I wish I had more to give you. You did the right thing. You are a wonderful, beautiful and strong woman. As a father who has five daughters, I want to say thank you. I am so proud of you Little Sister, you are my hero. I will pray that you have an awesome life. And that you heal from your wounds. Assalamu Alaikum (May God's Peace, Blessings, and Mercy be upon you) Amen [sic]!"

"I hope you can use these donations to do whatever you want with your life. Your life should've always been in your control. I'm sorry that was taken from you," someone else added.

So far, over 9,000 people have made donations to the page, with some of the top donations being as high as $5,000. The current amount is sitting at a whopping $358,000.

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Police in the UK have been inundated with tens of thousands of comments after sharing a mugshot of a convicted burglar.

On January 27, West Yorkshire Police shared the photo to Facebook in an attempt to secure help from the public in the prison recall of 37-year-old Jonathan Cahill.

Writing in the post's caption, West Yorkshire Police explains: "Can you help us to locate Jonathan Cahill, who has been recalled to prison? He is 37 years old and is believed to be residing in the Wakefield area.

"Please share our appeal below and contact us if you can help our officers to locate him."

On the official website of West Yorkshire Police, it adds that Cahill is "medium build and approximately six feet tall" and is wanted after officials believe he "breached the terms of his release".

However, it turns out people still love a bad boy, as the post has received more than 66,000 comments - with very few of them actually being of any use to officers.

Yes, due to Cahill's smoldering good looks, he has since been given the nickname of the "fit felon", and the post was flooded with nothing but thirsty comments.

"I’ve done a citizens arrest on him, he’s handcuffed to my bed," one person wrote.

A second added: "Thoughts & prayers to Wakefield's maternity wards in 9 months time..."

Another Facebook user added: "I have never wanted to help the police so much in my life."

Another very unhelpful tip-off read: "He can't hear the sirens...my thighs are covering his ears."

In all honesty, the comments are absolute gold, so I'm just going to keep going...

"He can kick my back door in," one person added.

A sixth wrote: "No need to role play [Burglar Bill] with this one! Hell, he's the real deal. Now where did I put the duct tape and rope?!"

If I'm being really honest, these were some of the tamest comments I could include.

And just in case you did have any information for the West Yorkshire Police, information can also be reported anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555111 or online.

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A 21-year-old man who killed a young mom and her one-year-old daughter when he hit them at 100mph has developed a disturbing cult following as fans argue he's too "cute" for prison.

As reported by the Tampa Bay Times, in 2018, Cameron Herrin fatally struck the mother and daughter while speeding.

In April of this year, Herrin was given a 24-year prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide.

Now, a cult following has emerged for the fresh-faced 21-year-old on TikTok, with users on the platform declaring that he is "innocent".

For instance, one person wrote: "He is innocent please give him one chance."

Another added: "Omg [he's] so cute. Release him..."

A third simply wrote: "He is so damn not."

Another fan argued: "He is not [a] criminal it was [an] accident."

A different member of the fanbase wrote alongside a broken heart emoji: "Justice for Cameron. 24 years is too much."

Twenty-four-year-old Jessica Reisinger-Raubenolt and her 20-month-old daughter, Lillia, had been crossing a street in Tampa, Florida when Herrin hit them.

Prosecutors stated that Herrin had been taking part in a street race at the time of the incident.

Per Insider, TikTok videos gushing over Herrin have managed to accumulate billions of views, and videos under the hashtag #justiceforcameron have been viewed over 26 million times.

Many of the videos feature the young convict in court as his sentence is announced.

What's more, a Change.org petition, which has been signed over 28,000 times at the time of writing, has been set up calling for leniency in his sentence.

Herrin's mother has now weighed in on the bizarre fascination with her son, telling the Tampa Bay Times that his fans seem to have "an unhealthy obsession" with him.

She even said they send letters and ring her up in the middle of the night and that the obsession became "scary" when people began stalking members of her family online and allegedly hacked Herrin's partner's accounts.

Widower David Raubenolt requested that the judge give Herrin the maximum sentence of 30 years for ending the lives of his wife and daughter.

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An OnlyFans model who stabbed her boyfriend to death after he ended their relationship was convicted of his murder on Friday.

Abigail White, 24, pierced Bradley Lewis' heart with a seven-inch blade at their home in Bristol in the United Kingdom, The Sun reports.

The self-described fake Barbie told the jury that she had only wanted to scare the father of four when she ended his life using a kitchen knife.

But the jury at Bristol Crown Court, having heard all the evidence, found her guilty of his murder.

Jurors were previously told how Lewis had told White that he no longer wanted to be in a relationship with her before the brutal stabbing in March.

After he ended things with White, who earned up to £50,000 a year on the subscription platform OnlyFans, Lewis went drinking with White and her friend.

It was revealed in court that she was angry that he took a while to arrive despite the fact that he was looking after his child.

Lewis later told the friend's partner that he wanted to leave White but was scared she would end her own life.

White and Lewis left the pub at around 7:50 PM after being offered a lift by a friend.

Some minutes later, White ran into the garden screaming when she could not get through to the UK's emergency sevices.

A neighbor who heard distressed noises rushed over to see what was happening and found Lewis lying on his back.

He was taken to hospital but died from his injuries and was officially pronounced dead the next day.

When questioned by police, White told them Lewis had stabbed himself.

But she later confessed to plunging the knife into his chest - telling the court she wanted to scare him.

The mom said Bradley appeared to be in shock when she stabbed him and that  blood began spurting everywhere.

The couple often argued over infidelities in their relationship and had previously been ordered to remain apart by social services.

An alarming audio message was sent to a friend before the stabbing, demonstrating that White was willing to harm her partner.

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