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A FORMER world skating champion bled to death after her fiance shot her two months before their wedding date, a court heard.

Judges found Andres Gustavo Ricci Garcia guilty of murdering ex-2000m record holder Luz Mery Tristan.

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Andres Gustavo Ricci Garcia was found to have murdered his partner Luz Mery Tristan at her home in Colombia[/caption]

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Tristan broke a world record in 1987 and lifted a world title three years later[/caption]

Tristan achieved fame as the first Colombian skater to lift a world crown – in the 5,000m at the 1990 Inline Speed event in her home country.

The mother of five was killed aged 60 at her condominium in Cali, Colombia, in August 2023.

Judges in the same city have ruled that her 59-year-old fiance Andres Gustavo Ricci Garcia murdered her in a fit of rage during a row.

The court heard a single bullet severed Tristan’s aorta, causing her to bleed out within minutes.

Prosecutors told the trial that police had burst into her luxury home after being alerted by worried neighbours.

Cops found Garcia drunk and still holding a gun. 

The court heard how friends told police the relationship was torn apart by heated arguments and fights.

And at the murder scene, the door to the room where Tristan was found dead had been peppered with bullets.

Forensic experts said her grazed knuckles and bruising over her eye showed she had fought for her life before being shot.

Prosecutors said Garcia shot her in the back.

Police discovered at the property a semi-automatic pistol, revolver and three tasers, none of which Garcia had a permit for.

Judges found Garcia guilty of aggravated femicide, trafficking and firearms offences.

Prosecutors have called for the maximum penalty of 50 years in prison.

He was remanded in custody for a sentencing hearing. Tristan became a national hero 35 years ago with her World Championship gold in Bello, Colombia.

However she had also gained notable success three years earlier, with gold in the 5,000m and bronze in the relay at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis, USA.

AFTER noticing the limescale build up in her kettle, one woman tried various DIY hacks to tackle it.

She revealed which of the viral cleaning tricks worked best and left her appliance spotless.

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In her video, TikTok user Roo (@rooshome) explained that she felt like she had “been drinking pure limescale” anytime she used her kettle.

She decided to try viral DIY techniques for descaling the appliance, beginning with lemons.

Roo sliced up several lemons and placed them in her kettle with water before boiling.

After showing her audience the limescale build up, she joked that she was praying for “a straight up miracle.”

She inspected the kettle after it had boiled and shared her disappointment that there was still visible limescale at the base.

Roo decided to “go in for round two” after turning to Google for suggestions.

“I officially now have a PhD in kettle descaling, I’ve decided that baking soda will work and I’m actually going to let it sit this time for at least half an hour,” she explained.

After leaving it to sit, the TikToker inspected the kettle and found that the hack “didn’t really work.”

She joked that she wasn’t “dealing with regular limescale” and instead called it “teenage mutant ninja limescale.”

Roo explained that she lives in a “hardwater area” and pointed out that the limescale in her kettle is “no joke.”

For her final effort, she decided to pour distilled white vinegar into her kettle.

“At this point I am ready to commit to a lifetime of limescale-y tea but I am not going to lie, this actually turned out OK,” Roo said.

She showed her viewers the much cleaner looking base of her kettle.

The content creator added that she might leave the vinegar in the appliance overnight.

You can pick up a 568 mililitre bottle of white vinegar for just 35p from Aldi.

TikTok users shared their thoughts on the cleaning hack in the comments section.

“I use vinegar all the time! First time I left it over night because it was so bad! But now I just use vinegar every month and boil it once and dump,” wrote one viewer.

“Just use straight white vinegar and it works the best out of everything. All you have to do is boil the vinegar,” advised another follower.

“Lemons work but you need to leave them in the water in there for a few hours. Same with vinegar. You were too quick!” commented a third person.

“I add like two cups of water and a splash of vinegar,” shared another TikTok user.

“You can put vinegar and hot water and just wipe it off so easily with a brush!” suggested one viewer.

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Roo poured distilled white vinegar into her kettle in an effort to remove the limescale build up inside[/caption]

AFTER five weeks ‘gravitating’ towards the All Stars prize pot, our weary Love Islanders’ masks are starting to slip.

Once voted “most popular girl”, Elma Pazar has since been slammed by fans as the “rudest contestant in history“.

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Smirking Elma Pazar swore at Curtis[/caption]

Last night we saw her tell Curtis Pritchard to “shut the f*** up” when tempers reached boiling point over a public vote.

The professional dancer had already faced Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu‘s wrath earlier this series, when she swilled a drink at him for having his head turned by bombshell Danielle Sellers.

More recently, Grace Jackson was guilty of aggressively whispering “shut the f*** up” at Luca Bish after he kissed Samie Elishi during Spin the Bottle. She also turned on Omar Nyame when he got involved, telling him to “shut your mouth”.

Then Grace’s best pal Harriett Blackmore faced heat from the villa for telling Casey O’Gorman to “shut your f***ing mouth” during a tense game of To Be Honest.

Elma’s outburst last night was far from being the worst incident in Love Island history, but it was the latest in a run of aggressive slurs aimed towards the boys with no repercussions.

You can just imagine, if the tables were turned, the girls would be the first to complain if they’d be aggressively sworn at by the opposite sex.

It’s also highly likely Love Island bosses would have stepped in to remind stars of expected behaviour in the villa.

In 2019, Sherif Lanre was axed for accidentally kicking co-star Molly-Mae Hague in the groin during a play fight and then jokingly referring to it as a “c*** punt”.

Since then, Love Island has undergone major reforms to ensure stars’ welfare on and off the show.

I’m always the first to argue reality TV is, in many ways, softer than ever before because what may have aired just ten years ago wouldn’t see the light of day now. And that’s only right.

But what mustn’t be ignored is the intent behind the language used.

It goes without saying the stark difference between dropping the f-bomb and directing it at someone.

However, it feels a sexist double standard for the girls to get away with speaking to the boys like that.

We didn’t even see Ekin-Su get a warning about chucking her drink in the direction of Curtis before storming off.

Maybe the sweltering South African sun has gone to their heads, but perhaps the girls need reminding they are role models to the young people watching this series.

Elma, Harriett, Ekin-Su and Grace all have the opportunity to show arguments can be made without turning the air blue.

Instead, they should show their fans you can prove your point by staying classy, not trashy – maybe just a little bit sassy.

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