Jonathan Balls

Jonathan Balls (1769 - 20 Afrilu 1846) ya kasance Mai kisan gilla na Ingila wanda aka zarge shi da kashe akalla mutane 22, kusan dukkansu 'yan uwa na kusa, a ƙauyen Happisburgh daga 1824 zuwa 1845. Ba a taɓa yin masa shari'a ba saboda waɗannan laifuka, yayin da ya kashe kansa kafin a kaddamar da bincike na hukuma game da laifukan da ake zargi.

 Rayuwa ta farko 
Kusa da komai ba a san game da rayuwar Balls kafin laifukan, ban da gaskiyar cewa an haife shi a shekara ta 1769, ya zauna a Happisburgh duk rayuwarsa kuma an san shi da "mummunan hali" wanda ya yi kurkuku don ƙananan laifuka da yawa. A wani lokaci a rayuwarsa, ya auri wata mace mai suna Elizabeth tare da ita yana da 'ya'ya mata uku, dukansu za su yi aure kuma su sami' ya'ya da yawa daga baya a rayuwa. Kamar yadda iyalin suka kasance matalauta ga mafi yawan rayuwarsu, asusun agaji na parochial ya goyi bayan su, amma yayin da Balls ya tsufa, dole ne ya dogara da karuwar tallafin kuɗi daga 'ya'yansa. Wannan ya zama abin motsawa don fara kashe wasu dangin daya bayan daya, don haka za a iya tura kudaden zuwa gare shi a maimakon haka.

 Kisan kai 
Wani lokaci a farkon shekarun 1830, Balls ya fara sayen arsenic mai yawa daga garuruwan da ke kusa, yana mai cewa gidan dangin ya cika da beraye wanda yake so ya kawar da su. Mutuwar farko da aka rubuta ta kasance ta ɗaya daga cikin 'ya'yansa mata, Maria Lacey mai shekaru 24, wacce ta mutu daga abin da aka bayyana a matsayin haɗuwa da mummunar zalunci daga mijinta da wasu cututtukan da ba a san su ba. Shekara guda bayan haka, a ranar 25 ga Disamba 1836, Maria Green mai watanni 13 ta mutu ta hanyar ban mamaki, sannan Ann Peggs mai shekaru 8, jikoki, wacce ta mutu daga rashin lafiya a ranar 7 ga Yuni 1839. Ba da daɗewa ba bayan Martha Green mai watanni 13 ta mutu, ɗan'uwanta mai shekaru 3, William, shi ma ya mutu a ranar 31 ga Oktoba 1841.

A cikin 'yan shekaru masu zuwa, wasu dangin da yawa sun mutu a cikin yanayi mai ban mamaki, ciki har da ɗayan' ya'yan Balls da ɗaya daga cikin iyayensa, dukansu biyu sun mutu ta hanyar ban mamaki bayan sun ƙaura daga gidansu a Brumstead don su zauna tare da shi a 1824.  Saboda karuwar yawan mutuwar a cikin iyali, maƙwabta sun nemi a gudanar da bincike game da mutuwarsu a kalla sau biyu, amma babu irin wannan binciken da aka yi. A watan Satumbar 1845, wani jikan mai suna Samuel Green ya mutu, sannan matar Balls, Elizabeth, ta biyo baya watanni hudu bayan haka. Wanda aka tabbatar da shi na karshe shi ne jikarsa, Elizabeth Anne Pestle, wacce ta mutu a ranar 17 ga Afrilu 1846. 

 Kashe kansa da bincike 
Kwanaki uku kawai bayan mutuwar jikarsa, Jonathan Balls ya mutu a gidansa a Happisburgh, bayan da ya kamu da rashin lafiya kwanaki da suka gabata. Da alama ya gamsu cewa zai mutu, ya umurci daya daga cikin 'ya'yansa mata cewa yana so a binne shi da abubuwa da yawa: Littafi Mai-Tsarki; cakulan biyu da aka sanya a kowane hannunsa; ƙarfe na wuta; wasu takalma na kwal da takalma. An yi jana'izarsa bayan 'yan kwanaki, kuma wasu abokai da wasu dangi da suka tsira sun halarta.

Tare da wani mutuwar da aka kwantar a ƙofar iyali, jama'ar yankin sun roki mai binciken yankin, Mista Pilgrim, don tono gawawwakin kuma su sake nazarin dalilin mutuwar. A ƙarshe, Pilgrim ya saurari kuma ya ba da umarnin gano gawawwakin Jonathan Balls da Elizabeth Pestle, wanda fastocin yankin, masu kula da coci da yawa, da jami'an 'yan sanda suka halarta.[1] Masu binciken sun sami adadi mai yawa na arsenic a cikin jikin biyu, kuma saboda wannan, sun fara binciken wasu dangin. Hukumomi sun kuma tambayi dangi masu rai da wasu daga cikin bayin da aka yi amfani da su a dukiyar, tare da wata baiwa, Sarah Kerrison, tana da'awar cewa ta ga Balls tana yayyafa farar fata mai ban mamaki a cikin shayi wanda ya ba matarsa mai rashin lafiya, kawai don rashin lafiyarta ta kara tsanantawa a hankali kafin mutuwarta.[2] Lokacin da Kerrison kanta ta ɗanɗana wasu abincin da aka shirya a cikin gida, da sauri ta yi rashin lafiya kuma ta nuna alamun guba kamar amai da ciwon kirji mai tsanani.[1][3]￼

 Sakamakon haka 
Wannan shari'ar ta zama abin mamaki ga kafofin watsa labarai har ma ta ja hankalin mutane sosai don tattaunawa a majalisar, tare da mai halarta ɗaya, Mista Wakley, yana neman a gudanar da bincike. A mayar da martani, Sakataren Cikin Gida, Sir James Graham, Baronet na biyu, ya ce zai yi duk abin da zai iya don shawo kan Ofishin Cikin Gida don duba cikin lamarin.

 Jerin wadanda abin ya shafa 
AdadinSunanShekaruHaɗi zuwa KwallonRanar mutuwarsa1Maria LaceyShekaru 24YarinyaYuli 18352Maria GreenWatanni 13Jikanta25 Disamba 18363Ann PeggsShekaru 8Jikanta7 Yuni 18394Martha GreenWatanni 13Jikanta31 ga Oktoba 18415William GreenShekaru 3Jikan31 ga Oktoba 18416Ann Elizabeth annobaShekaru 2Jikanta18437Samuel PestleShekaru 3JikanSatumba 18458Elizabeth Anne BallsShekaru 82MatarDisamba 18459Elizabeth Anne annobaba a sani baJikanta17 ga Afrilu 1846

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