Is it true?
The Times of London tends to be reliable.
I have no confidence whatsoever in the veracity of the American Democrat Newsmedia (formerly known as the Mainstream Press). Does anyone believe the New York Times? I don't.
I also know that there is no limit to human depravity. Such horrors are quite possible.
I also know that there is no limit to human goodness and heroism. The profound beauty of Scott Beamer is that he was an average man. Many like that are lost in every crowd.