Wednesday's news in 5 minutes.

1. Mum accused of taunting her teenage daughter as she streamed her suicide live on Facebook.

Mum ‘mocks teen as she takes her life’ https://t.co/E1QlQMyYLF

— news.com.au (@newscomauHQ) March 14, 2017

The mother of a 14-year-old girl who streamed her suicide on Facebook live is accused of ‘egging her on’, the New York Post reports.

Naika Tenant streamed her suicide on January 22 from her Miami foster home, with child welfare officials noting in a report into her death that many users were encouraging her in her attempt to end her life.

One of those users was “Gina Alexis”, an alias regularly used by Naika’s mother, Gina Caze.

In comments left on the video, Gina accused the 14-year-old of “crying wolf” and said she was just “seeking boys and girls attention”.

Caze’s attorney said the comments were made after Naika had died, and that Gina “unequivocally denies” she was online while her daughter was live-streaming her death.

Naika first entered fostered care in January 2009, and was reunited with her mother almost 18 months later after she “exhibited inappropriate sexualised behaviour” while in care.

She was re-entered into care in April 2014, but was returned to her mother after only two months.

Naika’s mother relinquished custody of her daughter in April 2016, saying she no longer wanted her daughter in her home.

“In the days leading up to her death, Naika acknowledged she was sad because her mother didn’t want her to come home,” the report from the Florida Department of Children and Families said.

“However, she still voiced future plans and goals for herself such as graduating from high school and going to college.”

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2. Salt Creek victim was “covered in blood head to toe”, police say.

Salt Creek victim ‘covered in blood from head-to-toe’: police witnesshttps://t.co/jVClpRQLXa pic.twitter.com/IifceQJEXU

— 7News Yahoo7 (@Y7News) March 14, 2017

A police woman has told that a backpacker who was allegedly hit with a hammer and rammed with a 4WD at a remote South Australian beach was covered “head to toe” in blood, AAP reports.

“I have never seen anybody with that much blood,” Senior Constable Natasha Parsons, one of the first officers on the scene, told the SA Supreme Court yesterday.

The German woman and another backpacker from Brazil were allegedly attacked by a 60-year-man who is on trial over the incident in the sand dunes at Salt Creek in February 2016.

Salt Creek roadhouse owner Adam Stewart also said when he held the young woman, looked into her eyes and told her she was safe, the badly injured tourist smiled.

Mr Stewart called police and ambulance crews, and helped the backpackers on the evening of the incident, he said in his evidence on Tuesday.

The backpacker was driven to the roadhouse by a group of people who had found her stumbling along the beach drenched in blood.

“I went straight to the back passenger door, held her hands and just looked in her eyes,” the business owner told the SA Supreme Court.

“I told her that she was safe and her girlfriend was safe now. It was just dark eyes covered in blood and shock but sort of smiling at the fact that she was safe when I held her.”

The court previously heard the German woman was struck over the head with a hammer and run down by the man in his 4WD, with the wheels passing either side of her on one occasion.

The man is also accused of sexually assaulting the Brazilian backpacker on the beach after tying her up with rope and threatening her with a knife.

Both women managed to escape but the knife and hammer were never found despite police searching a large area of rugged dunes and dense scrub.

The man, who can’t be named, has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder, kidnapping, indecent assault and other offences. The trial continues before a jury of eight men and four women.

3. Man charged with murder after deliberately driving his 4WD into oncoming traffic.

BREAKING: 46yo man charged with Murder, Acts or Omission Causing Bodily Harm or Death, and Reckless Driving over crash in Capel on 18 Feb. pic.twitter.com/zgYfGqtcFQ

— Nine News Perth (@9NewsPerth) March 13, 2017

A man who allegedly deliberately drove his 4WD at other vehicles on a WA highway, killing a woman when he crashed head-on into her, will remain in custody in hospital after he was charged with murder.

Shaun Southern was charged on Monday with one court of murder, plus reckless driving, following the incident on the Bussell Highway at Capel in February.

The 46-year-old from Usher is still in hospital after he was seriously injured in the incident, and remains in custody after his bedside hearing.

Mother-of-two Jenni Pratt, 61, of Geographe, died after the crash, which was caught on video.

Several witnesses filmed the incident after being concerned by the man’s driving, capturing the head-on collision which resulted in his 4WD bursting into flames.

Ms Pratt’s passenger, a 54-year-old woman from Busselton, was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

The man will face Stirling Gardens Magistrate Court on March 29.

4. Coopers apologises after Bible Society video prompts boycott campaign.

Iconic brewer Coopers is in damage control this morning, over a controversial ad. #9News pic.twitter.com/IBj6I5R30z

— Nine News Australia (@9NewsAUS) March 14, 2017

Senior representatives from Australian brewery Coopers have apologised, after a video of Liberal MPs Tim Wilson and Andrew Hastie drinking beer and discussing marriage equality sparked huge backlash, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.

The video – titled ‘Keeping It Light’ – was filmed to celebrate the Bible Society’s 200th anniversary, promoting the message that it’s okay for people to disagree on the topic of marriage equality, and that both views should be respected.

Drinkers and pubs across the country said they were boycotting the drink due to the campaign.

In a short video released on Tuesday, the company’s director of corporate affairs, Melanie Cooper and Dr Tim Cooper, the brewery’s managing director, apologised for the video.

“Our company supports marriage equality. Offence has been taken by our recent involvement, for which we are deeply sorry,” Ms Cooper said.

“We have listened to a range of community views, we acknowledge this feedback and respect everyone’s individual opinions and beliefs.”

Dr Tim Cooper said he was “incredibly saddened” by the controversy.

“Coopers never intended to make light of such an important issue,” he said.

5. Backlash after European Union’s top court allows companies to ban staff from wearing Islamic headscarves.

“How does my covering my hair affect my performance?” — social media reacts to EU allowing workplace headscarf banhttps://t.co/qxJOMMjpw1

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) March 14, 2017

Companies may ban staff from wearing Islamic headscarves and other visible religious symbols under certain conditions, the European Union’s top court has ruled, setting off a storm of complaint from rights groups and religious leaders.

In its first ruling on an issue that has become highly charged across Europe, the Court of Justice (ECJ) found on Tuesday a Belgian firm which had a rule that employees who dealt with customers should not wear visible religious or political symbols may not have discriminated against a Muslim receptionist it dismissed for wearing a headscarf.

The judgement on that and a French case came on the eve of a Dutch election in which Muslim immigration is a key issue and weeks before a similarly charged presidential vote in France, where headscarves are banned in public service jobs.

French conservative candidate Francois Fillon hailed the ECJ ruling as “an immense relief” to companies and workers that would contribute to “social peace”.

But a group backing the fired employees said the ruling may shut many Muslim women out of the workforce.

European rabbis said the Court had added to rising incidences of hate crime to send a message that “faith communities are no longer welcome”.

6. ‘Fake cancer patient’ Belle Gibson to learn her fate in court today.

A VIC court will decide the punishment for disgraced blogger Belle Gibson, after falsely claiming healthy foods cured her cancer. #sun7 pic.twitter.com/sXoqNKh75q

— Sunrise (@sunriseon7) March 14, 2017

The Federal Court is due to hand down its judgment over disgraced health personality and fake cancer patient Belle Gibson, AAP reports.

Ten months after Victoria’s consumer watchdog started legal action against Gibson, Justice Debra Mortimer is due to hand down her judgment today.

Consumer Affairs Victoria accused Gibson of engaging in “unconscionable conduct”, while she was promoting her Whole Pantry app and book, by claiming she healed herself naturally after being diagnosed with brain cancer in 2009 and given four months to live.

Gibson told her large social media following she started “getting back to basics”, and opted for healthy foods and natural therapies which healed her cancer, the court heard.

The watchdog has accused her of engaging in misleading or deceptive commerce by making the claims to promote her app and book.

They want Ms Gibson to pay a fine and publish an apology in newspapers acknowledging she lied.

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