Closing arguments begin in Karen Read trial. Jurors must decide: Deadly romance or police corruption?
DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — Closing arguments begin in Karen Read trial. Jurors must decide: Deadly romance or police corruption?.
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BBCSingapore to cane Japanese hairdresser for rape
The 38-year-old man is the first Japanese national to receive this punishment in Singapore.
- The Independent
Seven people - including four kids - shot by neighbor who once told them to ‘go back to where they came from’
Motive still being investigated, but shooting ‘could’ have racial element, police say
- Reuters
Malaysia's Najib loses legal bid to serve sentence under house arrest
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -A Malaysian court dismissed jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak's legal bid to obtain a document that he said would allow him to serve his remaining prison sentence under house arrest. In a judicial review application filed on April 1, Najib said an "addendum order" issued by the former king had accompanied a pardons board's decision in February to halve his 12-year jail sentence for graft in the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal. Najib had sought for the court to compel the government to reply to or confirm the existence of the royal order, which he said would entitle him to serve the remainder of his term under house arrest, and to execute the order if it existed.
- People
'Very Sweet Young Lady' Is Killed on Her 21st Birthday, Suspect in Custody
Joselyn Toaquiza was reported missing on Wednesday, June 19, the day after she turned 21, before police learned she'd been killed the day before
- South China Morning Post
China urges 'severe punishment' for killers of citizen in Philippines
China has urged the Philippines to find and "severely punish" the killers of a kidnapped Chinese citizen in a case that has led to a diplomatic intervention by Beijing. The Chinese embassy in Manila said it had been informed a few days ago that the person had been kidnapped in the Philippines, and it assisted the family in reporting the case to the Philippine National Police's Anti-Kidnapping Bureau. It also intervened through diplomatic channels to ask for a rescue and that measures be taken to
- The Independent
Chinese teenager injured in ‘racially motivated’ attack in New Zealand
The 16-year-old schoolboy was travelling by bus to Auckland City when he was attacked by a woman with a metal bar, police say
- The Independent
Prostitute is fatally strangled then sexually assaulted inside Las Vegas casino by man who said he ‘snapped’
Jason Kendall, 35, is being held without bond in connection to the murder of Larissa Garcia at a Las Vegas casino
- BBC
Biker mum who stopped thief 'let down' by police
The taekwondo-trained mum wrestles a thief as he tries to steal her bike, but police do not arrive.
- The Telegraph
‘Perverted’ film director ‘groomed’ actress into relationship when she was 14 years old
A French film director has been taken into custody after being accused of sexual abuse and grooming by an actress he was in a romantic relationship with when she was 14 years old.
- People
Man Sentenced to Life for Shooting Dead Parents and 2 of Their Friends: 'I Deserve Worse'
In April 2023, Joseph M. Eaton killed his parents and their friends as they prepared to welcome him home from prison
- AFP News
Nepal jails 'Buddha boy' for 10 years over child sex abuse
A Nepali court on Monday sentenced a man whose followers believe him to be a reincarnation of Buddha to 10 years in prison for child sexual abuse.He was convicted of child sexual abuse last week by the court in Nepal's southern town of Sarlahi.
- People
Woman Was Killed by Man Her Mom Had Forced Her to Marry — and Now the Mother Is Convicted
Prosecutors in Australia said Sakina Muhammad Jan forced her daughter to marry a man she didn't want to wed in November 2019, weeks before he killed her
- NextShark
Chinese woman dies shielding Japanese mother and child from knife attack
Hu Youping, a school bus attendant in Suzhou, China, died after attempting to shield a Japanese mother and her child from a knife attack at a bus stop outside a Japanese school at around 4 p.m. on Monday. The mother and child suffered non-life-threatening injuries. The local government honored Hu as a “Righteous and Courageous Role Model,” and the Japanese embassy in China lowered its flag to half-mast in her memory.
- BBC
Sex abuse head teacher 'could have been stopped'
Neil Foden has been jailed for sexually abusing girls - but there were complaints about him in 2019.
- People
Texas Teen Strangled Mom to Death, Then Stashed Body in Trunk and Drove to Nebraska
Tyler Roenz, who was 17 at the time of the killing, pleaded guilty to murder in connection with the 2022 death of his 49-year-old mother Michelle Roenz
- Associated Press
Driver whose car struck pedestrians in South Korea will face accidental homicide investigation
A driver whose car struck pedestrians waiting at a crowded intersection in South Korea's capital, killing nine people, will be investigated on allegations of accidental homicide, police said Tuesday. The car hit several people Monday night in central Seoul, after reportedly going in the wrong direction and colliding with two other cars. The driver told investigators that his car accelerated abruptly and unintentionally, reported South Korean media.
- INSIDER
It took a messy school bus stabbing for China to finally do something about extreme nationalism on social media
China's tech firms issued warnings about anti-Japan posts after a 55-year-old Chinese woman died trying to protect a Japanese mother and her son.
- The Guardian
The Man with 1000 Kids review – yet more proof that we should raze human civilisation to the ground
This chilling true-crime show reveals the case of a man fixated on fathering as many children as he possibly can. Prepare for a new low of depravity
- The Independent
Marjorie Taylor Greene rages outside Bannon’s prison - but is interrupted by a ‘Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Body’ sign
The sign made reference to a name Rep Jasmine Crockett gave to Majorie Taylor Greene during a heated argument
- AFP News
The Indian women campaigning to criminalise marital rape
Raped by her husband on her wedding night aged 17, Divya described her repeated suffering -- an all-too-common account in India, permitted by a terrifying colonial-era legal loophole.India introduced a new penal code on Monday but the exception clause remains -- although it does raise the minimum age that a man can rape his wife to 18.