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PA Media: UK NewsWoman died of heart attack caused by stranger repeatedly raping her, court told
Natalie Shotter, 37, had been on a night out before she was sexually assaulted and killed on a park bench in London in July 2021, jurors have heard.
- The Telegraph
Teacher struck off for having sex with pupil complains about stigma caused by offence
A teacher who was struck off for having sex with a pupil has complained of being stigmatised because of her offence.
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Police search for man accused of pouring hot coffee on Brisbane baby
A Chinese national, identified as a 33-year-old man on a student visa, is accused of pouring hot coffee on a 9-month-old baby at Hanlon Park in Brisbane, Australia, on Aug. 27. The baby, named Luka, suffered serious burns, leading to lifelong injuries. The investigation: The suspect fled to New South Wales the day after the attack and left Australia from Sydney on Aug. 31.
- The Guardian
At 12 she was abused by a friend’s father. Police told her parents she was asleep so there was no need to let her know. The problem? They were wrong …
Franky Dean’s story highlights the moral dilemmas of crimes with ‘unknowing victims’
- BBC
'Predator' jailed for rape of unconscious woman
A judge says Matthew Fox treated the victim in a "disgusting and degrading way".
- The Independent
Australian woman accused of killing and dismembering husband in ‘bizarre’ murder case
Police claim there was ‘extensive clean-up’ and ‘reflooring’ of couple’s home
- The Independent
Mob torches police outpost after 9-year-old girl ‘raped and murdered’ in India
The comes just weeks after 31-year-old trainee doctor was raped and murdered at a hospital in Kolkata, sparking widespread protests across the nation
- CNN
A 6-year-old girl was kidnapped in Arkansas in 1995. Almost 30 years later, a suspect was identified
Nearly 30 years after a six-year-old girl disappeared in Western Arkansas, authorities have identified a suspect in her abduction through DNA evidence.
- Associated Press
A French judge in a shocking rape case allows the public to see some of the video evidence
A French judge in the trial of dozens of men accused of raping an unconscious woman whose now former husband had repeatedly drugged her so that he and others could assault her decided on Friday to allow the public to see some of the video recordings of the alleged rapes. The decision by Judge Roger Arata in Avignon in southern France to allow journalists and members of the public attending the trial to see the recordings marks a stunning reversal in the case that has shaken France. It comes after a two-week legal battle in which journalists following the trial and lawyers of Gisèle Pelicot — who was allegedly raped over the course of a decade — argued that the videos were crucial for a full understanding of the extraordinary trial.
- BBC
Notorious Menendez brothers murder case to be reviewed
The brothers, who were jailed for killing their parents at a Beverly Hills mansion, say it was self-defence.
- INSIDER
A Nevada official was found guilty of using $70K meant for a statue of a slain police officer for plastic surgery, her daughter's wedding, and rent
A jury found Michele Fiore guilty of misusing over $70,000 meant for a statue honoring a slain cop, instead spending it on rent and plastic surgery,
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Malaysian billionaire hotelier charged in Singapore in relation to ex-minister's wrongdoings
A Malaysian billionaire hotelier who brought Formula One to Singapore was charged Friday for allegedly obstructing justice and abetting wrongdoings by a former Cabinet minister who was imprisoned a day earlier in a rare graft case. The two charges against Ong Beng Seng came just a day after f ormer Transport Minister S. Iswaran was sentenced to a year in prison, making him the first minister to be jailed in Singapore in nearly half a century. Iswaran, 62, pleaded guilty last week to a count of obstructing justice and four of accepting illegal gifts such as F1 tickets, wine and whisky from Ong and another businessman Lum Kok Seng.
- The Hill
Colorado looking into threats on judge after Tina Peters sentenced in election case
Colorado court administrators are investigating threats against a district court judge and its staff after a former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters was sentenced this week in an election case. District Court Judge Matthew Barrett sentenced Peters to nine years in prison on Thursday and disparaged her push of discredited claims about rigged voting machines…
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Singapore charges hotel tycoon in case linked to jailed minister
Malaysian hotel tycoon Ong Beng Seng was hit with two charges on Friday, both connected to Singapore's jailed ex-transport minister S. Iswaran. The graft charges relate to Iswaran's receipt of gifts from Ong and from Lum Kok Seng, a director of a construction company.
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Former teacher and Scout leader is jailed for sex offences
Samuel Robinson was arrested after an activist group visited his home on the evening of April 11.
- Reuters
Italian prosecutors accuse 7 people, 2 firms over flawed Boeing plane parts
MILAN (Reuters) -Italian prosecutors on Saturday accused seven people and two sub-contractors of crimes including fraud and breaching airplane safety rules following an investigation into suspected flawed parts produced by an Italian company for Boeing. The prosecutors launched their investigation in late 2021 after Boeing said some parts for its 787 Dreamliner plane supplied by a company working for Italian aerospace group Leonardo had been improperly manufactured. Investigators found that two Italian sub-contractors used cheaper and non-compliant forms of titanium and aluminium to make certain parts, saving significant sums of money on their raw material costs, the prosecutors said in a statement, without naming the sub-contractors or the seven people.
- The Telegraph
The Menendez brothers may hate their Netflix drama – but it could help their case
On August 20, 1989, José and Kitty Menendez were watching TV in their Beverly Hills mansion when their sons, Lyle and Erik, walked into the living room. They were not there to show filial piety. The brothers, then aged 21 and 18, carried 12-gauge shotguns and killed their parents. José was shot six times, Kitty 10.
- Sky News
Girl who stabbed teachers at school in Ammanford wrote she wanted to ‘kill others’, trial hears
A teenager who stabbed two teachers and a pupil questioned why she wanted to "kill others" in her notebook, a trial has heard. Fiona Elias and Liz Hopkin and a student were treated at hospital after being stabbed at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, on 24 April. Pictures of a notebook found at the home of the teenager were shown at Swansea Crown Court on Friday.
- CNN
The tough decisions parents are making as never-ending threats to schools become the norm
A week after a 14-year-old with a semi-automatic rifle killed two other students and two teachers at a high school in Winder, Georgia, cell phones started buzzing about 50 miles away.
- People
'Mass Murderer' Killed Mom-to-Be and 3 Others as They Lay on Their Mattresses in Ohio Home
Christopher Monroe, Dejuan Damar Willis, Aiyanna Quitman and Jazmyne Lawson were killed by Terrell Silver in 2019