Jury awards three former Abu Ghraib detainees $42 million in civil trial, holds contractor responsible
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Jury awards three former Abu Ghraib detainees $42 million in civil trial, holds contractor responsible.
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PA Media: UK NewsMother and daughter who ‘terrorised’ neighbours with campaign of abuse jailed
Susan Chen, 61, and her solicitor daughter Linda Lu, 35, were jailed for five-and-a-half years on Friday for their ‘malicious’ behaviour.
- The Daily Beast
Cops Bust Notorious Hitwoman Known as ‘The Doll’
Police in Colombia have arrested a notorious alleged hitwoman nicknamed “The Doll” who is suspected of being involved in a string of killings, reportedly including one of her ex-boyfriends. The 23-year-old known to local authorities as La Muñeca, whose real name is Karen Julieth Ojeda Rodríguez, is considered one of the most feared women in the country and is accused of being the mastermind and perpetrator of several murders, according to El Espectador.
- The Independent
Migrant teen stabbed to death in NYC by group of men who asked if he spoke English
Mayor Eric Adams said the incident could be classified as a hate crime
- People
A Boy, 4, Vanished on Way to Summer Camp. Then a Family Friend's Teenage Son Started Asking Alarming Questions
More than 30 years after Derrick Robie's murder, his killer is now free and living in New York
- People
Man Who Spent Hours with Hannah Kobayashi Before Her Disappearance Reveals What They Discussed: Police (Exclusive)
Investigators on her case spoke at length with PEOPLE about what they learned
- People
Cannibal Serial Killer Sentenced to Death, as Prosecutors Describe His Chilling Methods
A Texas man who murdered, dismembered, and burned the bodies of three people has been sentenced to death, prosecutors said
- CNN
NYPD divers search Central Park waters for gun used to kill UnitedHealthcare CEO, source says
NYPD divers were searching a body of water in New York’s Central Park on Saturday for the firearm used in the fatal shooting of a health care executive in Manhattan, a law enforcement official told CNN, as the search for the gunman nears the end of its fourth day.
- CNN
American vlogger abducted in Philippines presumed dead, police say
An American man abducted in the Philippines is presumed dead after a witness claimed he was shot during a struggle with his captors, the Philippines News Agency reported, citing police.
- CNN
Oklahoma officer charged for slamming 71-year-old man to the ground, prosecutors say
Prosecutors charged an Oklahoma City police officer with felony assault on Thursday after he slammed a 71-year-old man to the ground, breaking his neck, following an argument over a traffic ticket.
- CNN
Why finding the suspected CEO killer is harder than you might think
He gunned down a high-profile CEO on a sidewalk in America’s largest city, where thousands of surveillance cameras monitor millions of people every day. But the man who shot Brian Thompson keeps evading capture.
- The Independent
Aubrey Plaza fans urge actor to play Colombian hitwoman ‘The Doll’ after spotting uncanny resemblance
A notorious hitwoman known by police as ‘The Doll’ was arrested in Colombia in connection to a string of gang-related murders
- Sky News
Smiling suspect seen in new images as New York police hunt killer of healthcare executive Brian Thompson
New images have been released of the suspect wanted over the targeted murder of a healthcare boss in New York City. Brian Thompson, the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, was gunned down outside a Manhattan hotel yesterday morning before the start of a conference. Police say the gunman was wearing a mask and footage shows him walking slowly behind Mr Thompson before shooting him several times in the back.
- BBC
Police release CCTV footage in hunt for rapist
Detectives have released CCTV footage of a man they want to speak to in connection with the attack.
- The Guardian
‘He has come out an old man’: joy and grief as loved ones released from Assad prisons
Family members describe renewed hopes after decades-long searches for political detainees in ‘Kingdom of Silence’
- The Independent
Man accused of killing teen with an axe 17 years after his father killed child with a meat cleaver
Zuberi Sharp, 24, is the son of Calvin Sharp, who is now serving life without parole for murdering a 6-year-old.
- CNN
Video of military police officer throwing man off bridge sparks anger in Brazil
A military police officer has been arrested in Brazil after a video emerged of him throwing a civilian over a bridge in Sao Paulo on Monday, sparking protests in the city.
- The Telegraph
Boston councillor arrested by FBI over ‘kickback scheme’ bribe to her relative
A Boston councillor accused of lining her own pockets with bonus payments to a relative has been arrested outside her home.
- PA Media: UK News
Mohamed Al Fayed ‘should have been prosecuted like a Nazi general’, says son
Since the latest publicity around the case, 90 alleged victims have contacted the Metropolitan Police to say they fell prey to Al Fayed.
- CNN
Three climbers from the US and Canada are believed to have died in a fall on New Zealand’s highest peak
Two Americans and a Canadian who went missing after they attempted to summit New Zealand’s highest mountain are presumed dead, local police said Friday, as they suspended search operations.
- BBC
Trio jailed for forging £4m will of ex-head teacher
Leigh Voysey claimed to have been the sole beneficiary of a £4m estate in Hertfordshire.