Justice Department finds that Georgia’s Fulton County fails to adequately protect jail inmates from violence
ATLANTA (AP) — Justice Department finds that Georgia’s Fulton County fails to adequately protect jail inmates from violence.
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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 Daily Beast
CEO Killer Spent 10 Days in NYC After 17-Hour Bus Trip
Cops believe the main suspect in the cold-blooded killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson rode a bus from Atlanta to New York City 10 days prior to the headline-grabbing incident—even more evidence that may point to premeditation of the grisly act. CNN reported Thursday night that the killer spent his days bouncing around the city before his shocking encounter with the insurance executive outside a New York Hilton early Wednesday morning, while a conference for the Minnesota-based health
- 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
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
- The Independent
Remains of grandma who fell into sinkhole searching for her cat have been found, coroner says
The 64-year-old has been missing since Monday, when she began looking for her cat Pepper
- 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
- 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
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.
- 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.
- 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
Online gamer flew from Canada to US to stalk woman he met online, and stab her and her boyfriend, cops say
Devin Wolfgang Vandorhoef, 25, of British Columbia, and Darius Avery Whyte, a 25-year-old from Ontario, allegedly flew from Canada to Salinas, California, and attacked victim
- The Independent
Woman charged as 42-year-old man dies after being seriously injured by dog
The man was taken to hospital, where he later died
- 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.
- 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’
- BBC
Muslim couple forced to sell house after protests by Hindu residents
The sale of the house by a doctor to a Muslim couple had sparked protests from residents in the housing society.
- AFP News
'Modern slavery': Indonesians in clutches of scam syndicates
Indonesian fruit seller Budi was seeking better prospects when he signed up for an IT job in Cambodia.- 'Very inhumane' - Between 2020 and September this year, Jakarta repatriated more than 4,700 Indonesians entangled in online scam operations from countries including Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam, according to foreign ministry data.
- 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.
- Reuters
NYC mayor says suspect identified in UnitedHealth executive's murder, NY Post reports
"The net is tightening," Adams told reporters at a Police Athletic League holiday party in Harlem, according to the Post. Thompson, 50, who became CEO of UnitedHealth's insurance unit in April 2021, was shot in the back around 6:45 a.m. ET (1145 GMT) on Wednesday in what police described as a targeted attack by a masked assailant lying in wait.