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A Shariah court in Kano has sentenced Shafiu Abubakar to death by hanging for setting ablaze worshippers at a mosque in Gezawa local government area, resulting in the deaths of 23 people. The incident occurred during early morning prayers on May 15, 2024. The court also ordered 100 lashes, 50
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The Supreme Court of Pakistan on May 20, 2025, upheld the death sentence of Zahir Jaffer, the son of a wealthy business family, for the gruesome murder of 27-year-old Noor Mukadam in Islamabad in 2021. The case highlights the country's toxic misogyny and domestic violence, with a staggering
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The long-awaited judgment in the murder case of 26-year-old Elom Chinonso, popularly known as Oscar, has finally been delivered. On May 14, 2025, the State High Court, Ohaukwu Judicial Division, sentenced four persons to death by hanging for their involvement in the gruesome murder of Chinonso in 2023. The convicted
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The Supreme Court of Pakistan has rejected the appeal of Zahir Zakir Jaffer, the prime suspect in the high-profile Noor Mukadam murder case, upholding his death sentence. The court's decision brings finality to one of the country's most notorious trials in recent years. The murder of
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Janis Shutt's husband was killed in a crash caused by a road rage incident, which started when the driver of a semi-truck cut off another driver, Bailey Luckett, who then parked her car in the middle of traffic to yell at the truck driver. The victim, David Shutt,
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The state of Indiana executed 45-year-old Benjamin Donnie Ritchie on Tuesday for the 2000 murder of Beech Grove Police officer William "Bill" Toney. Ritchie was pronounced dead at 12:46 a.m. after being administered lethal injection, making him the 17th person to have their death sentence carried
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The Supreme Court has resumed hearing the high-profile appeal of Zahir Jaffer against his death sentence in the Noor Mukadam case. A three-member bench, comprising Justices Hashim Kakar, Ishtiaq Ibrahim, and Ali Baqar Najafi, is hearing the case. The court is expected to deliberate on the appeal, which challenges the
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A 26-year-old man was arrested in 2007 for a gruesome murder in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Along with his accomplice, Collin Tsikidze, he stumbled upon a sleeping man, Martinus Jacobus Oosthuyse, and convinced him to drive to a supposed police station to pay a fine. Instead, they directed him to a secluded
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In a critical decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has affirmed the denial of a habeas corpus petition in the case of Mica Alexander Martinez v. Sean Quick, No. 23-6001. Martinez was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder in Oklahoma state court and sentenced
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Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) has introduced the Justice for Victims of Illegal Alien Murders Act, a legislation that aims to hold illegal aliens accountable for committing murder in the United States. The bill creates a new federal offense for non-citizens who are inadmissible or deportable and commit murder, giving federal
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Canadian Andrew Clark, awaiting trial in a US court for alleged involvement in a transnational drug-trafficking ring accused of plotting and carrying out murders in Ontario, will not face the death penalty, US prosecutors announced in a recent court filing. The move comes as the US Attorney General, Pam Bondi,
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The family and friends of slain Beech Grove law enforcement officer William Toney, who was killed by Benjamin Ritchie in 2000, urged the Indiana Parole Board on Monday to reject Ritchie's bid for clemency. The hearing was the second and final opportunity for the board to weigh Ritchie&
