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In a relentless pursuit to end violence against women and children, the KwaZulu-Natal Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offence (FCS) Unit celebrated a significant milestone in May. With a total of 234 suspects arrested between May 1 and 31, 2022, for heinous crimes such as rape, kidnapping, and assault,
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Two members of the Gypsy Joker Outlaw Motorcycle Club (GJOMC) were sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping, torturing, and murdering a former club member. The victims, Mark Leroy Dencklau and Chad Leroy Erickson, were convicted at trial in December 2021 of murder in aid of racketeering, kidnapping in aid
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A US court has delivered a guilty verdict against El Shafee Elsheikh, a British Islamic State militant, for his involvement in the kidnap and murders of Western hostages in Syria. The jury found Elsheikh guilty on all four counts, including conspiracy to commit hostage-taking leading to death and providing support
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In separate incidents in Rajasthan's Dungarpur and Barmer districts, two men were sentenced to life imprisonment and 20 years rigorous imprisonment, respectively, for their roles in the abduction, rape, and murder of a minor girl and a woman priest. The cases highlight the gravity of crimes against women
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A retired coal miner in Cyprus is facing a life sentence for allegedly helping his wife die after she begged him to end her pain, sparking a debate over assisted dying. David Hunter, 74, had been caring for his wife, Janice, who was suffering from leukaemia, and had even attempted
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Miguel Angel Corea Diaz, a high-ranking member of the MS-13 gang, has been sentenced to life in prison for his role in a conspiracy to commit murder in the aid of racketeering. The 41-year-old, also known as "Reaper," was convicted by a federal jury in November of conspiracy
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A potentially complex and contentious process is about to begin in the penalty trial of Nikolas Cruz, the 23-year-old man who pleaded guilty in October to the murders of 17 students and staff members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in 2018. Attorneys for Cruz will have
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Pennsylvania resident Scott Schollenberger Jr., 43, has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for his role in torturing and starving his 12-year-old son, Maxwell. The horrific abuse resulted in Maxwell's death in 2020, with the coroner concluding that he died from dehydration, malnutrition,
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A former soldier who struggled with PTSD and depression descended into violence, attempting to murder his friend after telling him "I'm going to have to kill you." Peter Ormes, 56, was handed a life sentence with a minimum term of seven years and 25 days after
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The Bombay high court has concluded the hearing and is set to decide the fate of two death row convicts, sisters Renuka Shinde and Seema Gavit, who have been in custody since October 22, 1996. The sisters, convicted of kidnapping 14 children and murdering five of them in 2001, have
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A Florida judge rejected an attempt by Nikolas Cruz's defense team to bar the parents and relatives of the 17 victims from testifying before the jury about the trauma the murders have brought to their lives. The goal was to have the victim impact statements read aloud by
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The bitterly fought murder trial of Robert Durst has come to an end with a mandatory life sentence in prison without parole for the first-degree murder of his best friend, Susan Berman. The lengthy trial, which began in March 2020 and was adjourned for 14 months due to the COVID-19
