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In a shocking case, Justin Mohn, 33, of Levittown, Pennsylvania, was convicted on murder and terrorism charges for the 2024 killing of his father, Michael. Mohn decapitated his father and displayed the severed head in a YouTube video, claiming his father had interfered with his plot to overthrow the government.
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In a shocking verdict, a 16-year-old girl has been sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of culpable homicide punishable under Section 221 of the Penal Code. Miss Joy Afekafe, who was convicted for causing the death of Dr Mrs Funmilayo Sherifat Adefolalu, a lecturer at the Federal University
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A Septuagenarian couple, retired professors, was brutally murdered in their Chitpore home in 2015 by a 35-year-old man they knew and trusted. The court described the crime as a "betrayal of social values and trust," highlighting the extreme violence and premeditated intent involved. The judge, Anirban Das, awarded
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Five members of the Marion Gardens street gang have been sentenced to life in prison for their roles in the racketeering enterprise, with sentences ranging from consecutive terms of life imprisonment to 57 months' imprisonment. The gang has been linked to numerous acts of violence, including three separate murders,
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A Columbus man, Larry J. Williams, Jr., was sentenced to three consecutive life sentences plus an additional 60 consecutive months in prison for his role in a narcotics conspiracy that resulted in the murder of three victims. The violence and death associated with drug trafficking was highlighted in the case,
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Betsy Powell, at www.thestar.com, reported on the sentencing of Rashawn Chambers, Jahwayne Smart, and Cjay Hobbs, who were found guilty of first-degree murder and attempted murder in a shooting that left a 12-year-old boy dead and an 18-year-old survivor with PTSD and eventual overdose. The three men, who
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Bryan Kohberger, the 30-year-old former PhD student in criminology, has pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary in connection with the deaths of four Idaho college students, Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Kaylee Goncalves, and Madison Mogen, in 2022. The victims' family members were
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A Delhi High Court judge has ruled that it would be excessively harsh to repeatedly reject furlough applications solely on the grounds of a delay in surrendering by a few days during a public health emergency. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma made the observation while ordering the temporary release of a
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On Friday, 20 June, Shamiah McKenzie, 18, and Codee Godfrey, 19, were sentenced at the Old Bailey for their involvement in the brutal stabbing of 23-year-old Abdul Jalloh in Tower Hamlets last year. McKenzie was sentenced to life imprisonment, to serve a minimum of 22 years, for murder, while Godfrey
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Police in Australia's Northern Territory are still holding out hope that someone may come forward with information that could aid in the search for Peter Falconio, a British backpacker who was killed in 2001. Falconio and his girlfriend, Joanne Lees, were attacked on a remote highway by Bradley
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A 75-year-old man from Thane, Shobhnath Rajeshwar Shukla, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his bedridden wife, Sharada Shukla, whom he strangled using a black thread. The couple's domestic strife was driven by a bitter dispute over property ownership, with Sharada insisting that her
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Monica Sementilli, the wife of celebrity hairstylist Fabio Sementilli, has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for her role in his 2017 murder. The case involved a complex love triangle between Sementilli, her husband, and Robert Baker, a former porn star who was her racquetball coach and lover.
