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A Nigerian soldier, Private Lukman Musa, serving with the 3 Division of the Nigerian Army in Jos, Plateau State, has been sentenced to death by hanging for the murder of a tricycle rider, Abdulrahman Isa. The soldier was found guilty of murder, culpable homicide, and unlawful possession of ammunition by
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Graham Wright, a 38-year-old man who went missing on August 25, has been formally identified as the person whose remains were found at Loch Lomond. The discovery was made by a member of the public on Saturday, and police are currently treating his death as "unexplained". The last
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A polarizing figure, Charlie Kirk's murder highlights the escalating moral divide in America, as left and right engage in a battle of virtue, with each side believing they are more righteous than the other. The incident has sparked a fierce reaction, with some on the right portraying Kirk
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The Supreme Court has granted bail to gangster Chhota Rajan, who was convicted in the 2001 murder of hotelier Jaya Shetty, overturning a Bombay High Court order. The top court took into account Chhota Rajan's four other convictions and 27 years of absconding. Despite his counsel's
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The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has announced that James Desborough, 39, has been charged with the murder of prisoner Steven Kempster, 65, at HMP Exeter on Monday, September 15th. The CPS has decided to prosecute Desborough, citing sufficient evidence to bring the case to trial and a public interest in
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A gruesome murder trial unfolded at Craigavon Magistrates Court yesterday, where Jamie Spence (37) and Melissa Atkinson (38) faced charges of murdering Barry Furfey. The 42-year-old victim suffered rib fractures and blunt-force trauma to his head, which ultimately led to his death at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast. The
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A South Florida judge has cleared a police officer, Jose Mateo, of wrongdoing in the shooting death of a UPS driver, Frank Ordonez, who was being held hostage during a 2019 robbery. Judge Ernest Kollra ruled that Mateo was justified in using deadly force under Florida's "stand
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Judge Gregory Carro issued a written decision in a New York state case, dismissing terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione, but keeping the second-degree murder charges against him. The dismissal was based on the law not considering an act as terrorism solely because it was motivated by ideology, with no evidence
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Utah County Attorney Jeffrey Gray announced on Tuesday that Tyler Robinson, 22, had been charged with seven counts, including aggravated murder, in connection with the death of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk. The charging document alleged that Robinson had left a confessionary note under his keyboard for his roommate to find,
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A 27-year-old man, Jeremy Fuentes, has been found guilty of second-degree murder for his role in a botched home invasion in Lower Merion, Pennsylvania. The incident occurred on December 8, 2024, and left one man dead and his mother paralyzed. Fuentes was accused of inspiring two other men, Charles Fulforth
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Luigi Mangione, the defendant in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare's chief executive last year, had terrorism charges against him dismissed on Tuesday due to "legally insufficient" evidence. The Manhattan district attorney's office had argued that Mangione had targeted the executive in a busy morning
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Tragedy struck in Worthing as an 80-year-old man, identified as Anthony Scarrott, known as Tony, was found with serious injuries at an address in Westcourt Road on September 11. He was taken to the hospital, where he tragically died on September 14. The police investigation led to the arrest of
