Murder
Marie Scott, 71, who has been incarcerated for over five decades for a murder she committed as a 19-year-old after a gas station robbery, will be eligible for parole after the governor's approval of her commutation. Pennsylvania's Board of Pardons voted unanimously to recommend reducing her
Murder
A German court has handed down a life imprisonment sentence to a Syrian doctor, Alaa Mousa, for crimes against humanity, including murder and torture, committed during the early phase of the Syrian civil war. Mousa, a 40-year-old former junior doctor in an army hospital and military intelligence prison in Homs
Murder
Nakawa Chief Magistrate's Court has sent former senior police officer Nixon Agasirwe to prison until July 8, 2025, awaiting trial for the murder of former state prosecutor Joan Kagezi. At the time of her death in 2015, Kagezi was handling high-profile cases, including the 2010 Al-Shabaab bombings in
Murder
The Supreme Court of India has taken up a case involving a murder petition filed by Parmeshwar Wayal, who is seeking bail. The case revolves around the death of Gajanan Ghorpade, which occurred in Buldhana district on January 31, 2024. The Supreme Court bench, comprising Justices Sanjay Karol and Joymalya
Murder
A Massachusetts jury has reconvened for a third day of deliberations to decide whether Karen Read is guilty of killing her police officer boyfriend, John O'Keefe, in a dramatic murder case that has sharply divided a Massachusetts community. The jury is tasked with deciding whether they believe the
Murder
French police have taken a significant step in their investigation into the deadly bus crash that occurred on the A81 motorway near the commune of Degre in Sarthe region. The driver of the Ukrainian bus, which was carrying 58 passengers, mostly teenagers aged 15 to 17, has been charged with
Murder
Detectives have finally caught a 92-year-old man, Ryland Headley, who allegedly murdered and raped a 75-year-old woman, Louisa Dunne, almost six decades ago. The breakthrough was made possible by advances in DNA techniques that led to a DNA match between material at the murder scene and the suspect. Headley denies
Murder
Vance Boelter, 57, a man from Minnesota, has been charged with murder after a nearly two-day search by police that ended with his arrest near his home. Boelter is accused of fatally shooting and her husband, Mark Hortman, in their home in the northern Minneapolis suburbs, as well as shooting
Murder
The suspect in a Minnesota shooting that left a politician dead and another injured had a hitlist with about 70 names, including prominent state and federal politicians, community leaders, and abortion rights advocates, according to law enforcement officials. The suspect, Vance Boelter, had meticulously planned out the attacks, carrying out
Moïse, Jovenel
Four years after Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was gunned down at his home in Port-au-Prince, not a single suspect has faced trial, despite 20 being held in the investigation. The case has been plagued by gang violence, death threats, and a crumbling judicial system, with six Haitian judges struggling to
Murder
In a significant ruling, the Pietermaritzburg High Court has overturned a conviction for murder, citing that the accused, Innocent Thabani Ngcobo, had been denied the right to consult with his lawyer before making a confession statement. This decision has far-reaching implications for the administration of justice in South Africa. The
Al Jazeera
Fierce battles between Israeli forces and Palestinian resistance have escalated in Gaza, with at least 23 Palestinians killed, including 11 who were attempting to access food at a US-backed aid site, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. Alarming levels of hunger have driven people to the few food distribution points in Gaza,
