Tag: murder
S.Africa court dismisses attempt by Pistorius’s lawyer to stop appeal
A South Africa court dismissed Friday an attempt by Oscar Pistorius’s lawyers to stop an appeal that could see the…
Pistorius lawyers challenge prosecution’s right to appeal
Oscar Pistorius’s lawyers were in court Friday to make a last-ditch attempt to stop an appeal that could see the…
Suspect confesses involvement in Nemtsov murder
A Russian judge said Sunday one of the five suspects in the murder of opposition activist Boris Nemtsov had confessed…
Police confirm murder of Labour Party supporter
The Police in Ebonyi have confirmed the murder of one Ifeanyi Onu, a Labour Party supporter from Umunaga Ward in…
Attempted Murder: Court grants PDP Assembly candidate bail
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Egor Constituency in the Edo State House of Assembly in…
Nigerian Witchdoctors Planned To Kill Me —Mugabe
Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe, has alleged that his former Vice President and other top officials in his ruling Zanu-PF sought…
Murder: Saudi Arabia beheads citizen
A Saudi convicted of shooting dead a compatriot was beheaded on Sunday, bringing to 35 the number of death sentences…
Court frees LASTMA official over murder charge
Henry Ojelu Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo of the Ikeja High Court today discharged and acquitted an official of Lagos State Transport…
Obama condemns ‘outrageous’ murders of Muslim students
United States President Barack Obama on Friday condemned the “brutal and outrageous” execution-style murders of three Muslim students in North…
85 Year-Old Community Leader Beheaded In Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin An 85 year-old community leader in Arougba village, in Oredo local government area of Benin metropolis, Goodluck Uwumahongie,…
Man Kills Brother Over Soup
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The police in Benin have arrested a 57-year-old man, Sunday Osemwekhe, for allegedly killing his half-brother with machete…
Saudi beheads two for murder, drug smuggling
Saudi Arabia on Thursday beheaded a Pakistani man convicted of drug smuggling and a Saudi for murder, the interior ministry…
Muslim cleric questioned after 6-year-old boy is molested, murdered
Pakistani police questioned an Islamic cleric after the body of a 6-year-old boy was found hanged on a ceiling fan…
Man,45, kills son who came home for Xmas
The Ebonyi State Police Command on Sunday confirmed the arrest of a 45-year old man, Nwofu Igbo, who allegedly killed…
French mother dies after setting fire to herself as baby sleeps
A mother-of-two died on Friday in northern France after setting herself on fire in the courtyard of her home as…
‘Canadian psycho’ convicted of first degree murder
The notorious “Canadian psycho,” Luke Magnotta, faced life in jail Tuesday after a jury rejected his plea of insanity and…
Chinese govt finds teenager innocent after execution
A Chinese teenager executed after being convicted of murder and rape 18 years ago was declared innocent by a court…
Cynthia Osokogu Murder Trial stalled
Henry Ojelu The ongoing trial of the alleged killers of Cynthia Osokogu before a Lagos High Court today suffered another…
Murder: DPP calls for thorough investigation against APC chieftain
Akin Kuponiyi The Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecution, (DPP), has tasked the Nigerian Police Force to conduct further investigation…
British millionaire Dewani acquitted of ‘honeymoon murder’
A South African judge on Monday cleared British millionaire businessman Shrien Dewani of murdering his bride on their honeymoon, saying…
Egypt court dismisses murder, corruption charges against Mubarak, 7 others
An Egyptian court on Saturday dismissed a murder charge against ousted president Hosni Mubarak over the killings of protesters in…
Murder case opens against Kano child-bride
Nigerian prosecutors opened their case on Wednesday against a 14-year-old girl accused of murdering her 35-year-old husband, with testimony from…
Dry Cleaner Stabs Neighbour To Death
Residents of 20, Oshinfowokan Street, Ehin-Iga area of Itire, Surulere, Lagos, western Nigeria, witnessed horror in the wee hours of…
Court adjourns case of UK banker on double murder charge
A British banker charged with the grisly murders of two women flashed a smile as he left a Hong Kong…
Lotto Agent Beats Girlfriend To Death
The police at Mangoro Divisional Police Headquarters, Dopemu, Agege have arrested a lotto agent, Mr. Muka Jerry of 21, Balogun…
Pakistani girl, 6, murdered after rape attempt
Police in southwest Pakistan are investigating after a six-year-old girl was strangled and dumped near a garbage heap after apparently…
Fleeing UK murder suspect arrested in Nigeria
The Nigeria Police on Wednesday announced that its intelligence operatives have arrested a wanted murder suspect in the United Kingdom,…
Indian man kills daughter’s rapist, sends a message to others
An Indian man who tortured and killed his daughter’s alleged rapist before calmly turning himself in wanted to send a…
Senzo Meyiwa: One suspected killer arrested, charged
A suspect appeared in court on Friday over the slaying of South African football captain Senzo Meyiwa, whose murder during…
FG may seek death penalty against child marriage
A 14-year-old Nigerian girl accused of murdering her 35-year-old husband by putting rat poison in his food could face the…