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A court judgment has revealed the vile act a man made a toddler perform before he tortured and murdered her. WARNING: GRAPHIC
It's not something you expect to see at fast food outlets – and some customers are getting fed up.
Cassie Sainsbury, who served three years in a Columbian jail after being caught with 5.8kg of cocaine, has revealed a massive “secret” to her 31.5k+ Instagram followers.
The alleged leader of a group that targeted financing companies in a $10 million scam has faced court.
A groom has failed to show any remorse after he gang raped three teenagers during his bucks party weekend, a court has been told.
Shocking home security footage has captured the moment a woman stole a man’s Porsche and ran him over with it, after responding to a car sale advertisement in Ontario, Canada, on September 6.Video released by Peel Regional Police shows the woman ringing the doorbell of a home in Mississauga.When the owner opens the door, the woman can be heard saying, “hello, I’m here for the Porsche”. She then tells him she is waiting for her “dad” and asks to take a look at the vehicle.Ring Camera footage then shows the male car owner helping the woman into the Porsche and walking around the vehicle to check the doors. As he steps behind the car, the woman throws it into reverse and hits the owner, knocking him into the street.Police appealed for public information to help identify the woman, who was wanted for vehicle theft and dangerous operation causing bodily harm.A suspected accomplice was believed to be waiting nearby in a separate vehicle captured in the surveillance footage.The victim told local media he sustained injuries to his elbow, hands and legs. Credit: Peel Police via Storyful
In Aug. 1989, Lyle and Erik Menendez blasted their parents with shotguns so many times that police initially thought it was a mob hit. After months of extravagantly spending their inheritances, the brothers were arrested, and convicted of the murders in a widely publicized 1996 trial—despite their attempts to argue that the grisly attack was incited by sexual abuse at the hands of their father and fear for their lives.Now, a new season of the Ryan Murphy true-crime anthology, Monsters: The Lyle
Some residents were angered that locals weren't notified or given a chance to move their cars.
Former Scotland Yard officer says he warned Buckingham Palace of allegations about Al Fayed’s behaviour towards women
Dr Shah Nawaz is the second blasphemy suspect to be shot dead by police in the space of a week.
Police in Houston are still looking for the man accused in the fatal shooting
A Kentucky sheriff is under arrest and a district judge is dead after the law enforcement officer allegedly shot the judge in his office at the Letcher County Courthouse on Thursday. The county coroner confirmed that district judge Kevin Mullins had died after being shot, according to local station WKYT. The shooter was identified as Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines, who surrendered and ...
Detectives investigating the offences are looking to identify three men.
A man who murdered a two-year-old girl after showing escalating violence and abuse towards her then concealed her body for three years has been jailed for life.
John Banuelos stood on a scaffold outside the US Capitol, raised a .38 revolver toward the sky and pulled the trigger twice. But it took more than three years – and a fatal stabbing – before the FBI arrested the only rioter known to have fired a gun on January 6.
An Australia Post employee has been charged with allegedly stealing more than $6000 worth of phones from his own employer.
The family of a slain teacher’s aide broke into tears as a court was told her ex-boyfriend was planning to fight a murder charge.
The trial could spur broader change in policing, an expert says.
Police have issued CCTV images of three men as part of an investigation into the rape of a teenage girl and the sexual assault of a woman on Brighton beach. Detectives from Sussex Police said the two victims - who are known to each other - were attacked at around 6am on Sunday 8 September. Officers said they are looking to identify three men who "may be able to assist" with their investigation.
A Sydney cafe owner jailed for his role in a plot to import $150m worth of cocaine into Sydney has lodged an appeal against the severity of his 32-year sentence.
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