murder
4 Dec
A teenager suspected of killing his parents and setting their home on fire was arrested at the weekend, plunging a village in southeastern France into a state of shock. A 15-year-old, named only as Valentin, was arrested on Saturday after two bodies were discovered in the family's burnt-out house in Chateauvilain, a village of nearly…
4 Dec
A French court on Monday opened the appeal trial for a Chilean man who was sentenced to 28 years in prison last year for murdering his Japanese ex-girlfriend, Narumi Kurosaki. The trial opened shortly after 9:00 a.m. (0800 GMT) in the town of Vesoul in eastern France. Nicolas Zepeda spoke French to Judge Francois Arnaud,…
23 Nov
•Say eyes not plucked out The Ogun State Police Command, yesterday, confirmed the death of a 12-year-old boy, John Soyinka who was declared missing a week ago before the matter was reported at the Obantoko Police Station in Abeokuta. The command said the mutilated body of Soyinka has been found in a bush at Kotogbo…
14 Nov
The police in Ogun State have arrested three persons in connection with the cult clash that occurred in the Agbowa area of the state, where three unidentified young men were shot dead by a rival cult group. The suspects are Oluwatosin Adeniro 25, Adebayo Oluwaseun, 35, and Segun Ademola, 38. Spokesperson for the command, Superintendent of…
8 Nov
The Nigerian Army has apprehended Philip Gokas, the alleged mastermind behind the brutal murder of Adamu Idris Gabdo, the Ardo of Panyam in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State.
8 Nov
Police operatives in Ondo State have arrested four suspected armed robbers following the killing of their gang member over formula for sharing their stolen funds. The suspects: Blessing Okon, 20, Gabriel Japheth, 26, Osha Phenus, 23, and Gbenga Timothy, 22, had on October 28, macheted one of their gang members, Shahabi Jabi, to death for allegedly…
27 Oct
The police in Gombe have arrested 18-year-old Mustapha Adamu Isah, popularly called Abbati, for murdering a 58-year-old woman, Aishatu Abdullahi, for withholding his spanner at Jeka-fari quarters in Gombe. Isah was paraded, yesterday, among other suspects at the Police Headquarters. According to the Police, on October 20, at about 10:00 p.m., a complaint was received…
26 Sep 2023
German police said Tuesday they have arrested a teenager suspected of murdering a six-year-old boy who was found with stab wounds on his way home from a sports ground.
25 Sep 2023
The police in Borno State have arrested Musa Dauda, a repentant Boko Haram terrorist, for allegedly killing his wife, Hafsat, in Maiduguri. According to the police, Dauda clubbed his 45-year-old wife to death, and buried her on the farm, near Mohammed Goni stadium. Confirming the development, yesterday, spokesperson for the command, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Sani Kamilu, said…
22 Sep 2023
The Police Command in Abia has confirmed the murder of Mr Chigozie Chigbu, 65, by Unknown assailants in his compound on Thursday.
16 Aug 2023
A New Zealand court on Wednesday found a woman guilty of murdering her three young daughters after a harrowing month-long trial.
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