A woman has died at a “slapping therapy” workshop and a man has been charged with manslaughter. Danielle Carr-Gomm embraced alternative and holistic medicines and therapies, her family said. The 71-year-old from Lewes, East Sussex, went to Cleve House, in…
Naked man tied up and tortured in horrific scenes likened to a ‘Tarantino film’
A man was tied up, tortured and had his teeth pulled out with a door hinge in a horrifying ordeal likened to a scene from a Quentin Tarantino film. The victim was subjected to a 12-hour nightmare by Wayne Butler…
Mehmet Koray Alpergin: 2 men guilty of killing radio DJ who was kidnapped and tortured
Mehmet Koray Alpergin was pictured on Instagram in exotic locations around the world, mingling with celebrities including rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs and the chef Salt Bae. But in October last year, the DJ’s naked body was found dumped in Essex…
Niger: Court remands 14-year-old suspected killer of FUTMinna lecturer
A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Minna, Niger State capital, has remanded a 14-year-old prime suspect, Joy Afekafe, over murder of Mrs. Funmilola Sherifat Adefolalu, an associate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna. The…
EXCLUSIVE: ICPC, police clear D’banj of N-Power fraud, rape
Nigerian singer, Dapo Oyebanjo, popularly known as D’banj, has been cleared of rape and N-power fraud allegations by the Nigeria Police Force and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission. In separate documents exclusively obtained by our correspondent…
Police Officer Set On Fire After Clashes With Legia Fans At Aston Villa
Legia football fans set a police officer on fire and injured three others last night as they pelted them with flares before a game against Aston Villa. Flares and missiles were thrown at police as the Legia fans were held…
War resumes in Gaza after truce expires
Israeli warplanes resumed the pounding of Gaza, Palestinian civilians fled for shelter, and rocket sirens blared in southern Israel on Friday as war resumed after a week-long truce collapsed with no deal to extend it. The Israeli military announced it…
Double murderer executed in US state of Oklahoma
A 59-year-old man was executed in the US state of Oklahoma on Thursday for a double murder that he claimed was committed in self-defence. Phillip Hancock was put to death by lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester,…
German court sentences Gambian death squad member to life in prison
A German court on Thursday sentenced a Gambian man to life in prison over his participation in a death squad that assassinated opponents of former dictator Yahya Jammeh, including an AFP journalist. Bai Lowe was convicted of crimes against humanity,…
Civilians have right to record you on duty, Rivers Police tell officers
The Rivers State Police Command has informed its men and officers that civilians have the right to film them when they are going about their official duties. It also stated that police officers should not restrain civilians if they want…