A tech consultant has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the brutal fatal stabbing of Cash App founder Bob Lee. IT consultant Nima Momeni, 40, was convicted by a San Francisco jury on Tuesday in the stabbing that happened…
Tailor jailed 12 years for raping woman
Justice Oyeyemi Ajayi of Oyo State High Court, Ibadan, on Wednesday, sentenced one Idris Rasheed (23) to 12 years imprisonment for raping a woman on hijab. Justice Ajayi said since the convict confessed to the crime while the doctor’s report…
Lagos teacher bags life jail for defiling eight-year-old pup
The Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court presided over by Justice Ramon Oshodi, on Monday, sentenced 23-year-old John Osifo to life imprisonment for defiling his eight-year-old student. PUNCH Metro learnt that the defendant was initially arraigned on January 31,…
Stuart Hogg: Former Scotland rugby captain pleads guilty to domestic abuse against ex-partner
Former Scotland rugby captain Stuart Hogg has pleaded guilty to one charge of domestic abuse over a five-year period against his former partner. Selkirk Sheriff Court heard Hogg’s behaviour left the mother of his children scared and wishing “for it…
Matthew Perry’s assistant ‘repeatedly’ injected Perry with ketamine, including on day actor died
Matthew Perry’s live-in personal assistant pleaded guilty to charges in connection with the Friends star’s death, which was caused by “the acute effects of ketamine” in October 2023. Perry’s assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, was one of five defendants charged with offenses…
Cowardly rapist bursts into tears while being sentenced for brutal attack
A rapist who filmed his ‘sadistic’ attack on a vulnerable homeless woman wailed in the dock after he was found guilty. Liam Stimpson, 24, targeted his 40-year-old victim in the early hours of December 27 last year after spending Boxing…
Very angry man is suddenly a lot less shouty after being told he faces jail
A road rage driver filmed screaming abuse at a fellow motorist appeared a lot more subdued after he was told he could face prison. Peter Abbott, 60, was a lot less slavering when he emerged from Poole Magistrates Court where…
Naira Abuse: Why Bobrisky is in jail, Cubana Chief Priest isn’t — Timi Agbaje
Timi Agbaje, a lawyer by profession and a Master of Ceremony, has explained why Bobrisky is in jail and Cubana Chief Priest is not. In a short video on his X account, Agbaje gives reasons why Bobrisky is jailed, and…
Times Square hate crime victim confronts attacker in court, says she’s ‘surprised’ he apologised
A 68-year-old anti-Asian hate crime victim described the moment she faced her attacker this week, three years after he brutally assaulted her in New York City’s Times Square. The victim, Vilma Kari, attended the sentencing of 41-year-old Brandon Elliot to…
“Guilty” by Joan Wawira Thatiah is on the shortlist of 15 for this year’s #QuramoWritersPrize (QWP019)
Excerpt from Chapter 9 “I was calling to tell you the pregnancy test was faulty. I took another one at the clinic and it turned out negative.” “Oh, that’s great news.” His response was like a punch in her belly.…