What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. 2 in court for stealing firm’s inverter batteries (Punch) Two men, Olaleye Oladeji and Jamiu Mustapha,…
Daniel Penny pleads not guilty after being indicted in NYC subway chokehold death
Daniel Penny, a Marine veteran charged in the death of a homeless Black man he put in a chokehold on the New York City subway, has pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide during a…
Ex-Marine charged with New York subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely
A former US Marine who placed a passenger in a fatal chokehold on the New York subway has appeared in court to be charged with manslaughter. Daniel Penny, 24, is accused of causing the death of 30-year-old Jordan Neely on…
Final officer convicted on state charges over George Floyd death
One of the Minneapolis officers involved in the death of George Floyd has been found guilty of aiding and abetting manslaughter. A Minnesota judge issued the guilty verdict for Tou Thao on Monday night. Four former police officers were charged…
Emmett Till accuser Carolyn Brant dies at 88
A white woman from Mississippi whose 1955 accusation against a black teenager Emmett Till led to his murder has died. Carolyn Bryant Donham’s death at age 88 closes a chapter on one of the most infamous lynchings in US history.…
Whitney: Lagos govt files manslaughter charge against Chrisland
The Lagos State Government has filed two counts of involuntary manslaughter, reckless and negligent acts against Chrisland School Limited over the death of a 12-year-old student, Whitney Adeniran, who died during the school’s inter-house sports activities in February. Chirsland, alongside…
Parents of Michigan school shooter to stand trial for manslaughter
The parents of a boy who shot and killed four high school classmates must stand trial for manslaughter, the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled. Ethan Crumbley, 16, has pleaded guilty to terrorism and murder charges for carrying out the shooting…
Teenager hacked to death, Task Force arrest land grabbers and more
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Teenager hacked to death in Lagos apartment (Vanguard) A 15-year-old boy, Jerome Emeka Akwuene, was reportedly…
The Kidd Creole found guilty of manslaughter
Kidd Creole, a founding member of the US rap group Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, has been found guilty of manslaughter over the fatal stabbing of a homeless man on a New York street. John Jolly was stabbed twice…
Ex-cop admits having sex while 3-year-old daughter was dying in hot car (NYPost)
A former Mississippi Gulf Coast police officer told a judge Monday that she had sex with her supervisor and then fell asleep while her 3-year-old daughter was dying inside an overheated patrol car. Cassie Barker pleaded guilty Monday to manslaughter…