Police in Kenya are investigating the death of young fashion designer and LGBTQ activist Edwin Chiloba after his body was found dumped in a metal box by the roadside near the town of Eldoret. But rights organisations in Kenya, where…
Corpse of murdered couple’s son found in Ogun river
Three days after a former employee of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kehinde Fatinoye, and his wife, Bukola, who was an employee of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, were assassinated in Ogun State, the corpse of the couple’s son,…
Criminology graduate student held in Idaho student murders
A criminology graduate has been arrested in the mysterious killings of four university students in the state of Idaho last month, police say. Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, was detained in Pennsylvania, over 2,500 miles (4,020km) from the crime scene. The…
Christmas Day Murder: What happened to first aid?
Now, why didn’t the first hospital at least stabilize her before she was taken away from there to another?
Court jails fake LASTMA officer, Man arraigned for stealing tricycle 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. Court sends fake LASTMA officer to jail (Vanguard) The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Mobile)…
3 sentenced to death over rape, murder of UNILORIN Student
Justice Ibrahim Yusuf of Kwara State High Court has sentenced three persons to death by hanging over the rape and murder of a 300-level undergraduate of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Omowumi Olajide. Two other accused persons were sentenced to…
WHO chief says his uncle was murdered by Eritrean troops in Ethiopia’s Tigray
The head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday that Eritrean troops “murdered” his uncle in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. Eritrean Information Minister Yemane Gebremeskel did not respond to requests for comment on the allegations. WHO Director-General Tedros…
8-months pregnant Mexican woman is found dead with newborn cut out of her womb before her baby is recovered alive
A pregnant Mexican woman died after she was cut open by two assailants who stole her unborn baby, authorities said Monday. Rosa Isela Castro Vazquez, 20, was eight-months pregnant when she was kidnapped by two suspects who cut the baby…
Chris Dawson: Husband in podcast-famous case jailed for murder
An Australian man who became the subject of a popular crime podcast has been jailed for 24 years for his wife’s murder. Chris Dawson, 74, was convicted in August after decades of speculation about Lynette Dawson’s 1982 disappearance. A judge…