What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Man arrested for impersonating Lagos neighbourhood safety corps operative (Punch) Men of the Lagos Neighbourhood Safety…
Former Peruvian soldiers get prison in rapes of teenagers during country’s armed conflict
Ten men were convicted Wednesday in Peru for raping nine teenagers while serving in the military during the country’s armed conflict decades ago. Judge Marco Angulo, of Peru’s First Superior Criminal Court, ordered the former soldiers to serve time in…
It’s not body shaming, it’s avoiding being a statistic!
I saw a video on WhatsApp, a skit, really. A young lady in risqué attire getting flogged by her neighbours for being “provocative” with her mode of dressing. Shaming her, degrading her, and sending her back home to be properly…
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…
Weinstein to appear in court after conviction quashed
Disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein is expected back in a New York court on Wednesday, days after his state rape conviction was overturned. Manhattan prosecutors have indicated they plan to retry his case after an appeals court ruled last week…
Court remands cleric for alleged rape
A Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State, on Tuesday remanded a 45-year-old cleric, Mr Sunday Adewoye, who allegedly raped a 22-year-old lady. Adewoye, whose address was not provided, is charged with unlawful sexual penetration and rape. The Chief Magistrate, Mr…
Police arrest 16 suspects for rape, kidnapping, others in Katsina
The Katsina State Police Command has arrested sixteen (16) suspects in connection with raping, culpable homicide, kidnapping for ransom, motorcycle and phone snatching as well as armed robbery among other major crimes in the state. The suspects cut across six…
Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction overturned by New York appeals court
Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 conviction on rape charges has been overturned by the State of New York Court of Appeals, which ordered a new trial. In the 2020 trial, Weinstein was found guilty of rape in the third degree for sexually…