3 sentenced to death by hanging for kidnapping, murder of Delta monarch

Justice M. Omovie of the Delta State High Court sitting in Ibusa has sentenced three men to death for the murder of His Royal Majesty, Obi Edward Akaelue Ofulue III, the late King of Ubulu-Uku Kingdom, in January 2016. The…

Mum shows airport security her holiday photos – they arrest her within moments 

Larissa Lins, 27, had been stopped at Manchester Airport after flying from Brazil and had claimed she had come to the UK to ‘research nice places’ – but officers soon uncovered something wrong A woman who smuggled nearly 100 pellets…

Former county official sentenced in killing of Las Vegas news reporter

A former Nevada public official found guilty of murdering a Las Vegas news reporter in 2022 on Wednesday was sentenced to 28 years to life in prison. Robert Telles, an ex-Clark County public administrator, was sentenced in the killing of…

Doctor charged in Matthew Perry’s overdose death pleads guilty 

A California doctor pleaded guilty Wednesday in a deal with federal prosecutors over the fatal overdose of “Friends” star Matthew Perry last year. Mark Chavez, 54, appeared before Judge Jean Rosenbluth in a Los Angeles court and pleaded to conspiring…

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…

Taraba CJ sentences 2 to 10 years for illegal firearms possession

Taraba state Chief Judge, Justice Joel Agya, on Tuesday sentenced two persons to 10 years imprisonment without an option of fine for illegal possession of firearms. The convicts, Usman Tafi Yau and William Duaknaan, were being tried on a three-count…

Bobrisky may spend Eid-il-fitri holiday in custody

Controversial crossdresser, Okuneye Idris, aka Bobrisky, may spend the Eid-il-Fitri break in detention. Bobrisky was arrested on April 3 and convicted by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Friday, April 5, 2024, after pleading guilty to the charges…

James Crumbley: Father of Michigan school gunman convicted of manslaughter

The father of a 15-year-old Michigan school gunman who killed four students has been convicted of manslaughter. The trial heard that James Crumbley, 47, had ignored his son Ethan’s mental health needs, buying him the handgun he used in the…

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…

Black man who spent 44 years in prison before he was exonerated gets record $25M settlement

A Black North Carolina man who spent 44 years in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of raping a prominent white woman has been awarded a historic $25 million settlement more than three years after he was exonerated. Ronnie Long,…

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