All news on the topic: Crime

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14-year-old boy hacked to death with samurai sword: killer had skinned his own cat beforehand
A man reportedly skinned and killed his cat before murdering a 14-year-old boy with a Samurai sword in a "brutal series of attacks" that were indiscriminate, a court was told.
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Police Scotland: no evidence linking double murder in Spain to Glasgow gang wars
Eddie Lyons Jr. and Ross Monaghan were fatally shot by a hooded gunman outside an Irish pub in Fuengirola on Saturday evening.
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UK may review hundreds of closed child sex abuse cases — police identify 287 potential incidents
Hundreds of historic child sex abuse cases could be re-opened after police forces carried out reviews ordered by the Home Secretary Yvette Cooper to tackle grooming gangs.
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Three Britons in Bali face death penalty for smuggling £272,000 worth of cocaine
Three citizens of the United Kingdom are facing the death penalty in Bali after being charged with smuggling nearly a kilogram of cocaine into Indonesia.
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Body of 6-year-old boy found in US after mother tried to ‘cast out demons’
A 6-year-old boy was found dead in the U.S., and his mother has been arrested on charges of murder.
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Shooting in Ireland: man killed, child injured at Carlow shopping center
A man has died and a child is injured following a shooting incident at a shopping centre in Ireland.
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Croydon murder: woman dies at the scene, man arrested
A woman in her 20s died at the scene in Croydon - as man arrested on suspicion of murder.
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Hell in a $40K townhouse: crypto kidnappers in New York held victim hostage for millions in Bitcoin
Security analysts warn that the SoHo case exemplifies a shift from digital theft to "wrench attacks," with crypto investors facing real-world coercion for wallet credentials.
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200 kg of meth and ties to Mexico: transnational drug network uncovered in Europe
European authorities dismantle a meth network linked to Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel and gangs in Belgium, Spain, the Netherlands, and New Zealand.
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12 years in prison: Manchester driver who took 20 lines of cocaine kills 3-year-old Lula in crash
A van driver who took ’20 lines of cocaine’ hours before he hit a tram and then ran over a three-year-old girl has been jailed for 12 years.
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Three gunmen open fire on crowd in Philadelphia park: two dead, nine injured
A manhunt for three shooters is underway after a mass shooting that has left two people are dead and nine others injured.
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Cannibal tragedy in France: chef boiled victim after failed robbery
In France, a pizzeria chef confessed to killing a man during a botched robbery, then dismembered the body and boiled the parts in a pot with vegetables to cover his tracks.
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Mass shooting in Philadelphia: 11 injured, including three teenagers
At least 11 people have been shot in Fairmount Park, a large recreational park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, marking one of the deadliest shootings in the city this year.
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One-year-old girl Maya beaten and bitten to death by her father — femicide charges filed in Brazil
Little Maya Simor Pereira was discovered by her nine-month pregnant mother with bite marks and severe bruises on her arms, legs, and eyes, while the father admitted to the killing.
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Crypto millionaire from New York arrested for kidnapping and torturing Italian tourist to access Bitcoin
A cryptocurrency investor was arrested in New York City for allegedly kidnapping and torturing an Italian tourist in a luxury SoHo apartment.
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Police charge man over crossbow event at Glasgow hospital
29-year-old will appear in court after a crossbow was carried into Queen Elizabeth university hospital
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Two teenagers admit to killing 14-year-old Kelyan Bokassa on a bus in London
Two teenagers have pleaded guilty to the murder of a 14-year-old boy who was stabbed on a London bus.
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Man, 30, charged with first-degree murder in killing of Israeli embassy couple in DC
A 30-year-old Chicago man has been charged with the murder of two Israeli embassy workers in Washington DC.
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Two Israeli embassy staff shot dead in Washington: suspect shouted “Free Palestine”
Two staff members of the Israeli embassy were shot and killed while leaving an event in support of Gazans at the capital Jewish museum in Washington, DC.
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Two killed and two police officers injured in stabbing attack in the Netherlands
Two people have been killed and two police officers were injured in a stabbing attack in the Netherlands.
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Andriy Portnov, former advisor to ex-Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, shot dead near Madrid
Former Yanukovych adviser Andriy Portnov was shot near Madrid.
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Body in the boot: manhunt in India for Punjab Lamba, suspected of killing his wife in the UK
Pankaj Lamba was charged with his wife’s murder, rape, and other offenses in March. He is the target of an international manhunt, as Northamptonshire Police believe he fled the UK and is now in India.
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Arto Autio, accused of embezzling millions from Finland’s Youth Foundation, hiding in Belarus under regime’s protection
Arto Autio has been charged with fraud for his alleged involvement in a significant embezzlement scandal in Finland.
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42-year-old man in Scotland sentenced for creating child pornography using AI
The 42-year-old, who is originally from Finland, used a legitimate artificial intelligence app to make indecent images of young girls being abused.
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Bosnian passports for the mafia: how Kavac and Skaljari criminals vanished off the radar
Dozens of infamous Balkan crime figures have acquired Bosnian passports using stolen identities and insider access. Innocent citizens bear the cost, as their names end up triggering red alerts at the border.