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Attempted Murder FFK Withdraws Suit Against Estranged Wife

Attempted Murder: FFK Withdraws Suit Against Estranged Wife

October 7, 2022 6:13 am

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has dismissed an alleged attempted murder suit brought by a former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, against his estranged wife, Precious Chikwendu.

The dismissal of the suit by Justice Inyang Ekwo came on the heels of the dramatic withdrawal by the former minister. When the case came up for arraignment, the prosecution counsel, Mr John Ijagbemi, informed the court that he had the instructions of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to discontinue with the matter.

‘The matter was slated for re-arraignment of the defendants today. However, we want to plead to your lordship for …

Judge Sentenced To Death For Killing Wife In Egypt

Judge Sentenced To Death For Killing Wife In Egypt

August 17, 2022 5:49 am

An Egyptian court yesterday sentenced a judge to death for murdering his wife, the judiciary stated, in the third high-profile femicide case in the country in two months.

The criminal court decided ‘to refer the judge who killed TV presenter Shaimaa Gamal, and his accomplice, to the Grand Mufti of Egypt’ — a formality in death penalty cases.

The public prosecutor’s office said last month that the judicial official concerned, Ayman Haggag, had been charged over the ‘premeditated murder’ of his wife, along with the accomplice, businessman Hussein al-Gharabli.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that nearly three weeks after …

Navid Afkari - Iran Executes Wrestler Despite Global Outcry (1)

Navid Afkari: Iran Executes Wrestler Despite Global Outcry

September 12, 2020 1:06 pm

Iran has executed a wrestler accused of murder, state media report, defying international appeals for him to be spared.

Navid Afkari, 27, was sentenced to death over the murder of a security guard during a wave of anti-government protests in 2018.
He said he had been tortured into making a confession.

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A union representing 85,000 athletes worldwide was among those to call for a stay of execution.

The World Players Association said he had been “unjustly targeted” for taking part in the protests, and called for Iran’s expulsion from world …

Murder Of Enugu Nurse: CSOs Renew 14-Day Ultimatum

January 12, 2020 2:32 pm
A Coalition of Civil Society Organizations in Enugu State, on Sunday, said there was no going back on the ultimatum it issuued over the murder of a senior nurse, Dr. Mrs. Maria Amadi.

NAN reports that Amadi, who until her death was the head of nursing services, Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu, was murdered by gunmen in front of her residence at Trans-Ekulu, Enugu.

Following the incident, three of her colleagues in the hospital were arrested, arraigned and remanded in prison by an Enugu High Court.

However, some months after, three other suspects were arrested and docked by the police

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LASU Speaks On Murder Of Student For ‘Ritual’

December 30, 2019 4:57 am
Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, has called for caution from its students following the alleged murder of one of the institution’s final-year-female student.

The police in Ogun State had arrested a 23-year-old man, Adeeko Owolabi, for allegedly killing Favour Daley-Oladele, a final-year Sociology student.

The suspect, police said, was arrested together with a 42-year-old self acclaimed Pastor of a white garment church, Segun Philip, who, it was learnt, requested for the deceased’s heart.

The university’s spokesman, Mr Ademola Adekoya, said on Sunday in Lagos that the LASU’s Vice-Chancellor (V-C), Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun, on behalf of the university’s management, assured the

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Teen Admits Attempted Murder Of French Boy At London

December 6, 2019 2:37 pm

A British teenager on Friday pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of a six-year-old French boy, who was thrown from the 10th floor viewing platform of London’s Tate Modern art gallery.

Jonty Bravery, 18, admitted the charge during a hearing at the Central Criminal Court. He was remanded in custody pending psychiatric reports and sentencing on February 17.

The young boy suffered a broken spine, legs and arm in the attack, which happened in front of horrified visitors to the riverside contemporary art gallery on August 4.

Bravery, who was 17 at the time of the attack, appeared in court

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Indian Police Kill Rape-Murder Suspects

December 6, 2019 2:35 pm

Indian police on Friday shot dead four gang-rape and murder suspects, prompting celebrations but also accusations that they were extrajudicial executions.

The men, who had been in custody for a week over the latest rape case to shock India, were shot in the early hours during a re-enactment of the crime organised by police in Shadnagar, outside the southern city of Hyderabad.

“The police brought the accused to the crime spot as part of the investigation. The accused then started attacking the police with stones and sticks and then snatched the weapons and started firing,” police commissioner V.C. Sajjanar said.

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Man Gets Life For Crossbow Murder Of Pregnant Mother Of 5

November 30, 2019 10:50 am
An evil ex-husband will spend decades behind bars for the “cold and calculated” crossbow murder of a mother of five who was nine months pregnant, British authorities announced Friday.

Ramanodge Unmathallegadoo, who was found guilty by a London jury last week, was sentenced Friday to life in prison with a minimum term of 33 years. The sentence comes a year after he shot his ex-wife with a crossbow as she was running up the stairs in her home, according to the city’s Metropolitan Police.

Authorities said the 18-inch bolt struck Sana Muhammad’s hip and traveled through her body, but it

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Dismissed Cop Arraigned For Murder Of Kolade Johnson

November 19, 2019 9:00 am

Dismissed police inspector, Ogunyemi Olalekan, was on Tuesday at an Ikeja High Court remanded at the Ikoyi Prisons after his arraignment for the alleged murder of Kolade Johnson, a 35-year-old man at a viewing center in Lagos.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Olalekan, 45, during his arraignment pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder.

Following his plea, Mr Yhaqub Oshoala, Lagos State Director of Public Prosecution, requested that Olalekan who has been incarcerated at the Ikoyi Prison since his arrest, continue to be remanded at the facility.

“We ask that the defendant continue to be detained

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Ukrainians Demand Answers Year After Murder Of Kateryna

Ukrainians Demand Answers Year After Murder Of Kateryna

November 7, 2019 3:37 pm

Kyiv, Ukraine – A year after her death, hundreds gathered in front of Ukraine’s presidential administration in Kyiv, the capital, to remember murdered activist Kateryna Handziuk.

Carrying signs reading “Who ordered the murder of Katya?”, they were also there to demand justice. 

Handziuk, a 33-year-old anti-corruption activist from the southern city of Kherson, died on November 4, 2018, from burns sustained in an acid attack.

Those who allegedly ordered and organised the plot against Handziuk remain free.

The mood at the Kyiv protest was sombre as Handziuk’s father, Viktor Handziuk, addressed the crowd.

“It’s been a very difficult year,”

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Two Of Ireland's Youngest Killers Sentenced For Murder

Two Of Ireland’s Youngest Killers Sentenced For Murder

November 5, 2019 3:19 pm

Two of Ireland’s youngest convicted killers have been sentenced for the murder of schoolgirl Ana Kriegel, with one of the teens receiving life in prison.

The 15-year-old boys were found guilty in June of murdering Kriegel, 14, whose naked body was discovered in an abandoned farmhouse in Lucan, County Durham last year, Britain’s PA Media news agency reported.
Boy A, as he was referred to during the trial, was also found guilty of aggravated sexual assault and was sentenced on Tuesday to life imprisonment, with a review period after 12 years.
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Two Murder Suspects Awaiting Trial Escape From Jail

Two Murder Suspects Awaiting Trial Escape From Jail

November 4, 2019 12:05 pm

Two “dangerous” murder suspects escaped from a California jail on Sunday and remain on the loose, according to authorities.

Santos Fonseca, 21, and Jonathan Salazar, 20, were awaiting trial on unrelated murder charges when they bolted from the Monterey County Adult Detention Facility in Salinas.

“We need the public’s help to be on the lookout” for them, the sheriff’s office said in a statement on Sunday.

Fonseca is 5-foot-7 and 150 pounds, and Salazar is 5-foot-7 and 170 pounds, according to the sheriff’s office. Both have black hair and brown eyes, and have been in custody since 2018.

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