A former surgeon who is accused of abusing hundreds of young patients, often while they were under anaesthetic, is set to go on trial this month in the largest child…
Tag: Crime
Nigeria: Man extradited to US for alleged sextortion
A Nigerian man was extradited to the US to face prosecution over alleged sextortion of a minor, which led to the victim’s death. Hassanbunhussein Abolore Lawal, 24, from Nigeria’s Osun…
Germany: Toddler and man fatally stabbed in German park
A two-year-old boy and a man aged 41 have been killed in a stabbing in a German park. Police confirmed that a 28-year-old man from Afghanistan was arrested following the…
Ireland: Irish soldier from Derry jailed for raping woman
An Irish soldier from Londonderry has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years for raping a fellow member of the Irish Defence Forces in a Dublin hotel. Kielan Mooney, 30, of Bloomfield…
Ireland: Cannabis worth €400k seized in Dublin
A man in his 40s has been arrested following the seizure of cannabis worth €400,000 (£338,000). This follows a search conducted by An Garda Síochána (Irish police) in Swords, County…
India: Man found guilty in doctor rape and murder case
A court in India has convicted a man of the rape and murder of a trainee doctor – a crime that sparked nationwide outrage. Sanjay Roy, a hospital volunteer worker,…
Iran: Two supreme court judges shot dead
Two senior Iranian judges have been shot dead in an apparent assassination in the country’s supreme court. Ali Razini and Mohammad Moghiseh were killed after a gunman entered the court,…
France: AI Brad Pitt dupes French woman out of €830,000
A French woman who was conned out of €830,000 (£700,000; $850,000) by scammers posing as actor Brad Pitt has faced a huge wave of mockery, leading French broadcaster TF1 to…
Ireland: Cannabis worth €360k seized at Dublin Airport
aaA man in his 60s has been arrested following the seizure of cannabis worth about €360,000 (£302,000) at Dublin Airport. The drugs were seized by customs officers after a man…
UK: Teenager stabbed during targeted street attack
Detectives want to trace three men after 18-year-old man was stabbed on an Edinburgh street. Police Scotland said the teenager was found seriously injured on Bath Street, Portobello, at about…