Australia: Jury discharged in high-profile beach murder

A jury in the trial of a former nurse accused of murdering a woman on a remote Australian beach has been discharged, after they could not reach a verdict. Toyah…

USA: Man charged with manslaughter after Louisiana student hazing death

A man has been charged in connection with the death of a Louisiana college student who collapsed after being repeatedly punched in the chest during a hazing ritual, police said.…

Canada: Serial killer’s victim found in landfill

The remains of an indigenous woman murdered by a serial killer have been found after a search of a landfill in the Canadian province of Manitoba, police say. Morgan Harris’…

USA: Man dies awaiting sentencing for shooting teen Ralph Yarl

A Missouri man has died weeks before his sentencing for shooting a 16-year-old boy who accidentally went to the wrong address. Andrew Lester, 86, pleaded guilty last week to second-degree…

USA: Man pleads guilty in shooting of teen Ralph Yarl

An 86-year-old man in Kansas City, Missouri, has pleaded guilty to second-degree assault in the shooting of Ralph Yarl, a teen who accidentallyvisited the wrong address. Andrew Lester on Friday…

India: Man found guilty of rape and murder of Irish backpacker

A man has been found guilty of the rape and murder of an Irish woman backpacking in India. Danielle McLaughlin, 28, from County Donegal, was found dead in a field in…

South Korea: Teacher fatally stabs eight-year-old in South Korea

A teacher has fatally stabbed an eight-year-old girl at an elementary school in South Korea, in an incident that has shocked the nation. The female teacher, who is in her…

Ireland: Rocked allegedly used as murder weapon ‘likely’ transported- Geologist

A rock which was allegedly used to fracture a pensioner’s skull was “highly likely” transported to the scene of the attack, a geologist has told a murder trial. Alan Vial,…

India: Life in jail for man convicted of doctor’s rape and murder

A court in India has sentenced a man to life in prison for the rape and murder of a junior doctor, in a case that sparked nationwide outrage and protests.…

UK: Teenager pleads guilty to killing three girls in Southport knife attack

A British teenager has pleaded guilty to charges of murdering three young girls in a knife attack in the northern United Kingdom in July, a crime that horrified the nation and was…