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…
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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…
UK: Police hunt killer of boy stabbed on London bus
Detectives hunting the killer of a 14-year-old boy stabbed to death on a bus in Woolwich, south-east London say they are working “at pace” to find those responsible. The teenager…
Northern Ireland: Murder investigation launched after County Wexford death
A murder investigation has been launched following the death of a 58-year-old man in County Wexford on Tuesday. Gardaí (Irish police) and emergency services were called to the incident at…
USA: Man intentionally drove into a crowd in New Orleans killing ten
Ten people have been killed and 35 injured after a man intentionally drove into a crowd in New Orleans and then began firing a weapon, police have said. Police chief Anne…