24 h. ago Hong Kong father suspected of murdering his 2 children has depression: court

A Hong Kong father who allegedly killed his two young children before a failed suicide attempt last month is suffering from depression, a court has heard. Salesman Chen Guocheng, 40, appeared in Kowloon City Court for the first time on Friday to face two counts of murder, as prosecutors asked for a 12-week adjournment for police to conduct further inquiries. A psychiatric report issued by Queen Elizabeth Hospital found Chen to be suicidal but fit to attend hearings, the court heard. Deputy...

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24 h. ago Hong Kong father suspected of murdering his children has depression, court hears

A Hong Kong father who allegedly killed his two young children before a failed suicide attempt last month is suffering from depression, a court has heard. Salesman Chen Guocheng, 40, appeared in Kowloon City Court for the first time on Friday to face two counts of murder, as prosecutors asked for a 12-week adjournment to allow police to conduct further inquiries. A psychiatric report issued by Queen Elizabeth Hospital found Chen to be suicidal but fit to attend hearings, the court heard. Deputy...

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8 d. ago US Catholic church shooter was filled with hatred and admired killers: police

The shooter who killed two Catholic school students and wounded more than a dozen youngsters sitting in the pews of a Minneapolis church once attended the same school and was “obsessed” with the idea of killing children, authorities said on Thursday. The shooter, identified as 23-year-old Robin Westman, fired 116 rifle rounds through stained-glass windows while the children celebrated Mass during the first week of classes at the Annunciation Catholic School, said Minneapolis police Chief Brian...

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9 d. ago 2 children killed, gunman dead in Catholic school shooting in Minnesota

A gunman opened fire with a rifle through the windows of a Catholic church on Wednesday and struck a group of children celebrating Mass during the first week of school, killing two and wounding 17 in an act of violence the police chief called “absolutely incomprehensible”. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said the shooter – armed with a rifle, shotgun and pistol – approached the side of the church and shot through the windows toward the children sitting in the pews during Mass at the...

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9 d. ago Shooter kills 2 children in attack during Minneapolis Catholic school Mass

A shooter opened fire with a rifle Wednesday through the windows of a Catholic church in Minneapolis and struck some of the nearly 200 children celebrating Mass during the first week of school, killing two and wounding 17 people in an act of violence the police chief called “absolutely incomprehensible”. Armed with a rifle, shotgun and pistol, 23-year-old Robin Westman approached the side of the church and shot dozens of rounds through the windows toward the children sitting in the pews during...

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1 week ago 2 Australian police officers killed in rare fatal shooting, manhunt underway

Australian police are hunting a gunman who shot dead two officers and wounded another on Tuesday as they tried to serve a warrant at a rural property in the state of Victoria. In a video statement, Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Mike Bush said 10 officers were met with gunfire at a property in Porepunkah, about 300km (186 miles) northeast of the city of Melbourne, at around 10.30am. Bush said the officers were fired upon, with two killed and one seriously injured and being treated in...

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