10 h. ago Man sentenced to death after burning wife alive 'because her skin was too dark'

The man, known only as Kishandas, "routinely taunted" partner Lakshmi "for being dark skinned".

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21 h. ago Indian court sentences man to death for burning wife alive over skin colour

Court said man’s cruelty reflected ‘heinous mindset’ and amounted to ‘crime against humanity’

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22 h. ago Husband who burned wife alive because her skin was 'too dark' sentenced to death

WARNING - DISTRESSING DETAILS: A court heard that the tragic woman was a victim of colourism, a form of discrimination that favours light-skinned members of the same ethnic group

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24 h. ago Husband is sentenced to death for burning his wife alive because her skin was 'too dark'

Kishandas , from the northwestern village of Navaniya, 'routinely' taunted his wife Lakshmi 'for being dark skinned' before her murder on June 24, 2017, a court in Udaipur heard.

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44 h. ago Famous sports star made hideous demand of wife before burning entire family to death

Hannah Clarke was married to former New Zealand rugby player Rowan Baxter, who was 11 years her senior, and the couple shared three children - but their relationship was far from perfect

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49 h. ago For many with HIV, drugs lifted their death sentence. Now they must face old age.

They survived HIV

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4 d. ago Girl, 6, stood up to famous sports star dad but then he burned entire family to death

Ex-New Zealand Rugby player Rowan Baxter was found close to death alongside his family after the former sports star burned them all to death after abusing his wife for years

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6 d. ago Abusive husband assaulted wife with holy book and burned her on boiling hot pan

Sameer Ali, 23, also took put a credit card in his victim's name without her knowledge and left in her hundreds of pounds of debt

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8 d. ago El Chapo's cartel friend will 'die behind bars' after admitting guilt over murders and smuggling

The 77-year-old crime lord and cartel boss, who was an associate of El Chapo, will die behind bars but avoided the death sentence by pleading guilty to crimes including drug smuggllng and murder

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8 d. ago Wisconsin missing kayaker who faked his own death is sentenced to 89 days in jail

A Wisconsin man has been sentenced to 89 days in jail for faking his own drowning to meet a woman in the country of Georgia

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9 d. ago Indian police arrest man accused of burning wife alive over dowry demands

Victim’s family claims the two sisters were tortured over dowry since their marriage in 2016

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1 week ago Erin Patterson court LIVE updates: The brutal warning mushroom killer won't want to hear as top judge paints grim picture of her future

Follow Daily Mail's live coverage of death cap mushroom murderer Erin Patterson's pre-sentence hearing at the Supreme Court of Victoria.

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1 week ago Erin Patterson court LIVE updates: Evil mushroom murderer's bleak life behind bars is laid bare as prison boss exposes how she has become a hermit

Follow Daily Mail's live coverage of death cap mushroom murderer Erin Patterson's pre-sentence hearing at the Supreme Court of Victoria.

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1 week ago Erin Patterson court LIVE updates: Lone survivor delivers a truly astonishing message to the mushroom lunch murderer after she killed his wife and in

Follow Daily Mail's live coverage of death cap mushroom murderer Erin Patterson's pre-sentence hearing at the Supreme Court of Victoria.

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1 week ago Erin Patterson court LIVE updates: Evil mushroom murderer smiles as she arrives at court to be confronted by her victims' loved ones

Follow Daily Mail's live coverage of death cap mushroom murderer Erin Patterson's pre-sentence hearing at the Supreme Court of Victoria.

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1 week ago Chilling final words from oldest death row inmate seconds before execution

Oscar Frankline Smith, 75, was killed by lethal injection on Thursday, May 22. He had been sentenced to death in July 1990 - after a jury found him guilty of the brutal murders of his estranged wife and her two teenage sons.

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1 week ago Gaza City offensive would be ‘death sentence’ for Israeli hostages, say relatives

UN warns of ‘massive death and destruction’ if Netanyahu proceeds with plan for expanded military operationMiddle East crisis – latest updatesAn Israeli operation to conquer Gaza City would be a “death sentence” for the remaining living Israeli hostages held in Gaza, relatives of the hostages have said, as the Red Cross and UN warned of a looming catastrophe.Opposition to a new operation – repeatedly “approved” by Israeli figures in recent days – is growing inside Israel and internationally. Calling for an immediate ceasefire, the UN secretary general, António Guterres, warned of the “massive death and destruction that a military operation against Gaza would inevitably cause”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Death row killer gouges out both his own eyes and eats them in bid to avoid execution

Andre Thomas, 39, was sentenced to death in 2005 for the murders of his estranged wife and her two children. His execution was postponed after he gouged out his eyes

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2 w. ago Ronan Keating calls for stronger fatal car crash sentences and voices his 'disappointment over broken system' after man who caused death of his brother avoids prison

The singer, 48, voiced his 'disappointment over Ireland's broken system' after a man escaped a prison sentence for causing Ciaran's death.

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3 w. ago Death row prisoner gauges out both his own eyes to delay execution

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Andre Thomas was sentenced to death in 2005, but his execution date was postponed due to his mental state.

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