4 h. ago New Zealand woman gets life sentence for killing her children in ‘suitcase murder’ case

Hakyung Lee was convicted of murdering her two children and leaving their bodies in suitcases for five years

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5 h. ago A woman who murdered her 2 children and left them in suitcases is jailed for at least 17 years

A New Zealand woman has been sentenced to at least 17 years in prison for murdering her two children and leaving their bodies in suitcases

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9 h. ago Mother who hid children’s bodies in suitcases jailed for life in New Zealand

Hakyung Lee was found guilty of murdering her children and concealing their remains in a storage lockerA mother who murdered her two children and hid their bodies in suitcases stored inside a rented locker has been sentenced to life imprisonment in New Zealand.Hakyung Lee, a New Zealand citizen originally from South Korea, was found guilty earlier this year of killing her children in a crime that has become known as the “suitcase murders”. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Taliban say nine children killed in latest Pakistani attack as border tensions soar

Kabul accuses Pakistan of carrying out airstrikes day after suicide bombers target major security installation on other side of border

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3 d. ago Grandmother, 69, decapitated by bin lorry after recently beating cancer

Maria Rubalcava de Ruesga killed in front children being dropped off at a primary school in California

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4 d. ago North Texas men indicted over bizarre scheme to sail to Haitian island, kill all the men and enslave the women and children

Their outlandish plan allegedly involved enlisting an army of homeless mercenaries, officials said

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4 d. ago Yachtsman locked up for at least 27 years for stabbing his ex

Martin Suter, 68, was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 27 years for stabbing sailor Ann Blackwood, in an attack which also involved a 12-inch kitchen knife.

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5 d. ago Police chief apologises for failing to catch serial rapist armed cop as he gets 37th life sentence

A POLICE chief apologised yesterday for failing to catch a serial rapist armed officer as he got a 37th life sentence. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Andy Valentine said of prolific predator David Carrick: “His actions bring shame on the uniform he should never have been allowed to wear. “We heard how he grossly misused the position...

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5 d. ago The Guardian view on devastation in Gaza: the world wants to move on, but Palestinians can’t | Editorial

Drenched by floods and abandoned amid the ruins, people in Gaza can draw no comfort from US plansThe declaration of a ceasefire in Gaza in October brought initial relief to its inhabitants. Yet officials there said Israeli strikes killed 33 people, including 12 children, on Wednesday; Israel said its troops had come under fire. Another five Palestinians were killed on Thursday. Hundreds have died since the ceasefire was declared. Even if the shelling stops, the destruction of Palestinian life will carry on as Israel continues to throttle aid, and the consequences of two years of war unfold. The World Health Organization warned last month that the health catastrophe would last for generations.Food remains in short supply. While displaced families shiver in flooded makeshift shelters, with many facing a third winter of homelessness, aid organisations say they cannot deliver stockpiles of tents and tarpaulins. Israel, which denies blocking aid, has designated tent poles ...

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5 d. ago Biafran separatist leader sentenced to life on terrorism charges by Nigerian court

Judge says Nnamdi Kanu used his Indigenous People of Biafra group to incite attacks on security officials and civiliansThe Biafran separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu has been sentenced to life in prison on terrorism-related charges by a court in the Nigerian capital, Abuja.Judge James Omotosho said prosecutors had shown that Kanu, who also holds British citizenship, had used his Indigenous People of Biafra group (Ipob) to incite attacks on security officials and civilians in south-east Nigeria and during anti-police protests in Lagos. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Israeli airstrikes kill 33 people in Gaza in escalation of post

Medical officials say 17 people killed in Khan Younis area and 16 in strikes on Gaza CityIsraeli attacks in Gaza have killed 33 people and injured many more, according to medical officials, in one of the most serious escalations of violence since the US-backed ceasefire came into effect last month.Officials at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis said they received the bodies of 17 people, including five women and five children, after four Israeli airstrikes targeted tents sheltering displaced people. In Gaza City, medical officials said two airstrikes killed 16 people, including seven children and three women. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Serial rapist Met cop David Carrick is handed his 37th life sentence after being convicted of molesting girl, 12, and raping former partner

'Predatory and controlling' former London cop David Carrick, 50, attacked the 12-year-old girl over two years while he was aged between 14 and 16.

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5 d. ago Former Met officer David Carrick sentenced for rape and molesting child

Convicted serial offender given further life sentence for crimes against 12-year-old girl in 1980s and former partnerFormer police officer and convicted sex offender David Carrick has been sentenced at the Old Bailey to life with a minimum of 30 years for molesting a 12-year-old girl and raping a former partner. Carrick, 50, who served as an armed officer in the Metropolitan police, sexually assaulted the child in the late 1980s, his trial heard. More than 20 years later, he repeatedly raped a woman and subjected her to “degrading and humiliating” abuse during the course of a toxic relationship.Mrs Justice McGowan sentenced Carrick for the fresh convictions on Thursday after he was found guilty of two charges of rape, one of sexual assault and coercive and controlling behaviour towards the woman between 2014 and 2019, and five counts of indecent assault relating to the girl in the late 1980s. Carrick’s offences came to light after he pleaded guilty in 2022 and 2023 to 71 sexual offe...

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5 d. ago Serial rapist Met Police officer David Carrick already in prison handed 37th life sentence

Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick has been found guilty of molesting a 12-year-old girl and raping a former partner at the Old Bailey. He was already a convicted sex offender before the allegations came to light

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5 d. ago Rapist Met cop David Carrick learns fate after letter exposed what he did to girl, 12

Ex-Met officer David Carrick has been handed an additional life sentence with a minimum term of 30 years for molesting a 12-year-old girl and raping a former partner

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5 d. ago Former ‘Chinese mayor’ Alice Guo gets life sentence for running scam centre in Philippines

Former mayor headed firm that ran sprawling scam complex targeting foreigners

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6 d. ago Brooklyn driver who killed a mother and two children is sentenced to 3 to 9 years in prison

A Brooklyn wigmaker and social media influencer who raced through a red light and plowed into a mother and three children has been sentenced to 3 years to 9 years in prison

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6 d. ago Rapist police officer David Carrick guilty of sexually abusing girl, 12, after confession letter uncovered

Former Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick was previously handed 36 life sentences in 2023

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6 d. ago Rapist cop David Carrick guilty of molesting girl, 12, as confession letter uncovered

Former Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick, who was handed 36 life sentences in 2023 with a minimum term of 32 years, has been found guilty of further offences

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7 d. ago Prisoner sues for his 'human right' to eat Vegemite, claiming it is 'his culture as an Australian'

Andre McKechnie, 54, serving a life sentence for murder, took his battle to the Supreme Court of Victoria, according to documents released on Tuesday.

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