29 h. ago Japan carries out rare execution as 'Twitter killer' who murdered nine people, raped the women and chopped up their bodies in house of horrors is hanged

Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the ' Twitter killer,' was sentenced to death in 2020 for murdering nine victims in 2017, most of whom had posted suicidal thoughts on social media

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45 h. ago 'Zara Aleena was raped and murdered by a man who should've been in jail

Aspiring lawyer Zara Aleena was brutally murdered on her way home by sexual predator Jordan McSweeney. A protest is being held in her honour to campaign to end violence against women

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69 h. ago Man responsible for 1967 murder was identified 58 years on, prosecution alleges

Ryland Headley is on trial at Bristol Crown Court for the rape and murder of Louisa Dunne in 1967.

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3 d. ago Vigil to retrace Zara Aleena's final steps before she was beaten to death

Relatives of Zara Aleena, Sabina Nessa and Jan Mustafa will join hundreds in a rally this Sunday to highlight the shocking 37 per cent rise in attacks on women in the past five years

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9 d. ago Two fugitives who are wanted for murder and child rape in Brazil are allowed to stay in Britain after using human rights laws to avoid extradition

Marlon Martins Dos Santos and Nicolas Gomes De Brito have both successfully fought extradition to Brazil after claiming it would violate their rights.

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9 d. ago DNA profile from victim’s skirt linked to suspect in trial for 1967 Bristol murder, court hears

Forensic scientist says ‘strong evidence’ links Ryland Headley, 92, with murder and rape of Louisa DunneA forensic scientist was able to produce a full DNA profile for the suspected murderer of a woman who died in 1967 after examining her skirt and hair that had been kept in police storage for almost 60 years, a jury has been told.Andrew Parry told the court there was “strong scientific evidence” to link the skirt Louisa Dunne was wearing when she was found and hair police took from her body with 92-year-old Ryland Headley, who is on trial for her rape and murder. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Man, 92, on trial accused of rape and murder of woman in 1967

Ryland Headley's trial began on Monday

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1 week ago Man, 92, set for trial over 1967 rape and murder as police release new photos 57 years on

Louisa Dunne, 75, was found dead in her home in Bristol in 1967 having been sexually assaulted and strangled - now 92-year-old Ryland Headley is due to go on trial accused of her rape and murder

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2 w. ago British 'service person' is arrested on suspicion of rape near UK Army camp in Kenya where 'soldier murdered a local woman'

The alleged rape happened last month close to the British Army Training Unit Kenya (Batuk), near the town Nanyuki.

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2 w. ago British soldier 'arrested in Kenya over alleged rape' near army barracks linked to murder of woman in 2012

Police have questioned the serviceman over the alleged incident, which is said to have taken place after a bar trip last month

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2 w. ago Murderer who killed his own stepmother and raped and fathered child with 14

Mohammed Fethaullah, 64, previously of Wandsworth, London, died at HMP High Down on May 13 this year. He was previously jailed for the murder of his stepmother and raping a 14-year-old.

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3 w. ago Escaped killer known as ‘Devil in the Ozarks’ has likely fled Arkansas, say US Marshals

Former police chief Grant Hardin was serving lengthy sentences for murder and rape at the time of his escape

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3 w. ago The man who ordered the kidnap and murder of his niece in Britain's most notorious honour killing now claims HE is the victim. Here, her family have their say

The harrowing kidnap, rape and murder of Banaz Mahmod made for one of Britain's most infamous so-called 'honour killings'.

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