A Wisconsin woman who stabbed her classmate in order to please fictional horror character Slender Man is set to be released from a psychiatric hospital, a judge ruled on Thursday. Morgan Geyser, 22, has been at the Winnebago Mental Health Institute for nearly seven years after being convicted in the 2014 stabbing attack of Payton … Read more
A gang who targeted “vulnerable” women in Dundee have been convicted following an investigation into sexual exploitation, human trafficking and drug supply. At the High Court in Glasgow on Thursday, Marian Cumpanasoiu, 37, Remus Stan, 34, Calalan Dobre, 44, Cristian Urlanteanu, 41, and Alexandra Bugonea, 34, were found guilty, Police Scotland said. Detectives said the … Read more
The gunman involved in the 2016 “Pizzagate” conspiracy theory attack on a Washington DC pizza restaurant that was mistakenly thought to be at the center of a pedophile ring has died after being shot by police in North Carolina during a traffic stop. In a news release issued on Thursday, North Carolina’s Kannapolis police department … Read more
A former substitute teacher in Florida was arrested after she allegedly showed elementary school students sexually explicit photos. According to a release from the Lake Wales Police Department, Park Avenue Private Schools called for assistance on November 7 after they learned one of their substitute teachers, Gayle Wessell, 60, had allegedly shown a group of … Read more
A music teacher was convicted of assault after he held a pupil upside down by the ankles to “cheer her up”. Sean Haythornthwaite, who was described as having a “quiet and calm” manner, claimed he took on a “parental role” to try to make the girl laugh after she had been hiding under a table … Read more
The death of a 78-year-old woman who had cardiac arrest after she boarded a London bus may have been caused by the driver, police fear. The pensioner was taken ill shortly after boarding a bus in Finchley Road, north London on Dec 28, the Metropolitan Police said. Detectives are investigating whether the driving of the … Read more
Three men have been jailed over a crime spree that included ripping a cash machine off a shop front using a stolen JCB forklift. Shane Hadderton, 36, Marvin Usher, 33, and Deividas Fiodorovas, 36, were all sentenced on Thursday at Chelmsford Crown Court after a string of burglaries and thefts that targeted multiple homes in … Read more
(Handout) Prosecutors in France have charged the founder of the website used by the ex-husband of Gisèle Pelicot to arrange for strangers to rape her while she was unconscious. Dominique Pelicot, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison last month, used the site Coco.fr to post adverts in order to recruit more than 80 … Read more
A Canadian man was arrested after trying to smuggle a crocodile skull in his luggage at an airport in Delhi. The 32-year-old, who has not been named, was trying to return to Canada on Monday when the illegal animal specimen – complete with scales and razor-sharp teeth – was discovered at check-in. “Upon examination, a … Read more
A Russian spy ring amassed thousands of items of electronic surveillance equipment at its lair in Great Yarmouth, a court has heard. Photographs of scanners, listening devices, cameras and fake ID printers seized by police were shown to an Old Bailey jury for the first time today. The alleged spy ring – led by Orlin … Read more