Luigi Mangione, the suspect at the center of the UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting, has received over 100 pieces of mail just over a week after he was taken into custody. A spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections confirmed the news to The Independent. As of Thursday morning, Mangione has received 54 emails, 87 pieces of … Read more
An active-duty Marine has been charged with the murder of a missing reality star and escort after her body was discovered in an Alabama pond. Willie Richard Ellington, 20 – who was stationed at NAS Pensacola, on Florida’s Gulf Coast – was charged with first-degree murder and possession of child pornography Saturday, said the Escambia … Read more
The Fulton county district attorney, Fani Willis, has been disqualified from prosecuting Donald Trump over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in light of her relationship with her top deputy on the case, the Georgia state court of appeals ruled on Thursday. The 2-1 decision to remove Willis – and overturn the ruling … Read more
A Jamaican jailed twice for drug dealing has avoided deportation after claiming that it would breach the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The 39-year-old Jamaican, who was granted anonymity, claimed that his removal by the Home Office would breach his right to a family life, and put him at risk of inhuman or degrading … Read more
The teacher and a student killed in Monday’s shooting at a school in Madison, Wisconsin, have been identified as Erin West, 42, and Rubi Vergara, 14. The Dane county medical examiner’s office confirmed their identities Wednesday night. “Our hearts are heavy with these losses,” said a statement from the Abundant Life Christian school, where the … Read more
The youngest man to rape Giséle Pelicot after her predator ex-husband drugged her did so on the day his first daughter was born. Joan Kawai, who has been jailed for 10 years, was just 23 when he visited Ms Pelicot’s family home in southern France to abuse her five years ago. The former French conscript … Read more
Four teenage boys have been detained for life for the murders of two best friends who were stabbed to death in a case of mistaken identity. Mason Rist, 15, and Max Dixon, 16, died from stab wounds after being chased by the four armed teenagers in the Knowle West area of Bristol at about 11pm … Read more
Warning: this article contains descriptions of rape and sexual assault Fifty men went on trial alongside Dominique Pelicot in connection with the drugging, rape and assault of Gisèle Pelicot. On Thursday at the culmination of a months-long trial in the southern French city of Avignon, they were convicted and received sentences of between three and … Read more
The Labour minister Tulip Siddiq is facing an investigation in Bangladesh over allegations she and family members embezzled billions as part of a deal for a nuclear power plant in the south Asian country. Siddiq, who is the government’s Treasury economic secretary tasked with tackling financial corruption, has been accused of brokering a corrupt deal … Read more
Computer scientist Dr Craig Wright, who falsely claimed to be the founder of Bitcoin, has been sentenced to 12 months in prison, suspended for two years, for contempt of court after breaching a High Court order. Dr Wright lost a legal battle against Crypto Open Patent Alliance (Copa), a non-profit group including cryptocurrency firms, earlier … Read more