The conviction of three members of Sara Sharif’s family over the 10-year-old’s killing has sparked urgent calls to protect other children “failed” by the system. Her father, Urfan Sharif, 42, and stepmother Beinash Batool, 30, were found guilty of her murder. Her uncle, Faisal Malik, 29, who lived with them, was convicted of causing or … Read more
A prisoner who was arrested on suspicion of murder following the “sudden death” of another inmate at a Northamptonshire jail has been released on police bail pending further inquiries. Nottinghamshire Police said the 20-year-old serving prisoner had been arrested after the death of his 49-year-old fellow inmate at HMP Five Wells in Wellingborough on Tuesday … Read more
Police are investigating “dozens” of people at the Post Office and Fujitsu over the Horizon scandal, a senior police officer has said. Met Commander Stephen Clayman said investigators had identified “dozens” of people of interest over the scandal, which saw hundreds of sub-postmasters wrongly convicted for theft and fraud due to the faulty Horizon software. … Read more
Luigi Mangione’s lawyer is a seasoned trial attorney based in Pennsylvania with more than 40 years of experience. Thomas Dickey was brought onto the case on Tuesday, one day after his client was arrested in a McDonald’s in the town of Altoona. The 26-year-old now faces a second-degree murder charge in connection to the killing … Read more
A 22-year-old mother died after her toddler son fatally shot her when he picked up a loaded gun left in their home and “was able to pull the trigger”, according to California police. The victim’s boyfriend Andrew Sanchez, 18, was arrested after he “negligently left his loaded 9mm handgun” in the couple’s bedroom where the … Read more
A former Marine who was acquitted of fatally choking a homeless man on the New York City subway has attacked the “arrogant” prosecutors who brought the case. In his first interview since being found not guilty, Daniel Penny said the Manhattan District Attorney’s office was trying to “get me on something” after he put Jordan Neely … Read more
A man and a woman in Washington state accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of jewelry allegedly tried to escape a police chase by car, on foot and by hopping in a rowboat before they were arrested. The situation kicked off around 8am on December 10 when the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office received a … Read more
A pair of high-flying “ultra-luxury” real estate brokers, along with their brother, are facing federal sex trafficking charges over a string of violent rapes and sexual assaults prosecutors believe has gone on for two-plus decades. Oren Alexander and older brother Tal, along with Oren’s twin Alon, were arrested in South Florida on Wednesday, according to … Read more
Four former members of the Basque terrorist group Eta have been jailed for almost 75 years each for attempting to murder two journalists and their toddler son by stuffing a plant pot outside the family’s home with explosives and shrapnel. Aurora Intxausti, a journalist for El País, her husband, Juan Palomo, a reporter for Antena … Read more
The conviction of three members of Sara Sharif’s family over the 10-year-old’s shocking death has sparked urgent calls to protect other children “failed” by the system. Her father, Urfan Sharif, 42, and stepmother Beinash Batool, 30, were found guilty of her murder. Her uncle, Faisal Malik, 29, who lived with them, was convicted of causing … Read more