butchered

Conquistadores butchered Aztec women and children as revenge for Spaniards being killed and eaten

by

Anthropologists have pieced together the grisly details of one of the most gruesome encounters between Spanish conquistadors and the Aztecs in late-16th century Mexico. In 2019 archaeologists at a site outside Mexico City uncovered evidence of a slaughter of a European convoy by Aztec villagers—who mutilated and ate their captives, including children and pregnant women. … Read more

‘Twitter killer’ who butchered nine ‘suicidal’ people wants to get married

by

‘Twitter killer’ who butchered nine ‘suicidal’ people he met online says he wants to ‘meet an ordinary girl and get married’ while on death row in Tokyo Takahiro Shiraishi has been sentenced to death for murdering nine people  He arranged to meet the suicidal people on Twitter according to court reports Shiraishi said he will … Read more

Dozens of dogs ‘to be butchered to order and made into sausages’ are rescued in China

by

Dozens of dogs allegedly abducted to be turned into sausages have been rescued from a farm in China. The animals, many believed to be stolen pets, had been transported to a rural village in south-western China to be ‘killed to order’ and made into dog meat sausages, according to animal lovers. It is said that … Read more

Hunting: Women also killed and butchered big game in the Andes 9,000 years ago, burial reveals 

by

Women warriors hunted and slaughtered big game in the Andes some 9,000 years ago, a burial site containing projectile points and butchery tools has revealed. The remains of the 17–19 year old hunter and her artefacts were found in a grave at the high-altitude archaeological site of Wilamaya Patjxa, in what is today Peru. She was … Read more

Two couples butchered in their beds sparks fears of a serial killer who could still be at large

by

Police fear serial killer who targets elderly couples could still be at large after they re-examine two ‘murder-suicides’ A new 179-page report suggests that two cases of murder-suicide in the 1990s may be the work of a serial killer Stephanie Davies, Cheshire’s senior coroner’s officer, claims they were murders The report urges authorities to re-examine … Read more

How Saudi hit squad butchered the regime’s brave critic, Jamal Khashoggi

by

BOOK OF THE WEEK THE KILLING IN THE CONSULATE by Jonathan Rugman (Simon & Schuster £20, 368pp)  The ripples from the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi just over a year ago never cease — and nor should they, given what an appalling affront to humanity and to press freedom his brutal killing was.  The … Read more