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A father left heartbroken for years over the arson murder of his three-year-old daughter stabbed himself to death with a samurai sword, an inquest found. Kieron Bimpson was found at his home in Huyton, Liverpool on July 31 by his son, heavily bleeding from the injury. The 48-year-old, discovered at the bottom of the stairs, was … Read more
Woman armed herself with her husband’s samurai sword to confront masked burglars trying to steal their £42k Audi supercar – and almost killed one of them when he grabbed the razor-sharp blade The woman pointed the blade at Rehan Malik, 23, and told him to wait for police Malik grabbed the blade with his bare … Read more
Way of the sword: 19th century samurai warriors prepare for battle in stunning colourised photos showing 200 years of Far East history Swedish student Julius Backman Jääskeläinen, 21, has colourised hundreds of historical images of the Far East The fascinating photographs document life on the continent which has been the site of many conflicts Among the … Read more
A 24-year-old man was arrested early Sunday in Quebec City after two people were stabbed to death and five were injured by a suspect wearing a ‘samurai garb’ and brandishing a sword. Police were called to the historic district shortly before 10:30pm Saturday – on Halloween – and found multiple victims in at least four … Read more
Two people have been killed and five more seriously injured after a man dressed in ‘samurai garb’ and armed with a sword went on a stabbing spree in Quebec City. The attack occurred late on Saturday night near the provincial parliament building in the capital of the French-speaking Canadian province, and a suspect was taken … Read more
Depraved murderers of a father-of-two who tried to cut his head off with a samurai sword received over £17,000 of legal aid for expensive lawyers to fight for them in court. Drug-addled Kiyran Earnshaw, 18, and Luke Gaukroger, 16, were jailed for life for hacking devoted family man Robert Wilson to death outside his work, inflicting … Read more
Two schoolboys have been jailed for life for the 100-blow Samurai sword murder of factory supervisor Robert Wilson. Kiyran Earnshaw, 18, and Luke Gaukroger, 16, have been sentenced at Leeds Crown Court to minimum terms of 22 years and 16 years, eight months respectively. The teenagers were confronted by Mr Wilson’s wife during the trial who asked … Read more
An inventor sent a threatening message to a female Tory MP with an ‘anecdote’ about the Samurai sword slaying of a councillor 20 years ago, a court heard. Ian Howgate, 56, allegedly sent an email to the Newbury Conservative MP Laura Farris which spoke of the killing of British politician Andrew Pennington. Mr Howgate sent … Read more
Two teenagers deny murdering talented footballer, 19, after he was ‘attacked with a Samurai sword’ in street brawl during lockdown Francois Kablan from Bermondsey, London, was allegedly attacked in the street Kablan, 19, who played for Harlow Town reserves, died at the scene in Southwark 17-year-old appeared in the dock of Old Bailey and pleaded … Read more
Two teenagers deny murdering talented footballer, 19, after he was ‘attacked with a Samurai sword’ in street brawl during lockdown Francois Kablan from Bermondsey, London, was allegedly attacked in the street Kablan, 19, who played for Harlow Town reserves, died at the scene in Southwark 17-year-old appeared in the dock of Old Bailey and pleaded … Read more