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Nigerian serial killer who murdered nine women in hotel rooms in ‘ritual killings’ is sentenced to death Gracious David-West, 40, was sentenced to death by hanging earlier today He was found guilty of nine counts of murder and one of attempted murder Victims were found strangled to death at hotels across the Port Harcourt area … Read more
Dear Judge Garaufis, Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you directly and for taking the time to read this. First, and most importantly, I want to apologize. I never meant hurt anyone, however I have and for this I am deeply sorry. I would like to apologize in particular to [editor’s note: the … Read more
The UN has called on Nigeria to scrap the death sentence handed to a musician by a Sharia court for sharing a blasphemous song on WhatsApp. Yahaya Aminu Sharif, 22, was handed the death penalty last month by a Sharia court in Kano, in Nigeria’s mostly Muslim north, and faces being hanged. ‘Music is not … Read more
Three teenagers are sentenced to have four fingers amputated from their right hand for theft in Iran Iran has sentenced three teenagers to have their fingers amputated for stealing In keeping with Sharia law, four fingers will be cut off from their right hands Such punishment is rare because judge must meet 13 requirements to … Read more
Supermodel Bar Refaeli is sentenced to 9 months of community service in Israel – while her mother is jailed for 16 months for evading taxes on nearly $10m in income Model Bar Refaeli was sentenced Sunday to nine months of community service She was accompanied by her dad, Raffi, her mom, Zipi, and flanked by … Read more
Politician who was sentenced to death for murder becomes the first convicted killer to be sworn in as an MP in Sri Lanka Premalal Jayasekara was convicted in August of murdering an activist in 2015 But his conviction came after nominations for the August 5 election He contested and took up his seat, taking oath on … Read more
Christian is sentenced to death in Pakistan after being accused of ‘blasphemy’ when he refused his employer’s request to convert to Islam Asif Pervaiz, 37, has been in custody since 2013 accused of blasphemy He claims his factory supervisor tried to convert him to Islam after he quit the job Asif says when he refused, … Read more
Elephant poacher who killed more than 500 of the animals is sentenced to 30 years’ hard labour in the Congo Republic Mobanza Mobembo Gerard, AKA Guyvanho, led hunts in Nouabale-Ndoki park He is believed to be responsible for 500 elephant deaths since 2008 Attempted murder charges related to incident where he shot at a ranger patrol … Read more
Patton Oswalt is honoring his late wife, Michelle McNamara, after Joseph DeAngelo was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Friday, August 21. The decision marks the end of a five decades-long case of the so-called Golden State Killer, who committed at least 13 murders and 50 rapes across California between … Read more
Two former Green Berets have been sentenced to 20 years in prison by a court in Venezuela for their role in a failed coup attempt against President Nicolas Maduro. Luke Denman, 34, and Airan Berry, 41, were arrested on May 4 and charged with terrorism and conspiracy following an uprising nicknamed ‘Bay of Piglets’ – … Read more