Tag: Murder and Manslaughter
Hudson's brother-in-law arrested over murders
The estranged brother-in-law of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson has been arrested and will be charged with the October killings of her mother and two other relatives.[MORE]
No bail for stabbing murder accused
A man has been refused bail in Wollongong Local Court, on the New South Wales south coast, after appearing over the stabbing murder of an ACT man on Friday.[MORE]
Drunken gang shootout kills 17 at Guatemalan rodeo
A shootout between inebriated rival drug traffickers who disagreed over the winner of a horse race in Guatemala left at least 17 dead, police said.[MORE]
Accused 'a mess' after stabbing: Witness
The grandmother of a Hobart teenager accused of murder has given evidence he was bruised, swollen and a "complete mess'' after the stabbing.[MORE]
German mother found guilty in babies in freezer case
A German mother has been sentenced to more than four years in jail for killing two of her babies whose bodies she stashed in the family freezer.[MORE]
Salvos deny PNG 'baby killing' reports
Salvation Army workers in Papua New Guinea have dismissed reports that women in the remote Highlands region are killing male babies to end a tribal war that has spanned more than 20 years.[MORE]
Man faces court over stabbing death
A 34-year-old man has appeared in Wollongong Local Court charged over the stabbing death of an ACT man on Friday.[MORE]
PNG women 'killed baby boys to stop tribal fights'
Women in a remote area of Papua New Guinea killed their baby boys over a decade-long period to stop breeding males who would continue long-running tribal fighting, a report said.[MORE]
Murder trial hears of stabbing aftermath
A Hobart court has heard a young man performed CPR on his dying friend before punching the teenager accused of his murder.[MORE]
Man faces court over Botanic Gardens death
A 29 year old man has faced the Darwin's Magistrates court charged with murdering his partner at the city's Botanic Gardens.[MORE]
Goulburn Valley man cleared over wife's murder
A Goulburn Valley man walked free from court at the weekend, after being found not guilty of the murder of his wife 17 years ago.[MORE]
9 headless bodies found in Mexican border town
Nine decapitated bodies have been discovered in the Mexican border city of Tijuana, a hot spot in an increasingly gruesome war between drug cartels.[MORE]
Police seek help over man found dead in car park
Darwin police are seeking public assistance in relation to a man who was found dead in a car park in Darwin. [MORE]
Man to front court over stabbing murder
A 34-year-old man is due to appear in Wollongong Local Court today charged with the stabbing death of a man at Mangerton on the New South Wales south coast.[MORE]
Iraqis find 33 bodies beneath former Al Qaeda 'court'
Iraqi authorities have uncovered several shallow graves north of Baghdad containing the bodies of 33 people believed to have been executed by Al Qaeda earlier this year, officials said.[MORE]
Victorian man cleared of wife's murder
A Victorian man has walked free from court, after being found not guilty of the murder of his wife 17 years ago.[MORE]
Three dead in US shopping frenzy
The day after the US Thanksgiving Day marks the traditional start of the holiday shopping season, when retailers can make up to 40 per cent of their annual sales. Crowds gathered outside stores for pre-dawn deals.[MORE]
Murder trial hears accused acted in self defence
A Hobart court has heard a young man went to hospital with a knife still in his back after being stabbed on the same night his friend was allegedly murdered.[MORE]
Gilham found guilty of parents' murders
Sydney man Jeffrey Gilham has been found guilty of murdering his parents 15 years ago.[MORE]
Murder trial hears accused found battered
A Hobart court has heard a teenager accused of murder was staggering and coughing up blood when he arrived at a friend's house after the stabbing.[MORE]
Teen jailed for autistic man's toilet death
A teenager who stabbed an autistic man to death in a Sydney toilet block has been sentenced to seven years in jail. [MORE]
24yrs for woman who drugged, burnt partner
'Cold-hearted' woman jailed for murdering her partner by drugging him and setting his house on fire.[MORE]
Man stabbed to death in housing complex
A man has been stabbed to death in a Housing Commission complex at Wollongong in the New South Wales Illawarra. [MORE]
Slain Russian journalist was threatened for years: son
Murdered Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya had received threats for years and saw suspicious figures in her stairwell in her final days, her family told the trial over the killing.[MORE]
Wood's family vows to clear his name
The family of convicted murderer Gordon Wood say they will fight to prove his innocence.[MORE]
