A defence lawyer suggested in court that a 94-year-old father accused of being murdered by his daughter might have administered insulin to himself. Raelene Polymiadis, 65, denies murdering her parents, Brenda and Lynton Anderson, who died 14 months apart.
The murder trial of Karmelo Anthony, 19, begins Thursday in Texas for the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf, 17, at a track meet in April 2025. Anthony claims self-defense, while prosecutors allege murder. The case has sparked intense public debate.
The Rostock Regional Court denied a mother's request to exclude the public from viewing forensic images of her eight-year-old son Fabian, who was murdered. The court cited that the graphic images had already been shown, and the public's interest in the proceedings outweighed the deceased's post-mortem personality rights.
Opening statements begin Thursday in the murder trial of Karmelo Anthony, 19, accused of fatally stabbing rival 17-year-old Austin Metcalf with a knife during a track meet in Frisco, Texas. Anthony claims self-defense, while Metcalf's father urges against racial interpretations of the incident.
Opening statements begin Thursday in the murder trial of Karmelo Anthony, 19, accused of fatally stabbing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a Texas track meet. Anthony claims self-defense, while Metcalf's father urges against racial interpretations of the incident.
Mark Waden is on trial for the murder of his ex-partner Priscilla Brooten in 2018. Allegations include killing her after she discovered an affair, disposing of her body, and staging a cover-up. The defense claims no forensic evidence links Waden to the crime.
Sikh organizations in the UK have issued a statement distancing the Sikh faith from a murder trial involving Henry Nowak. They expressed condolences to the family and emphasized that the alleged actions of the accused, Vickrum Digwa, do not align with Sikh teachings of compassion and justice.
Leigh Sushames has pleaded guilty to the murder of Tasmanian Constable Keith Smith, who was shot twice while serving a repossession notice. Sushames also admitted to aggravated assault on other officers. The court heard the shooting was captured on body-worn camera.
Mark Fuhrman, the former LAPD detective convicted of perjury in the OJ Simpson trial, has died at age 70. He was a key investigator in the 1994 killings of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
Mark Fuhrman, the LAPD detective who found a key piece of evidence in the OJ Simpson murder case, has died. Fuhrman's credibility was questioned during the trial due to past racial slurs. He later retired, moved to Idaho, and became a commentator and author.
Mark Fuhrman, the former LAPD detective convicted of perjury in the OJ Simpson trial, has died. He was a key investigator in the 1994 killings of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, famously finding a bloody glove at Simpson's home. His testimony was undermined by evidence of racial slurs.
A New York judge has blocked prosecutors from using evidence found in Luigi Mangione's backpack during his murder trial, ruling it was not sufficiently in his control when detained. Items like a magazine, cellphone, passport, wallet, and computer chip were suppressed, though a journal can be used.
Weeks before her death, Annabel Rook, 46, from Stoke Newington, left sister voice message about Clifton George’s abusive behaviourThe co-founder of a social enterprise who was fatally stabbed by her partner said he was “on the warpath” shortly before she died, in a voice message that was played during a murder trial.Clifton George, 45, is accused of murdering 46-year-old Annabel Rook during an argument at their home in north London last June. Continue reading...
Braden Jentian's defence lawyer has told jurors his partner was killed by "something or someone else" before she was found dead on a Katherine street in 2024.
Jurors in the Alice Springs trial of three individuals accused of murdering Yiel Deng Gatluak will focus on whether prosecutors proved the trio agreed to cause him serious harm. The judge outlined legal questions, emphasizing joint commission and the need to consider manslaughter if intent for serious harm is not proven.
The mother of former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon will spend at least two weeks in custody after she was charged over an alleged attempt to influence a key witness to change their evidence in his upcoming murder trial.
The mother of former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon will spend at least two weeks in custody after she was charged over an alleged attempt to influence a key witness to change their evidence in his upcoming murder trial.
About 220 alleged Mara Salvatrucha gang members went on trial at El Salvador's CECOT prison, accused collectively of more than 29,000 murders. President Nayib Bukele has compared the mass trial to Nazi Nuremberg trials. Witnesses testified about torture including burning of victim's genitals.
A 9-month-old baby boy placed for adoption with a Blackpool couple was allegedly murdered by his prospective adoptive father, a teacher, after being subjected to months of routine abuse. Jamie Varley, 37, and John McGowan-Fazakerley, 32, face multiple charges including murder and child cruelty. The baby died in August 2023 after suffering approximately 40 traumatic injuries.
