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12/09/2024

A 15-year-old girl was fatally stabbed while standing up for a friend who had wanted to get back her teddy bear from her ex-boyfriend, a court has heard.

Elianne Andam was attacked by Hassan Sentamu, who was 17 at the time, outside the Whitgift shopping centre in Croydon, south London, in September 2023.

Mr Sentamu chased after Elianne, cornering her and stabbing her repeatedly with a kitchen knife, before running away and disposing of the weapon, the Old Bailey heard.

Elianne Andam was stabbed in the neck outside a Croydon shopping centre while supporting a friend.

12/09/2024

On May 17, the Normans' then 7-month-old grandson, Jaxson, was living with his mother, Allie, in his grandparents' home when the boy's father, Todd Marchetti, broke in and held them hostage for nearly eight hours.

"How do I describe that day?" Michael said. "It's hard to describe. He came to kill us. That was his objective. Then he found out we were on vacation, so he had to change his plan. That meant torturing Allie and taking Jaxson away, burning our house."

"And killing our dog," Susan added. "I think that was because we weren't there for him to hurt us, so he wanted to hurt us in other ways. Hurting the baby would hurt us, burning the house would hurt us, killing the dog. He was a monster. A horrible person."

SURPRISE, Ariz. — The 7-month-old boy shot during a standoff situation in Surprise last May is making a remarkable recovery. His grandparents say it's nothing short of a miracle. "He's getting his teeth in, he's starting to walk," Susan Norman said. They're both milestones Susan and her husband Mi...

12/09/2024

A mom accidentally shot her 10-year-old daughter in the leg while trying to shoot her daughter’s dad, then didn’t take the girl to a hospital, Louisiana authorities said.

Now the 29-year-old mom is charged with attempted second-degree murder, second-degree cruelty to a juvenile and illegal use of a weapon, according to the Baton Rouge Police Department.

The Louisiana woman was afraid of taking her daughter to a hospital, police said.

12/08/2024

An Oklahoma man has reportedly been arrested after he allegedly killed a father and daughter in a Walmart parking lot on Wednesday afternoon. It was reported by Fox affiliate KOKH that Shane Allison, 30, had been picked up by police and charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder.

It was later reported by the outlet that as of Thursday, the attempted murder charge had been upgraded to another first-degree murder charge. The upped charge comes after Allison was accused of shooting Christina Alewine, 46, and her father Gary Mulbery, 81, at the Woodward Walmart.

An Oklahoma man has reportedly been arrested after he allegedly killed a father and daughter in a Walmart parking lot on Wednesday afternoon. It was reported by Fox affiliate KOKH that Shane Allison, 30, had been picked up by police and charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder. It was.....

12/08/2024

A 30-year-old woman from Texas, identified as Tameria Barnett, is facing serious legal issues after allegedly causing life-threatening injuries to a four-year-old girl who she was responsible for caring for, as reported by Dayton Daily Magazine.

A 30-year-old woman from Texas, identified as Tameria Barnett, is facing serious legal issues after allegedly causing life-threatening injuries to a four-year-old girl who she was responsible for caring for, as reported by Dayton Daily Magazine. TEXAS WOMAN IS IN DEEP WATERS AFTER A FOUR-YEAR-OLD IS...

12/07/2024

A Florida teenager was charged with second-degree murder a year after he allegedly shot and killed another teenager who attempted to buy a gun from him.

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of the 14-year-old boy, who is not being named here due to his age, in a Facebook post on Dec. 4 in connection to the shooting death of 19-year-old Griffin Smith on Dec. 2, 2023. Smith was found with a bullet wound in his white pickup truck, which had crashed near a community center in Ocala, Florida. He was brought to the hospital where he died from his injuries.

A Florida teenager was charged with second-degree murder a year after he allegedly shot and killed another teenager who attempted to buy a gun from him. The post 14-year-old charged with murder after allegedly shooting 19-year-old in a gun purchase gone wrong first appeared on Law & Crime .

12/06/2024

Update on Abducted Children- Arrest Made

Shanice Davison has been arrested on the outstanding warrants from our agency.

The Alabama Highway Patrol and US Marshall Service took Davison into custody in the Birmingham area of Alabama after a brief pursuit on I-495.

Davison was taken into custody without incident. All three children were safe and unharmed.

The ACSO would like to express our sincere appreciation to the Virginia State Police, United States Marshall’s Office, The FBI, Alabama Highway Patrol, Evergreen Police Department and The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, the Hoover PD and the USMS Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force.

12/03/2024

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12/03/2024

Emotions exploded in a South Carolina court Monday as the drunk driver who killed a bride on her wedding night pleaded guilty — with the slain woman’s father seething “for the rest of my life, I’m gonna hate you” and her widower sobbing that he’s “stuck in hell.”

Jamie Lee Komoroski, 26, got an earful at the hours-long hearing as relatives of murdered bride Samantha Miller took turns excoriating her for mowing down the blushing bride in April 2023.

“For the rest of my life I’m gonna hate you,” Brad Warner told Komoroski just before she was sentenced to 25 years behind bars in a Charleston court.

Emotions exploded in a South Carolina court Monday as the drunk driver who killed a bride on her wedding night pleaded guilty — with the slain woman’s father seething “for the rest of my life, I’m gonna hate you” and her widower sobbing that he’s “stuck in hell.” Jamie Lee Komoroski,...

12/02/2024

A Massachusetts man allegedly killed his roommate on Thanksgiving for standing "too close" to the food he was preparing because the roommate "often sneezes," although he claims the killing was an accident.

Richard Lombardi, 65, was charged with assault and battery on a person 60 and over, causing serious injury and involuntary manslaughter, according to Boston 25 News. He pleaded not guilty in Plymouth District Court.

A Massachusetts man is accused of killing his 80-year-old roommate, who "often sneezes," for standing "too close" to the food he was preparing for Thanksgiving.

12/02/2024

A man has been charged with his wife’s murder seven years after hunters found the missing woman’s body in a shallow grave in the Virginia woods.

Russell Wayne Layne, 67, was arrested on November 27 in connection to the 2017 murder of his wife Emma Compton Layne, the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office announced.

A man has been charged with his wife’s murder seven years after hunters found the missing woman’s body in a shallow grave in the Virginia woods. Russell Wayne Layne, 67, was arrested on November 27 in connection to the 2017 murder of his wife Emma Compton Layne, the Halifax County Sheriff’s Of...

12/02/2024

In a harrowing sequence of events in Virginia, a 28-year-old woman, identified as S. Adams, has been charged with first-degree murder after setting her acquaintance, identified as T. Dunford, on fire. This incident occurred just months after Adams was released on bond for a separate incident where she assaulted someone with a metal pipe. The gravity of the charges she faces is a chilling reminder of the potential for violence lurking beneath the surface in some interpersonal relationships.

Virginia – In a harrowing sequence of events in Virginia, a 28-year-old woman, identified as S. Adams, has been charged with first-degree murder after setting her acquaintance, identified as T. Dunford, on fire. This incident occurred just months after Adams was released on bond for a separate inc...

12/02/2024

A couple spotted Key’mydre Anderson hanging out of the car window of a moving car before the 16-year-old crashed to the pavement.

They shrouded the boy in their coats and jackets and offered prayers as he lay half-naked and covered in grazes on the floor of Clay Mathis Road, in Mesquite, Texas, on January 22, 2022.

12/01/2024

Jorge Quintero, 41, has been charged with the first-degree murder of his girlfriend, Carmen Carrera, 29, whom he allegedly killed and dismembered before leaving her remains in a suitcase off a Georgia highway Orange County Jail.

A Florida man who was critically injured in a shootout with federal marshals has been charged with killing and dismembering his girlfriend and packing her remains in a suitcase.

A Florida man who was critically injured in a shootout with federal marshals has been charged with killing and dismembering his girlfriend and packing her remains in a suitcase. The crime was traced beginning last month after Jorge Quintero, 41, began sending suicidal text messages from his home in....

12/01/2024

A Florida grandfather preparing to celebrate Thanksgiving with his family and friends was shot to death by his neighbor inside a gated community as the two argued over loud music.

Hureleyon McLean, 72, was gunned down just after 3:30 p.m. in the Somerset Drive apartments in Lauderdale Lakes on Thursday, according to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office.

A Florida grandfather preparing to celebrate Thanksgiving with his family and friends was shot to death by his neighbor inside a gated community as the two argued over loud music. Hureleyon McLean, 72, was gunned down just after 3:30 p.m. in the Somerset Drive apartments in Lauderdale Lakes on Thurs...

11/30/2024

A lot has changed in the outside world since Erik and Lyle Menendez were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in 1996.

The Menendez Brothers were arrested in 1990 and found guilty six years later of murdering their allegedly abusive parents, Jose and Kitty, in 1989.

A lot has changed in the outside world since Erik and Lyle Menendez were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in 1996. The Menendez Brothers were arrested in 1990 and found guilty six years later of murdering their allegedly abusive parents, Jose and Kitty , in 1989. Now, fo...

11/29/2024

Lachunda Johnson, a 55-year-old grandmother in Memphis, Tennessee, has been arrested after allegedly stabbing her daughter and grandson on Thanksgiving, according to local police.

Memphis police officers say that a woman was taken into custody after the incident on Thursday.

11/29/2024

A Texas man accused of shooting and killing his neighbor just days before Thanksgiving was enraged over loud music, according to a report.

A Texas man accused of shooting and killing his neighbor just days before Thanksgiving was enraged over loud music, according to a report. Caspian Swinney, 26, was arrested Monday following a Sunday night shooting. Detectives believe the two men had gotten into an argument when Swinney allegedly sho...