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US State Of Indiana Carries Out First Execution In 15 Years
The US state of Indiana carried out its first execution in 15 years on Wednesday, putting to death a mentally ill man convicted of murdering four people in 1997, including his own brother.
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Indian Murder Convict Extradited From UK To Serve Life Sentence In Surat
In a rare and unprecedented case, an Indian national convicted of murder in the United Kingdom has been extradited to India to serve the remainder of his life sentence.
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Supreme Court Sets Aside Death Penalty In Boy's Sexual Assault, Murder Case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside the death sentence imposed on a convict in a sexual assault and murder case of a four-year-old minor boy in 2016, and substituted it with a 25-year jail term without remission.
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Father, Stepmother Convicted Of Pakistani Girl's Brutal Murder In UK
The father and stepmother of Sara Sharif, a 10-year-old girl who was found dead in her home in Britain, were on Wednesday convicted of her murder after a trial which heard harrowing details of her treatment before her killing.
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"Delay In Death Sentence Execution Can Violate Convicts' Rights": Supreme Court
An inordinate delay in the execution of a death sentence has a dehumanising effect on the accused, the Supreme Court observed on Monday.
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Bengal Man Gets Death Penalty 2 Months After He Raped, Killed 10-Year-Old Girl
A 19-year-old man has been convicted of rape and murder of a 10-year-old girl in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district and sentenced to death.
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Woman Wrongfully Convicted In Murder Case Released After 13 Years
Kimberly Hanzlik, 59, was convicted in 2011 alongside gunman Joseph Meldish.
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Top Court Fumes At Centre Over No-Show In Beant Singh Assassin Case
Balwant Singh Rajoana, who is convicted for his involvement in an explosion that killed then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, has filed a petition for commutation of his death sentence.
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Taliban Conducts 6th Public Execution Since Return To Power In 2021
Taliban authorities in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday executed a convicted murderer by gunfire at a sports stadium, in the sixth public execution since their return to power.
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"Dark Tourism" Finds New Destination In Los Angeles Murder Mansion
Exactly 28 years after the jury convicted the Menendez brothers, the house was sold for $17 million in March 2024.
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On CCTV, Murder Convict Out On Parole Shot Dead In Madhya Pradesh
Two aides of Canada-based gangster Arshdeep Singh Dalla have been arrested in the case.
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UK Ambulance Worker Attempts To Kill Boss In Hammer Attack Over Roster Dispute
Smith, who had a deteriorating relationship with her boss since the Covid pandemic, was convicted of attempted murder at Manchester Crown Court.
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Texas Man With Autism Faces Death Penalty Due To Alleged Child Murder
The Texas pardons board rejected a clemency appeal on Wednesday from an autistic man on death row whose murder conviction was based on what his lawyers say was a misdiagnosis of "shaken baby syndrome."
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Japanese Man Acquitted Of 1966 Murders After 45 Years On Death Row
A Japanese man said to have spent the world's longest time on death row was acquitted of murder on Thursday, his legal team said, ending his family's search for justice after a wrongful conviction for crimes committed nearly 60 years ago.
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US Woman Murdered Husband, Buried Body Under Fire Pit, And Impersonated Him On Social Media
A Florida woman, Laurie Leigh Shaver, has been convicted of second-degree murder for killing her husband in 2015 and burying his body under a fire pit in their backyard.
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US State Of Indiana Carries Out First Execution In 15 Years
The US state of Indiana carried out its first execution in 15 years on Wednesday, putting to death a mentally ill man convicted of murdering four people in 1997, including his own brother.
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Indian Murder Convict Extradited From UK To Serve Life Sentence In Surat
In a rare and unprecedented case, an Indian national convicted of murder in the United Kingdom has been extradited to India to serve the remainder of his life sentence.
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Supreme Court Sets Aside Death Penalty In Boy's Sexual Assault, Murder Case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside the death sentence imposed on a convict in a sexual assault and murder case of a four-year-old minor boy in 2016, and substituted it with a 25-year jail term without remission.
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Father, Stepmother Convicted Of Pakistani Girl's Brutal Murder In UK
The father and stepmother of Sara Sharif, a 10-year-old girl who was found dead in her home in Britain, were on Wednesday convicted of her murder after a trial which heard harrowing details of her treatment before her killing.
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"Delay In Death Sentence Execution Can Violate Convicts' Rights": Supreme Court
An inordinate delay in the execution of a death sentence has a dehumanising effect on the accused, the Supreme Court observed on Monday.
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Bengal Man Gets Death Penalty 2 Months After He Raped, Killed 10-Year-Old Girl
A 19-year-old man has been convicted of rape and murder of a 10-year-old girl in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district and sentenced to death.
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Woman Wrongfully Convicted In Murder Case Released After 13 Years
Kimberly Hanzlik, 59, was convicted in 2011 alongside gunman Joseph Meldish.
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Top Court Fumes At Centre Over No-Show In Beant Singh Assassin Case
Balwant Singh Rajoana, who is convicted for his involvement in an explosion that killed then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, has filed a petition for commutation of his death sentence.
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Taliban Conducts 6th Public Execution Since Return To Power In 2021
Taliban authorities in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday executed a convicted murderer by gunfire at a sports stadium, in the sixth public execution since their return to power.
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"Dark Tourism" Finds New Destination In Los Angeles Murder Mansion
Exactly 28 years after the jury convicted the Menendez brothers, the house was sold for $17 million in March 2024.
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On CCTV, Murder Convict Out On Parole Shot Dead In Madhya Pradesh
Two aides of Canada-based gangster Arshdeep Singh Dalla have been arrested in the case.
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UK Ambulance Worker Attempts To Kill Boss In Hammer Attack Over Roster Dispute
Smith, who had a deteriorating relationship with her boss since the Covid pandemic, was convicted of attempted murder at Manchester Crown Court.
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Texas Man With Autism Faces Death Penalty Due To Alleged Child Murder
The Texas pardons board rejected a clemency appeal on Wednesday from an autistic man on death row whose murder conviction was based on what his lawyers say was a misdiagnosis of "shaken baby syndrome."
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Japanese Man Acquitted Of 1966 Murders After 45 Years On Death Row
A Japanese man said to have spent the world's longest time on death row was acquitted of murder on Thursday, his legal team said, ending his family's search for justice after a wrongful conviction for crimes committed nearly 60 years ago.
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US Woman Murdered Husband, Buried Body Under Fire Pit, And Impersonated Him On Social Media
A Florida woman, Laurie Leigh Shaver, has been convicted of second-degree murder for killing her husband in 2015 and burying his body under a fire pit in their backyard.
