Crime

The tragic death of Kristina Joksimovic, a former Miss Switzerland finalist and mother of two, has left her family devastated and the community in shock. Joksimovic, 38, was brutally murdered by her husband, Thomas, 41, in their home in Binningen, near Basel. After being strangled, her body was dismembered using a jigsaw and other tools, and some parts were dissolved …

A soldier, identified as Aboy Bonny, has been arrested by the Benue State Police Command for allegedly shooting and killing a young man near the Dangote cement plant in Gboko, Benue State, Nigeria.  The incident occurred on Monday, September 9, when the victim was reportedly shot through the back screen of his car while driving to work, causing the car …

Two Nigerian men, Tosin Dada and Solomon Ibukun Adebiyi, have been found guilty of multiple rapes in the United Kingdom. The duo was charged with three counts of rape each in connection with the offense on March 12, 2022. Inside a residence on Abington Square in the heart of Northampton, the 17-year-old victim suffered a sexual assault. In spite of …

Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has been rushed from a New York jail to Bellevue Hospital for emergency heart surgery due to ongoing medical issues that have not been fully detailed. His representatives, Craig Rothfeld and Juda Engelmayer, confirmed the procedure but refrained from sharing further details. Weinstein, 72, is facing multiple legal challenges, including the possibility of a retrial …

In a demonstration of equality before the law, Los Angeles has made it clear that no one is above the law, regardless of status or prominence. Rapper Blueface has begun serving his four-year prison sentence at North Kern State Prison in central California, following a probation violation linked to a 2021 assault charge. This development highlights the city’s commitment to …

A Sokoto-based cleric, Sheikh Bashar Danfili, has revealed the horrifying ordeal his family is facing after bandits abducted six of his relatives and killed their driver, reportedly feeding his remains to dogs. In a social media post, Danfili shared that the victims—a man, his mother, stepmother, two wives, and a sister—were ambushed on their way to a village. The kidnappers …

A WhatsApp conversation between Adeleye Ayomide, the suspected killer of 300-level Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAAB) student Christianah Idowu, and her friends has surfaced online, shedding light on his deceptive behavior. Christianah, who had been abducted on August 19, 2024, while heading for her industrial training at the University of Lagos, was allegedly murdered by Ayomide, a close friend, …

The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has disclosed that 3,590 inmates are currently on death row across the country’s custodial centers, reflecting an alarming rise in crime rates driven by economic challenges. Among these inmates, 73 are females, signaling an unsettling trend where women, once respected and largely uninvolved in such acts, are increasingly turning to crime as a means of …

Crimes against women in South Africa have seen a disturbing increase between April and June this year, with a significant number of r@pe incidents occurring in schools. According to the latest crime statistics presented by Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, the number of reported r@pes rose by 0.6%, from 9,252 last year to 9,309 this year, with many incidents happening in …

Three students were tragically killed, and one was injured in a violent attack on Faudiya Islamic Boarding School in Geidam, Yobe State, in the early hours of August 30.   The assailants believed to be Boko Haram terrorists invaded the school at approximately 4 a.m., arriving on motorcycles and armed with AK-47 rifles.  The Yobe State Police Command confirmed the attack, …

Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, a YouTube chef and member of a prominent Spanish acting family has been sentenced to life imprisonment in Thailand after being found guilty of the premeditated murder and dismemberment of his gay lover, Edwin Arrieta Arteaga. The gruesome crime occurred in August last year on the Thai holiday island of Koh Pha-ngan, where Bronchalo confessed to killing the …

French President Emmanuel Macron has firmly denied allegations that the arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov was politically motivated, amid growing speculation surrounding the detention.   Durov, who remains in French custody following his unexpected arrest at a Paris airport, faces accusations related to the spread of illegal content on Telegram, his widely-used encrypted messaging platform.   Despite Macron’s insistence that Durov’s …

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have made significant strides in their ongoing efforts to combat internet fraud, arresting 14 suspected fraudsters in a sting operation in Makurdi, Benue State. The operation, conducted by the EFCC’s Makurdi Zonal Directorate on August 21, 2024, targeted individuals involved in fraudulent activities at the Federal Lowcost Housing Estate, following actionable …

Chaos erupted in Sabon Birni, Sokoto State, as residents took to the streets to protest the death of Alhaji Isa Bawa, the Emir of Gobir, who was killed after three weeks in captivity. The Emir, a respected leader known for holding the community together, was abducted along with his son while returning to his hometown near the Niger border after …

Thomas Lane, a former Minneapolis police officer convicted for his role in the death of George Floyd, was released from federal prison on Tuesday, August 21. Lane, 41, had been found guilty in 2022 of violating Floyd’s civil rights during the fatal incident on May 25, 2020, where Floyd, a black man, was restrained and suffocated by police officers for …