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PeopleAmerican Woman Found Chained to a Tree in India Went Without Food for 40 Days, Was Allegedly Left to Die
Lalita Kayi Kumar, 50, alleges her ex-husband left her in a jungle to die
- People
A Social Worker Accidentally Knocked on Wrong Door. Man Who Answered Allegedly Stomped Her to Death: Police
Maria Coto, 56, died after suffering severe brain bleed, brain swelling and multiple facial fractures in May, per authorities
- CBC
Inmate linked to Blood Family Mafia gang tortured and disfigured in Quebec City prison
A 25-year-old man affiliated with the Blood Family Mafia is in hospital after he was tortured on July 24 at the Quebec City detention centre.Maxime Maheux was sentenced to five years in prison two weeks ago after pleading guilty to several charges related to arson and assault.In court, he admitted to being associated with the Blood Family Mafia gang and Radio-Canada reported that he had collaborated with police.The attack at Osainville Prison that left Maheux hospitalized last week was clearly a
- The Daily Beast
Starving American Yoga Student Chained to Tree ‘For 40 Days’
An American woman who went to India a decade ago to study yoga and meditation has claimed she survived without food and water for 40 days after being shackled to a tree by her former husband.U.S. citizen Lalita Kayi Kumar, 50, was found starving and emaciated on Saturday by a local shepherd in a remote forest in the Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra about 25 miles from Goa, according to reports.The shepherd broke an iron chain that was used to secure her to the tree. Police said she was severel
- PA Media: UK News
Man convicted over death of ‘horrifically tortured’ radio DJ
A post-mortem examination revealed 94 separate injuries on Mehmet Koray Alpergin’s body.
- People
Heartbroken Dad Speaks Out After Daughter on Track to Become Nurse Is Allegedly Beaten to Death by Ex
Lauren Johansen was found mutilated and wrapped in a sheet
- USA TODAY
14 sex buyers arrested, 10 victims recovered in human trafficking sting at Comic-Con
Fourteen people were arrested and 10 victims were rescued following a human sex trafficking sting at San Diego's Comic-Con Convention.
- The Canadian Press
Police recruit who lost both legs in 'barbaric hazing ritual' sues Denver, paramedics and officers
DENVER (AP) — A police recruit who had to have both of his legs amputated after losing consciousness and repeatedly collapsing during fight training at Denver’s police academy is suing those who allegedly forced him to continue the “barbaric hazing ritual” after paramedics ignored warning signs.
- CBC
Toronto father and son face multiple terror-related charges
A Toronto father and son who were arrested while in the "advanced stages" of planning a violent attack have been charged with multiple terrorism-related offences, the RMCP say.Ahmed Fouad Mostafa Eldidi, 62, and Mostafa Eldidi, 26, face a total of nine charges; including conspiracy to commit murder for the benefit or at the direction of a terrorist group — namely the Islamic State, a Sunni Muslim militant group.RCMP Assistant Commissioner Matt Peggs announced the charges at a news conference in
- CNN
White woman who wrongfully accused ‘Groveland Four’ of rape in Jim Crow-era South dies at 92
A White woman who falsely accused four Black men of rape in the Jim Crow-era South in 1949 has died at the age of 92.
- The Canadian Press
Police clash with a violent crowd gathered near the site of UK stabbing attack that killed 3 girls
LONDON (AP) — Far-right protesters fueled by anger and false online rumors hurled bottles and stones at police, wounding more than 20 officers Tuesday outside a northwest England mosque near where three girls were fatally stabbed a day earlier.
- People
Okla. Man Was Allegedly Bound with Duct Tape and Forced to Jump Off a Bridge, 3 Arrested: Police
Sean Lunney, Brianna Nohmer and Jaysen Lawson have been arrested on several charges, including felony kidnapping, jail records show
- PA Media: UK News
Crossbow victim alive with bolt in chest when police arrived, inquest told
Hannah Hunt, 28, was able to send a text message pleading for help for her and her mother and sister.
- The Canadian Press
August execution date set for Florida man involved in 1994 killing and rape in national forest
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man convicted of kidnapping adult siblings camping in a national forest in 1994 before raping the sister and murdering the brother has been scheduled to be executed next month.
- ABC News
9/11 alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and 2 others reach plea deal
Three of the five 9/11 defendants at Guantanamo Bay -- including alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed -- have reached a plea agreement with prosecutors, the Department of Defense announced Wednesday. Gary B. Sowards, the lead attorney Mohammed, confirmed to ABC News on Wednesday evening that the agreement does not include the death penalty but means his client will essentially serve life in prison. The other two conspirators who have agreed to the agreement aside from Mohammed are Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin Attash and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi.
- The Canadian Press
Discovery of 19 dead dogs in Newfoundland leads to cruelty charges for Ontario man
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A 52-year-old man from Ontario has been charged with animal cruelty after police found 19 dead dogs at a home in eastern Newfoundland this week.
- Associated Press
Extortion and gang violence are hitting even big corporations and business leaders in Mexico
Even Mexico’s largest corporations are now being hit by demands from drug cartels, and gangs are increasingly trying to control the sale, distribution and pricing of certain goods. On Monday, the head of the business chambers' federation in Tamaulipas state, across the border from Texas, gave television interviews complaining about drug cartel extortion in the state. Hours later on Tuesday, Julio Almanza was shot to death outside his offices in the city of Matamoros, across from Brownsville, Texas.
- PA Media: UK News
Eight arrested and weapons seized after violence and disorder in seaside town
A video shared on social media appeared to show people dressed in black brandishing large knives near the Adventure Island theme park in Southend.
- BuzzFeed
People Who Went On The Run From The Law Are Sharing What It Was Like, And It's Nothing Like The Movies
"Being on the run was the most thrilling and stupid part of my life."
- The Canadian Press
Minnesota man gets 20 years for fatally stabbing teen, wounding others on Wisconsin river
HUDSON, Wis. (AP) — A Minnesota man convicted in the slaying of a high school student and stabbings of four other people who were tubing on a western Wisconsin river was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison.