Murder/Manslaughter

Gunman jailed for life in killing of Japan’s ex-PM Abe

Tetsuya Yamagami was arrested on the spot in July 2022 after fatally firing at Mr Abe with a homemade gun.

Japan court sentences ex-PM Abe’s assassin to life in prison

Tetsuya Yamagami, now 45, was arrested on the spot in July 2022 after fatally firing at Mr Abe with a homemade gun.

Jailed UK baby killer Lucy Letby will not face new charges, prosecutors say

Lucy Letby appearing via video link at an appeal against her conviction, in a 2024 courtroom sketch.

Family of boxer Anthony Joshua questions if trial over deadly crash ‘worth it’

Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode (C), the driver charged in the car crash that injured Anthony Joshua and killed his friends, walks at a court in Sagamu on January 20, 2026. Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, 46, was driving the former two-time heavyweight champion Joshua and two of his friends, Latif Ayodele and Sina Ghami when their Lexus SUV rammed into a stationary truck.
Kayode faces multiple reckless driving charges as well as a charge of driving without a license. (Photo by Tonye BAKARE / AFP)

Man in South Korea kills mentally ill brother, attacks mother with dementia ‘due to financial hardship’

The South Korean authorities said they will continue investigations once the suspect recovers from his injuries.

Nick Reiner, charged with murder of parents, was in mental health conservatorship in 2020

If Nick Reiner were convicted of two counts of first-degree murder, he could be sentenced to life in prison without parole or the death penalty.

Doctor to be charged with murder of wife and son in JB on New Year’s Eve

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Man on trial for attempted murder ran over foreigner he thought had implicated him in another case

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Costa Rica, weeks before election, hosts El Salvador President Bukele to inaugurate new mega-prison

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele attends a welcome ceremony upon arrival at Juan Santamaria International Airport in Alajuela, Costa Rica, January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Mayela Lopez

Russian captain ‘did nothing’ to avoid US tanker crash, UK prosecutors tell trial

Smoke rising from damaged containers on the deck of the Solong cargo ship, off the UK coast, in March 2025, after it collided a tanker carrying aviation fuel. A Filipino member of the Solong crew died in the incident.

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