Murder/Manslaughter

Tenth woman found dead in South Africa’s string of killings

People protesting in the city of Kempton Park, South Africa, on Sept 19, following a string of murders of women east of Johannesburg.

South African women runners arm themselves after string of killings

Gender-based violence remains endemic in South Africa, despite years of government pledges to tackle the problem and declaration it as a national disaster.

Ukrainian charged with murder over Polish abbey stabbing

Three clergy members and two laypersons were attacked on the grounds of a Benedictine Sisters monastery in Jaroslaw, Poland, on Sept 24.

Actor Jacob Tremblay found fame as a child star. Now, he’s playing the Unabomber

Jacob Tremblay in Unabomber.

Sri Lanka hands jail terms of over 200 years to 15 convicted of 2019 Easter bombings

Sri Lankan Special Task Force personnel standing guard outside Colombo’s High Court on Sept 22, during the trial of those accused of the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks, which killed 279 people.

Netflix’s Monster series explores Lizzie Borden mystery in first female-focused season

Ella Beatty in Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story.

Man convicted of attempted murder in shooting of three Palestinian students in Vermont

Jason Eaton was found guilty on three counts of attempted second-degree murder.

HK socialite Abby Choi’s murder: Trial of ex-hubby, in-laws opens on Sept 21

Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi was 28 when she was murdered in 2023.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Sept 20, 2026

US President Donald Trump said that AI developers should be responsible for ensuring the safety of their products.

After deaths of nine women, South Africans gather to run, mourn and demand change

A forensic investigator near a cordoned-off crime scene where the body of one of the several women killed was found in Ekurhuleni, South Africa, on Sept 15.

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