Murder/Manslaughter

French court slashes jail terms for trio over 2020 teacher beheading

Members of the public stand in front of a photograph depicting French history and geography teacher Samuel Paty as they attend a tribute ceremony in Eragny-sur-Oise, northwestern Paris, on October 16, 2021, held one year after Paty was beheaded by an extremist after showing his class cartoons of the Muslim Prophet Mohammed. On February 27, 2026, the prosecution requested that the sentences of the two initiators of a hate campaign against Samuel Paty be increased to 20 years' imprisonment on appeal. The campaign was launched before his beheading by a Chechen jihadist for showing caricatures of the Prophet during a lesson on freedom of expression. (Photo by Alain JOCARD / AFP)

Notorious Sicilian mafia boss Nitto Santapaola dies in prison at 87

Sabah body parts murder: 71-year-old man charged with murder, dismemberment of fiancee, 44

On Feb 12, City Hall garbage collectors discovered human body parts while carrying out routine duties in Indah Permai, Sepanggar.

Italy arrests Burundi man over 2014 murders of three Catholic nuns

Australian police arrest two over alleged kidnapping, murder of grandfather

Officers detaining a man on Feb 25, following his arrest over the alleged kidnapping and murder of Mr Chris Baghsarian.

Indonesia deports US man convicted in Bali ‘suitcase murder’

Tommy Schaefer, 32, was released last week from prison on the island of Bali and moved to an immigration detention facility there on Feb 20.

Duterte was 'pivotal' in murder of thousands, ICC prosecutors say

FILE PHOTO: Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte delivers a speech during the proclamation rally for his political party PDP-Laban's senatorial candidates ahead of the midterm elections, at Club Filipino in San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines, February 13, 2025. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez//File Photo

Son of director Rob Reiner pleads not guilty to parents’ murder

Nick Reiner appears with Deputy Public Defender Kimberly Greene (not pictured) during his arraignment in Los Angeles County Superior Court in Los Angeles, California, U.S., 23 February 2026. Reiner is facing two counts of first‑degree murder for the killing of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, in their Los Angeles home in December 2025. CHRIS TORRES/Pool via REUTERS

South Korean police checking for more possible victims of ‘motel drug killings’

The woman is suspected of giving three men drinks laced with sleep-inducing medication.

Audrey Fang death: Family asks Spain court to extend suspect Mitchell Ong’s detention by 2 years

Mitchell Ong was arrested in Spain in April 2024 after Ms Audrey Fang’s body was found earlier in the month in the town of Abanilla with multiple stab wounds.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.