Criminology

Ordeal of girl whose mother 'only knew the African way' of discipline

A girl of 12 kept a diary of the mental and physical torture she suffered at the hands of her mother, who believed in the 'African way', a court heard yesterday. The youngster wrote about the sadistic punishment rituals her mother, a former banker, subjected her to.

Salivating Scoundrels: Police Identify Highway Thief from Hand-Kiss DNA

Some men will steal your heart, others will steal your wallet. But one man might soon learn that, if you plan on doing the latter, don't seal the deal with a kiss. If you think the days of the gentleman thief are over, you might be right.

'Thief' Got Stuck With His Trousers Down Trying To CLimb In A Shop Window

A Romanian man who tried to climb through a tiny supermarket window became stuck for 11 hours with his pants down.

Father shoots dead his son, 15, for sexually abusing half-sister

A furious U.S. father executed his teenage son after he admitted sexually abusing his three-year-old half sister. Jamar Pinkney allegedly beat up 15-year-old Jamar Jr then marched him to wasteland, where he forced him to strip and kneel.

Woman tracked down nightclub attacker on Facebook

A woman nearly blinded in a nightclub attack tracked down her assailant on Facebook after police said they had no leads.

UK politician Harman to be charged with driving without due care

On July 3 Harriet Harman, deputy leader of the UK Labour Party and leader of the house of commons, was involved in a minor crash involving her vehicle and a parked car.

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UK MPs' expenses: fraud charges for six MPs and lords

Six MPs and peers are facing criminal charges of fraud following investigations by Scotland Yard into the abuse of the parliamentary expenses system, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.

Is 'Minnesota Nice' Dead?

Minnesota news items from the past year give one pause when one considers that the natives have long prided themselves on being 'Minnesota Nice'. Minnesota is supposed to be a place where the whole state is just like the fictional Lake Woebegone of National Public Radio fame.

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Woman kept 'puppies in suitcases'

A dog breeder will be sentenced today for keeping 15 dead and dying puppies in suitcases in a locked cupboard under her stairs.

French police prevent teen high school massacre

The boy's parents raised the alarm when they realised he had taken the family gun from their house near Beauvais, north of Paris, and was headed to his school in Beauvais itself, officials said.

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