JOHN LOWE GUILTY OF FARNHAM PUPPY FARM MURDERS

John Lowe, 82, from Farnham, denied the murders and a firearms charge, claiming the deaths of Christine Lee, and Lucy Lee were a terrible accident ... READ MORE›

PAKISTAN PASSES LONG-AWAITED ANTI-HONOUR KILLING LEGISLATION

The legislation, passed unanimously by the National Assembly, mandates life imprisonment even if the victim's relatives forgive the murderer... READ MORE›

QLD 'GAY PANIC' DEFENCE TO BE SCRAPPED

Under current Queensland legislation, accused murderers can use unwanted sexual advances as a partial defence... READ MORE›

'IT REALLY HURTS,' SAYS MOTHER OF SLAIN GIRL TERESA ROBINSON AFTER CHARGE LAID

The Garden Hill First Nation is a fly-in community on the edge of Island Lake, about 475 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg... READ MORE›

MELBOURNE MOTHER PLEADS GUILTY TO MURDERING HER THREE CHILDREN IN LAKE CRASH

She also pleaded guilty to the attempted to murder of her six-year-old daughter on the same day, April 8, 2015... READ MORE›

JUDGE THROWS OUT CASE BECAUSE OF UNRELIABLE EVIDENCE

Judge Traverso told the court It is crucial for the state to prove that Mr Dewani entered into an agreement with Zola Tongo the taxi driver... READ MORE›

CHARLESTON SHOOTER CAME FROM BROKEN HOME WHERE 'HIS FATHER BEAT HIS FORMER STEP-MOTHER'

Mr Roof has been charged with nine counts of murder after launching a deadly attack at the Emanuel AME church in Charleston, South Carolina... READ MORE›

MOTHER AND SON DEAD AFTER POLICE INCIDENT IN NORTHERN B.C.

The Village of Granisle is a recreational community north of Topley, B.C., on the shores of Babine Lake... READ MORE›

CHILD ABDUCTION AND MURDER DATA PAINT CHILLING NEW PORTRAIT

Child abduction and murder data paint chilling new portrait... READ MORE›

INDIAN MAN 'KILLS 14 MEMBERS OF FAMILY'

The family had gathered for dinner in Thane, about 32km 20 miles from Mumbai, on Saturday evening... READ MORE›

MUSLIM PARENTS KILLED DAUGHTER (19), TOOK HER BODY FROM APARTMENT IN GRANNY'S WHEELCHAIR BECAUSE 'SHE SLEPT WITH A MAN THEY DISAPPROVED OF'

The parents believed that their daughter's actions had brought 'shame' on their family... READ MORE›

MEMORIAL SERVICE HELD FOR MURDERED BRITISH AID WORKER ALAN HENNING

Family and friends wear yellow scarfs, ribbons or ties at a memorial service for murdered British aid worker Alan Henning... READ MORE›

FARKHUNDA MURDER: AFGHAN COURT QUASHES DEATH SENTENCES

On the same day in May that the four men were given the death penalty, the judge sentenced eight defendants to 16 years in prison and acquitted 18 others... READ MORE›

THE GOVERNMENT MUST MATCH PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR FOSTERING REFUGEES

Foster carers in Britain have a long tradition of meeting the needs of refugee children... READ MORE›

'A HELL OF A YEAR': REVIEWING AN UNUSUAL TIME IN OTTAWA HOMICIDES

Daniel Adjetey-Nelson was charged with first-degree murder in the death of his children's grandfather... READ MORE›

BOY, 11, JAILED FOR MURDERING GIRL AFTER SHE REFUSED TO SHOW HIM PUPPIES

McKayla Dyer died on October 2 last year, after the boy shot her in the chest outside her home in Tennessee... READ MORE›

The boy became angry when he went into Ms Novak's room to ask her a question and she shouted at him, according to the boy's mother... READ MORE›

JAMES HOLMES IS FOUND GUILTY IN 2012 COLORADO MOVIE THEATER SHOOTING

Email Justin Independent.co.uk New York James Holmes was found guilty of first-degree murder on Thursday afternoon for the theater massacre three years ago... READ MORE›

SERIOUS CASE REVIEW LAUNCHED OVER TEENAGED SPALDING KILLERS

But a prosecutor told Nottingham crown court that she operated in a rational, logical and cold way in planning and helping to carry out the killings... READ MORE›

HOTEL WHERE MICHAELA WAS MURDERED SETTLES EUR1.6M LAWSUIT FROM HUSBAND AND FAMILY

THE hotel in which honeymooner Michaela Harte-McAreavey was murdered has settled a 1.6m lawsuit taken by her husband and her family... READ MORE›

VICTIM'S FATHER LUNGES AT SERIAL KILLER IN COURTROOM

The father of a young murder victim leaped across a table to try to attack his daughter's killer at a sentencing hearing in Ohio... READ MORE›

OHIO'S RICKY JACKSON EXONERATED AFTER 39 YEARS IN PRISON

A judge has dropped all charges against a man who has spent 39 years in prison for murder, making him the longest-held US prisoner to be exonerated... READ MORE›

CHARLESTON SHOOTING: FAMILY OF DYLANN ROOF SPEAK OF 'HORROR' AT MASSACRE AND ADMIRATION FOR 'FORGIVENESS AND LOVE' OF VICTIMS' FAMILIES

Charleston shooting family of dylann roof speak of horror at massacre and admiration for forgiveness and love of victims families... READ MORE›

DAVID CONLEY 'ADMITTED TO KILLING EX-PARTER TO HER BROTHER CALMLY OVER THE PHONE'

Conley 48 allegedly handcuffed and shot dead the eight victims in Houston Texas on Saturday night... READ MORE›

MUGSHOTS OF MOLLY MARTENS AND FATHER AS THEY APPEAR IN COURT OVER JASON CORBETT DEATH

Molly Martens Corbett, 32, and Thomas Michael Martens, 65, made their first appearance in Davidson Superior Court after they were indicted on second-degree murder and voluntary manslaughter... READ MORE›

OHIO'S RICKY JACKSON EXONERATED AFTER 39 YEARS IN PRISON

A judge has dropped all charges against a man who has spent 39 years in prison for murder, making him the longest-held US prisoner to be exonerated... READ MORE›

MAN CHARGED OVER MURDER OF KHANDALYCE PEARCE

The man charged with murdering Karlie Pearce-Stevenson has also been charged with the murder of her two-year-old daughter Khandalyce... READ MORE›

EL SALVADOR BECOMES WORLD'S MOST DEADLY COUNTRY OUTSIDE A WAR ZONE

Rate for 2015 was little unchanged 36 homicides per 100,000 people, with 5,718 murders... READ MORE›

DAUGHTER OF WEALTHY GERMAN BUSINESSMAN KILLED IN BOTCHED KIDNAPPING

In this telephone conversation, one of the perpetrators said Anneli was kidnapped by them and that he demanded a EUR1.2m ransom, Mr Kroll said... READ MORE›

FIVE IN OKLAHOMA FAMILY FOUND FATALLY STABBED; SIBLINGS CAUGHT IN NEARBY WOODS

Anytime someone murders their family members, as young as 5, I don't see how there could be a mental process for that, Calhoun said... READ MORE›