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Sky NewsWoman died of heart attack after being repeatedly raped by stranger on park bench, court hears
A woman died from a heart attack after she was raped by a stranger while unconscious on a park bench, a court has been told. Natalie Shotter, 37, had been on a night out before she was sexually assaulted and killed on a park bench in Southall Park, west London, jurors heard. Mohamed Iidow, 35, is on trial accused of rape and manslaughter.
- Australian Associated Press
Man jailed for attempting to forcibly marry teens
A NSW man has been jailed for attempting to orchestrate separate forced marriages for two of his teenage children, who were then aged 15 and 17.
- The Daily Beast
Judge Scolds ‘Privileged’ MAGA Election Official During Searing Sentencing
A Colorado judge threw the book at a MAGA folk hero on Thursday after bizarre scenes in court that included “magnetic mattresses” and courtroom outbursts. Tina Peters, the infamous election-denying Colorado clerk who tried to help Donald Trump overturn 2020 election results, was sentenced to nine years in prison—a far cry from probation, as her attorneys had asked for. Peters, 68, was found guilty last month of allowing a man associated with MyPillow’s Mike Lindell to enter the Mesa County elect
- The Independent
Mom injected ex-husband with fatal dose of poison. His dashcam gave her away
Mom of three injected the victim in the shoulder with M99, an anesthetic used on zoo animals which is up to 3,000 times stronger than morphine
- CNN
A 6-year-old girl was kidnapped in Arkansas in 1995. Almost 30 years later, a suspect was identified
Nearly 30 years after a six-year-old girl disappeared in Western Arkansas, authorities have identified a suspect in her abduction through DNA evidence.
- NewsWire
Fresh charges for man accused of bestiality
A man charged with bestiality just last week is facing a new string of charges after police examined material seized from his property.
- BBC
Australian guilty of assault for cable-tying kids
Images of Matej Radelic restraining the three distressed children made global headlines in March.
- BBC
Woman raped and killed on bench in Southall - court
A homeless man is on trial accused of the rape and manslaughter of Natalie Shotter.
- NewsWire
‘Broke me’: Dad allegedly attacked with hammer
A father had to undergo surgery for a fractured skull and broken jaw after he was allegedly struck with a hammer outside his home.
- The Independent
Girl, 14, accused of beating her 79-year-old grandmother to death after teen moved from Ukraine
Sofia Koval allegedly killed her grandmother Yevheniia Koval on May 23 with a belt and her walker
- BBC
Gang jailed over 'shocking' McDonald's slavery case
Three are jailed after east Europeans are found working as slaves in a restaurant and bakery.
- BBC
Burglar hung out washing and cooked meal for victim
The victim returned home to find her house broken into and a note left saying "be happy, eat up".
- NewsWire
Dating app shock after woman’s mower death
Police claim the husband of a woman killed in an apparent ride-on lawnmower accident was messaging multiple women around the world on dating apps before his wife died.
- Yahoo News Australia
Tradie's wild attack on mobile speed camera van caught on CCTV
Police have spoken out in the wake of the latest attack amid a rise in similar incidents across the country.
- Australian Associated Press
'Distressing scene': Stepfather dead, police shoot son
A man is dead and his stepson is under police guard in hospital after being shot by officers in Melbourne's northwest.
- BBC
Duo arrested after reports of hare coursing
Two suspects, aged 17 and 19, are detained after rural residents contact police.
- NewsWire
Teen’s ‘cowardly’ act over bullying row
A woman’s “cowardly and abhorrent” acts to three teenagers and their foster mum during a violent home invasion have been revealed in court.
- BBC
Children among 70 killed in Haiti gang 'massacre'
Members of one of the country's armed groups, the Gran Grif gang, raided a small town forcing residents to run for their lives.
- NewsWire
Two shot after allegedly stealing MP’s car
Two men have been shot by police after they allegedly stole a car from the home of a Labor MP while she was inside.
- NewsWire
Man extradited after allegedly stabbing stranger
NSW Police have extradited a man from Victoria over allegations he allegedly stabbed a stranger who was walking by a light rail stop in Sydney’s CBD.