United Kingdom

UK's former most wanted handed 33 life sentences for sex attacks

A huge manhunt was launched to find Joseph McCann, who had embarked on a string of horrific attacks after being released from prison.

9 December 2019

United Kingdom

Former UK most wanted man found guilty of 37 charges, including rape

Serial rapist Joseph McCann, once the most wanted man in the UK, was found guilty on Friday of 37 charges at his trial in Old Bailey, including rapes against women and children and kidnapping.

6 December 2019

United Kingdom

Man found guilty of killing heavily pregnant ex-wife with crossbow

Police revealed that Sana's ex-husband had bought two crossbows months prior to the attack and carried out surveillance on her house.

22 November 2019

Germany

Son of ex-German president stabbed to death giving lecture in Berlin

The son of Germany's former president Richard von Weizsäcker was stabbed to death while he was delivering a lecture at a clinic in Berlin.

20 November 2019

France

Pregnant woman, 29, mauled to death by dogs in northern France

Police have launched a manslaughter investigation after a pregnant woman was mauled to death by dogs while she was out walking near her home in northern France.

20 November 2019

USA

Epstein suicide: Prison guards charged with not checking on inmates

Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in jail on August 10. Now two prison guards have been charged with not checking on inmates on this date.

19 November 2019

Netherlands

Suspect arrested in fatal shooting of Dutch footballer Kelvin Maynard

Dutch police have said one person has been arrested following an investigation into shooting of footballer Kelvin Maynard.

14 November 2019

Spain

Spanish protesters demand change to sexual abuse law

A court ruling last week stated that a 14-year-old victim's inebriated state meant she could neither "agree to (nor) oppose the sexual relations" and that excessive force had therefore not been applied.

5 November 2019

United Kingdom

Police hunt Northern Irish brothers over 39 deaths in Essex lorry

"Finding and speaking to the Hughes brothers is crucial to our investigation," said Essex Police Detective Chief Superintendant Stuart Hooper.

29 October 2019

USA

California man who stole lemur from zoo sentenced to 3 months in prison

The teen later abandoned the animal outside a hotel with a note, and prosecutors say the suspect had hoped to keep it as a pet.

29 October 2019

Europe News

Paedophile Marc Dutroux and the murders that united a divided Belgium

In 2004, Dutroux was sentenced to life imprisonment for the abduction and rape of six girls in 1995 and 1996, as well as the murder of two of them. Judges will on Monday determine if he can have conditional early release.

27 October 2019

Netherlands

New campaign reveals Europe's most-wanted female fugitives

A new campaign by European crime agency Europol is shining a light on the "most-wanted" female fugitives.

19 October 2019

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Zamira Hajiyeva’s case shows the damage that can be done when English courts are at odds ǀ View

How does the English judicial system permit, on the one hand, an English so-called ‘McMafia’ order [...] to be made against Azerbaijani national, Zamira Hajiyeva, forcing her to reveal her wealth and how it was obtained, yet, on the other hand, deny Azerbaijan’s request for her extradition.

4 October 2019

China

Drone finds Chinese fugitive on the run for 17 years

Police said isolation had "devastated" the convicted people trafficker who had not taken a bath or done laundry in a "long time."

30 September 2019

USA

Boyfriend of Atlanta woman who didn't realize she'd been shot in the head gets 25 years in prison

Nicole Gordon went to the hospital for severe headaches and memory loss. Doctors found a bullet in her skull.

27 September 2019

Greece

Greek police smash alleged €500,000 baby-smuggling network

Greek police, backed by Europol, say they have uncovered a €500,000 network that sold unborn children for adoption and eggs from vulnerable women.

27 September 2019

USA

Man guilty of killing 6 members of his extended family in Texas

A teenage girl survived the deadly 2014 attack in the Houston area by playing dead after she was grazed by a bullet, authorities have said.

27 September 2019

Netherlands

Two children among four dead in Dutch 'family drama', say police

Police believe one of the deceased, a 35-year-old police officer, may have been the shooter.

9 September 2019

United Kingdom

Identical triplets all jailed for the same crime

Reiss Gabriel and his two brothers — Ralston and Ricky — were all convicted of possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life.

6 September 2019

USA

Boy, 14, confesses to shooting all five members of family in US home

The teen, who has not been identified, was helping investigators Tuesday morning to find the gun, which he said was a 9 mm handgun he "tossed nearby."

3 September 2019