Tag Archives: Murder

SOMALIA: Will talk of stronger Somali justice lead to action?

February 23, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Somali Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon met February 16 with the local journalist union. (NUSOJ) Spirits of journalists in Somalia, the most dangerous country in Africa to practice the profession, were lifted slightly this week after Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon made … read more »

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23-year-old Zimbabwe woman found strangled to death in Toronto

February 5, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

TORONTO – A 23-year-old woman who was found strangled to death in North York over the weekend has been officially identified. Toronto Police say Nyumwai Caroline Mkurazhizha — the city’s latest murder victim — is from the Republic of Zimbabwe. … read more »

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Ethiopia: Federal police demanded 3,000 Birr to release the body of a 7 year old Muslim boy

January 4, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Getahune Bekele As the extremely brutal ruling minority junta of Ethiopia continue with its policyof using disproportionate force against the peaceable Muslims of the nation who are simply demanding freedom of worship;         The gruesome picture … read more »

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Isaiah Abraham’s Murder: the wider implications to South Sudanese society

December 10, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Steve Paterno The cold blooded murder of Isaiah Abraham is a shock, but it never came as a surprise to observers of South Sudan events, including this writer. South Sudan, a newly independent country is experiencing a cruel evolution, … read more »

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Apartheid law for Lonmin miners

August 31, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

It has emerged that police have resurrected old apartheid legislation to hold the 270 Lonmin miners responsible for the murder of their fellow workers. The men’s case has been postponed to 6 September while police investigate further. They face a … read more »

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South Africa: Anni shot ‘near homes of attackers’

August 31, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Anni Dewani was murdered in Khayelitsha because the hitmen in the case did not have transport back to their homes in that area. “As we were driving near Mew Way [we got near] to C Section, where we stay, that’s … read more »

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South Africa: Anni was not raped, court told

August 30, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Cape Town – The fact that Anni Dewani was not sexually abused on the night she was murdered in a Cape Town township has given her family a “glimpse of happiness”, her emotional father said on the steps of the … read more »

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South Africa: white supremacist Terre’blanche killer get Life – video

August 22, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

A black farmworker has been sentenced to life imprisonment in South Africa for the murder of white supremacist leader Eugene Terre’blanche in 2010. The court ruled that Chris Mahlangu killed his victim with an axe over a pay dispute. The … read more »

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‘No blood money for securing Anni hitman’

August 21, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Cape Town – The middleman in the Anni Dewani murder case has testified that he had not expected to benefit from helping to source a hitman, as he would have considered such payment “blood money”. On Monday, the witness, who … read more »

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Thinking through lesbian rape

July 12, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Glenda Muzenda Why are our Women leaders silent when children are being killed like animals in South Africa? JUNE 2012: RAPED, MUTILATED, SHOT, KILLED AND MURDERED Phumeza Nkolozi Thapelo Makhutle Sasha Lee Gordon Sana Supa Hendrieeta Thapelo Morifi MAY 2012 … read more »

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Accused serial killer charged in deaths of 3 Winnipeg women

June 25, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Winnipeg police have made an arrest in the deaths of three women reported missing within the last year. Shawn Cameron Lamb, 52, has been charged with three counts of second-degree murder in connection to the deaths of Carolyn Sinclair, 25, … read more »

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Somali Canadian Mall shooting victim laid to rest in Etobicoke

June 5, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

A 24-year-old Somali Canadian killed in a fatal shooting at the Eaton Centre on the weekend was laid to rest at a funeral in Etobicoke Tuesday afternoon. Hundreds of mourners gathered at the Khalid Bin Walid mosque, in the Kipling … read more »

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Montreal: Victim in body-parts case remembered by friends‎‏

June 3, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The victim of a gruesome homicide that has captured international attention and launched a global manhunt is being remembered by friends in Montreal as a conscientious man who wanted to fit in to his adopted home. Investigators believe it was … read more »

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South African man guilty Eugene’s murder

May 22, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

One of the two South African farm workers accused of murdering white supremacist leader Eugene Terreblanche in 2010 has been found guilty. The court convicted Chris Mahlangu, but acquitted a second accused, Patrick Ndlovu, who was just 15 at the … read more »

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Florida Man Accused of Killing Unarmed Teenager Released from Jail

April 20, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The Florida man accused of killing an unarmed African-American teenager is expected to be free soon on $150,000 bail. George Zimmerman is charged with second degree murder in connection with the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in February. Zimmerman … read more »

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Bridging the Death Penalty Divide

February 22, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

I’d like to offer a simple proposal that, if enacted, could generate a great deal of a most precious resource: moral clarity. It concerns the death penalty. Opponents of capital punishment for murderers argue that the state has no right … read more »

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Man killed a homeless man with a hatchet and ate his brains and eye’

January 26, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

A Florida man has been arrested for allegedly hacking to death a Connecticut man and eating the victim’s eye and part of his brain. Police in Lynn Haven, Florida, said Wednesday that 35-year-old Tyree Lincoln Smith was arrested Tuesday night … read more »

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Anni Dewani’s mom speaks of heartbreak

October 11, 2011 by benim

London – Nilam Hindocha, the mother of honeymoon murder victim Anni Dewani, has spoken of her agony and desperation following her daughter’s death. Hindocha said she was mentally and physically exhausted from crying and lack of sleep and that she … read more »

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Amanda Knox walks free

October 4, 2011 by benim

Amanda Knox was acquitted of murder and sexual assault by an Italian jury on Monday in a dramatic end to her four-year battle to prove her innocence, sparking scenes of jubilation in the courtroom. The 24-year-old Seattle native sobbed as … read more »

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Kenyan charged with murder, kidnap of Britons

September 19, 2011 by benim

Lamu – A Kenyan court on Monday charged a man with the murder of a British holidaymaker and the kidnap of his wife, while staying in a luxury resort in the east African country. But Ali Batitu Kololo denied the … read more »

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Algeria puts suspected killers of Berber musician on trial

July 18, 2011 by benim

The trial began Monday of two men accused of killing popular Algerian singer Lounes Matoub but had to be twice suspended as his family interrupted to insist the suspects were innocent. Matoub, who was known for upholding Berber culture and … read more »

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Has O.J. Simpson confessed Nicole Brown murder to Oprah?

June 23, 2011 by benim

O.J Simpson has confessed to Oprah Winfrey that he murdered his former wife, it has been reported. The talk show host made headlines recently saying that one of her regrets was never having got the shamed former sportsman to confess … read more »

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Police fear payback for Papua New Guinea leader

June 17, 2011 by benim

CANBERRA, Australia – Police have increased security around Papua New Guinea’s acting prime minister for fear of a traditional revenge attack after his 21-year-old son was accused of murdering a woman at the family home, an official said Friday. A … read more »

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Suspect in S. African honeymoon murder has tumor

June 13, 2011 by benim

CAPE TOWN, South Africa – Doctors discovered a brain tumor in a suspect in the murder of a Swede whose British husband is accused of orchestrating her death while the two were honeymooning in South Africa, prosecutors said Monday, postponing … read more »

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Slain Eritrean woman was seeking a divorce

May 31, 2011 by benim

Selamawit Negasi had an appointment with a divorce lawyer at the time she was allegedly slain by her husband, the jury in an Edmonton murder trial was told Monday. Elen Negasi, 29, testified that her mother told her the night … read more »

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Dewani’s bride ‘was victim of sex attack’ claim South African police

May 14, 2011 by benim

South African police have evidence suggesting honeymoon murder victim Anni Dewani was sexually assaulted, it emerged yesterday. Previously, detectives had insisted that she had not been subjected to such an attack. But the post-mortem examination on Mrs Dewani, whose husband … read more »

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Honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani arrested after bust-up with fellow patient at the Priory

April 12, 2011 by benim

Murder suspect on suicide watch moved to secure facility Honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani has been arrested after getting into a ‘heated discussion’ with another Priory Hospital patient following a bad reaction to his medication, it was revealed today. Dewani, … read more »

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24 years old Ethiopian woman murdered in Italy

April 10, 2011 by benim

Guesh Woldmichel Gebreiwhot, who died last Tuesday in Baganzola, was killed with two shots from a Henry Croci, 40-year Varano de Melegari. The man was known in a nightclub where the girl worked The life of 24 year old Ethiopian … read more »

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Suspect travels from Ethiopia with intention to kill

April 3, 2011 by benim

RIYADH: An Ethiopian has been arrested for stabbing to death a fellow national after traveling all the way from his home country explicitly to murder him in an act of revenge, police have said. The alleged killer, according to police, … read more »

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South African rugby star appears in court accused of killing three men with an axe

April 1, 2011 by benim

A former professional rugby player has appeared in court in South Africa over the murders of three men in a random axe attack. Joseph Ntshongwana, 33, who played for the Blue Bulls Super 15 side, is accused of a rampage … read more »

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