Quebec man shot dead in Dominican Republic robbery, 2 arrested
The national police force of the Dominican Republic said in a news release Wednesday two men have been arrested in connection to Tristan Primeau-Pointras’s killing.
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Teenager in Wales handed life sentence after killing his mother with a hammer
Tristan Roberts, who expressed misogynistic views and had fascination with American Psycho, carefully planned attackAn 18-year-old man who expressed misogynistic views and had a fascination with the horror film American Psycho has been jailed for life …
Ex-Tory minister Crispin Blunt fined £1,200 for possession of crystal meth
Former prisons minister pleads guilty to four drugs charges stemming from raid on his Surrey homeThe former justice minister Crispin Blunt has been fined £1,200 for possessing illegal drugs after he told a court he entered the world of chemsex parties …
‘Doge of the left’ could save UK taxpayers up to £30bn, says new green thinktank
Report by Verdant says rooting out waste, fraud and tax avoidance would save money that could help improve public servicesA “Doge of the left,” could save up to £30bn a year for taxpayers by rooting out waste, fraud and tax avoidance, according to the …
A live stream lie unravelled: how Stephen McCullagh tried to get away with pregnant girlfriend’s murder
YouTube gamer planned audacious alibi, appeared grief-stricken at wake and apparently spied on victim’s familyMan who used false gaming alibi found guilty of Natalie McNally’s murderTo get away with murder, Stephen McCullagh planned an audacious alibi:…
Family courts in England and Wales ‘not good enough’ for women and children, minister says
‘Problem-solving’, child-focused courts to replace adversarial hearings, with earlier intervention to cut delaysFamily courts are “not good enough” and have treated women and children unfairly for decades, a government minister has said.Announcing a ma…
Former Met special constable who groomed then raped girl and woman jailed for 24 years
Gwyn Samuels, who committed crimes as James Bubb, befriended both victims online A Metropolitan police special constable who raped a girl and a woman after “systematically” grooming them both online has been jailed for 24 years.James Bubb, who now iden…
Dog digs up possible link to notorious 19th-century Devon murder case
Owner of labrador says bottle find may be connected to poisoning that led to one of England’s last hangingsA man in Devon believes his beloved dog has dug up a key piece of evidence in his back garden connected to a notorious Victorian murder case.Paul…
Proton Mail Shared User Information with the Police
404 Media has a story about Proton Mail giving subscriber data to the Swiss government, who passed the information to the FBI.
It’s metadata—payment information related to a particular account—but still important knowledge. This sort …
Son of Norway’s crown princess should get more than 7 years: prosecutors
Marius Borg Høiby previously pleaded guilty to several minor offences but pleaded not guilty to the most serious charges, including four counts of rape.