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New York PostLos Gatos Woman Sentenced to 35 Years and 10 Months in Prison
A Los Gatos mother was sentenced after a jury convicted her on 48 felony counts and additional misdemeanors. Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Peterson imposed the term on Thursday.
citizen.co.zaAustrian Court Sentences Man to 15 Years for Taylor Swift Concert Attack Plot
A 21-year-old Austrian man identified as Beran A. received a 15-year prison sentence on Thursday after an Austrian jury convicted him of planning a jihadist attack on Taylor Swift's Eras Tour concerts in Vienna. He was also found guilty of additional terrorism offenses tied to pl…
citizen.co.zaMan Found Guilty of Murdering Student With Ceremonial Knife
A jury at Southampton Crown Court convicted Vickrum Digwa of murdering 18-year-old Henry Nowak on 3 December. Digwa used a 21-centimetre blade he said he carried for religious reasons.
citizen.co.zaMother sentenced to life in prison for murdering 19-day-old daughter
A 30-year-old woman received a life sentence with a minimum term of 19 years after a jury convicted her of murdering her newborn daughter in Scotland. The child died in 2023 from head injuries and skull fractures.
Massachusetts man sentenced to 13 1/2 to 15 years for 2023 restaurant rape
A Barnstable Superior Court jury convicted Elie Jammal of Concord of rape and two counts of indecent assault and battery. Judge Michael A. Cahillane imposed the prison term after the July 2023 assault in Sandwich.
Military.comJury Acquits Former MMA Fighter in 2023 Death of Tyndall Airman
A Florida jury found Ross Allen Johnson not guilty of manslaughter and aggravated battery in the death of Airman 1st Class Dayvon Larry. The verdict ended a case that began with an April 2023 fight outside a Panama City Beach bar.
ksl.comUtah Jury Convicts Kouri Richins of Husband's Murder
A Summit County jury found Kouri Richins guilty of murdering her husband Eric Richins in 2022. Prosecutors presented evidence including a 911 call recording, text messages, and a handwritten note.
rte.ieNew York Jury Convicts Man in Brazil Murder of Art Dealer Brent Sikkema
A Cuban-American man was found guilty of arranging the stabbing death of his estranged husband, New York art dealer Brent Sikkema, during a trip to Brazil. The verdict followed a trial that examined a murder-for-hire plot.
news.sky.comMan sentenced to 10 years for rape of 14-year-old in Glasgow
A 38-year-old man received a 10-year prison term after a court found him guilty of raping a 14-year-old girl at his Glasgow flat while on bail for prior grooming charges. The High Court in Glasgow also convicted him of abduction, assault, and sending sexual communications to a ch…
New York PostJury Convicts Man of Murder-for-Hire in 2024 Killing of Art Dealer
A federal jury found Daniel Sikkema guilty of conspiring to kill his estranged husband Brent Sikkema. The verdict came after a two-hour deliberation in a case involving payments to a Cuban national who carried out the stabbing in Brazil.
nypost.comFlorida Woman Sentenced to 15 Years for Role in Rapper's Killing
A 23-year-old Florida woman received a 15-year prison sentence for her part in the 2024 shooting death of rapper Julio Foolio. The judge rejected defense arguments for leniency after a jury convicted her of manslaughter.
bbc.co.ukSix Men Sentenced for Sexual Abuse of Teenager in West Yorkshire
Six men were jailed on Friday after a jury found them guilty of grooming and sexually abusing a girl between 2006 and 2009. The victim was between 13 and 15 years old during the offenses.
opindia.comThree Teenage Boys Receive Non-Custodial Sentences for Rape Convictions
A judge at Southampton Crown Court sentenced three boys aged 13 to 15 at the time of their offences to youth rehabilitation orders instead of prison terms. The boys were convicted of knife-point rape and other sexual offences against two teenage girls in separate incidents in Ham…
nypost.comBrooklyn Woman Sentenced to 20 Years to Life for Drowning Her Three Children
A Brooklyn woman received a 20-years-to-life prison sentence for drowning her three young children in the Atlantic Ocean near Coney Island in 2022. She had pleaded guilty earlier this year to first-degree murder charges.
nypost.comFive Men Receive Life Sentences for 2024 South London Stabbing
A court sentenced five men to life in prison for chasing and stabbing a 21-year-old man to death in south London. The judge set minimum terms ranging from 21 to 30 years.
rnz.co.nzUK Court Hears Evidence of Stabbing of TV Presenter
A court heard that a television presenter was stabbed in a UK street by men allegedly recruited by Iran. The case involves claims that the attackers laughed during the incident.
bbc.co.ukDriver Sentenced for Causing Death of 19-Year-Old Actress
A 26-year-old woman received a community order and driving ban after pleading guilty to causing the death of actress Rosa Taylor by careless driving. The crash occurred in July 2025 near Corsham in Wiltshire.
Substrate placeholder — needs reviewJockey Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Death of 71-Year-Old Man Outside Suffolk Pub
A 26-year-old jockey pleaded guilty to manslaughter at Peterborough Crown Court on Friday after prosecutors reduced the charge from murder. The incident occurred on March 8, 2025, outside the Wagon and Horses pub in Newmarket, Suffolk, where a 71-year-old man sustained fatal inju…