Murder/Manslaughter

Murdered Mongolian woman Altantuya’s family returns more than $1.5m in damages to Malaysian govt

Ms Altantuya Shaariibuu’s family had filed a RM100 million lawsuit in 2007, claiming that her death caused them mental shock and psychological trauma.

Two brothers charged with murder in Johor skeletal remains case

No plea was recorded by the two accused, R. Arasan, 32, and R. Utes, 36.

Jill Biden’s ex-husband is accused of killing his current wife

William Stevenson, 77, poses for a booking photograph after he was charged with one felony count of murder in the first degree.

Prosecutor whose daughter witnessed Charlie Kirk murder denies conflict of interest

Deputy Utah County Attorney Chad Grunander said his daughter’s presence at the shooting did not play any role in his office’s move to seek the death penalty.

Skeletal remains of six including three children found in burnt-down house in Johor

Johor police chief Ab Rahaman Arsad said the remains were found in a house in an oil palm plantation on Jan 9.

US man, 83, tricked by scammers, gets 21 years to life for killing Uber driver

Uber driver Lo-Letha Toland-Hall had been dispatched to pick up a package at a house, where she was later mistakenly shot.

British serial killer 'Suffolk Strangler' pleads guilty to 1999 murder

FILE PHOTO: Steve Wright, who has been found guilty of murder, is seen in this undated handout file photograph released by Suffolk Police January 14, 2008. Wright, a married British man who murdered five young women in 2006, was sentenced on February 22, 2008 to life in jail without the chance of remission. Suffolk Police/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

News analysis

How Alex Pretti’s death became a national tipping point

People gather near a makeshift memorial for Mr Alex Pretti at the site where he was fatally shot by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis.

US Justice Department opens civil rights probe into Alex Pretti shooting, official says

A memorial for Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse who was fatally shot by federal immigration agents trying to detain him in Minneapolis, Minnesota, at the Margaret Cochran Corbin VA Campus in New York City, U.S., January 29, 2026. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado

US judge rules out death penalty for Luigi Mangione over murder of insurance firm CEO

FILE PHOTO: Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Supreme Court for a suppression hearing December 18 2025. Curtis Means/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

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