Murder

Jerusalem court casts doubt on murder charges against two women in Benayahu Razi killing

The Public Defender’s Office said, however, that the court found sufficient preliminary evidence to support a charge of aiding and abetting murder in the case of Benayahu Razi's murder.

The suspects in the murder of Benayahu Razi last month in Jerusalem, are brought to their court hearing at District Court in Jerusalem. August 08, 2026.
A picture taken on December 4, 2007 shows death row inmate Christa Pike entering a Knox County Criminal Court in Knoxville, Tennessee, US., obtained by Reuters on September 30, 2026.

Christa Pike has corresponded with me for over a year. She is not a monster - opinion

Paul Mackenzie, a Kenyan cult leader accused of ordering his followers, who were members of the Good News International Church, to starve themselves to death in Shakahola forest, appears in court for his judgement at the Mombasa High Court, Kenya, October 19, 2026.

Doomsday preacher convicted of mass murder of 190 children, starvation deaths in Kenya cult case

Police stand outside the home at 722 Perry Street where 9 members of a family were killed in an apparent domestic dispute on October 10, 2026 in Erie, Pennsylvania.

Pregnant woman, two children among eight victims killed in Pennsylvania mass shooting


Fatal shooting near Acre follows reported threats around major crime case

Media reports said the victim was the father of a state witness in a major organized crime case, though authorities have not confirmed the alleged connection.

Illustrative: Police car at night

Supreme Court restores murder conviction in 1979 Etan Patz case

In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court reinstated the conviction in the 1979 Etan Patz killing, reversing a ruling that had ordered a retrial.

A street shrine to six-year-old Etan Patz is set in front of the building where suspect Pedro Hernandez confessed to have strangled the boy in New York on May 29, 2012.

Father, uncle sentenced to life for honor killing of 14-year-old girl in Pakistan

Anwar-ul-Haq, the girl’s father, told police that gunmen fired on her. However, police found that ul-Haq, a naturalized US citizen, has organized the killing with his brother-in-law.

A protestor carries a poster during a demonstration to protest against femicide, sexual violence and all gender-based violence ahead of the International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women, in Valletta, Malta November 23, 2025.

UK police release suspect in attempted murder of three-year-old who ended up in crocodile enclosure

It is unknown to the public whether the child sustained his injuries entirely from the fall or if he was also bitten, and police have yet to confirm how the child ended up in the crocodile enclosure.

Some of the 250 Nile crocodiles housed in the Dubai Crocodile Park lounge along sandbanks on October 26, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Israeli tourist arrested for attempted murder after triple stabbing outside Ayia Napa nightclub

A local youth and two security guards were stabbed during the brawl, which occured outside of a nightclub on Louka Louka Street in the resort town of Ayia Napa at around 04:30 a.m.

Tourists enjoy at the beach in Ayia Napa, Cyprus, October 5, 2024.

Iran reports three femicide cases in one week amid domestic violence study

Three reported femicides in Iran in one week have renewed attention on domestic violence, with a new Iranian study finding that economic hardship can increase violence against women.

An Iranian woman walks past a piece of street art in Tehran on June 3, 2026.

High school student's killer accepts plea deal, sentenced to 25 years in prison

The defense emphasized that Khlo was not accused of shooting or driving the vehicle, as the prosecution was unable to determine who involved had shot and killed the student.

Chief of Police Daniel Levi at the scene of a shooting incident in Ramla, central Israel, May 11, 2026.

Families of Mexico's near-135,000 missing persons protest as World Cup kicks off

Hector Aguila, 59, who organizes Jalisco-based searchers' group Luz de Esperanza (Light of Hope), has been looking for his son since 2023.

A member of the Mexican navy patrols Benito Juarez International Airport after Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, known as "El Mencho," was killed in Jalisco state, in Mexico City, Mexico, February 22, 2026.

Gunmen kill three in Nigeria school attack

Police confirmed the deaths of three people, including a school vice principal, a 70-year-old man and a 6-year-old child. One security operative was injured.

Members of the Nigerian Police Force deploy a water cannon truck near a protest site where supporters of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), are demanding his release from prison, in Abuja, Nigeria, October 20, 2025.

Border Police officer, two IDF officers arrested on suspicion of attempted murder

The investigation revealed that the officer, a man in his 20s, and two of his family members, who are both officers in the IDF, had an ambush planned out in order to carry out the murder.

ILLUSTRATIVE: POLICE ARREST suspect thought to have allowed illegal immigrants through border, November 30, 2025.