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    Brazil police detain wife of murdered Greek ambassador Amiridis

    Police in Rio de Janeiro have detained the Greek ambassador's wife and two other people on suspicion of involvement in his murder.

    The envoy, Kyriakos Amiridis, had been missing since Monday.

    His body was found in the boot of a burnt-out car on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro on Thursday.

    Police suspect Mr Amiridis, 59, was the victim of a "crime of passion". His Brazilian wife, Francoise Amiridis, and a local policeman are being questioned.

    Police in Rio are working on the assumption that Mrs Amiridis was having an extramarital affair with the detained policeman and had conspired to kill him, local media reported.

    Two other men have been held for questioning. Police initially said they were both implicated in the murder, but they later stated that one of the men was only a witness.

    Mr Amiridis served as consul in Rio de Janeiro between 2001 and 2004 and returned to the country as ambassador earlier this year.

    He had travelled from Brasilia to the city of Nova Iguacu, north of Rio, to spend the Christmas holidays there with his wife and her parents.

    Mrs Amiridis reported her husband missing on Wednesday.

    She told police that he had left the flat in the car he had rented on Monday evening without telling her where he was going.

    The burnt-out car was found on Thursday under a flyover on one of the main access roads to Rio with a body inside.

    The body was burned beyond recognition, but Rio police said it was that of Mr Amiridis.

    Investigators also said that they had found blood stains on the sofa in the flat the couple was staying in.

    They told local media that they thought Mr Amiridis had been killed in the flat before his body was taken away in his rental car.

    The couple had been living together for 15 years and their daughter is 10 years old, local news programme RJTV reported.

    http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-38467304
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    North Korean leader's brother Kim Jong-nam killed at Malaysia airport

    The half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Kim Jong-nam, has been killed in an attack in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur.

    Malaysian police say he was waiting at the airport for a flight to Macau on Monday when a woman covered his face with a cloth which burnt his eyes.

    He was using a passport in a different name at the time.

    The late Kim Jong-il's eldest son is thought to have fled North Korea after being passed over for the leadership.

    'Laced with a liquid'

    Malaysian police official Fadzil Ahmat confirmed for Malaysian news agency Bernama that the victim was indeed Kim Jong-nam.

    "While waiting for the flight, a woman came from behind and covered his face with a cloth laced with a liquid," he said.

    "Following this, the man was seen struggling for help and managed to obtain the assistance of a KLIA [Kuala Lumpur International Airport] receptionist as his eyes suffered burns as a result of the liquid.

    "Moments later, he was sent to the Putrajaya Hospital where he was confirmed dead."

    "So far there are no suspects, but we have started investigations and are looking at a few possibilities to get leads," Fadzil Ahmat told Reuters news agency separately

    According to the dead man's travel document, he was "Kim Chol", born 10 June 1970, but police confirmed he was actually Kim Jong-nam, born 10 May 1971.

    The police official said he had informed the North Korean embassy about Mr Kim's death.

    Earlier reports about his death had spoken of a poisoned needle or a spray being used to attack him.

    The results of an autopsy on his body have not yet been released.

    http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-38971655
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    Ross Outram charged in the murder or Paddy Lyons. Ireland

    A 26-year-old man has been remanded in custody after being charged with the murder of retired farmer Paddy Lyons in Co Waterford at the weekend.

    Ross Outram was brought before Dungarvan District Court where he was charged with murder of Mr Lyons (90) at Loughleagh, Ballysaggart, between February 24th and February 25th.

    Det Sgt Shay Keevans of Dungarvan Garda station gave evidence of arrest charge and caution and told the court that he charged Mr Outram with the offence at 11.44pm on Tuesday.

    He told the court that Mr Outram of Ferryland, Waterford Road, Clonmel, Co Tipperary made no reply to the charge when it was put to him after caution.

    Defence solicitor Eamon Hayes from Clonmel said he had no questions for Det Sgt Keevans in relation to his arrest and charging of Mr Outram.

    Judge Terence Finn asked Mr Outram to confirm his identity and his date of birth and Mr Outram, dressed in a navy tracksuit top and pants, stood up to confirm both to the judge.

    Remand

    Insp Larry Sheahan said that gardai were seeking a remand in custody to Clonmel District Court next Tuesday but Judge Finn questioned why he could not be remanded to Dungarvan next week. Insp Sheahan said that gardaí had no objection to that.

    Mr Outram was remanded in custody to appear again at Dungarvan District Court next Wednesday.

    Mr Hayes applied for free legal aid saying that his client’s only source of income was social welfare and Judge Finn granted him free legal aid to bring the three minute hearing to a close.

    There was no application for bail with Mr Hayes acknowledging an observation by Judge Finn that he would have to go to the High Court to do so.

    Mr Lyons, who lived alone in a cottage down the end of a laneway off the main Lismore-Mitchelstown Road, was found dead in his house at around 5pm on Saturday by a neighbour.

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    This happened less than 10 minutes from where I live. Horrible having something horrendous happen nearby.

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    Marcel Hesse is suspected of luring nine-year-old Jaden (right) into the cellar of building where he lived next door and stabbing him 56 times on Monday.


    Hesse is pictured (left) brandishing a knife in a video of the alleged killing.


    Another picture showed a folded up knife along with the message 'think that's enough equipment'.


    Hesse is understood to have written these translated messages to a friend before Jaden's death on Monday.



    Thrill-killer, 19, whose darknet post about murdering child stunned police, arrested as second body discovered

    The Associated Press

    BERLIN — A 19-year-old man suspected of killing a 9-year-old boy in the German city of Herne and posting pictures of the victim’s body on the internet was arrested Thursday, police said.

    Officers made the arrest after the man called from a fast food stall and reported a fire in a nearby apartment, where police later found another male body, police spokesman Gunnar Wortmann told The Associated Press.

    Earlier information about two more bodies being found in the apartment was incorrect, Wortmann said. Preliminary information indicated the second body appeared to be that of an adult, he said.

    The suspect, named by police as Marcel Hesse, had been sought since the killing of a neighbour’s child on Monday.

    The killing shocked the gritty industrial city of Herne, not least because police said the suspect had boasted about his actions online.

    Authorities said Hesse had posted a photo and video of the slain child online to boast about the killing.

    In one posting he wrote: ‘I have cut myself in the hand as I fought the 120 kg beast’. Another photo showed him washing a knife and posing for a selfie with blood on his hands.

    North Rhine-Westphalia’s top security official, Interior Minister Ralf Jaeger, said at the time that the images “left even the investigators stunned.”

    Hesse was clearly identifiable, standing with bloody hands next to his victim, police said.

    A large-scale manhunt was launched, with police using helicopters and sniffer dogs to search the area.

    They warned the public not to approach the suspect, saying Hesse knew martial arts and could be armed and dangerous.

    http://news.nationalpost.com/news/wo...ody-discovered
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    “There are lots of extremely smug and self-satisfied people in what would be deemed lower down in society, who also deserve to be pulled up. In a proper free society, you should be allowed to make jokes about absolutely anything.”
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    German prosecutor seeks life in prison for ‘ice cold’ neo-Nazi on trial for migrant murders

    Beate Zschaepe is a threat to the public who should be detained beyond her sentence, a judge has been warned

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    BERLIN — Prosecutors asked a German court Tuesday to impose the highest possible sentence against the main defendant in a high-profile neo-Nazi trial, saying she played a key role in the killing of 10 people by a group calling itself the National Socialist Underground.

    Federal prosecutor Herbert Diemer called for judges to convict Beate Zschaepe of murder and hand her a life sentence without the usual possibility of parole after 15 years. He also asked for her to be detained beyond her sentence, saying she is a threat to the public.

    Zschaepe — called the ‘Nazi Bride’ by German media — has been on trial since May 2013. She is accused of aiding two accomplices, Uwe Boehnhardt and Uwe Mundlos, in the killing of eight Turks, a Greek and a policewoman, and in carrying out two bomb attacks that wounded dozens of people, between 2000 and 2007. Boehnhardt and Mundlos, both core members of the group, died in an apparent murder-suicide in 2011.

    Zschaepe has been described by prosecutors as a manipulative genius who sexually dominated the far-right thugs she enchanted.

    A police raid found porn searches on her computer such as “Gina: Lisa’s sex tape,” “Dirty Tracy,” and “Jasmin Hot in the basement.”

    In Germany, prosecutors request a sentence before the verdict is passed. The court will next hear pleas from co-plaintiffs and defence lawyers before ruling on the case against Zschaepe and four co-defendants in the coming months.

    In his closing plea, Diemer described Zschaepe as an “ice-cold, calculating person” who shared Mundlos and Boehnardt’s far-right ideology and desire to terrorize migrants. He held the 42-year-old defendant equally responsible for the killings even though she never pulled the trigger.

    The NSU case exposed numerous errors on the part of German police and intelligence agencies. Authorities spent years investigating the migrant victims’ possible ties to organized crime while ignoring evidence pointing to a far-right motive. Evidence in the case was destroyed or lost shortly after Zschaepe’s arrest, prompting lawyers for victims’ families to accuse authorities of a coverup.

    Diemer asked the court to hand co-defendant Ralf Wohlleben a 12-year-sentence for accessory to murder for allegedly providing the group with a Ceska pistol used in nine of the killings.

    http://nationalpost.com/news/world/g...zi-murder-case
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    - Rev. Richard Hawke

    “There are lots of extremely smug and self-satisfied people in what would be deemed lower down in society, who also deserve to be pulled up. In a proper free society, you should be allowed to make jokes about absolutely anything.”
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    Sarah Everard murder: Wayne Couzens given whole-life sentence

    A Met Police officer who murdered Sarah Everard after kidnapping her under the guise of an arrest has been sentenced to a whole-life prison term.

    Wayne Couzens abducted the 33-year-old as she walked home from a friend's house in south London on 3 March.

    During the sentencing of Couzens, the judge said the case was "devastating, tragic and wholly brutal".

    Ms Everard's family said they were relieved by the fact that Couzens would die in jail.

    Addressing reporters outside the Old Bailey following his sentencing, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick said she recognised that a "precious bond of trust" had been damaged by Couzens, who had "brought shame on the Met".

    Describing him as a "coward", she said his crimes were "a gross betrayal of everything policing stands for", adding: "I am so sorry."

    An ongoing Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) review of how Couzens became a Met officer has found that vetting procedures missed that two of his previous cars had been linked to allegations of indecent exposure.

    Speaking to the London Assembly's Police and Crime Committee earlier on Thursday, two senior Met officers said they were not aware of rumours that Couzens was nicknamed "the rapist" by colleagues.

    However, HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary Sir Tom Winsor said the nickname was known by some officers.

    Sir Tom, who in his role has responsibility for the inspection of police forces, told BBC Radio 4's the World at One: "Yes, I did know that. And he also had allegedly a reputation in terms of drug abuse, extreme pornography and other offences of this kind."

    What Couzens' colleagues knew or suspected about him remains the subject of the IOPC investigation.

    When sentencing Couzens earlier on Thursday, Lord Justice Fulford described the circumstances of the kidnap, rape and murder as "grotesque", telling him he had "betrayed" his family. He said Ms Everard was "an intelligent, resourceful, talented and much-loved young woman, still in the early years of her life".

    The judge told 48-year-old Couzens: "Notwithstanding your guilty pleas, therefore, I have seen no evidence of genuine contrition on your part, as opposed to evident self-pity and attempts by you to avoid or minimise the proper consequences of what you have done."

    He said the seriousness of the case was so "exceptionally high" that it warranted a whole-life order.

    "The misuse of a police officer's role such as occurred in this case in order to kidnap, rape and murder a lone victim is of equal seriousness as a murder for the purpose of advancing a political, religious or ideological cause," he told the Old Bailey. "All of these situations attack different aspects of the fundamental underpinnings of our democratic way of life."

    Reacting to the sentencing, Ms Everard's family said they were pleased with the full-life term, adding that although "nothing can make things better, nothing can bring Sarah back... knowing he will be imprisoned forever brings some relief.

    "Sarah lost her life needlessly and cruelly and all the years of life she had yet to enjoy were stolen from her. Wayne Couzens held a position of trust as a police officer and we are outraged and sickened that he abused this trust in order to lure Sarah to her death. The world is a safer place with him imprisoned.

    "It is almost seven months since Sarah died and the pain of losing her is overwhelming. We miss her all the time. We hold her safe in our hearts."

    As Wayne Couzens was told he would spend the rest of his life in prison, he kept his head down as he has throughout his time in the dock. He was shaking as he was sentenced.

    The Everard family looked on. The Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick was in court to hear the sentence. Her officer a convicted murderer and rapist.

    Mr Justice Fulford told Couzens his offences were "warped, selfish and brutal". The judge said Sarah "was simply walking home".

    After Couzens was sentenced, police officers who investigated the murder hugged the Everard family. But as her parents and sister said yesterday, all they want is Sarah back and no punishment will ever compare to the pain and torture Couzens had inflicted on them.

    Lord Justice Fulford paid tribute to the dignity of Ms Everard's family, whose statements in court on Wednesday "revealed the human impact" of Couzens' offending, which he said "was both sexual and homicidal".

    The judge added that Couzens had eroded public confidence in the police in England and Wales.

    In a letter she wrote before Dame Cressida spoke to reporters, senior Labour MP Harriet Harman called on the Met Police commissioner to resign. Ms Harman said women's confidence in the police "will have been shattered" and it would be impossible for Dame Cressida to oversee the changes needed to rebuild trust.

    Home Secretary Priti Patel said there were "serious questions" for the Metropolitan Police regarding the Couzens case, adding that the force "will be held to account".

    She described the crimes as "sickening" and said it was right that this "monster" had been given a whole-life sentence.

    When Parliament abolished the death penalty more than 50 years ago, it promised the British people that the worst of the very worst offenders would be locked up in jail for the rest of their lives.
    Since then a series of complex rules for judges has evolved in order for a "whole-life order" (WLO) to be imposed.

    The law says a WLO should "normally" only be considered if an offender has murdered more than once, killed a police or prison officer, abducted and sadistically killed a child, or where the motive was ideological.

    While MPs did not envisage such a serious crime as this when they wrote the law, they said judges could impose a WLO in other unthinkable cases where the seriousness of the crime was exceptionally high.

    Lord Justice Fulford concluded the misuse of a constable's role to deceive, kidnap, rape and murder Sarah Everard was as bad as terrorism. It was not only a crime of appalling and prolonged suffering for the victim, but it undermined trust in the police - part of the bedrock of a safe society.

    And that is why the law allowed the judge to order Couzens will never be released.

    The Old Bailey sentencing hearing had been told how Couzens used his Metropolitan Police-issue warrant card and handcuffs to abduct Ms Everard as she walked from Clapham to her Brixton home on the night of 3 March.

    The firearms-trained parliamentary and diplomatic protection officer, who had clocked off from a 12-hour shift at the US Embassy that morning, drove to a secluded rural area near Dover where he raped Ms Everard.

    She had been strangled with Couzens' police-issue belt by 02:30 GMT the following morning.

    'Disgrace to our uniform'

    Couzens, who was married with two children, then burned the marketing executive's body in a refrigerator in an area of woodland he owned in Hoads Wood, near Ashford, before dumping the remains in a nearby pond.

    On 9 March, he was arrested at his home in Deal, Kent, after police connected him to the hire car he used to abduct Ms Everard. Her remains were found by police dogs the next day.

    Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was "sickened" by the details that had emerged during sentencing.

    "Our police are there to protect us - and I know that officers will share in our shock and devastation at the total betrayal of this duty. People must be able to walk on our streets without fear of harm and with full confidence that the police are there to keep them safe."

    John Apter, national chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales, said Couzens was "an absolute disgrace to the police service" and he was "ashamed he was ever a police officer".

    "I am proud to carry a warrant card, but this vile individual's abuse of that authority has cast a shadow on all those who work within policing. He has brought disgrace to our uniform.
    "The way he took advantage of Sarah's trust makes me feel sick to the stomach."

    https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-58747614

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    Arthur Labinjo-Hughes killers' sentences spark fury

    Evil stepmum Emma Tustiun jailed for 29 years for murder and boy's dad gets 21 years for manslaughter

    The father and stepmother of tragic Arthur Labinjo-Hughes are in jail - but many are calling for them to never leave.

    Thomas Hughes, 29, and girlfriend Emma Tustin, 32, were both jailed for brutally abusing the six-year-old from the beginning of the first lockdown - before Tustin murdered him.

    She has been jailed for 29 years for his murder - and his killer dad has been sentenced to 21 years for manslaughter - but that is not enough for many.

    Meanwhile, the focus has also turned to the authorities charged with keeping Arthur safe. The 38-day court case heard how his grandmother referred horrific bruises to social services- but to no avail.

    Arthur was fatally injured at Tustins home in Cranmore Road, Shirley, in June 2020.

    The court has heard the father and son were living at Tustin's home in Cranmore Road because they were there when lockdown was announced in March 2020.

    The pair remained at the address until Arthur suffered fatal injuries on June 16.

    The youngster died after suffering fatal brain damage from a 'shaking injury'.

    A post-mortem examination confirmed his death was caused by a head injury.

    We will bring you live updates below.

    https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/new...ughes-21764057

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    Enacted from Prime Minister Boris Johnson, named "Arthur's Law", the sentence is consistent of a life without parole sentence. This does not apply to Thomas Hughes and Emma Tustin. Each will serve 29 years and 21 years respectively in prison.
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