Violent crime · Africa
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Violent crime · Malaysia
PunchNG
Malaysia police shoot Nigerian deadA team of Malaysian police officers have shot dead a Nigerian man after he allegedly hacked off a…
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Violent crime · AfricaPunchNG
Rivers cultists hack motorcyclist to deathPolice in Rivers State have arrested two suspected cultists who allegedly lured a motorcyclist into a forest, stabbed…
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Police detail dramatic arrest of key suspect in the Sakumono double killing in KumasiThe Ghana Police Service has been giving detailed accounts of the operation that led to the arrest of…
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SportPunchNG
Akala, Adegoke strike late to sink Benin ArsenalShooting Stars beat Bendel Insurance 2-1 in an NPFL matchday 13 fixture, with late goals from Olakunle Akala…
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Police arrest suspect in Sakumono double murder after manhunt in EjisuThe Ghana Police Service says a 72-year-old man suspected of murdering two relatives at Sakumono in Tema was…
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Manso Keniago Chief challenges NAIMOS to prove alleged shooting that killed sixThe Chief of Manso Keniago in the Amansie West District has challenged the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat…
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Complete Sports
Soccer · NigeriaComplete SportsNG
Euromatch NPFL: Bendel Insurance Can Silence Shooting Stars in Ibadan – BoboyeBendel Insurance technical adviser Kennedy Boboye has expressed confidence in his team’s readiness ahead of their Matchday 13…
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Violent crime · Nigeria
VanguardNG
Kidnappers kill Kaduna farmer after collecting N56m ransomBy Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo Armed kidnappers have reportedly killed an Abuja-based worker and farmer, Ibrahim Kadafa, popularly known as…
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Crime & Justice · South Africa
The CitizenZA
Eastern Cape father gets two life terms for raping his daughterThe father pleaded not guilty, claiming he had consensually slept with his daughter but changed his version several…
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Violent crime · NigeriaPunchNG
NSCDC disbands Gombe outpost after shooting incidentThe NSCDC has disbanded its Anti-Vandalism Outpost in Gombe State following a shooting incident involving its personnel and…
2 sources · Punch, Daily Trust
- Ahram Online INTERVIEW| From Al-Ahram to murder mysteries: Vaseem Khan on Egypt, colonial history and the pursuit of justice
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Violent crime · South Africa
IOLZA
Limpopo man arrested after police find him with 14 suspected stolen cattleA 51-year-old man from Limpopo has been arrested on suspicion of stock theft.
- News24 Cape Town man accused of killing 88-year-old father referred for medical examination
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Politics
SABC NewsZA
‘Owner of mansion where cocaine was found has Matlala surname’Not established whether the owner is related to attempted murder accused Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala…
- News24 IPID probes shooting during armed robbery at Oudtshoorn hotel
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Violent crime
IOLZA
Ekurhuleni murder probe: Cachalia cannot say how many DNA exhibits remain outstandingHow many DNA exhibits linked to the Ekurhuleni murder cases are still awaiting analysis? Acting Police Minister Firoz…
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Violent crime · South AfricaSABC NewsZA
Cachalia condemns killing of Greytown station commanderDuring the robbery a shop owner was also shot and wounded, while employees were assaulted.
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Violent crime
IOLZA
Life behind bars for North West men who tortured 'intruder' to deathTwo men, 39-year-old Pholoso Lekana and 42-year-old Tshepo Ramatiti, have received life sentences for the murder and kidnapping…
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Violent crime · South Africa
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Assault of suspected intruder leads to life sentences for North West menTwo men get life sentences for murdering a suspected intruder they kidnapped and brutally assaulted in North West.
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Euronews
Health · Khan YounisEuronewsFR
Gaza: Devastation inside Nasser Hospital after deadly Israeli strikeAn Israeli airstrike hit Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, early on Thursday 12 November, killing…
2 sources · Euronews, Egyptian Streets
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Violent crime · South AfricaSABC NewsZA
Team set up to hunt down Greytown station commander’s killersThe Greytown police station commander was killed during a shootout following a business robbery…
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Crime & Justice · South AfricaThe CitizenZA
Free State grandfather sentenced to 25 years for raping 14-year-old granddaughterHer grandfather assaulted her as she returned to bed after taking her tonsil medication in the early hours…
2 sources · The Citizen, SABC News
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Daily Trust
Violent crime · NigeriaDaily TrustNG
Suspected cultists kill motorcyclist in RiversPolice operatives in Rivers State have arrested two suspected cultists who were allegedly involved in the gruesome murder…
- The Guardian Nigeria News Two Arrested Over Murder of Kano-Born Motorcycle Rider in Rivers
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Violent crime · United StatesVanguardNG
Disgruntled US tenant kills building manager, injures four, shoots selfA disgruntled tenant shot dead his building manager and wounded four other people in an upscale neighborhood of…
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Violent crimeThe CitizenZA
KZN police launch manhunt after suspects shoot and kill Greytown station commanderPolice say no stone will be left unturned in the search for at least 10 suspects who fled…
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DCI officer recounts how Tob Cohen missing-person case became murder probeThe murder investigation into the death of businessman Tob Cohen shifted from a missing-person inquiry to a homicide…
- GhanaWeb Two men charged with murder of woman found dead in bush
- News24 Cachalia slams ‘cowardly’ killing of KZN station commander in shootout with alleged robbers
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Violent crime · AfricaPunchNG
Zamfara woman abducts niece, demands N10m ransomA 26-year-old woman, Saadiya Sahabi, has been arrested for allegedly abducting her three-year-old niece and demanding a N10m…