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Boyfriend of Atlanta woman who didn't realize she'd been shot in the head gets 25 years in prison

Nicole Gordon went to the hospital for severe headaches and memory loss. Doctors found a bullet in her skull.

Greece

Greek police smash alleged €500,000 baby-smuggling network

Greek police, backed by Europol, say they have uncovered a €500,000 network that sold unborn children for adoption and eggs from vulnerable women.

USA

Man guilty of killing 6 members of his extended family in Texas

A teenage girl survived the deadly 2014 attack in the Houston area by playing dead after she was grazed by a bullet, authorities have said.

Netherlands

Two children among four dead in Dutch 'family drama', say police

Police believe one of the deceased, a 35-year-old police officer, may have been the shooter.

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United Kingdom

Identical triplets all jailed for the same crime

Reiss Gabriel and his two brothers — Ralston and Ricky — were all convicted of possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life.

USA

Boy, 14, confesses to shooting all five members of family in US home

The teen, who has not been identified, was helping investigators Tuesday morning to find the gun, which he said was a 9 mm handgun he "tossed nearby."

France

Lyon stabbing suspect charged for 'murder' and 'attempted murder'

Lyon stabbing suspect charged for 'murder' and 'attempted murder'

USA

Police searched years for a serial rapist, then found a suspect among their past recruits

"Had he not attempted to join the ranks of the Clayton County Police department, it's questionable as to when we would have apprehended him," police said.

United Kingdom

Prince Andrew defends former friendship with Jeffrey Epstein

Prince Andrew denies knowledge of criminal behaviour by former friend Jeffrey Epstein

United Kingdom

Man, 20, charged with murder of newlywed British PC appears in court

Jed Foster, 20, was charged with the murder of newlywed British PC Andrew Harper, who was killed while investigating a burglary.

Italy

French couple face jail for taking sand from a beach in Sardinia

Italian customs have arrested a French couple who wanted to leave the island of Sardinia with 40 kilograms of sand from Chia beach, in the boot of their car.

USA

Jeffrey Epstein autopsy says death was suicide by hanging

Jeffrey Epstein's death in a jail cell in Manhattan has been ruled a suicide by hanging, according to the New York medical examiner.

United Kingdom

Knife crime campaign on fried chicken boxes branded 'offensive'

A government knife crime campaign on fried chicken boxes has been condemned as 'ignorant' and 'offensive'.

United Kingdom

Man stabbed in knife attack at Home Office in London

Man stabbed in knife attack at Home Office in London

USA

Accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein dead from suicide in prison

U.S. Attorney General William Barr said he was "appalled" to learn of Epstein's apparent suicide in federal custody.

USA

U.S. Scout scandal could be bigger than Catholic Church crisis

The Abused in Scouting lawyers say they've identified 350 predator scoutmasters and represent 800 victims.

United Kingdom

French boy, six, fractured his spine in Tate Modern fall

A 17-year-old British boy appeared in court charged with attempted murder. He will appear at London's Central Criminal Court on Thursday.

USA

Police officer found dead after failing to show for court in sex crime

San Diego police Chief David Nisleit said the officer appeared to have died by suicide but had "many questions that remain unanswered."

USA

Police unsure if Dayton gunman targeted sister in mass shooting

Nine people were killed in the shooting hours after 20 people were killed by a gunman at an El Paso, Texas, Walmart. Officials in Texas announced Monday another victim had died.

Italy

Italian police arrest six over deadly nightclub stampede

Six people including five teenagers and a 39-year-old woman who had accompanied her daughter to the Lanterna Azzurra nightclub in Corinaldo, were killed in the stampede on December 8, 2018.