United Kingdom Yorkshire Ripper: 1970s UK serial killer Peter Sutcliffe dies Sutcliffe was one of Britain's most notorious criminals and his murderous rampage during that period mesmerised the country amid a massive police manhunt. 13/11/2020
United Kingdom UK nurse charged with murder over multiple baby deaths Lucy Letby, 30, is to appear in court on Thursday where is facing eight counts of murder and 10 of attempted murder over the death of babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital between June 2015 and June 2016. 12/11/2020
Belgium Belgian, 89, found guilty of murdering her best friend, 93 Clara Maes insisted she wasn’t behind the 2015 stabbing murder of her friend, who had named her as heir to the majority of her fortune. 09/10/2020
France Three French secret agents arrested for private murder plot The three soldiers were stationed at a specialised parachute training centre under the authority of the country's external intelligence agency, the DGSE 05/08/2020
Malaysia British woman jailed for 42 months in Malaysia over husband's death Samantha Jones faced a hanging sentence if convicted of murder but was sentenced to 42 months in prison after pleading guilty to a lesser charge. 03/08/2020
Romania Killer released from jail early suspected of setting alight girl, 17 The 17-year-old was doused in petrol and set alight at her home in south-west Romania last Saturday, say prosecutors. 19/06/2020
Sweden Swedish PM Olof Palme's unsolved murder case dropped Olof Palme was shot dead on 28 February 1986. The charismatic leader of the Social-Democratic party and his wife Lisbeth Palme had just left a cinema in downtown Stockholm. 10/06/2020
United Kingdom Lyra Mckee: Police appeal for more information one year after murder Journalist Lyra McKee, 29, was shot dead while observing rioting in the Creggan estate, Londonderry on April 18, 2019. 17/04/2020
View Nearly 30 years after my father’s murder, investigative journalists are still under threat ǀ View 04/02/2020
Japan Japan executes Chinese national after 16 year death row stint Wei wei was in prison for the murder of a family in 2003. 26/12/2019
Russia Russia to expel two German diplomats over Berlin murder investigation Tensions have risen between the two countries since a Russian-Georgian man was murdered in Berlin in August. 12/12/2019
Germany Germany expels two Russian diplomats Germany expelled two Russian diplomats from the embassy in Berlin over the murder of a former Chechen insurgent in August. 04/12/2019
United Kingdom Man found guilty of killing heavily pregnant ex-wife with crossbow Police revealed that Sana's ex-husband had bought two crossbows months prior to the attack and carried out surveillance on her house. 22/11/2019
France Frenchman suspected to have killed his family arrested in Glasgow Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès, a Frenchman who is suspected to have killed his entire family in 2011 and has been on the run since, was arrested in Glasgow on Friday, AFP reported, citing police sources. 11/10/2019
Austria Five murdered in Austrian ski town of Kitzbuehel - police Five murdered in Austrian ski town of Kitzbuehel - police 06/10/2019
Malta Malta urged to drop libel cases against murdered journalist Commissioner Dunja Mijatovic says that the litigation is an attempt to intimidate Galizia's family. 20/09/2019
Germany Syrian man given 9.5-year jail term over deadly stabbing in Chemnitz Syrian man given 9.5-year jail term over deadly stabbing in Chemnitz 22/08/2019
