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Ukraine

Ukrainian man invents murder to get police to clear snow from his road

The road had been cleared of snow by local authorities but the false killer said he was unhappy with the job, police said.

Germany

Right-wing extremist given life for murder of pro-migrant German MP

Stephan Ernst was convicted for shooting dead a pro-migrant regional politician at his home in 2019. An alleged accomplice was given a suspended sentence.

New Zealand

British backpacker Grace Millane’s killer convicted of more attacks

The man who murdered British backpacker Grace Millane in 2018 has been convicted of sex attacks on two other women.

Slovakia

Supreme court increases jail term for killer of journalist Jan Kuciak

Slovakia was rocked by the murders of journalist Jan Kuciak and Martina Kusnirova in February 2018.

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Russia

Russia arrests man on suspicion of murdering 26 elderly women in Volga

Russia's Investigative Committee says they have arrested a man who is "currently confessing" to the murders between 2011 and 2012.

Denmark

Two brothers convicted of murder of biracial man in Denmark

The high-profile case has prompted discussion of racism in Denmark.

France

Four more students charged over murder of French teacher Samuel Paty

Four more students have been charged in the investigation into the murder of French history teacher Samuel Paty, who was beheaded on October 16 after showing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed to his class.

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.

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.

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.

Sweden

Dane admits killing Swedish journalist Kim Wall for first time

Up until now, Peter Madsen had maintained that Kim Wall's death on his homemade submarine was an accident.

Slovakia

Businessman Kocner cleared of masterminding Jan Kuciak's murder

Ján Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová were gunned down at their home two years ago in murders that rocked the country and led to the collapse of the coalition government.

Slovakia

Slovakia expels three Russian diplomats over 'serious crime'

Local media are reporting a possible link to the murder of a former Chechen rebel in a Berlin park last year.

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

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.

Turkey

Khashoggi killing: Turkish court puts Saudi suspects on trial

A Turkish court is trying in absentia two former aides of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and 18 other Saudi nationals over the 2018 killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.

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.

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.

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.

Turkey

Euroviews. Nearly 30 years after my father’s murder, investigative journalists are still under threat ǀ View

Following my father's murder, assassinations would take place throughout 1993.It would be referred to as the year of the "unnamed coup" in some circles. However, we would never have a chance to find out who staged that alleged coup or who committed that crime.