The video shows a police officer shooting a woman and her son after a dispute over a noisemaker. Some activists linked the killings to a culture of violence in which the police are allowed to act with impunity.
Tag: Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides
She Called Police Over a Neo-Nazi Threat. But the Neo-Nazis Were Inside the Police.
Death threats linked to police computers and the discovery of far-right chat groups in police departments across Germany have fed concerns about far-right infiltration.
He Spent 20 Years in Prison, Until a Serial Killer Confessed to the Crime
Yoon Sung-yeo was sentenced to life for a crime he did not commit in South Korea. He was able to clear his name after a notorious serial killer confessed last year.
Shinji Aoba Charged in Kyoto Animation Fire
Prosecutors accused Shinji Aoba in connection with a blaze in Kyoto last year that killed 36, making it the country’s deadliest attack in decades.
Japan’s ‘Twitter Killer,’ Takahiro Shiraishi, Is Sentenced to Death
Takahiro Shiraishi confessed to killing eight women he stalked on social media, and a man he thought suspected him, in crimes that evoked many of the country’s social fears.
Court Finds Evidence of Crimes Against Humanity in the Philippines
The International Criminal Court has released its latest report on President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody war on drugs.
Your Monday Briefing
Germany prepares for a lockdown.
She Stalked Her Daughter’s Killers Across Mexico, One by One
Armed with a handgun, a fake ID card and disguises, Miriam Rodríguez was a one-woman detective squad, defying a system where criminal impunity often prevails.
Italy Charges Egyptian Security Agents in Student’s Killing
Prosecutors brought formal indictments against four officials from the North African country over the abduction and murder of Giulio Regeni in 2016.
Her Abuse Was a ‘Family Matter,’ Until It Went Live
The grisly death of a farmer, whose attack was streamed online, has shocked China, with many asking why the legal system failed to protect her.