All news on the topic: Death Penalty

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Rob Reiner’s son Nick seeks $1.6m trust fund to pay legal bills
Rob Reiner’s son Nick is demanding access to his trust fund to cover his legal bills. He claims he should have access to the trust created for him as a baby.
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British drug trafficking arrests abroad surge fourfold in three years
The number of British nationals detained overseas on drug trafficking charges has surged more than fourfold over three years, official figures show, alongside a Government warning that penalties include life imprisonment and the death sentence.
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Egyptian TV presenter Sarah Khalifa sentenced to death over massive drug trafficking ring
A popular Egyptian TV presenter has been sentenced to death by hanging after she was convicted for her role in a massive drug trafficking ring.
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Tyler Robinson pleads not guilty as judge clears way for capital murder trial over Charlie Kirk killing
Tyler Robinson, the man accused of fatally shooting prominent US conservative activist Charlie Kirk on a Utah college campus, pleaded not guilty at a hearing on Tuesday to a murder charge that a judge ruled could carry the death penalty.
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More than 1,500 Iranian prisoners launch hunger strike as executions surge
At least 1,500 protest after six men on drug-related charges put in solitary confinement before possible execution
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King Charles symbolically pardons Britain’s last woman executed by hanging after 70 years
The last British woman to be hanged, executed in 1955 for murdering her partner, on Wednesday had her sentence symbolically commuted to ‌life imprisonment by King Charles, on advice from the government that she had suffered an "historical injustice".
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Former Chinese official sentenced to death over $325 million bribery scheme
A Chinese court has sentenced a former senior official to death for accepting more than 2.21 billion yuan ($325 million) in bribes over a 30-year period, according to a statement from the Changzhou Intermediate People’s Court in Jiangsu province.
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Florida’s execution surge leaves death row priest traumatised as DeSantis accelerates death warrants
This spring, Father Dustin Feddon began waking up in the middle of the night. Heart racing, he would stand at the bathroom sink in the dark, splashing cold water on his face until the feeling passed.
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British TikTok influencer’s mother says daughter was "terrified" after fatal stabbing in Dubai
The mother of a British TikTok influencer who has been charged with murdering her lover in Dubai has revealed her daughter was “terrified” in a phone call.
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Luigi Mangione loses bid to block backpack evidence in healthcare CEO murder trial
Key evidence found in the backpack of Luigi Mangione can be presented at his trial related to the shooting of a healthcare CEO on the streets of Manhattan, a court has ruled.
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Hamas militants forced kidnapped family members to perform sexual acts on one another while in captivity
Evil Hamas sadists forced kidnapped family members to perform indescribable sexual acts on each other, a haunting two-year probe has found.
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ChatGPT "advised school shooter to target kids to get more attention"
The widow of a man killed in a mass shooting is suing ChatGPT’s parent company OpenAI, claiming the chatbot contributed to the tragedy.
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Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi describes torture, isolation and medical neglect inside Iran’s prisons
Writing by Narges Mohammadi, who has been arrested 14 times for her activism, offers a disturbing insight into her treatment.
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FedEx driver sentenced to death for killing seven-year-old Athena Strand
FedEx driver Tanner Horner, who kidnapped and killed seven-year-old Athena Strand, has been sentenced to death by lethal injection.
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Three asylum seekers convicted of raping woman on Brighton beach as one filmed attack
A convicted murderer facing the death penalty in his native Egypt went on to rape an unconscious woman on Brighton beach after lying his way into the UK.
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Failed asylum seeker exposed as convicted killer after Brighton beach gang rape
A failed Egyptian asylum seeker, who participated in a gang rape of a woman on a beach with his accomplices, has been identified as a convicted murderer.
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US singer D4vd denies killing 14-year-old girl as prosecutors file murder charges
Singer D4vd has pleaded not guilty to the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
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Palestine Action dominates Scotland terrorism cases after ban, raising alarm over scale and use of counter-terror laws
Scottish prosecutors have received more than 100 reports of alleged terrorism related to Palestine Action in seven months.
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Three Britons caught with £300,000 of cocaine in Bali set for deportation after turning informants
A trio of British drug mules who attempted to smuggle £300,000 worth of cocaine into Bali are reportedly set to be deported back to the UK after avoiding the death penalty.
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Bulgarian court delays extradition of Beirut port blast suspect over death penalty concerns
A Bulgarian court has postponed a hearing on Lebanon’s request to extradite Igor Grechushkin, the Russian-Cypriot ship operator linked to the 2020 Beirut port explosion that killed more than 200 people, pending assurances that he will not face the death penalty if extradited.
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Florida mother faces death penalty over alleged child exploitation case
A mother is accused of coercing her 11-year-old daughter into horrific sexual abuse—some involving the family dog—and recording it for a stranger’s gratification. If convicted, officials warn she could face the death penalty.
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Trump supporters lash out at Pope after he questions what it means to be ‘pro-life’
Trump’s supporters have targeted the Pope after he suggested that supporting the death penalty and mistreatment of immigrants is ’not really pro-life’.
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American basketball star Jarred Shaw faces possible death sentence in Indonesia after arrest over cannabis gummies
When Jarred Shaw, an American basketball player in Indonesia, stepped down to the lobby in his flat complex earlier this year to collect a package containing illegally imported cannabis gummies, he thought that the medicine to ease his Crohn’s disease had arrived.
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Death penalty pursued as suspect in Charlie Kirk shooting charged with aggravated murder
The suspect at the centre of the shooting of Charlie Kirk has been charged with aggravated murder and six other charges, and the death penalty is to be sought for the offences.
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Six deputies fired after fatal failures in Mary Gingles case
A South Florida sheriff’s office has dismissed six more deputies and disciplined 11 others due to their handling of the case of Mary Gingles, a woman investigators say was murdered by her estranged husband after she had warned officers for months that she feared he would kill her.