RABAT: Two dozen suspects are set to go on trial in Morocco on Thursday (May 2) for offences linked to the gruesome murder of two young Scandinavian hikers late last year that shocked the North African country.Danish student Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, 24, and 28-year-old Norwegian Maren Ueland had their throats slit before they were beheaded in December at an isolated site in the High Atlas mountains.Three main defendants accused of direct involvement in the murders and who allegedly pledged allegiance to the Islamic State jihadist group could theoretically face the death penalty.A total of 24 defendants are due to appear before a criminal court in Sale to answer charges including promoting terrorism, forming a terrorist cell and premeditated murder.A Spanish-Swiss convert to Islam is among the suspects who are due to face justice in the city near Rabat.But families of the slain hikers and their lawyers will not attend the trial, according to information obtained by AFP.Nature … [Read more...] about Trial for murder of Scandinavian hikers to open in Morocco
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Man charged with murder after avenging distraught sister
Suspect Abhisek Thepsurin has reportedly confessed to killing Saowalak Chansiam for breaking his younger sister’s heart, which drove her to attempt to commit suicide, and to wounding Saowalak’s new girlfriend. Abhisek, who appeared calm and emotionless, briefly told the court that he was sorry, as police presented him to apply for a detention order and object to his release on bail. A police source said that Abhisek, who was arrested shortly after the murder, had confessed to killing Saowalak and seriously wounding her new girlfriend, Charisa Jaimipak, 38, at their home in Hat Yai’s Tambon Kuan Lang in order to avenge his younger sister, whom Saowalak had reportedly left for Charisa. He claimed his sister was so sad over the break-up that she had tried to commit suicide, but was saved in time. Police charged Abhisek with murder, attempted murder and carrying a knife to a public place without sound reason for doing so. Meanwhile, Saowalak’s … [Read more...] about Man charged with murder after avenging distraught sister
Man charged with woman’s murder after reportedly avenging his broken-hearted sister following break-up
Suspect Abhisek Thepsurin has reportedly confessed to killing Saowalak Chansiam for breaking his younger sister’s heart, which drove her to attempt to commit suicide, and to wounding Saowalak’s new girlfriend. Abhisek, who appeared calm and emotionless, briefly told the court that he was sorry, as police presented him to apply for a detention order and object to his release on bail. A police source said that Abhisek, who was arrested shortly after the murder, had confessed to killing Saowalak and seriously wounding her new girlfriend, Charisa Jaimipak, 38, at their home in Hat Yai’s Tambon Kuan Lang in order to avenge his younger sister, whom Saowalak had reportedly left for Charisa. He claimed his sister was so sad over the break-up that she had tried to commit suicide, but was saved in time. Police charged Abhisek with murder, attempted murder and carrying a knife to a public place without sound reason for doing so. Meanwhile, Saowalak’s … [Read more...] about Man charged with woman’s murder after reportedly avenging his broken-hearted sister following break-up
Suspect in Taiwan Valentine’s murder jailed in Hong Kong
HONG KONG: A Hong Kong man wanted in Taiwan for strangling his pregnant girlfriend in a case used by the city to justify controversial changes to its extradition laws was jailed Monday (Apr 29), but not for murder.Chan Tong-kai, 20, confessed to Hong Kong police that he killed Poon Hiu-wing and dumped her body on the outskirts of Taipei last year.Poon, who was 20 and was five months pregnant, was strangled during a Valentine's holiday to the island by Chan who fled back to Hong Kong, which has no extradition agreement with Taiwan.The killing sparked sympathy for Poon's family and was used by the Hong Kong government to advocate changing the financial hub's laws to allow extraditions on a case-by-case basis to Taiwan, Macau and mainland China.But the decision to include the mainland in those proposals sparked huge protests and a major backlash within the city's business and legal communities who fear it will hammer Hong Kong's international appeal and tangle people up in China's opaque … [Read more...] about Suspect in Taiwan Valentine’s murder jailed in Hong Kong
Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston reunite in ‘Murder Mystery’ film
Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston reunite in ‘Murder Mystery’ film (Philstar.com) - April 29, 2019 - 10:13am MANILA, Philippines — After eight years, Hollywood stars Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston are back together in action for an upcoming comedy-action film. The two will star on a Netflix original movie called “Murder Mystery” along with an ensemble cast featuring Luke Evans, Gemma Arterton, Luis Gerardo Mendez and Terence Stamp. Adam and Jennifer last teamed up in 2011 for romantic-comedy film “Just Go With It.” Adam will play a role of a New York City cop who finally takes his wife (Jennifer) on a long-promised European trip, a chance meeting on the flight gets them invited to an intimate family gathering on the Super Yacht of elderly billionaire Malcolm Quince. When Quince is murdered, the two lead characters become the prime suspects in a modern day whodunit. The … [Read more...] about Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston reunite in ‘Murder Mystery’ film