A 27-year-old woman in the US who k!lled and ate a cat has been sentenced to one year in jail. According to the New York Post, Allexis Ferrell committed the gruesome act in August outside her home in Ohio. A bodycam footage from police officers who reached her house showed the 27-year-old on all fours outdoors eating the cat as horrified neighbours looked …
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A man who spent nearly three decades behind bars for a m*rder he did not commit has been awarded $13 million. Michael Sullivan’s mother and four siblings died while he was incarcerated, his girlfriend moved on with her life and he was badly beaten in several prison attacks. Earlier this month, the 64-year-old Sullivan got a degree of …
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A 15-year-old boy has been sentenced to 43 years in prison by the Nongoma regional court after being convicted for robbing and k!lling Prince Bhekintinta High School principal, Alpheus Mphumuzeni Ntuli, 61. The horrific incident occurred on April 22 last year, when Ntuli was reported missing, leading to a police investigation. KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Col Robert Netshiunda revealed …
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The City of Harare has issued a strong warning to residents about the legal repercussions of owning multiple dogs in residential areas, emphasizing adherence to its dog control by-laws. Under these regulations, it is illegal to own more than two dogs on properties smaller than 2,000 square meters, while larger properties are limited to a maximum of four dogs. …
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An American social media influencer, who runs an online business has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison following her conviction in a muřder-for-hire plot. Ashley Grayson, 35, ran a popular internet business from her home in Dallas, touting herself as a bestseller, an eight-figure business coach, course creator, and philanthropist, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the …
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A white Florida woman has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for fatally sho0ting her Black Nigerian neighbor through a closed door. Back in August, Susan Lornicz was found guilty of manslaughter for the June 2023 shooting of Ajike “AJ” Owens during a dispute about children playing near Lornicz’s home in Ocala, in central Florida. Owens, a 35-year-old Nigerian mother of four, was …
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The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, November 22, ordered the remand of 109 alleged foreign hackers accused of attempting to defraud Nigerians. The defendants, identified as citizens of China, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Thailand, Brazil, Malaysia, and Myanmar, are facing a six-count charge filed by the Cybercrime Unit of the Nigeria Police Force. Justice Ekerete Akpan …
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In a new interview to promote his new documentary ‘The Honorable Shyne’ former Rapper turned politician, Shyne has recalled a time when he spat in the face of music mogul, Sean Diddy Combs and years later, when Diddy paid him $50,000 as a reward for serving a long prison sentence. After a nightclub shooting in late 1999, Shyne …
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A hacker has been sentenced to five years in a US prison for laundering the proceeds of one of the biggest ever cryptocurrency thefts. Ilya Lichtenstein pleaded guilty last year in the case involving the Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange being hacked in 2016 and the theft of almost 120,000 bitcoin. He laundered the stolen cryptocurrency with the help of his wife …
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A man is facing two years in prison in Dubai after posting a negative review of a dog grooming business. Craig Ballentine, 33, accepted a role last year in a canine salon in Dubai, where he worked for nearly six months. According to the New York Post, Craig, from Belfast, was then diagnosed with fibromyalgia and needed to take days …
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