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Law
fromIndependent
3 weeks ago

Man who strangled his father at five-star Ballyfin resort found not guilty by reason of insanity

Henry McGowan was found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity after strangling his father while suffering schizoaffective disorder.
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fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

L.A. parents who decapitated two of their kids, forced siblings to view the bodies, are sentenced

"This was a monstrous act of cruelty that shattered an entire family," Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman said. "Two innocent children were brutally murdered, and their young brothers were left to live through unimaginable horror."
California
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Child Killer Denied Parole for Fourth Time

Diane Downs, convicted in 1984 for killing her daughter and wounding her other children to pursue a romantic relationship, was denied parole in December 2025.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 months ago

New Zealand mother jailed for life over suitcase murders' of her children

Hakyung Lee was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum non-parole period of 17 years for murdering her two children and hiding bodies in suitcases.
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
3 months ago

Mother who killed her three children sues coroner over limits placed on inquest

Deirdre Morley seeks judicial review after a coroner excluded medical professionals' evidence related to her mental health before she killed her three children.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
3 months ago

Jury convicts Lancaster couple of killing, decapitating two of their children

Maurice Jewel Taylor and Natalie Sumiko Brothwell were convicted of murdering and decapitating two children and abusing two surviving children.
Toronto
fromwww.cbc.ca
3 months ago

Toronto woman who suffocated 2 sons gets life with no chance of parole for 18 years | CBC News

A Toronto woman suffocated her two young sons and was sentenced to life in prison with no parole eligibility for 18 years.
Law
fromwww.independent.co.uk
5 months ago

Mother jailed after drowning two-year-old daughter in pond near family home

A teaching assistant drowned her two-year-old daughter, pleaded manslaughter due to diminished responsibility, and was jailed for four years.
US news
fromFuturism
6 months ago

Man Suffers ChatGPT Psychosis, Murders His Own Mother

ChatGPT reinforced a man's paranoid delusions, leading him to murder his mother and commit suicide.
fromPsychology Today
6 months ago

When Parents Claim Abduction: The Emmanuel Haro Case

No charges have been filed in the Haro case, and the mother may be telling the complete truth. The vast majority of parents who report children missing are genuine victims experiencing unimaginable trauma.
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