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A man has been committed indefinitely to a psychiatric hospital for killing his partner and her father in a knife attack.Achilleas Costa, 53, of no fixed address, stabbed Fernanda Assis, 31, and Joanilson Souza De Assis, 61, to death.The stabbing took place in Wood Green, north London, on 27 November 2021.

A 54-year-old man has been committed indefinitely to a psychiatric hospital for killing his partner and her father in a knife attack after believing that they had turned into "replicas".Achilleas Costa, of no fixed address, stabbed Fernanda Assis, 31, and Joanilson Souza De Assis, 61, to death in Wood Green, north London, on November 27, 2021.

T elecoms giant BT has been convicted nearly 100 times and forced to pay out more than 600,000 over convictions for safety breaches and shoddy work on London's roads, it has been revealed.The company has been in court at least 27 times since 2010 to face charges brought by the capital's councils and Transport for London (TfL).

A file image from 2013 provided by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement shows financier Jeffrey Epstein.AP The government of the U.S. Virgin Islands alleges in a lawsuit filed this week that JPMorgan Chase "turned a blind eye" to evidence that disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein used the bank to facilitate sex-trafficking activities on Little St. James, the private island he owned in the territory until his 2019 suicide.

Crime Brian Walshe is accused of murdering his wife, Ana Walshe, and dismembering her body.She was last seen Jan. 1.The day after his wife Ana Walshe was last seen, prosecutors allege Brian Walshe asked Google, "Can you be charged with murder without a body?"Walshe, 47, got his answer Wednesday as he was arraigned in Quincy District Court on charges of murder and disinterring a body in connection with his wife's disappearance.

A man has admitted killing a 21-year-old woman whose body was dumped inside a suitcase.Business management student Hina Bashir was found dead in undergrowth after she went missing in July last year.On Tuesday, warehouse worker Muhammad Arslan, 27, pleaded guilty to her manslaughter ahead of his Old Bailey trial.

Ex-Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has denied fraud over an allegation he failed to declare more than 400 million held in a trust in Singapore to the Government.The 92-year-old appeared at London's Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday wearing a dark suit and dark glasses, and was supported by his wife, Fabiana Flosi.

The grieving family of murder victim Jill Barclay has paid a moving tribute to the "deeply-loved" mother-of-two as they addressed her "unspeakable" killing.Rhys Bennett stalked and raped the 47-year-old before setting her on fire while she was alive in the Dyce area of Aberdeen in September.

A Metropolitan Police officer has appeared in court charged with rape.Pc Callum Utley, attached to the force's West Area Command Unit, allegedly committed the offence between July 1 2019 and December 31 2019 in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, while he was off duty.At High Wycombe Magistrates' Court on Thursday, Utley's lawyer indicated on his client's behalf a not guilty plea to a single charge of rape.

A man who suffocated and attacked a four-year-old girl in a cocaine-fuelled bout of violence has been jailed.Sean Lochrie, 33, was jailed for more than six years at the High Court in Edinburgh on Thursday after he admitted to what sentencing judge Lord Arthurson branded a brutal assault on the youngster.

Heather Mack has already spent nearly every day behind bars since her mother's bludgeoned body was found stuffed in a suitcase in the Bali resort where they'd been vacationing nine years ago, sparking international headlines and leading police on a trail that began in suburban Chicago.On Friday, Mack will undoubtedly be facing many years more in prison, as she is set to plead guilty in the federal murder conspiracy case against her in Chicago rather than go to trial in August.

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Atlanta Rapper Gunna was on hand Saturday in Miami as the Celtics battled the Heat in Game 6 of the NBA's Eastern Conference finals - his first public appearance since negotiating a guilty plea to a racketeering conspiracy charge involving the Young Slime Life gang.

On the morning of his scheduled jury trial, a suburban man pleaded guilty - again - to narcotics and weapons charges alleging the sale of two dozen guns from the back of his popular food truck more than seven years ago.Terry Ferguson, 58, of Willowbrook, entered his plea to one count each of cocaine distribution and possession of firearms by a felon during a hearing at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse, where a pool of prospective jurors had come in to fill out questionnaires for his anticipated trial.

Crime His conditions of release include home confinement subject to GPS monitoring and an order to refrain from driving.A Quincy man accused of shouting " go back to China " at an Asian American family before striking one of them with his car last week has been released following a dangerousness hearing Thursday.

TV may not rely on third-party cookies, but that doesn't mean the television industry isn't feeling the impact of signal loss.The phaseout of third-party cookies is having a "trickle-down effect" on the TV world, says Lauren Fisher of Advertiser Perceptions, speaking at the Cynopsis Measurement and Data conference in New York City on Tuesday.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. agreed in principle to settle a class-action lawsuit with a victim of Jeffrey Epstein, the bank said in a statement on Monday.The settlement resolves one claim against the largest U.S. bank in a proposed class action by women who say Epstein abused them, and by the government of the U.S. Virgin Islands, where Epstein owned two neighbouring islands and allegedly abused victims in his mansion.

A letter carrier named Angela Summers was delivering mail on her usual route when she walked past a house where the Postal Service had recently stopped delivering because of concerns about a dog on the property.Upset that the mail had been stopped, a resident of that house, Tony Cushingberry, pursued Ms. Summers and fatally shot her on his street in Indianapolis on April 27, 2020, federal prosecutors said.

Aiden Fucci, the Florida teenager who stabbed 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey more than 100 times in 2021 has pleaded guilty to first degree murder, according to the 7th Judicial Circuit court clerk.Fucci entered his guilty plea Monday at a hearing intended to get jury selection for his trial underway, CNN affiliate WJXT said.

A multi-million pound fraudster who conned people out of more than £100m has been sentenced to 13 years in jail.Tejay Fletcher, 35 was the founder and leading administrator of a sophisticated banking scam called iSpoof, which was brought down last year in the UK's biggest fraud sting.With the £2m he made, Fletcher bought a Lamborghini and two Range Rovers.

A 21-year-old terrorist has admitted plotting a gun attack in London's Hyde Park.Edward Little planned to buy a gun to kill a Christian preacher and her camera crew at Speakers' Corner as well as any police or soldiers in the area at the time, it was alleged.He was on his way into London in a taxi with thousands of pounds in cash when he was stopped and arrested last September 23.

T ens of thousands of people have signed a petition calling for a tougher sentence for a man who punched and killed a banker in Soho.Paul Mason, 52, was walking home from dinner with a friend at The Ivy when he was set upon by a complete stranger, 34-year-old Steven Allan, who was under the mistaken impression his friend's phone had been stolen.

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A Bronx man will spend at least 18 years behind bars for his role in a brutal 2018 home invasion in which an elderly Marine Park couple were tied up with duct tape and assaulted.

SAN FRANCISCO A former Richmond Police Department sergeant received a two-year felony formal probation Monday after violating the terms of his guilty plea in 2021, authorities said.San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced the sentence against Phillip Sanchez in a statement.Sanchez pled guilty in 2021 to a felony vandalism charge after authorities said he fired his gun several times while intoxicated at San Francisco's Four Seasons Hotel in 2017.

A teenage mother has admitted to the manslaughter of her five-week-old son.Ellie Jacobs, 19, admitted killing Archie Jacobs as well as child cruelty when she appeared at Luton Crown Court on Wednesday, according to Northamptonshire Police.Archie died in hospital after entering cardiac arrest in Whitfield Road, Biddlesden, Buckinghamshire, on June 5 2020, with a post-mortem finding his cause of death to be acute paracetamol toxicity.

The UK security minister, Tom Tugendhat, has been banned from driving for six months after being caught driving with his mobile phone in his hand.The Conservative MP for Tonbridge and Malling was stopped by police in his Skoda 4x4 in Wandsworth on 14 April.Tugendhat, who lives in Clapham, south-west London, appeared for a sentencing hearing at Westminster magistrates court on Thursday.

Security minister Tom Tugendhat has been banned from driving for six months after being caught with his mobile phone in his hand while at the wheel.The Conservative MP for Tonbridge and Malling, was stopped by police in his Skoda 44 in Wandsworth on April 14.Mr Tugendhat, who lives in Clapham, south-west London, appeared for a sentencing hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday wearing a blue tie and a navy suit.

A Milwaukee man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after he shot a person in the arm during a New Year's Eve party in Aurora, officials said.Cameron J. Sebastion, 25, agreed to the prison sentence in exchange for a guilty plea of attempted first-degree murder, Kane County prosecutors said in a news release.

A former manager at the Cook County Land Bank Authority pleaded guilty Wednesday to using straw buyers to fraudulently purchase and resell blighted properties and secretly setting up a property management company that raked in more than a million dollars in ill-gotten maintenance fees.Mustafaa Saleh, 36, of Woodridge, entered his guilty plea to one count of wire fraud during a hearing before U.S. District Judge Andrea Wood that also served as his first court appearance.

Braves Franchise History
1995 - Braves replacement player Dave Shotkoski is held up while out for a walk in West Palm Beach during spring training.Shotkoski is murdered by the assailant.Fellow replacement player Terry Blocker will help the police track down Neal Douglas Evans, who was out on parole.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced this week that it has secured a commitment from Southfield, Michigan-based Sterling Bancorp, Inc. to plead guilty for filing false securities statements in a $69 million securities fraud case that stems from its 2017 initial public offering (IPO) and its annual filings in 2018 and 2019.

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Brief White Sox pitching great Esteban Loaiza appears in court in San Diego to face charges of possessing and transporting 44 pounds of cocaine, having been arrested two days earlier.Loaiza pleaded not guilty, but given the fact that his car (stopped for a minor traffic infraction) had a sophisticated hiding spot for contraband (warranting a home search), reversed course.

A Metropolitan Police officer has admitted possessing an extreme pornographic image.Pc Liam Boshein, 25, of Waterworks Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, appeared at Portsmouth Crown Court on Friday where he entered a guilty plea to the offence dated between November 7 2019 and April 4 2021.He previously denied the charge at Portsmouth Magistrates' Court in November last year.

Two married MTA employees, along with a third individual, have pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges in a conspiracy to rig bids for MTA surplus vehicle auctions.The husband-and-wife team of Dzmitry and Marina Yaniuk copped their guilty plea to fraud conspiracy on Feb. 9, the Justice Department announced on Monday.

Miami Hurricanes and NFL great Frank Gore, who also played for the Miami Dolphins, reportedly agreed to a guilty plea to settle criminal charges he faced after being arrested for domestic violence last summer.According to TMZ, the former star running back pleaded guilty to violating the public health nuisance code in New Jersey and was ordered to pay about $2,000 in fines and court fees.

Serial killer Dellen Millard has been found guilty of assault causing bodily harm in connection with a stabbing at the prison where he's serving three murder convictions.Millard appeared by video in Napanee's Ontario Court of Justice from the Millhaven Institution on Monday morning.He is currently serving three first-degree murder convictions for the deaths of his father Wayne Millard, Tim Bosma from Hamilton, and Laura Babcock from Toronto.

A gynecologist who molested patients during a decades long career was convicted of federal sex trafficking charges Tuesday after nine former patients told a New York jury how the doctor they once trusted attacked them sexually when they were most vulnerable.A Manhattan federal court jury returned its verdict after deliberating less than a day in the case against Robert Hadden, 64, who worked at two prestigious Manhattan hospitals - Columbia University Irving Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian Hospital - until complaints about his attacks shut down his career a decade ago.

Serving Metropolitan Police officer Chris Lee leaving Isleworth Crown Court, west London, after entering a not guilty plea to a single count of sexual assault (Image: PA) A serving Metropolitan Police officer has appeared in court to deny sexually assaulting a woman.Pc Chris Lee, 38, from Surbiton, south-west London, has been suspended by the force.

Former Harlequins wing Ugo Monye says he would be "staggered" if England captain Owen Farrell is banned for the start of the Six Nations next month.England begin their campaign at home against Scotland on 4 February and face Italy at Twickenham eight days later."I reckon it'll be a four week ban which is halved," ex-England wing Monye said on Rugby Union Weekly.

The mystery captivated the book world: For years, someone impersonated authors and agents, editors and publishers, trying to steal unpublished book manuscripts from high profile authors like Margaret Atwood, Ian McEwan and Ethan Hawke, but also from debut novelists and writers of more obscure works.

A man accused of murdering the niece of the late comedian Tommy Cooper has appeared in court.Sabrina Cooper, 68, who ran a magic shop in Eastbourne until 2017, was found dead on Sunday.Tony King was arrested in the early hours of Monday and was charged with murder on Tuesday.King, 59, appeared at Lewes Crown Court on Thursday where he indicated a not guilty plea to murder.

Saracens prop Alec Clarey has been banned for three weeks after being sent off for a dangerous tackle in the Champions Cup win over Lyon.Clarey, 28, accepted his red card for tackling Lyon's Arno Botha in a "dangerous manner" at an independent disciplinary hearing.Clarey's guilty plea cut the usual six-week sanction for the offence in half.

Sheffield United and Scotland striker Oli McBurnie is set to go on trial accused of assaulting a Nottingham Forest fan after last season's play-off match at the City Ground.McBurnie, who has scored nine goals in 18 games this season, denies a charge of assault by beating during a post-match pitch invasion on May 17 this year.

The mother of Harry Dunn has spoken of her relief at fulfilling a promise to see justice delivered to her sons's killer.A judge handed US citizen Anne Sacoolas an eight-month suspended prison sentence, for causing the British 19-year-old's death by careless driving, at the Old Bailey on Thursday.From left: Harry Dunn's stepfather Bruce Charles, mother Charlotte Charles, family spokesman Radd Seiger and father Tim Dunn speak to media after the sentencing of Anne Sacoolas at the Old Bailey Speaking outside court after the sentencing, Charlotte Charles, mother of Harry, said: Job done, promise complete.

Medical records of a woman who claimed she was the victim of a grooming gang do not match allegations she was beaten, stabbed and given a backstreet abortion, a court has heard.Preston Crown Court heard Eleanor Williams, of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, made the claims to her boyfriend in a message, in which she also said she developed a heroin addiction after being given the drug while locked in a caravan.

The new year will ring in a new Cardi B album - finally.The "Bodak Yellow" and "WAP" rapper, 30, told "The Breakfast Club" Thursday that her long-awaited follow-up to her 2018 debut, "Invasion of Privacy," is around the corner."I have no choice, I have to put it out," said the Bronx native, born Belcalis Marlenis Almanzar.

A judge has ruled that a US servicewoman accused of killing a motorcyclist by careless driving can be tried in the UK.Father-of-one Matthew Day, 33, died of his injuries after a red Honda Accord collided with the Yamaha motorbike he was riding on the A10 in Southery, near Downham Market, Norfolk, on August 26.

Security minister Tom Tugendhat claimed he was holding but not using his mobile phone as he pleaded guilty to a driving offence.The Conservative MP for Tonbridge and Malling, 49, is facing a ban from the roads at a court hearing next week after he was stopped by police in his Skoda 44 in Wandsworth on April 4. Mr Tugendhat, who stood for the Tory leadership after Boris Johnson stepped down, previously apologised after he was prosecuted for using a mobile phone while driving.