AND THAT REMINDS ME… Candles in the wind 11-02-2023 07:00 Perhaps it is the frequency of savage crimes which creates the need to single one out in order to restore inhumanity to human dimensions. by Michael Soltys
DEATH OF LUCIO DUPUY Verdict due in trial for horrific killing of five-year-old Lucio Dupuy 31-01-2023 14:20 Late child’s mother and partner in the dock for gruesome killing of Lucio Dupuy; Prosecutors have accused both of aggravated homicide and repeated acts of sexual abuse; Duo face life imprisonment if convicted, verdict due on Thursday.
Murder in Villa Gesell 'Los Rugbiers': the group of eight accused of killing Fernando Báez Sosa 18-01-2023 11:43 Eight individuals – all aged between 21 and 23 – are accused of killing teenager Fernando Báez Sosa on January 18, 2020 in Villa Gesell.
CRIME & SECURITY Violence-ridden Rosario suffered one murder a day in August 07-09-2022 14:47 Incessant and fatal violence continues in Rosario: crime-ridden city suffered 31 violent killings in August.
Assassination in Nara Japan in shock as former PM Shinzo Abe assassinated by gunman 08-07-2022 13:25 Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe assassinated today by a gunman who shot the influential politician as he delivered a campaign speech.
Murder in the Amazon Fish trade's murky waters cloud double murder in Amazon 22-06-2022 11:16 The pirarucú is one impressive fish – but what has it got to do with the murder of British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian indigenous expert Bruno Pereira?
Police violence Brazil's Bolsonaro defends police after custody death 30-05-2022 22:09 President Jair Bolsonaro defended Brazil's federal highway police Monday after officers were accused of asphyxiating to death 38-year-old Genivaldo de Jesús Santos, who they forced into the trunk of their patrol car.
Death of Federico Martín Aramburú Frenchman charged for murder of Argentine rugby star Aramburú 01-04-2022 19:03 French ex-soldier charged with murder of ex-Pumas rugby star Federico Martín Aramburú.
SHOCK MURDER Ex-rugby star Aramburú shot and killed in Paris 19-03-2022 19:01 Ex-Pumas star Federico Martín Aramburú killed in Paris early Saturday in a drive-by shooting following a dispute in a bar.
The murder of José Luis Cabezas 25 years without José Luis Cabezas 28-01-2022 22:29 The murder of José Luis Cabezas on January 25, 1997 sent shockwaves throughout Argentina. Twenty-five years on, we remember the late photographer and the chain of events that ended his life.
CRIME & SECURITY Club manager killed by gunmen at Mexican Caribbean tourist resort 26-01-2022 17:47 Two gunmen killed an Argentine man who managed a popular club in Playa del Carmen, at Mexico's Riviera Maya tourist resort, local authorities said Wednesday.
CRIME & SECURITY Three police officers charged with killing of Lucas González 07-12-2021 16:46 Three City police officers – Gabriel Alejandro Issasi, Juan José Nieva and Fabián Andrés López – remanded in custody and charged with killing 17-year-old Lucas González last month.
CRIME & SECURITY Autopsy report raises further questions about Lucas González’s death 03-12-2021 23:38 Lawyer for family claims 17-year-old killed by police officers in Barracas was “tortured” after autopsy identifies cigarette burn on hand.
CRIME & SECURITY Gruesome killing of five-year-old Lucio Dupuy shocks Argentina 03-12-2021 23:33 Forensic expert in charge of five-year-old Lucio Dupuy’s autopsy says he has “never seen anything like it” in more than a quarter of a century of professional experience.
DEATH OF LUCAS GONZÁLEZ Killing of 17-year-old by three police officers sparks debate over ‘trigger-happy’ policing 20-11-2021 11:49 NGO expresses concern over use of ‘excessive force’ by officers after youngster Lucas González is shot in head twice by police officers in City neighbourhood of Barracas. by James Grainger
CRIME & SECURITY Ramos Mejía murder shifts election spotlight onto crime 12-11-2021 22:01 Slaying of kiosk vendor Roberto Sabo in populous La Matanza delivers indignant protests, clashes with the police, public recriminations, media scrums and campaign talking points.
CRIME & SECURITY Hitmen gun down protected witness in Rosario 08-09-2021 17:35 Gunned down from a passing car, protected witness Carlos Héctor Argüelles was the former right-hand man of drug kingpin Esteban Alvarado, against whom the late witness had ended up testifying.
CRIME Wife of Greek ambassador to Brazil convicted of his murder 30-08-2021 11:11 Brazilian court sentences Francoise de Souza Oliveira to 31 years in prison for murdering her husband, Greek ambassador Kyriakos Amiridis.
KILLING OF GEORGE FLOYD George Floyd murder trial: ex-Policeman found guilty of murder 20-04-2021 17:33 A jury in the United States reached a verdict on Tuesday in the high-profile trial of the white former police officer charged with murder and manslaughter for the death of African-American George Floyd.