Murder

UK counterterror police take over investigation into Ann Widdecombe murder

"Following new information and evidence, they (counter-terrorism police) are now leading on the investigation into the horrific murder of Ann Widdecombe," interior minister Shabana Mahmood stated.

Former Conservative Party MP Ann Widdecombe speaks during a rally of the Brexit Party in Peterborough, Britain May 7, 2019.
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent stands near Delaney Hall which is being used as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center on in Newark, New Jersey, on May 26, 2026.

One person killed in an ICE-involved shooting in Maine, state official says

Man in handcuffs - illustrative

Israel Police arrest six over suspected involvement in murder of 19-year-old in Jerusalem

Family members of Maya Vishniak, who was murdered by her partner last month in Ramat Gan, seen at the courtroom of the Tel Aviv District Court on June 28, 2020.

Maya Vishniak's killer sentenced to 25 years in prison after plea deal


Border Police officer, two IDF officers arrested on suspicion of attempted murder

The investigation revealed that the officer, a man in his 20s, and two of his family members, who are both officers in the IDF, had an ambush planned out in order to carry out the murder.

ILLUSTRATIVE: POLICE ARREST suspect thought to have allowed illegal immigrants through border, November 30, 2025.

Taliban official kills Iranian-Kurdish mother and daughter after failed forced marriage attempt

Sara Yousefi and her mother, Chiman Hosseinzadeh, were said to have been killed by Mofti Mohammadollah, head of the Taliban’s Hajj and Endowments Department in Kohistanat district.

Afghan internally displaced children stand near temporary tents along a river due to the ongoing conflict between Pakistani forces and Taliban security personnel in the Marawara district of Kunar province on April 12, 2026.

Thursday's Ayalon car bomb victim identified, estranged husband suspected of murder, detained

Cohen, a former police officer, was killed by an explosive device weighing about half a kilogram, which detonated while she was driving on Highway 20 in the middle of rush hour traffic.

sraeli security forces inspect the scene where a car exploded on the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv, June 4, 2026.

Within an hour: Three men killed in two incidents of violent crime amid Arab sector crime crisis

In Yafia, two men in their 30s were fatally shot. Magen David Adom paramedics reported treating the two men for penetrating wounds shortly before reporting that the men had both died at the scene.

United Hatzalah responds to double murder in Yafia on June 4, 2026.

Israeli businessman 'King of Slot Machines' Tony Bargig murdered in Prague

Bargig, 54, had been living and working in Prague for several years, Ynet reported, and had owned several gambling businesses.

SLOT MACHINES at a Barriere Group casino in Enghien-les-Bains, in Paris suburb, on March 12, 2026.

Four minors face murder charges in killing of Destao Tzakul, indictment expected soon

19-year-old Destao Tzakul was killed just a week before he was scheduled to enlist in the Golani Brigade.

Protesters gather outside a court in Petah Tikva, holding signs and calling for justice following the killing of Yemanu Binyamin Zalka, a Pizza Hut employee who was stabbed and later died of his wounds on the eve of Independence Day, May 5, 2026.

Norwegian teen recruited by Swedish crime group linked to Iran to commit murder

A 19-year-old Norwegian teen traveled to Britain to carry out a murder for money, recruited by a Swedish crime network allegedly tied to the Iranian regime, prosecutors told the court.

A London bus is driven past The Royal Courts of Justice in London, Britain, July 30, 2019

Three arrested in connection to double murder of Ruslan and Olga Prikhodko

This development came less than a day after the Rishon Lezion Magistrate's Court extended the detention of the main suspect, a 17-year-old resident of Lod.

Police patrol on Road 1 near Jerusalem, on February 8, 2026.

Court extends detention of sixteen minors arrested for Independence Day murder of Yemano Zalka

The decision, which approved the State Attorneys' request to extend the minors' decision until further notice, followed an extensive hearing at the Central District Court.

PEOPLE GATHER outside a court in Lod, calling for justice following the killing of Yemanu Binyamin Zalka, on May 10, 2026.

Couple found shot dead in car near central Israel, murder-suicide suspicion grows

Olga and Ruslan Prikhodko, a couple from Rishon Lezion in their 40s, were identified as the two people found dead Friday in a vehicle near Moshav Mishmar Ayalon in central Israel.

An MDA ambulance is seen near a homicide scene near Daliyat al-Carmel, where a 58-year-old businessman from the Carmel region was shot dead, April 24, 2026.