Signs of illegal gun trafficking, mayoral hopefuls’ plans for CPS and more in your Chicago news roundup Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories. Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 6, 2023
Woman charged with murder over toddler's death Homicide Squad detectives have charged a woman with murder after the death of a three-year-old boy in Melbourne's west. AAP · Feb 6, 2023
Family of gravely wounded NYPD officer mulling ‘decisions’ about his fate, Adams says NEW YORK — The family of an off-duty police officer who was shot in the head and critically wounded is now in the process of making grave “decisions” about his medical treatment, Mayor Eric Adams said Monday morning. Tribune News Service · Feb 6, 2023
Alex Murdaugh murder jury to hear financial crimes evidence A judge has ruled he will allow jurors to hear evidence that disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was stealing money from his law firm and clients and committing other financial crimes long before his wife and son were killed in 2021 The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2023
A Federal Judge Says the Ban on Gun Possession by Cannabis Consumers Is Unconstitutional The government argued that marijuana users have no Second Amendment rights because they are dangerous, unvirtuous, and untrustworthy. Reason · Feb 6, 2023
Boston-area police officer shoots and kills 56-year-old woman who pointed BB gun at officers BOSTON — An Easton police officer shot and killed a 56-year-old woman who had pointed what appeared to be a rifle at officers before the gunfire, according to police. Boston Herald · Feb 6, 2023
13-year-old boy brings loaded handgun to Evanston middle school The student had been showing the gun to classmates at Chute Middle School, but the staff were able to take the gun from the student “without incident,” Evanston police said in a statement. Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 6, 2023
Police: Man fatally shot by Indiana cops fired several shots Police say a man who was fatally shot during an exchange of gunfire with southern Indiana law enforcement officers over the weekend had fired several shots The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2023
2 accused of plotting to disable Baltimore power grid A Maryland woman has been accused of conspiring with a Florida neo-Nazi leader to carry out an attack on several electrical substations in the Baltimore area The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2023
Face of lying mum Janette Mercer who covered up sons' crimes again Janette Mercer previously lied to detectives investigating 11-year-old's murder Liverpool Echo · Feb 6, 2023
Jailed: Teen who stabbed rival to death with his own knife in north London Christian Kuta-Dankwa stabbed victim with his own knife after altercation in Burnt Oak Evening Standard · Feb 6, 2023
Jake Davison assault case should have been sent to CPS, detective tells inquest Police were under pressure not to send more cases to courts at time of attack a year before Plymouth shooting The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2023
Murderer Andrew Innes ‘cruelly snuffed out hope and light of family’ The relatives of a murdered woman who was killed with her toddler daughter have described her as the ‘hope and light’ of their family. The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2023
‘The pain will never go away’: four women recall abuse by David Carrick Women raped, assaulted and abused by Met police officer describe the lasting impact it has had The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2023
The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2023 Florida teen pleads guilty to fatally stabbing classmate A Florida teenager has pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing a 13-year-old classmate 114 times in 2021
Ballotpedia · Feb 6, 2023 Federal Register weekly update: Highest weekly document total so far in 2023 The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory activity, accounting for both regulatory and deregulatory actions.
Wales Online · Feb 6, 2023 Double killer Andrew Innes must serve at least 36 years in jail for murder The 52-year-old was found guilty of murdering Bennylyn Burke, 25, and Jellica Burke after a five-day trial
Manchester Evening News · Feb 6, 2023 Dad jailed over 'terrifying' knife attack on teen he blamed for son's death Samson Price has been found guilty of attempted murder
The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2023 Not charging Keyham gunman with assaults ‘posed danger to public’, inquest hears Detective Sergeant Edward Bagshaw said assaults by Jake Davison on teenage boy and girls should have been sent to the CPS to consider charges.
Daily Record · Feb 6, 2023 Killer Andrew Innes jailed for at least 36 years for murdering mother and tot, 2, in Dundee home Andrew Innes, 52, was found guilty of murdering Bennylyn Burke, 25, and Jellica Burke at his Dundee home in 2021.
The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2023 Killer Andrew Innes must serve at least 36 years in jail for double murder Innes, 52, was found guilty of the murders of Bennylyn Burke, 25, and her daughter Jellica.
Evening Standard · Feb 6, 2023 Andrew Innes: Man who murdered Bennylyn Burke and her daughter Jellica, 2, jailed for life Andrew Innes, 52, of Dundee, was also found guilty of raping a girl and sexually abusing the toddler that he murdered
Wales Online · Feb 6, 2023 Man murdered woman and her two-year-old daughter then hid bodies under kitchen floor Andrew Innes, killed Bennylyn Burke, 25, then days later murdered her toddler daughter saying he couldn't look after her - 'she was screaming'
The National (Scotland) · Feb 6, 2023 Man who killed mum and toddler and buried them under floor jailed for 36 years A MAN who killed a woman and her two-year-old daughter before burying their bodies under his kitchen floor faces a life sentence after being found…
The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2023 Samurai killer murdered partner and 2-year-old then hid their bodies under kitchen floor Andrew Innes, 52, has been found guilty at the High Court in Edinburgh of murdering Bennylyn Burke, 25, and her two-year-old daughter Jellica