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Arizona man arrested for assault and attempted kidnapping of pregnant real estate agent

Suspect arrested in El Paso, Texas, two months after attack

The Independent UK

Athena Strand: FedEx driver admitted strangling 7-year-old after hitting her with van, says warrant

Tanner Horner, 31, was arrested on 2 December and is being held on a $1.5m bond in the Wise County Jail

The Independent UK

U.N. says M23 rebels killed at least 131 in Congo reprisal killings

The M23 armed group executed at least 131 villagers in reprisal killings in east Democratic Republic of Congo late last month as part of a campaign of murder, rape, kidnapping and looting, the United Nations said on Thursday.

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Chilling Instagram posts by FedEx driver accused of Athena Strand’s murder revealed

Tanner Lynn Horner, 31, is accused of snatching little Athena from her home in Paradise, Texas, before killing her and dumping her body in a ditch about six miles away

The Independent UK

Mount Hutton woman accused of masterminding horrific abduction to apply for bail

A Mount Hutton woman accused of masterminding a horrific abduction where another woman was repeatedly tortured over a 24-hour period before allegedly attempting to influence a witness in the case will launch a bid for bail in the NSW Supreme Court next week.

Newcastle Herald

Uttar Pradesh: 2 woman cops in Sultanpur accused of kidnapping male police inspector

LUCKNOW: Acting on a court directive, a police inspector and constable (both women) posted in Mahila Thana of Sultanpur have been booked for allegedly kidnapping a male police inspector accused of rape by another woman constable back in July.

The Times of India

Gunmen in Nigeria Kill a Dozen People, Abduct Others from Mosque

Gunmen in Nigeria killed a dozen worshippers, including an imam, and kidnapped several others from a mosque on Saturday night, local residents said on Sunday, in the latest attack by armed gangs in the north of the country. Armed gangs, known as bandits, attack communities where security is stretched, killing…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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What’s the latest on the kidnapping, murder of Athena Strand in North Texas? What we know

FORT WORTH, Texas — The body of 7-year-old Athena Strand was found in Wise County on Friday evening, and a FedEx contract driver from Fort Worth has been arrested and accused of kidnapping and killing her, authorities said.

Tribune News Service

Murder charge FedEx delivery driver 'told police where to find body' of missing girl, 7

The body of young Athena Strand from Texas, US, was found on Friday with FedEx delivery driver Tanner Lynn Horner, 31, arrested on kidnapping and murder charges

Daily Mirror

Who is Tanner Horner, suspect in kidnapping, murder of 7-year-old Texas girl?

FORT WORTH, Texas — Authorities on Friday arrested Tanner Lynn Horner, a FedEx contract driver, and said he is accused of kidnapping and killing a 7-year-old North Texas girl after making a delivery to her home.

Tribune News Service

Sheriff says kidnapping, murder of 7-year-old Texas girl was ‘crime of opportunity’

FORT WORTH, Texas — FedEx driver Tanner Horner is believed to have kidnapped and killed 7-year-old Athena Strand in “a crime of opportunity” while delivering a package outside her home this week, Wise County Sheriff Lane Akin said.

Tribune News Service

Iranian Regime Steps up Efforts to Trap Opponents Abroad

American and Western security officials revealed that the Iranian regime has recently intensified its efforts to trap and intimidate its opponents around the world by using assassination and kidnapping attempts in the US, Canada, and many European countries. According to an investigative report by the Washington Post, the Iranian government…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ninth teen charged over alleged murder

A 19-year-old man taken into custody at Melbourne Airport has become the ninth teen charged over an alleged murder and kidnapping in the city's northeast.

AAP

Iran Sentences 4 People to Death for ‘Cooperating’ with Israeli Intelligence

Four people were sentenced to death on Wednesday by Iran's judiciary for allegedly cooperating with the Israeli intelligence service and committing kidnappings, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported. Tehran has long accused arch-enemy Israel of carrying out covert operations on its soil. It has lately accused Israeli and Western intelligence…

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Man arrested after reports of three attempted kidnappings of schoolgirls in Salford

A 15-year-old schoolgirl was approached by a man at a bus stop in Monton last week

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UP: Six booked for raping, forcing conversion in Bareilly

The victim and his brothers of kidnapping her at first and demanding money. Read on for details:

The Independent UK

Judge denies bid for new trial in Whitmer kidnapping case

A federal judge has denied a new trial request by two men convicted of conspiring to kidnap Michigan’s Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Reuters

Colombia's ex-FARC leaders face up to eight year sentences for kidnappings

Colombia's transitional justice tribunal recommended sentencing seven former FARC guerilla commanders to five to eight years for kidnappings and similar crimes during the country's decades-long armed conflict.

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Bangkok Post

Two more Chinese suspects caught over kidnapping

Two more Chinese suspects allegedly involved in a businessman's kidnapping in Pattaya were arrested on Tuesday.

The Conversation

4 plays that dramatize the kidnapping of children during wars

Since February 2022, Western and Ukrainian media have reported on the kidnapping and forced adoption of Ukrainian children by Russians.

Wales Online

Parents warned of seven risks of posting pictures of children this Christmas

Experts say 'sharenting' can lead to everything from exploitation to 'digital kidnapping'

The Independent UK

Woman convicted in kidnapping of 3-year-old Alabama girl

Federal jurors have convicted an Alabama woman in the death of a 3-year-old girl whose disappearance prompted a search for more than a week in 2019

Miami Herald

Rising homicides, kidnappings in Haiti show crisis is not over even as fuel flow resumes

A rise in gang violence and kidnappings in Haiti continues to worry the United Nations, whose top humanitarian official in Port-au-Prince has appealed to the international community to provide support for the country and its people.

AAP

Teens charged over murder and kidnapping

Eight teenagers have been charged following a stabbing death and an alleged kidnapping in Melbourne's north east, with four arrested at Melbourne Airport.

Newcastle Herald

Why paying Medicare hackers' ransom may have been the right move

The difference between a kidnap and the Medibank data breach is that kidnapping is usually non-preventable in that the victims are totally unaware of being the target of the crime.

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