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Woman paralysed in botched kidnapping may soon be able to return home

Angel Lynn was 19 when Chay Bowskill seriously injured her after an argument when he threw her into a van

Wales Online

In 2021, judge warned of gay bar attacker's shootout plans

A judge who dismissed a 2021 kidnapping case against the Colorado gay nightclub shooter warned last year the defendant was planning a shootout and needed mental health treatment or ”it’s going to be so bad.”

The Independent UK

Emmerdale fans predict kidnapping twist as ‘dodgy’ new character is ‘connected to Jamie Tate’

Emmerdale have introduced new character Nicky to the village

Leeds Live

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Michigan man charged with kidnapping, sexually assaulting and trafficking pregnant woman held captive for three weeks

Michael Barajas reportedly threatened to bite the woman with his filed-down teeth

The Independent UK

Three men sentenced in Whitmer kidnapping plot

JACKSON, Mich. — Three men were sentenced Thursday to serve a minimum of seven to 12 years in prison for providing material aid to terrorists and being members of a gang in connection with the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Tribune News Service

Israeli who kidnapped grandson after Italy cable car crash settles case

An Italian judge on Thursday accepted a plea bargain by an Israeli man accused of kidnapping his grandson who was orphaned after a cable car disaster in northern Italy in May last year, closing the drawn-out case.

Reuters

Editorial: Hostage-trading rarely ends well for US administrations, but it's a sad fact of life

The kidnapping sprees that made international travel perilous for Americans back in the 1980s and 1990s have returned in force. Only this time, other governments are joining in taking American civilians prisoner on trumped-up charges and effectively holding them hostage for use in trades with Washington. This rarely ends well…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Migrants tell of mass kidnappings in Mexico before crossing into the U.S.

Many of the hundreds of migrants who crossed the Rio Grande from Ciudad Juarez into El Paso this week were part of a group kidnapped in Mexico as they made their way to the United States, according to nine migrants interviewed by Reuters.

Reuters

Drug abuser Ryan O'Grady jailed for kidnapping and stabbing mother-in-law in Adelaide

A man who kidnapped and stabbed his mother-in-law because he believed she was responsible for his daughter being taken away will spend up to eight years behind bars.

ABC News

6 people accused of taking orders from Mexican Mafia face kidnapping, gun and drug charges in San Diego

SAN DIEGO — A three-month investigation in southeastern San Diego resulted in charges against five men and a woman who authorities say planned violent crimes, sold drugs and stored guns in a house at the direction of the Mexican Mafia prison gang, officials announced Tuesday.

Tribune News Service

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.

Reuters

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

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Newcastle Herald

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.

The Times of India

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.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

Tribune News Service

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.

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Daily Mirror

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

Tribune News Service

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.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

AAP

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.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

Manchester Evening News

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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