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Tuesday briefing: The shocking kidnapping of unaccompanied children

In today’s newsletter: Dozens of children who arrived on small boats have been abducted outside Home Office-run hotels. How did this happen – and is anyone actually looking for them?

The Guardian - UK

Judge to consider freedom for Hawaiian man in '91 murder

Attorneys for a Native Hawaiian man imprisoned for more than 20 years after his conviction for the 1991 sexual assault, kidnapping and murder of a white woman visiting the Big Island will ask a judge Tuesday to dismiss his conviction due to new evidence — including DNA testing — in…

The Independent UK

Petition seeks to free Hawaiian man convicted of '91 murder

A petition outlining new evidence in one of Hawaii’s biggest criminal cases asks a judge to release a Native Hawaiian man who has spent more than 20 years in prison for the sexual assault, kidnapping and murder of a white woman on the Big Island

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US court gives $153 million to Miami man jailed in Venezuela

A federal judge in Miami has awarded $153 million in damages to the family of an exiled Venezuelan lawyer lured back home by his father’s kidnapping only to end up imprisoned for two years on trumped up charges, Carlos Marrón is the second victim of President Nicolas Maduro's government to…

The Independent UK

Chilling video emerges of suspect trying to abduct Lowe’s worker mid-shift

Police say attempted kidnapping from a workplace is extremely rare

The Independent UK

Beach Park man accused of kidnapping 3 Ohio children

Police say Michael Negron, 19, had been communicating with a 12-year-old girl from Middleton, Ohio. He was found with the girl, her sister and a 15-year-old in Lake County.

Chicago Sun-Times

Four on kidnap charges after Sydney chase

Four men have been charged with kidnapping and other offences after a police pursuit on Sydney's northern beaches.

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Review: The real victim of Fox's new crime anthology is nuance itself

What would you do if you suspected your teenager was a deadly threat to the students and staff at his school? Would you take the law into your own hands if your young daughter was sexually assaulted and the assailant hadn't been apprehended yet? What if a newborn's parents appeared…

Los Angeles Times

Coffee shop barista barely escapes kidnapping as man grabs her at drive-through window

A man in a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck can be seen grabbing the coffee shop barista by the arm in what appears to be an attempted kidnapping in Auburn, Washington state, US

Daily Mirror

Former NFL Player Jerrell Powe Arrested on Kidnapping Charge

The 35-year-old was apprehended in his home state of Mississippi, Ridgeland police chief Brian Myers said Monday.

Sports Illustrated

Former NFL player arrested in Mississippi on kidnap charge

A former University of Mississippi and NFL football player has been arrested on kidnapping charges

The Independent UK

Searches are underway to find 50 women kidnapped in Burkina Faso

In northern Burkina Faso, reports have begun to emerge of a kidnapping that took place late last week near the town of Arbinda, in a part of the Sahel under jihadist control. Around 50 women were snatched as they gathered fruits and plants in the bush because of severe food…

Radio France Internationale

Accused 'accomplice' kidnapper denied bail

A Victorian man charged after a Sydney man was allegedly kidnapped over his relationship with a woman has been denied bail because he was likely to skip court.

AAP

Grammy winner accused of assault, kidnapping fatally shot

Authorities say a Grammy-winning sound engineer accused of kidnapping and threatening his wife and stepdaughter at gunpoint in Tennessee has been fatally shot by police

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Bay Area residents charged with traveling to Miami, kidnapping and holding family hostage for $100,000 ransom

Federal prosecutors in Miami, Florida have secured an indictment against six people, including two Bay Area residents, on charges of kidnapping two children and two adults and attempting to collect $100,000 ransom for them, court records show.

Daily Mirror

Ukraine is 'world's biggest crime scene' with Russian troops in 58,000 war atrocities

Investigators have accused Russia of committing more than 58,000 war crimes in Ukraine, including murders, sex attacks, kidnappings and bombings since beginning of invasion

Reuters

Israeli army charges two soldiers for revenge attack on Palestinians

Israel's military said on Thursday it filed "severe indictments" against two soldiers who threw an improvised explosive at a Palestinian house in the occupied West Bank in retaliation for the kidnapping of the body of an Israeli teenager last month.

The Times of India

Wrestler wanted in rape, kidnapping and POCSO case arrested in Delhi: Police

NEW DELHI: A 38-year-old national level wrestler, who was wanted in a rape, kidnapping and POCSO Act case, has been arrested from the national capital Delhi, police said on Thursday.

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The Independent UK

Man arrested for abducting 13-year-old boy he met on gaming platform Roblox, police say

Aaron Zeman, 26, has been charged with kidnapping and resisting arrest.

Al Jazeera

US militia member sentenced to 19 years in kidnapping plot

Prosecutors had sought a life sentence for Barry Croft Jr for his involvement in a plot to kidnap the Michigan governor.

Axios

Second ringleader in Whitmer kidnapping plot sentenced, gets more than 19 years in prison

Barry Croft Jr., 47, had faced a possible life sentence over the plot.

Axios

Ringleader in Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot sentenced to 16 years in prison

He was convicted in August of conspiring to abduct the governor in 2020.

Reuters

Ringleader in plot to kidnap Michigan governor sentenced to 16 years in prison

The leader of a foiled plot by members of right-wing militia groups to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer was sentenced to 16 years in prison on Tuesday in a U.S. District Court, prosecutors said.

The Times of India

Man arrested for kidnapping, sexually assaulting 4-year-old girl in Delhi's Bhalswa Dairy area

NEW DELHI: A 40-year-old man was arrested by police in north Delhi's Bhalswa Dairy area for the alleged kidnapping and sexual assault of a four-year-old girl on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Sentence next for 'driving force' behind Whitmer kidnap plot

Was he a rebel who wanted to inspire a revolution by kidnapping Michigan’s governor

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