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🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Baby-faced Middlesbrough machete gang launch 'horrific and brutal attack' on teen

A gang of four teenagers in Middlesbrough attacked a 17-year-old boy with a machete, resulting in severe injuries including a fractured skull.

Feb 27 • 19:09 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Woman gang raped and left carrying intestines in hands asked one horrifying question

Alison Botha survived a brutal attack in 1994 where she was kidnapped, raped, and nearly killed by a psychopathic assailant in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

Feb 27 • 04:00 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
Crime & Justice

Brutal attack in the suburbs: they threw him to the ground and kicked him in the head to steal his car

A man in Merlo, Argentina, was violently attacked and robbed of his car by two assailants who kicked him in the head while he lay helpless on the ground.

Feb 26 • 20:37 UTC
🇬🇧 Sky News
Crime & Justice

Man who left his partner paralysed in a brutal attack has been jailed

A man, Robert Easom, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for leaving his partner, Trudi Burgess, paralysed during a brutal attack after she expressed her intention to leave him.

Feb 26 • 16:22 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
Crime & Justice

Brutal attack on a kickboxing fighter at the door of a gym in Mendoza: he was stabbed seven times

Ignacio Gabriel Acosta, a 21-year-old kickboxing fighter and instructor, was brutally attacked with seven stab wounds outside a gym in Mendoza, Argentina, and is now recovering after emergency surgery.

Feb 26 • 13:59 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Manchester thug jailed for brutal axe attack on partner's ex-boyfriend

Colan Entwistle has been sentenced to an extended prison term for violently attacking his girlfriend's ex-partner with an axe in Middleton, Greater Manchester.

Feb 26 • 11:33 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

She was raped and had her arms cut off at 15: the chilling story of the artist who painted more than 4,000 works after surviving the worst

Mary Vincent, an artist who lost her arms at 15 due to a brutal attack, has gone on to create more than 4,000 art pieces using prosthetic hooks to hold her paintbrush.

Feb 26 • 09:30 UTC
🇬🇷 To Vima
Crime & Justice

Rethymno: New footage from the attack on a 69-year-old shepherd whose tongue was cut out

Shocking footage reveals the brutal attack on a 70-year-old shepherd in Vilandendro, highlighting the organized ambush and the violent nature of the crime.

Feb 25 • 14:52 UTC
🇷🇺 The Moscow Times
Crime & Justice

Sverdlovsk Man Jailed 15 Years in 1992 Cold-Case Murders

A man in Sverdlovsk has been sentenced to nearly 15 years in prison for the murders of eight people, including two children, in a brutal attack over 30 years ago.

Feb 25 • 13:48 UTC
🇵🇱 Wprost
Life & Tech

Caring Father or Brutal Abuser? Researchers Discovered a Genetic 'Switch'

Researchers found that the Agouti gene in the brains of African striped mice plays a crucial role in whether a father cares for his young or begins to attack them.

Feb 25 • 11:36 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
National & Local

Husband recounts brutal attack on his wife in cold case murder

The cold case trial of Irma Palasics's murder has revealed harrowing testimony from her husband, who recounts the events surrounding her violent death during a home invasion in 1999.

Feb 24 • 19:41 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
Crime & Justice

"You had to eat snot": died 651 days after receiving a brutal beating and the family requests that the trial be expedited

Walter Teves passed away after being in a coma for 651 days following a brutal attack by two brothers, prompting his family to urge for a hastening of the judicial process.

Feb 24 • 15:00 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
National & Local

Lisa Rinna reveals how her mother survived brutal hammer attack by notorious ‘Trailside Killer’

Lisa Rinna recounts her mother's survival of a horrific attack by the infamous 'Trailside Killer' in her memoir, shedding light on the terrifying experience and its implications on her life.

Feb 24 • 14:00 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
Crime & Justice

Severe Injuries: Youths Kick Man in the Back on Train Station Steps

A 26-year-old man was severely injured in a brutal attack by a group of youths at a train station in Berlin.

Feb 23 • 12:31 UTC
🇱🇻 LSM
National & Local

Zelensky warns of increasing Russian terror threats

Ukrainian President Zelensky condemned a recent Russian attack in Lviv as a cynical and brutal act of terror, which resulted in casualties and injuries.

Feb 23 • 02:48 UTC
🇮🇹 Il Giornale
Crime & Justice

He beats his mother and injures her severely on the face, searching for a 20-year-old. "Perhaps he ended up in the sea"

A brutal attack on a mother by her 20-year-old son has left her severely injured and sparked ongoing search efforts for the suspect, who is believed to have fled towards the sea.

Feb 22 • 11:02 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

La Tora Villar denounced a brutal attack on a relative: "They fractured his jaw"

Lucila "La Tora" Villar reported a violent attack on her 18-year-old cousin during a carnival celebration in Berazategui, Argentina.

Feb 20 • 16:38 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Couple murders neighbor next to police station with knives and stones, in ES

A couple in Ibatiba, Brazil, has been arrested after one of them confessed to murdering their neighbor in a brutal attack involving knives and stones.

Feb 20 • 13:52 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Life & Tech

Coronation Street stalker hell sees brutal attack as mystery new character rattles Jodie

Next week's episodes of Coronation Street feature a dramatic stalker storyline involving a brutal attack and hidden secrets from a new character.

Feb 19 • 14:25 UTC
🇫🇮 Iltalehti
National & Local

School Attack in Espoo – The Knifeman Wrote a Brutal Manifesto

A school attack in Espoo involved a knifeman who was apprehended after attacking two 17-year-old students, sparking concerns about violence in educational settings in Finland.

Feb 17 • 07:46 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
Crime & Justice

Two women attempted to kill the sister of a mayor in Santa Fe and were detained

Two women were arrested for attempting to murder Melisa Anahí Sopérez, the sister of a mayor in Santa Fe, in a brutal attack involving gunfire and physical assault.

Feb 14 • 21:33 UTC
🇫🇷 Le Figaro
National & Local

"These images are terrifying": Marion Maréchal reacts to an unbearable video that could correspond to Quentin's beating

Marion Maréchal expressed her horror at a video depicting a brutal attack that may be linked to the death of Quentin, a young activist.

Feb 14 • 20:19 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
Crime & Justice

Brutal attack in Panevėžys district: 60-year-old man stabbed

A 60-year-old man was hospitalized after being stabbed by a drunken 26-year-old in a residential corridor in the town of Geležiai.

Feb 14 • 07:00 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Racist maniac jailed after hacking stranger with axe at Edinburgh train station

Brian Patterson has been sentenced for a brutal axe attack on a stranger at Edinburgh Waverley station, marked by racial abuse and premeditated violence.

Feb 13 • 20:11 UTC
🇩🇰 Politiken
Crime & Justice

Four Charged in Shooting Attack on Car with 12-Year-Old in Søborg

Four men have been charged in connection with a brutal shooting in Søborg, Denmark, that left a 35-year-old man dead while a 12-year-old girl was in the car.

Feb 13 • 09:41 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
Crime & Justice

The video of the brutal attack by the Banda del Millón on the influencer grandmother: "Shut up because we will kill you"

An 82-year-old influencer, Mónica Mancini, was violently attacked in her home by two teenagers from a criminal gang known as the Banda del Millón, which was captured on security footage.

Feb 12 • 09:01 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Army officer's wife helped save him in 'Lee Rigby-style' attack outside barracks

An Army officer's wife played a heroic role in saving her husband from a brutal stabbing attack reminiscent of the Lee Rigby murder incident.

Feb 9 • 20:49 UTC
🇵🇱 Wprost
Crime & Justice

Night of Horror in Pruszków. Brutal Attack on Ukrainian Women

In Pruszków, Poland, four suspects have been arrested for the brutal assault of two Ukrainian women over the weekend, leading to the victims requiring medical attention.

Feb 9 • 17:40 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
National & Local

Brutal attack in Florina: Beating of a minor by other minors – 9 arrests

A group of minors and a young adult attacked a teenager in Florina, leading to nine arrests made by the police.

Feb 9 • 08:59 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
Crime & Justice

Punch, fall, run, and lethal kick: the key 87-second video that exposes the crime outside a club

An 87-second video reveals the brutal attack leading to the death of 30-year-old Lucas Nahuel Larroque outside a club, where he tried to intervene in a fight before being fatally assaulted.

Feb 9 • 00:04 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

Brutal attack recorded against several national police officers in La Cubierta de Leganés: a man throws a cobblestone at them and five agents are injured

A man was arrested after throwing a cobblestone at several National Police agents in Leganés, resulting in five officers being injured, two with fractures.

Feb 8 • 23:05 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Suffolk Strangler Steve Wright issued grim prison warning after 'brutal attack'

Steve Wright, known as the Suffolk Strangler, has received another life sentence and faces potential danger in prison following his disturbing confession about his crimes.

Feb 7 • 12:30 UTC
🇭🇷 Večernji List
Crime & Justice

Masked hooligans with sticks launched a brutal attack on Croats, what happened next was revealed

A brutal attack by masked hooligans on Croatian fans was thwarted by police following a basketball game between Vienna and Zadar in Austria.

Feb 7 • 10:51 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
Crime & Justice

Brutal and unusual attack in a hospital in Chaco: he bit off a nurse's finger who was trying to help him

A man in Chaco bit off a nurse's finger while receiving treatment, resulting in a traumatic amputation, and has since been detained.

Feb 6 • 19:48 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
Crime & Justice

Pakistan – a brutal suicide attack: 31 people dead, over 150 injured

A suicide bomber attacked a mosque complex in Pakistan, killing at least 31 people and injuring over 150 others.

Feb 6 • 13:48 UTC
🇬🇷 Proto Thema
Crime & Justice

The father of the ticket inspector who was beaten to death on the train had a heart attack; the Greek perpetrator does not want consular assistance

The investigation continues into the brutal murder of a train inspector in Germany by a 26-year-old who claims to be a Greek residing in Luxembourg, while the victim's father suffered a heart attack and the perpetrator refuses consular assistance.

Feb 5 • 20:15 UTC
🇭🇷 Index.hr
Crime & Justice

Shooting, machete attack... New details have arrived about the brutal conflict between two families in Zagreb

Three people have been arrested in Zagreb for multiple criminal offenses, including the attempted murder of a minor, related to a violent clash between two families.

Feb 5 • 14:45 UTC
🇭🇷 Večernji List
Crime & Justice

Young man ordered Uber, approached the wrong car and ended up dead after brutal attack

A 20-year-old man tragically died in Cologne after mistakenly approaching the wrong car, believing it was his ordered Uber, leading to a violent altercation with the driver's husband.

Feb 5 • 08:29 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

VIDEO: 22 Slaps in 39 Seconds, Then Firing... Student Assaulted

A viral video from Kanpur shows a shocking attack where a student was slapped 22 times in 39 seconds and then shot at by assailants in a brutal street assault.

Feb 5 • 06:43 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
Crime & Justice

Death after ticket inspection - 80 percent of ticket inspectors experienced verbal and physical assaults

The brutal attack and death of Serkan C. illustrates the declining threshold for violence on trains and at stations, with 80% of ticket inspectors reporting assaults.

Feb 5 • 05:30 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
Crime & Justice

Lyft driver accused of brutal backseat attack, threatening to kill passenger during ride

A Florida Lyft driver, Joaquin Mena Vazquez, has been arrested for allegedly choking and threatening to kill a passenger during a ride on October 8, 2025.

Feb 4 • 22:00 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
World

Attack by 'terrorist' organization linked to ISIS on two villages in Nigeria, 162 killed in indiscriminate firing

In a tragic incident in western Nigeria, armed extremists attacked two villages, resulting in the brutal murder of at least 162 people, marking one of the deadliest attacks in recent months.

Feb 4 • 17:17 UTC
🇭🇷 Index.hr
World

Revealed what the Russians were doing during the ceasefire - preparing yesterday's brutal attack

During the ceasefire, Russia prepared for a mass attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, resulting in significant damage and casualties.

Feb 4 • 16:51 UTC
🇨🇿 Aktuálně.cz
Crime & Justice

Mary Vincent Survived Her Own Death. The Story of a Fifteen-Year-Old Girl Against a Human Monster

Fifteen-year-old Mary Vincent survived a brutal attack by a perpetrator who left her for dead, only to inspire others with her art and self-made prosthetics after he was released from prison and resumed killing.

Feb 4 • 14:00 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
Crime & Justice

"He reacted aggressively immediately" - brutal attack on railway workers in Hamburg

A man violently assaulted two railway workers at Hamburg Dammtor station, resulting in one severe injury and requiring police intervention to stop the escalation.

Feb 4 • 13:21 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
Crime & Justice

"He leaves behind a wife and children" – Train attendant dies after brutal attack

A train attendant has died following a brutal attack during a ticket inspection in Rheinland-Pfalz, prompting outrage among railway employees over ongoing safety budget cuts.

Feb 4 • 10:18 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
Crime & Justice

Conductor beaten by fare dodger - conductor dies after brutal attack in regional express

A train conductor has died from injuries sustained during a brutal attack by a fare dodger in a regional train in Landstuhl, causing nationwide outrage.

Feb 4 • 09:25 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
Crime & Justice

Ticket Inspection: Train Attendant Dies After Brutal Attack by Passenger

A 36-year-old train attendant died from injuries sustained during a brutal attack by a passenger in a German regional train after the attendant requested the passenger to exit for not having a ticket.

Feb 4 • 09:10 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
Crime & Justice

Ticket Inspection: Railway Employee in Coma After Brutal Attack

A DB railway employee fell into a coma after being violently assaulted by a passenger during a routine ticket inspection in a regional train near Kaiserslautern.

Feb 3 • 17:12 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
World

Putin orders 'winter genocide' attack on Ukraine with 500 killer drones

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a brutal winter attack involving over 500 drones targeting Ukraine's civilian heating supplies amid sub-zero temperatures.

Feb 3 • 11:44 UTC

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