Man jailed for attempted murder of former Japan PM
The 25-year-old hurled a homemade pipe bomb at the country's leader in 2023.
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Man jailed for life for murdering Irish backpacker
Danielle McLaughlin, from County Donegal, was raped and murdered while she was touring around India.BBC News - 3d -
Man who attacked Japan's ex-PM Kishida convicted, sentenced to 10 years in prison
A Japanese court has convicted a man who threw a homemade pipe bomb at Japan's former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a 2023 campaign event, sentencing him to 10 years in prisonABC News - 1d -
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Bomber Given 10 Years in Prison for Attempted Murder of Japanese Premier
A court found the assailant guilty of attempted murder in the 2023 attack on Fumio Kishida, then prime minister.The New York Times - 1d -
Father jailed for murdering daughter he claimed died in a play-fight
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Man jailed for abusive emails to politicians Jess Phillips and Sadiq Khan
Jack Bennett pleaded guilty to five charges and was jailed for 28 weeks at Exeter Magistrates Court.BBC News - 2d -
Man charged with health insurance CEO murder to accept $300,000 in donations
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Texas to execute man for 2004 murders of strip club manager and friend
A Texas man who murdered his strip club manager and another man was scheduled to be executed Thursday.NBC News - Feb. 13
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