The Voices in His Head Would Not Stop. Then a Boy Was Stabbed to Death.

Waldo Mejia’s psyche had been showing cracks, a longtime friend said. Now he is charged with killing 14-year-old Caleb Rijos at random.

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British man admits stabbing partner to death in Italy

Michael Whitbread, 75, is on trial in Lanciano for murder of fellow Briton Michele Faiers, 66, in October 2023. A British man living in Italy has admitted stabbing his partner to death, claiming he ...
The Guardian - 3d
Boy, 14, stabbed more than 25 times on London bus, court told

Kelyan Bokassa was stabbed repeatedly on the Route 472 bus on Woolwich Church Street.
BBC News - 5d
Three murder charges over boy's bus station death

Three people are charged with murder over Thomas Taylor death near a bus station, say police.
BBC News - Jan. 12
Man Charged in Stabbing Death of 14-Year-Old Boy Found in Bronx

The man, 29-year-old Waldo Mejia, was arrested early on Saturday near the location of the Friday stabbing in the Mott Haven neighborhood.
The New York Times - Jan. 11
Three teens arrested over boy's bus station death

A 17-year-old and two 18-year-old suspects are held over the death of Thomas Taylor.
BBC News - Jan. 10
Police hunt killer of boy stabbed on London bus

The boy, 14, died shortly after being stabbed on a 472 bus in Woolwich on Tuesday afternoon.
BBC News - Jan. 8
Boy, 14, stabbed to death on London bus

A boy has been stabbed to death on a London bus in what police described as "a horrendous crime".
BBC News - Jan. 7
‘You’re gonna find this creepy’: my AI-cloned voice was used by the far right. Could I stop it? | Georgina Findlay

It was chilling to hear ‘my voice’ repeating lies – and to discover that deepfake audio is a growing threat to democracy. Georgina Findlay is a writer and presenter at the YouTube channel TLDR ...
The Guardian - Jan. 7
Louisiana boy rewarded after giving away his only dollar

Nine-year-old Kelvin Ellis Jr. of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, had only $1 to his name, but chose to give it away to a man he mistook as homeless. That single act of generosity sparked a friendship he ...
CBS News - Jan. 3

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