Category: Criminal Defense

Man in Taliban-controlled Afghan village cuts off wife’s nose

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Man in Taliban-controlled Afghan village cuts off wife's noseKABUL, Afghanistan – A young woman in a remote northern region of Afghanistan had her nose cut off by her husband, officials in the region said on Tuesday.Fawzia Salimi, a hospital director in Maymana, capital of Faryab province, said 22-year-old Reza Gul was brought in early Monday having lost a great deal of blood.Gul's husband, 25-year-old Mohammad Khan, has since fled their... [...]

Missing Americans in Iraq reportedly kidnapped from ‘brothel’ apartment

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Missing Americans in Iraq reportedly kidnapped from 'brothel' apartmentA group of Americans who disappeared in Baghdad over the weekend were kidnapped from their interpreter's apartment, according to multiple Iraqi sources.A police major general described the apartment as a brothel, The Washington Post reports, adding that it was subject to frequent raids by Shiite militias. However, many people in the region refer to any building that accepts... [...]

Man found hiding in abandoned house after carjacking woman

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Man found hiding in abandoned house after carjacking woman, police sayMIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. - A man is in custody after carjacking a woman Tuesday morning in northwest Miami-Dade County, police said.According to detectives, the woman was carjacked at Northwest 87th Street and 24th Avenue.A police officer patrolling the area nearby spotted the stolen car and attempted to pull the driver over.Police said the suspect, whose identity has not... [...]

Woman forced from Florida hospital dies after arrest

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Woman forced from Florida hospital dies after arrest; audio of scene released (CNN)Barbara Dawson has no intention of leaving her hospital room. Although the staff at the hospital in the Florida Panhandle town of Blountstown has discharged her, the patient refuses to leave, prompting a call to the police department on December 21. "No, no, no, no," Dawson implores the responding officer when he begins talking with her. She asks him to... [...]

Suspect in Pa. cop ambush said he acted ‘in the name of Islam,’ police confirm

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Suspect in Pa. cop ambush said he acted 'in the name of Islam,' police confirmThe man caught in surveillance footage ambushing a Philadelphia officer in a squad car, shooting him multiple times, claimed he acted "in the name of Islam," police said at a news conference Friday.The suspect's gun had been stolen from police in 2013, Commissioner Richard Ross said.The man wore "Muslim garb," a law enforcement source told Fox News. The source... [...]