Tag: death
Last hope for Indian nurse on death row in Yemen: pardon from victim’s family
Family members of an Indian nurse who is on death row in war-torn Yemen say they are pinning their hopes on a last-ditch effort to save her. Nimisha Priya, 34, was sentenced to death for the murder of a local man – her former business partner Talal Abdo Mahdi – whose chopped-up body was discovered…
Liam Payne Death: Man Arrested on Suspicion of Supplying Singer Drugs
Two months after Liam Payne died at his Argentina hotel, one of the five people charged in connection with his death has been arrested on suspicion of supplying cocaine to the One Direction alum. More light has been shed on those being held accountable for Liam Payne’s passing. Days after five people were charged in connection to…
Socialite Jocelyn Wildenstein’s Cause of Death Revealed
After Jocelyn Wildenstein’s longtime partner Lloyd Klein confirmed her death at age 84, he shared more insight into the hours before her passing. More details about Jocelyn Wildenstein’s death have come to light. The Swiss socialite, who was known for her cosmetically enhanced cat-like look, died hours before her New Year’s celebration, her longtime partner Lloyd Klein…
First Thing: New year terror as death toll in New Orleans attack rises to 15
Authorities think suspect acted with accomplices. Plus, woman found alive and well after going missing in 1972 Good morning. Terror struck the busy French Quarter of New Orleans at about 3.15am on New Year’s Day, as a vehicle flying an Islamic State (IS) flag was driven into a crowd of people on Bourbon Street –…
Man questioned over woman’s fall to death from seventh-floor Sydney balcony
Multiple calls made to triple zero before 39-year-old found critically injured outside her high-rise unit block on River Road in Parramatta A man is being interviewed by New South Wales police as they investigate how a woman fell to her death from a balcony in Sydney after a number of calls to emergency services. The…
Failings led to death of woman after weight loss surgery, coroner says
Susan Evans was not seen by specialist at Queen Alexandra hospital, Portsmouth, during junior doctors’ strike and contracted sepsis Failings at a hospital contributed to the death of a 55-year-old woman who suffered abdominal sepsis after weight loss surgery at the time of a junior doctors’ strike, a coroner has said. Susan Evans returned to…
North Carolina governor commutes 15 death row sentences on last day in office
Roy Cooper’s historic clemency action comes a week after Biden’s resentencings shielded dozens from execution The governor of North Carolina has granted commutations to 15 people on death row on his final day in office, changing their sentences to life without the possibility of parole. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, announced his clemency action on New…
‘We’re all considering death all the time’: Willem Dafoe on new vampire film
When I meet Willem Dafoe on Zoom to discuss his latest movie Nosferatu, we get on to mortality fast. The four-time Oscar-nominated actor is talking to me for Radio 4’s Today programme about Robert Eggers’ remake of the 1922 silent film of the same name, which was an unauthorised adapatation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Nosferatu…
Outgoing North Carolina governor commutes 15 death row sentences
By The Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — In one of his final acts in office, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the death sentences of 15 men convicted of murder to life in prison without parole on Tuesday, reducing the state’s death row population by more than 10%. Cooper, who was barred from seeking a…
Coroner says Turkey ‘won’t engage’ over lift shaft death of holidaymaker
A coroner has said she is “in the hands of the Turkish authorities” over the death of a British holidaymaker found in a hotel lift shaft. Last month, 20-year-old Tyler Kerry, from Basildon in Essex, was discovered fatally injured at the hotel he was staying at near Lara Beach in Antalya. His family claim he…
‘I hope she’d be proud,’ says mum of charity set up after daughter’s death
A woman who has helped tens of thousands of children after the death of her own daughter from cancer has been appointed an MBE. Wendy Tarplee-Morris set up the Little Princess Trust in Hereford, which makes wigs for children undergoing cancer treatment. It was set up in memory of her daughter Hannah, who died in…
World of dance mourns death of ‘brilliant light’ Dada Masilo at age of 39
South African dancer and choreographer died unexpectedly after a brief illness, her family says The dance world is mourning the internationally acclaimed South African dancer and choreographer Dada Masilo, who died in hospital at the weekend aged 39. Masilo died unexpectedly on Sunday after a brief illness, a spokesperson for her family said in a…
Liam Payne Death Investigation: 5 People Charged in Case of Fatal Fall
Two months after Liam Payne’s fatal fall in Argentina, five people have been charged in connection with his death—three being accused of negligent homicide and two being accused of drug supply. Several people are being held accountable for the death of Liam Payne. Two months after the One Direction alum suffered a fatal fall from the…
5 people have been charged in the death of Liam Payne
By The Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — An Argentine judge confirmed charges against five people in connection with the death of Liam Payne, a former member of musical group One Direction, and ordered preventive prison for two of them for having supplied him with drugs. A judicial officer confirmed Monday the judge’s decision…
Lindsay Lohan Mourns Death of Parent Trap Writer Charles Shyer
After Parent Trap director Nancy Meyers shared her ex Charles Shyer had died, Lindsay Lohan celebrated the late filmmaker—who also helmed the Father of the Bride films—with a fond reflection. Lindsay Lohan is paying tribute. After Parent Trap director Nancy Meyers reacted to the death of her ex-husband Charles Shyer, with whom she co-wrote the beloved 1998 comedy that…
Five charged in connection with Liam Payne’s death, reports say
Five people have been charged in connection with the death of One Direction singer Liam Payne in Argentina, local media report. The 31-year-old star died on 16 October after falling from the third-floor balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires. Hotel manager Gilda Martin and hotel employee Esteban Grassi as well as Roger Nores, who…
Matthew Gaudreau’s Wife Welcomes Their First Baby After His Death
The wife of late hockey player Matthew Gaudreau, brother of NHL star Johnny Gaudreau, has given birth to her and her husband’s first baby four months after the siblings died in a road accident. The wife of NHL star Johnny Gaudreau‘s brother Matthew Gaudreau has given birth to their first baby, four months after the siblings…
Trump tells 37 people on death row with commuted sentences to ‘go to hell’
On Truth Social, president-elect also lashes out at Chinese troops in Panama Canal and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau Donald Trump has told 37 people on death row who had their sentences commuted by Joe Biden to “go to hell” in a lacerating Christmas Day social media post. The president-elect – long a vocal advocate of…