A Washington state man who buried his estranged wife alive blamed his horrifying attack on mental illnesses and being “overmedicated and undertreated” for PTSD before a judge slapped him with a sentence of more than 13 years on Friday. Chae Kyong An, 54, brutally beat, stabbed and then bound his wife Young An with duct … Read more
The Wisconsin woman convicted of fatally poisoning her friend with eye drops and stealing $290,000 from her, was sentenced to life in jail Friday as the victim’s loved ones chillingly warned that the “Devil awaits.” Jessy Kurczewski remained relatively emotionless in a Waukesha, Wisc. courtroom when Judge Jennifer Dorow read the sentencing order — crying … Read more
Chinese police patrol outside the Australian embassy in Beijing on Jan. 25, 2019. Fred Dufour | AFP | Getty Images A Beijing court on Monday handed Australian writer Yang Hengjun a suspended death sentence, five years after he was first detained in China and three years after a closed-door trial on espionage charges. Yang, a pro-democracy blogger, is an Australian citizen born in China who was working … Read more
Before her sentence was read, Mack apologised to her mother’s brother and sister through tears. Indonesia deports Bali ‘suitcase murder’ accomplice Heather Mack “It breaks my heart hearing you cry,” she told Debbi Curran, her aunt and Wiese-Mack’s sister, who had audibly sobbed as her daughter read a victim impact statement on Curran’s behalf. “There’s … Read more
