Tag: manslaughter

Sister of Woman Who Died Following Mask Altercation With Hospital Security Files $16 Million Lawsuit

A $16 million lawsuit has been filed in the death of Stephanie Warriner, a 43-year-old mother of five who never regained consciousness 16 days after physical interaction with Toronto General Hospital Security guards who confronted her because she had her face mask pulled down under her chin, reportedly because she was having trouble breathing. The…


South Korean Police Seek Manslaughter Charges Over Deadly Crush

SEOUL, South Korea—South Korean police are seeking criminal charges including involuntary manslaughter and negligence against 23 officials, about half of them law enforcement officers, for a lack of safety measures they said were responsible for a crowd surge that killed nearly 160 people. Despite anticipating a weekend crowd of more than 100,000, Seoul police had…


19 Year-Old Who Killed His Mother Charged With Making a Shank in Jail

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 19-year-old Garden Grove man who stabbed his mother to death when he was 13 years old, pleaded not guilty Dec. 22 to making a shank while in jail, according to officials. Ike Souzer was indicted on single felony counts each of possession of a deadly weapon by a prisoner and a prisoner manufacturing…


UK Man to Plead Guilty to Manslaughter in Wife’s Death

PAPHOS, Cyprus—Defense lawyers for a British man on trial for causing the death of his wife in Cyprus’ coastal resort town of Paphos said Monday they’re hopeful the court will suspend any sentence it hands down to their client after he pleads guilty to manslaughter next week. Briton David Hunter faced a charge of premeditated…


San Diego Doctor Charged in Death of Inmate in County Jail

SAN DIEGO—A San Diego doctor was charged Wednesday with involuntary manslaughter in the death of a 24-year-old female inmate who collapsed in front of a nurse, who was also charged in the case. Dr. Friederike Von Lintig, 57, was arraigned in San Diego Superior Court in the San Diego suburb of El Cajon in connection…


Man Admits Killing Four People Who Were Stabbed to Death in London House

A man has admitted to stabbing his girlfriend, her mother, grandmother, and her grandmother’s partner at a house in Bermondsey, south London earlier this year. Joshua Jacques, 28, appeared at the Old Bailey in London on Friday and denied murdering NHS worker Dolet Hill, 64, her partner Denton Burke, 58, their daughter Tanysha Ofori-Akuffo, 45,…


Cyprus Trial of UK Man: Was It Murder or Assisted Suicide?

NICOSIA, Cyprus—The trial of a British man charged with the premeditated murder of his sick wife got underway Thursday in Cyprus’ coastal resort town of Paphos, with defense lawyers arguing that David Hunter should instead be charged with assisting a suicide. State Prosecutor Andreas Hadjikyrou said the postponement was due to a court scheduling conflict…


Jury Finds Alberta Men Guilty of Murder, Manslaughter in Shootings of Métis Hunters

The family of two Métis hunters who were shot to death on a rural road in Alberta say they would have liked harsher convictions for the men who killed their loved ones but are satisfied those responsible will be behind bars. A jury found Anthony Bilodeau, 33, guilty of manslaughter in the death of Jacob…


UK Drug Dealer Set On Fire ‘Was Already Dead,’ Trial Told

A killer recruited his 70-year-old mother, his brother, and two friends to move the body of a London drug dealer and set it on fire after he was beaten to death in a row over £40,000 ($49,800) worth of missing cocaine, a court has heard. Home Office pathologist Dr. Robert Chapman told a trial at the…


Florida Bridgetender Faces Manslaughter in Woman’s Death

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—A Florida bridgetender who raised a drawbridge to Palm Beach before a 79-year-old woman walking her bicycle reached the other side has been charged with manslaughter in her death, police said. West Palm Beach police arrested the 43-year-old bridgetender at her home on Thursday, police said in a news release. She opened…