A court in Italy has sentenced 23-year-old Filippo Turetta to life in prison for the brutal murder of his former girlfriend, Giulia Cecchettin, in a case that has drawn attention to the ongoing issue of violence against women in the country. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Turetta, who admitted to killing Cecchettin, 22, in November 2023—just … Read more
The Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal, on Friday, overturned the conviction and life sentence of Dr. Olufemi Olaleye, the Medical Director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, who had been found guilty of raping his wife’s teenage niece. The appellate court discharged and acquitted Olaleye, ruling that the trial court’s judgment was flawed. According … Read more
A Russian court has sentenced two soldiers to life imprisonment for the murder of a family of nine in occupied Ukraine, marking a rare instance of Russian troops being held accountable for alleged war crimes. According to prosecutors, Anton Sopov, 21, and Stanislav Rau, 28, killed the entire Kapkanets family in their home in the … Read more
Tyrese Haspil, the former personal assistant convicted of murdering and dismembering his tech entrepreneur boss, Fahim Saleh, has been sentenced to 40 years to life in prison. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that Haspil, 25, was found guilty in June of murder, grand larceny, and other charges related to Saleh’s death in 2020. Prosecutors revealed that … Read more
Justice Abiola Soladoye, in her judgment, held that Alidu was a disgrace to the police because he failed to uphold law and order… She said the survivors’ evidence was fully corroborated by the medical evidence EDITOR’S PICK 2023: Another APC Chieftain Defects To PDP [PHOTO] 2023 Presidency: Tinubu Opens Up On Health Status 2023: PDP … Read more
Scott Peterson to face a new life sentence in deceased wife Laci Peterson’s killing EKO HOT BLOG reports that Scott Peterson, a California man convicted of murdering his pregnant wife and unborn baby in 2002, is scheduled to receive a second life term in a California superior court on Wednesday at his resentencing hearing. Before … Read more
A teacher who raped a 5-year-old pupil has gotten a life sentence. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Jigawa High Court sitting in Kazaure has found a primary school teacher, Mr. Makasusi Sunusi, guilty of defiling a 5-year-old girl and accordingly sentenced him to life imprisonment. Justice Hussaina Adamu Aliyu, who presided over the case, … Read more