A German man accused of killing his wife and 10-year-old son in a cave in Tenerife has gone on trial after his other, seven-year-old son managed to flee and raise the alarm. The defendant claims that he was acting under the influence of drugs that had addled his mind. The…
An illegal Moroccan immigrant who allegedly threw his fiancee's daughter, 3, from a balcony while on drugs has had his murder charge downgraded to manslaughter after the prosecutor believed his claim that it was a game-gone-wrong. Mohssine Azhar, 32, has claimed he was throwing little Fatima Skika, aged three and…
A 16-year-old boy has had both of his index fingers chopped off with a machete by members of a criminal gang after he refused to sell drugs. The brutal punishment was meted out to the teen boy, whose name was not divulged after he allegedly refused to sell drugs in…
Sick drug smugglers have been caught putting huge packets of drugs inside live sheep in a bid to move them across the border. The shocking scam involving innocent animals was discovered by the Kuwaiti authorities after they seized nearly 40 lbs of drugs hidden inside the stomachs of live sheep.…
A French firm has designed a drinks ‘condom’ to fit over the rim of any glass so women can happily sip their drinks in nightspots without worrying about date-rape drugs. Founded by two entrepreneurs from the city of Lille in the northernmost French region of Hauts-de-France, the company Drink Watch…
