Keywords: Attempted murder


Prosecutors seek 30 years in France stabbing case

Prosecutors in France have requested a 30-year prison sentence for a 32-year-old Moroccan national accused of stabbing his former partner multiple times in a violent attack that nearly cost her life. The trial is taking place before the criminal court of Finistère in western France. The prosecution......

France: Moroccan man on trial after violent attack on former partner

A criminal court in western France has opened the trial of a 32-year-old Moroccan man accused of attempting to kill his former partner during a violent attack that took place in 2023. The defendant told the court that he had no intention of killing the young woman, insisting that his actions were driven......

Two injured in shooting near mosque in southern Sweden

Two people were injured on Friday in a shooting near a mosque in the southern Swedish city of Örebro, according to police reports.  Authorities confirmed they have launched a preliminary investigation into suspected attempted murder. “Two people were injured following this shooting,”......

Knife attack in Cannes: Suspect identified as Algerian national

A 21-year-old man has been apprehended following a knife attack on police officers outside the Cannes police station in Alpes-Maritimes on Saturday morning. The assailant, who is of Algerian descent, displayed threatening behavior toward a police vehicle occupied by multiple officers. The incident occurred......

Salman Rushdie's attacker convicted of attempted murder and assault

Hadi Matar, the individual responsible for stabbing renowned novelist Salman Rushdie at a New York event, has been found guilty of attempted murder. The verdict was delivered by a jury on Friday, following Matar’s attack on Rushdie during a public speaking event in August 2022. Rushdie, 77, was......

Salman Rushdie attack trial begins: Key suspect faces attempted murder charges

A 27-year-old Lebanese-American man, Hadi Matar, faces trial Monday for the violent assault on acclaimed author Salman Rushdie during a literary event in western New York. The prosecution will present evidence of how Matar allegedly planned and executed the attack that left Rushdie permanently blind......

Three Tunisians Arrested in Connection with Attempted Murder in Italy

On December 19, Italian authorities arrested three individuals—two of whom were minors—in connection with the attempted murder of a 31-year-old Moroccan man in the city of Perugia. The suspects, all nationals of Tunisia, were captured on surveillance footage assaulting the victim in the Fontevivo......