Keywords: Homicide


Tangier arrest: Morocco detains French-Algerian suspect wanted by Interpol

Moroccan authorities have arrested a 27-year-old French national of Algerian origin in Tangier after identifying him as the subject of an Interpol Red Notice linked to a fatal shooting in the Paris region in 2024. The arrest was carried out on Saturday, October 3, by officers from the Tangier judicial......

Agadir police arrest Swedish national wanted by Interpol over attempted homicide case

Moroccan authorities have arrested a 31-year-old Swedish national in Agadir after an identity check revealed that he was the subject of an Interpol Red Notice linked to an alleged attempted homicide case in Sweden. The arrest took place on Friday evening, September 25, during an operation carried out......

Two brothers charged with intentional homicide after three months under hospital supervision

Two brothers accused of killing a young man in the Aïn Atiq area have been transferred from Moulay Abdellah Regional Hospital in Salé to judicial authorities after spending nearly three months receiving treatment under police supervision. The two men, born in 1963 and 1968 in Khémisset,......

Gard: Murder investigation opened after woman’s partially burned body found in vineyard

French authorities have opened a murder investigation after the partially burned body of a woman was discovered Wednesday morning in a vineyard in Saint-Gilles, in the Gard department. The discovery was made by an agricultural worker who was carrying out his duties in the vineyard, approximately 20......

Athens murder investigation advances as suspect is remanded over British woman's death

Greek authorities have placed a 26-year-old suspect in pre-trial detention as the investigation into the killing of a British woman found dead inside a suitcase in Athens moves into a new judicial phase. The victim, a 38-year-old British national, was discovered in mid-July after her body was found......

Afghan suspect charged after Scottish tourist found dead in Athens case

Greek authorities have charged a 26-year-old Afghan man in connection with the death of Scottish humanitarian worker Élisabeth-Jane Ross, whose body was discovered inside a suitcase in an abandoned building in Athens. The suspect has admitted to hiding the body but denies being responsible for......

Afghan man charged with murder of Chinese woman in Béthune, northern France

A 29-year-old Afghan national has been charged with murder and placed in pre-trial detention following the death of a 65-year-old Chinese woman in Béthune, in northern France, prosecutors announced on Saturday. The woman’s body was discovered on 13 July inside an apartment in Béthune,......

France: investigation launched after woman found dead in Béthune holiday rental

French authorities have opened a homicide investigation after the discovery of a woman’s body in a short-term rental property in Béthune, in the Pas-de-Calais department. Prosecutors said the victim had suffered multiple injuries caused by a bladed weapon. The case was confirmed on Tuesday......

UK murder suspect extradited from South Africa after deaths of wife and two daughters

A British man accused of killing his wife and two daughters before fleeing to South Africa is set to be extradited to the United Kingdom to face trial, South African authorities have confirmed. The case has prompted close cooperation between law enforcement agencies in both countries following the discovery......