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A woman in the United Kingdom&nbsp;has been jailed for life&nbsp;for the murder of her fiancé, following a party in May 2022. The incident occurred after the couple - Alice Wood and Ryan Watson - had an argument. The verdict, delivered last month at Chester Crown Court, led to Wood's life sentence, as reported by the BBC.

The couple attended a party organised by brain injury charity Headway, where Watson worked as a support worker.

Tensions arose when Watson connected with another woman, causing Wood to become upset. CCTV footage showed Watson enjoying the party, while witnesses described Wood as appearing distant and cold.

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<h2>Alcohol-fuelled dispute and tragic outcome</h2>

Under the influence of alcohol, the couple argued over who would drive home. Wood, a student with scholarship prospects at Cambridge, accused Watson of flirting.

Back home, witnesses reported hearing heated arguments, slamming doors, and a revving car engine. Wood used her car as a weapon, attempting to strike Watson three times. The third attempt resulted in Watson being dragged for 158 metres.

Judge Michael Leeming sentenced Wood, expressing certainty about her intent to kill Watson. Wood, who was found well above the legal driving limit when breathalysed, showed no true remorse during the proceedings. The judge dismissed claims of provocation or fear of violence from Watson, emphasising his vulnerability during the attack.

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Watson's family, after Wood's conviction, spoke about the emotional toll of watching CCTV footage repeatedly.

They highlighted the betrayal of trust, noting that the person Watson trusted the most had violently taken his life.

Despite the lengthy prison term, the family believes no sentence can compensate for the profound loss and unfulfilled dreams of Ryan Watson.

(With inputs from agencies)

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A woman in the United Kingdom has been jailed for life for the murder of her fiancé, following a party in May 2022. The incident occurred after the couple - Alice Wood and Ryan Watson - had an argument.

A woman in the United Kingdom has been jailed for life for the murder of her fiancé, following a party in May 2022. The incident occurred after the couple - Alice Wood and Ryan Watson - had an argument. The verdict, delivered last month at Chester Crown Court, led to Wood's life sentence, as reported by the BBC. The couple attended a party organised by brain injury charity Headway, where Watson worked as a support worker. Tensions arose when Watson connected with another woman, causing Wood to become upset. CCTV footage showed Watson enjoying the party, while witnesses described Wood as appearing distant and cold. Also read | UK teens set for sentencing in 'frenzied, ferocious' knife killing of transgender girl Alcohol-fuelled dispute and tragic outcome Under the influence of alcohol, the couple argued over who would drive home. Wood, a student with scholarship prospects at Cambridge, accused Watson of flirting. Back home, witnesses reported hearing heated arguments, slamming doors, and a revving car engine. Wood used her car as a weapon, attempting to strike Watson three times. The third attempt resulted in Watson being dragged for 158 metres. Judge Michael Leeming sentenced Wood, expressing certainty about her intent to kill Watson. Wood, who was found well above the legal driving limit when breathalysed, showed no true remorse during the proceedings. The judge dismissed claims of provocation or fear of violence from Watson, emphasising his vulnerability during the attack. Also watch | US: 3 Indian students killed within a week Watson's family, after Wood's conviction, spoke about the emotional toll of watching CCTV footage repeatedly. They highlighted the betrayal of trust, noting that the person Watson trusted the most had violently taken his life. Despite the lengthy prison term, the family believes no sentence can compensate for the profound loss and unfulfilled dreams of Ryan Watson. (With inputs from agencies)

UK woman sentenced to life for fatally running over fiancé in car

A court in the Indian capital of New Delhi on Saturday (Nov 25) awardee to&nbsp;life imprisonment tot eh four convicts in the murder of TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan which happened in 2008, while a fifth convict was given three years of imprisonment. 
 
The court stated that the crime does not come under the rarest of rare category and hence did not give the death penalty to the convicts. 
 
The court sentenced life imprisonment to Ravi Kapoor, Amit Shukla, Baljeet Malik, and Ajay Kumar. The fifth convict, identified as Ajay Sethi, was sentenced to only three years of imprisonment for helping them. 
 
On September 30, 2008, Soumya Vishwanathan was killed in her car in Vasant Kunj, when she was returning home after&nbsp;work. The court had reserved its order on Friday (Nov 24) on the quantum of sentence pronounced in the murder case. 
 
The verdict was reserved by trial judge Ravindra Kumar Pandey after detailed arguments. In between the arguments, the public prosecutor informed the court that apart from the convict Amit Shukla, an "unsatisfactory" report of the conduct of others in jail was given by the DLSA.

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"However, a report from the Jail superintendent has shown 'unsatisfactory conduct' by three of the five convicts and multiple penalties on them. We don't know how the DLSA report and jail report are different," the public prosecutor stated.

<h2>Accused convicted by a court in October</h2>

The four accused - Ravi Kapoor, Ajay Kumar, Baljeet Malik and Amit Shukla – were convicted by Judge Pandey in October – under the MCOCA and murder charges. 
 
The four men were convicted by the court for the murder. The fifth accused Ajay Sethi was convicted under the Indian Penal Code's Section 411 for retaining the offending vehicle.

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The mother of Soumya Vishwanathan had demanded the court to grant life imprisonment for the convicts. The journalist was shot dead at Nelson Mandela Marg in Vasant Kunj. She was working with a private television news channel. 
 
The convicts were held by the police while they were investigating the killing of Jigisha Ghosh. The police stated that the motive behind the killing of Soumya Vishwanathan was robbery.

(With inputs from agencies)

A court in the Indian capital of New Delhi on Saturday (Nov 25) awardee to life imprisonment tot eh four convicts in the murder of TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan which happened in 2008, while a fifth convict was given three years of imprisonment.

A court in the Indian capital of New Delhi on Saturday (Nov 25) awardee to life imprisonment tot eh four convicts in the murder of TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan which happened in 2008, while a fifth convict was given three years of imprisonment. The court stated that the crime does not come under the rarest of rare category and hence did not give the death penalty to the convicts. The court sentenced life imprisonment to Ravi Kapoor, Amit Shukla, Baljeet Malik, and Ajay Kumar. The fifth convict, identified as Ajay Sethi, was sentenced to only three years of imprisonment for helping them. On September 30, 2008, Soumya Vishwanathan was killed in her car in Vasant Kunj, when she was returning home after work. The court had reserved its order on Friday (Nov 24) on the quantum of sentence pronounced in the murder case. The verdict was reserved by trial judge Ravindra Kumar Pandey after detailed arguments. In between the arguments, the public prosecutor informed the court that apart from the convict Amit Shukla, an "unsatisfactory" report of the conduct of others in jail was given by the DLSA. Also read: Indian PM Modi takes a sortie in Tejas, calls it a 'sense of pride' "However, a report from the Jail superintendent has shown 'unsatisfactory conduct' by three of the five convicts and multiple penalties on them. We don't know how the DLSA report and jail report are different," the public prosecutor stated. Accused convicted by a court in October The four accused - Ravi Kapoor, Ajay Kumar, Baljeet Malik and Amit Shukla – were convicted by Judge Pandey in October – under the MCOCA and murder charges. The four men were convicted by the court for the murder. The fifth accused Ajay Sethi was convicted under the Indian Penal Code's Section 411 for retaining the offending vehicle. Watch: Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: One hurdle after another in rescue operations The mother of Soumya Vishwanathan had demanded the court to grant life imprisonment for the convicts. The journalist was shot dead at Nelson Mandela Marg in Vasant Kunj. She was working with a private television news channel. The convicts were held by the police while they were investigating the killing of Jigisha Ghosh. The police stated that the motive behind the killing of Soumya Vishwanathan was robbery. (With inputs from agencies)

India: Delhi court pronounces life sentence for four killers of journalist Soumya Vishwanathan

Two American students have been charged with a life sentence for the murder of a police officer while they were on a summer holiday in Rome.

Mario Cerciello Rega, a police officer, was stabbed during a late-night encounter in July 2019 while he was out with his friend Gabriel Natale-Hjorth.

Finnegan Lee Elder, a 21-year-old, had admitted to stabbing Cerciello 11 times with a seven-inch camping knife. The police officer was stabbed to death on a dark street near the hotel the Americans were staying in.

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However, Elder claims they acted out of self-defence as they thought they were being jumped from behind. The two Americans had assumed thugs were following them after what they called a 'drug deal gone wrong'.

The two will first have to serve solitary confinement for two months and then serve their life behind bars — a sentence that brought Elder close to fainting. They will also have to pay for their trial.

"This sentence is a disgrace for&nbsp;Italy&nbsp;with these judges who don't want to see what emerged during the trial and the investigation,"&nbsp;Elder's attorney, Renato Borzone, said.

(With inputs from agencies)

Two American students have been charged with a life sentence for the murder of a police officer while they were on a summer holiday in Rome. Mario Cerciello Rega, a police officer, was stabbed during a late-night encounter in July 2019 while he was out with his friend Gabriel Natale-Hjorth.

Two American students have been charged with a life sentence for the murder of a police officer while they were on a summer holiday in Rome. Mario Cerciello Rega, a police officer, was stabbed during a late-night encounter in July 2019 while he was out with his friend Gabriel Natale-Hjorth. Finnegan Lee Elder, a 21-year-old, had admitted to stabbing Cerciello 11 times with a seven-inch camping knife. The police officer was stabbed to death on a dark street near the hotel the Americans were staying in. Watch | However, Elder claims they acted out of self-defence as they thought they were being jumped from behind. The two Americans had assumed thugs were following them after what they called a 'drug deal gone wrong'. The two will first have to serve solitary confinement for two months and then serve their life behind bars — a sentence that brought Elder close to fainting. They will also have to pay for their trial. "This sentence is a disgrace for Italy with these judges who don't want to see what emerged during the trial and the investigation," Elder's attorney, Renato Borzone, said. (With inputs from agencies)

2 American students handed life sentences in Italy for cop's murder

A Mexican judge has sentenced the man convicted of ordering the 2017 murder of prominent journalist Miroslava Breach to 50 years imprisonment, a singular judgment in one of the deadliest countries globally for media.

The sentence of Juan Carlos Moreno, also known as "El Larry," was announced by the state prosecutor's office Saturday.

He had been convicted of being the "intellectual author" of Breach's murder, one of the few such media killings to be solved in the country.

Mexico is regularly rated by journalism watchdog Reporters Without Borders as one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists.

Breach, who covered the country's drug war, was one of 11 journalists murdered in 2017. More than 100 have killed since 2000, but 90 percent of the murders remain unresolved.

Prosecutors said in a statement that the 50-year sentence set a precedent in cases involving crimes against free expression, adding it was the longest sentence to date for such crimes.

Propuesta Civica, a non-governmental organization that advocates for human rights and free expression, said Moreno's sentence "represents an important precedent in the fight against impunity for crimes against journalists in this, the most violent country for the press."

But the organization called for further investigations of others involved in Breach's murder, as well as an inquiry into the "possible involvement of officials of the current government of Chihuahua."

Breach, a 54-year-old veteran crime and politics reporter for the newspapers La Jornada and Norte de Juarez, was found dead inside her car with gunshot wounds to the head on March 23, 2017 in Chihuahua state.

One of her last stories was on a war between two rival capos in the Juarez drug cartel.

Prosecutors said she was murdered "with premeditation" after being sent intimidating messages meant to impinge on her freedom of expression.

Ramon Zavala, wanted for allegedly being the gunman who actually shot Breach, was himself killed in late 2017 by unidentified assailants.

In 2018 the United Nations and AFP launched an award to honor journalists who risk their lives to cover human rights abuses in Mexico, in tribute to Breach and another slain journalist, Javier Valdez.

A Mexican judge has sentenced the man convicted of ordering the 2017 murder of prominent journalist Miroslava Breach to 50 years imprisonment, a singular judgment in one of the deadliest countries globally for media.

A Mexican judge has sentenced the man convicted of ordering the 2017 murder of prominent journalist Miroslava Breach to 50 years imprisonment, a singular judgment in one of the deadliest countries globally for media. The sentence of Juan Carlos Moreno, also known as "El Larry," was announced by the state prosecutor's office Saturday. He had been convicted of being the "intellectual author" of Breach's murder, one of the few such media killings to be solved in the country. Mexico is regularly rated by journalism watchdog Reporters Without Borders as one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists. Breach, who covered the country's drug war, was one of 11 journalists murdered in 2017. More than 100 have killed since 2000, but 90 percent of the murders remain unresolved. Prosecutors said in a statement that the 50-year sentence set a precedent in cases involving crimes against free expression, adding it was the longest sentence to date for such crimes. Propuesta Civica, a non-governmental organization that advocates for human rights and free expression, said Moreno's sentence "represents an important precedent in the fight against impunity for crimes against journalists in this, the most violent country for the press." But the organization called for further investigations of others involved in Breach's murder, as well as an inquiry into the "possible involvement of officials of the current government of Chihuahua." Breach, a 54-year-old veteran crime and politics reporter for the newspapers La Jornada and Norte de Juarez, was found dead inside her car with gunshot wounds to the head on March 23, 2017 in Chihuahua state. One of her last stories was on a war between two rival capos in the Juarez drug cartel. Prosecutors said she was murdered "with premeditation" after being sent intimidating messages meant to impinge on her freedom of expression. Ramon Zavala, wanted for allegedly being the gunman who actually shot Breach, was himself killed in late 2017 by unidentified assailants. In 2018 the United Nations and AFP launched an award to honor journalists who risk their lives to cover human rights abuses in Mexico, in tribute to Breach and another slain journalist, Javier Valdez.

Mexican reporter's killer jailed for 50 years in rare judgment

In Kathua Rape Case Verdict, 3 out of 6 convicts has been given Life sentence. They were found guilty in Pathankot court.

Kathua Rape Case Verdict: Life sentence for 3 out of 6 convicts

A local court on Friday awarded life sentence to suspended RJD MLA Raj Ballabh Yadav and two others convicted in a case related to raping a minor girl over two years ago. 
 
Three others were sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment in the case. 
 
The court had convicted Yadav and the five others, including four women, on December 15 for the rape of the minor girl at his residence in Bihar Sharif on February 6, 2016. 
 
Special MP and MLA court Judge-cum-Additional District and Sessions Judge Parshuram Singh Yadav awarded life imprisonment to Raj Ballabh Yadav under sections 376 (rape) and 120(B) (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code and the POCSO Act. 
 
Yadav, who is an MLA from Nawada, now stands to lose his membership of the Bihar Assembly. 
 
According to section 8(3) of Representation of People Act, 1951, a person convicted of any offence and sentenced to imprisonment for not less than two years shall be disqualified from the date of such conviction and shall continue to be disqualified for a further period of six years since his release. 
 
The court also slapped a fine of Rs 50,000 on Yadav. 
 
The two others who were also awarded life imprisonment were ordered to pay a fine of Rs 20,000 each. A fine of Rs 10,000 was imposed on the remaining three. 
 
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) suspended Yadav from the party on February 14, 2016, after he was named as accused in the rape case. 
 
In its charge sheet, the Bihar police had also named a woman and her relatives as accused on the ground that they were supplying women and girls to the MLA. 
 
Yadav had evaded arrest for a considerable time and finally surrendered after a local court issued a proclamation notice and an order to attach his properties. 
 
He had later secured bail from Patna High Court, which was cancelled by the Supreme Court on November 24, 2016.

A local court on Friday awarded life sentence to suspended RJD MLA Raj Ballabh Yadav and two others convicted in a case related to raping a minor girl over two years ago.

A local court on Friday awarded life sentence to suspended RJD MLA Raj Ballabh Yadav and two others convicted in a case related to raping a minor girl over two years ago. Three others were sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment in the case. The court had convicted Yadav and the five others, including four women, on December 15 for the rape of the minor girl at his residence in Bihar Sharif on February 6, 2016. Special MP and MLA court Judge-cum-Additional District and Sessions Judge Parshuram Singh Yadav awarded life imprisonment to Raj Ballabh Yadav under sections 376 (rape) and 120(B) (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code and the POCSO Act. Yadav, who is an MLA from Nawada, now stands to lose his membership of the Bihar Assembly. According to section 8(3) of Representation of People Act, 1951, a person convicted of any offence and sentenced to imprisonment for not less than two years shall be disqualified from the date of such conviction and shall continue to be disqualified for a further period of six years since his release. The court also slapped a fine of Rs 50,000 on Yadav. The two others who were also awarded life imprisonment were ordered to pay a fine of Rs 20,000 each. A fine of Rs 10,000 was imposed on the remaining three. Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) suspended Yadav from the party on February 14, 2016, after he was named as accused in the rape case. In its charge sheet, the Bihar police had also named a woman and her relatives as accused on the ground that they were supplying women and girls to the MLA. Yadav had evaded arrest for a considerable time and finally surrendered after a local court issued a proclamation notice and an order to attach his properties. He had later secured bail from Patna High Court, which was cancelled by the Supreme Court on November 24, 2016.

Bihar RJD MLA Raj Ballabh Yadav sentenced to life for raping a minor girl

Former &quot;boss of bosses&quot; Toto Riina, one of the most feared Godfathers in the history of the Sicilian Mafia, died early Friday after battling cancer, the government said.

Riina, who had been serving 26 life sentences and is thought to have ordered more than 150 murders, had been in a medically-induced coma after his health deteriorated following two operations.

The mobster, who turned 87 on Thursday, died in the prisoners` wing of a hospital in Parma in northern Italy just before 4:00 am (0300 GMT), a ministry of justice spokesman told AFP.

Nicknamed &quot;The Beast&quot; because of his cruelty, Salvatore &quot;Toto&quot; Riina led a reign of terror for decades after taking control of the island`s powerful organized crime group Cosa Nostra in the 1970s.

The most high-profile murders he ordered were those in 1992 of anti-mafia judges Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, who had worked to bring more than 300 mobsters to trial in 1987.

&quot;Riina will go down in history as the man who destroyed Cosa Nostra,&quot; newspaper La Repubblica`s Mafia expert Attilio Bolzoni said.

&quot;With his strategy of bloody massacres in Sicily and across Italy... he turned an invisible Mafia visible, with hundreds, thousands of murders, carried out first with Kalashnikovs, then bombs&quot;.

Riina also famously ordered the brutal murder of a 13-year old boy who was kidnapped in a bid to stop his father from spilling Mafia secrets. The boy was strangled and his body dissolved in acid.

&quot;God have mercy on him, as we won`t,&quot; an association for victims said of Riina in comments to the Fatto Quotidiano daily.

Riina`s family had been given permission by Italy`s health ministry Thursday for a rare visit to say goodbye.

&quot;You`re not Toto Riina to me, you`re just my dad. And I wish you happy birthday dad on this sad but important day, I love you,&quot; one of his sons Salvatore wrote on Facebook.

The ageing gangster had asked in July to be released from prison on the grounds of serious illness -- a request that was denied after a court ruled the care he received behind bars was as good as he would get on the outside.Doctors said at the time that the former boss was &quot;lucid&quot;. He was caught on a wiretap earlier this year saying he &quot;regrets nothing... They`ll never break me, even if they give me 3,000 years&quot; in jail.

The son of a poor farmer, he was born on November 16, 1930, in Corleone, a village near Palermo that would become synonymous with the Mafia through Francis Ford Coppola`s popular Godfather film trilogy.

He lost his father and a brother young when they were blown up trying to extract gunpowder from an unexploded American bomb in 1943. By the time he was 19, he had killed his first victim.

He started off as a foot soldier to boss Luciano Leggio before moving up through the ranks, going on the run in 1969 but continuing to lead first the Corleone clan then the entire Sicilian mob from hiding.

He would elude police efforts to snare him for almost a quarter of a century, without ever leaving Sicily.

Riina was slapped with multiple life sentences in absentia after a fellow mobster turned state witness.

The &quot;Beast&quot; retaliated by ordering the deaths of 11 of the turncoat`s relatives. He was eventually captured in 1993 after a tip-off from a rival.

Riina, who had been serving 26 life sentences and is thought to have ordered more than 150 murders, had been in a medically-induced coma after his health deteriorated following two operations

Former "boss of bosses" Toto Riina, one of the most feared Godfathers in the history of the Sicilian Mafia, died early Friday after battling cancer, the government said. Riina, who had been serving 26 life sentences and is thought to have ordered more than 150 murders, had been in a medically-induced coma after his health deteriorated following two operations. The mobster, who turned 87 on Thursday, died in the prisoners` wing of a hospital in Parma in northern Italy just before 4:00 am (0300 GMT), a ministry of justice spokesman told AFP. Nicknamed "The Beast" because of his cruelty, Salvatore "Toto" Riina led a reign of terror for decades after taking control of the island`s powerful organized crime group Cosa Nostra in the 1970s. The most high-profile murders he ordered were those in 1992 of anti-mafia judges Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, who had worked to bring more than 300 mobsters to trial in 1987. "Riina will go down in history as the man who destroyed Cosa Nostra," newspaper La Repubblica`s Mafia expert Attilio Bolzoni said. "With his strategy of bloody massacres in Sicily and across Italy... he turned an invisible Mafia visible, with hundreds, thousands of murders, carried out first with Kalashnikovs, then bombs". Riina also famously ordered the brutal murder of a 13-year old boy who was kidnapped in a bid to stop his father from spilling Mafia secrets. The boy was strangled and his body dissolved in acid. "God have mercy on him, as we won`t," an association for victims said of Riina in comments to the Fatto Quotidiano daily. Riina`s family had been given permission by Italy`s health ministry Thursday for a rare visit to say goodbye. "You`re not Toto Riina to me, you`re just my dad. And I wish you happy birthday dad on this sad but important day, I love you," one of his sons Salvatore wrote on Facebook. The ageing gangster had asked in July to be released from prison on the grounds of serious illness -- a request that was denied after a court ruled the care he received behind bars was as good as he would get on the outside.Doctors said at the time that the former boss was "lucid". He was caught on a wiretap earlier this year saying he "regrets nothing... They`ll never break me, even if they give me 3,000 years" in jail. The son of a poor farmer, he was born on November 16, 1930, in Corleone, a village near Palermo that would become synonymous with the Mafia through Francis Ford Coppola`s popular Godfather film trilogy. He lost his father and a brother young when they were blown up trying to extract gunpowder from an unexploded American bomb in 1943. By the time he was 19, he had killed his first victim. He started off as a foot soldier to boss Luciano Leggio before moving up through the ranks, going on the run in 1969 but continuing to lead first the Corleone clan then the entire Sicilian mob from hiding. He would elude police efforts to snare him for almost a quarter of a century, without ever leaving Sicily. Riina was slapped with multiple life sentences in absentia after a fellow mobster turned state witness. The "Beast" retaliated by ordering the deaths of 11 of the turncoat`s relatives. He was eventually captured in 1993 after a tip-off from a rival.

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