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Hasan Charged With 32 Counts of Attempted Murder

Dec 2, 2009 4:41 PM CST

Hasan Charged With 32 Counts of Attempted Murder

Those are in addition to the earlier 13 counts of murder

(Newser) - Prosecutors beefed up the charges against Nadal Malik Hasan today to include the 32 people wounded in the Fort Hood shooting. Hasan now faces 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder in addition to the 13 counts of murder he had previously been charged with, Reuters reports. "Everything seems to...

Dad Runs Over 'Westernized' Daughter

Oct 22, 2009 1:41 AM CDT

Dad Runs Over 'Westernized' Daughter

Police hunt Arizona man after woman critically injured

(Newser) - Police in Arizona are searching for an Iraqi man they believe mowed down his daughter and a friend in a parking lot because she had become "too Westernized" and abandoned traditional Iraqi values. The daughter, 20, is in a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. Her friend has been hospitalized...

UCLA Reeling After Lab Student's Throat Slashed

Oct 9, 2009 4:53 AM CDT

UCLA Reeling After Lab Student's Throat Slashed

Male student attacks female chem partner

(Newser) - UCLA students were shaken yesterday after a 20-year-old man slashed the throat of a classmate in a chemistry lab in front of others. The pair, believed to have been lab partners, had a verbal altercation before the man attacked the woman and walked calmly away as a teaching assistant rushed...

Man Forced to Drink Acid in UK 'Honor Attack'

Jul 24, 2009 7:02 AM CDT

Man Forced to Drink Acid in UK 'Honor Attack'

(Newser) - A London man was beaten, stabbed, and forced to drink acid in what police believe was an "honor attack," the Daily Mail reports. The victim lost his tongue in the attack and remains in critical condition. Police believe the man, who was originally Danish, was attacked because he...

Catholic Teacher Held in 'Murder Attempt' on Student

Jul 10, 2009 1:47 AM CDT

Catholic Teacher Held in 'Murder Attempt' on Student

British science teacher allegedly struck 14-year-old with a weight

(Newser) - A teacher in a Catholic school in England has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a student he allegedly attacked suffered serious head injuries, reports the Guardian. The teacher assaulted the 14-year-old boy with a weight block used in a science lab as class was about to begin,...

Jersey Gang Lawyer Charged in Witness Murder

May 21, 2009 2:41 AM CDT

Jersey Gang Lawyer Charged in Witness Murder

(Newser) - A flamboyant, high-profile New Jersey gang lawyer has been charged with murder for his role in the death of a key witness against his clients, according to law enforcement authorities. Former prosecutor Paul Bergrin, 53, is accused of leaking the name of a confidential witness to gang members who shot...

Attacker Wanted
Breast Implants
Back: Witness

Jan 29, 2009 2:53 PM CST

Attacker Wanted Breast Implants Back: Witness

Roommate of man charged with attempted murder outlines post-breakup attack

(Newser) - Testimony began this week in the trial of a California man who attacked his ex-girlfriend with a knife, allegedly with the intent to remove breast implants he’d paid for, the Victorville Daily Press reports. Thomas Lee Rowley is charged with attempted murder in the 2006 assault on his ex,...

Moviegoer
Shoots Man
for Talking

Dec 27, 2008 12:52 PM CST

Moviegoer Shoots Man for Talking

He pulls gun while trying to watch Benjamin Button

(Newser) - A Philadelphia man attempting to watch The Curious Case of Benjamin Button in peace resorted to violence, shooting the father of a family that was talking during the film, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The father survived the gunshot wound to his arm, while the attacker was charged with attempted murder,...