Keyword "blunt force trauma" - List of latest news (31 results)

02:28 How police nabbed Audrey Griffin’s alleged killer Adrian Noel Torrens, a month after saying her death wasn’t suspicious

It had been a dream start to the year for Audrey Griffin.

22/04 Savage Garden singer suffers ‘terrible accident’

Savage Garden lead singer Darren Hayes is recovering from a serious injury, shortly after suffering the loss of his mother.

10/04 Soccer player dead at 21 after terrifying midgame collision

A Peruvian soccer player tragically died after colliding with the opposing goalkeeper while battling for a ball in the attacking zone.

05/04 Dad, 37, raped his baby daughter to death

Warning: Contains graphic and disturbing information

27/01 Shock details after 9yo’s alleged murder

A woman has been arrested after a nine-year-old boy was allegedly murdered at a Townsville home in Queensland’s northeast while other children were around.

22/01 Mum killed after school run by father-in-law

A “beautiful and amazing” mum-of-two was brutally killed by her father-in-law after returning home from the school run, a court heard.

20/01 Manhunt launched after woman found dead from 'blunt force injury' in London flat

Police believe the woman knew her victim and are searching for a "named individual".

26/12 Baby Driver actor Hudson Joseph Meek dead at 16

A teen actor who starred on the action thriller Baby Driver has died aged just 16.

25/09 Tributes for 'amazing' Brit dad killed after 'blind attack' with bottle

David Richards, 31, was talking to locals in the street when he took a blow to the back of the head.

25/09 ‘Amazing’ dad beaten to death with bottle

A British dad has died after he was struck on the head with a vodka bottle while on a bucks night in Prague.

17/09 Backyard pic exposes serial rapist’s 30-year secret

For almost 40 years, a woman who gave up her daughter for adoption when she was just 16 waited for a knock on her front door.

22/03 Woman beaten to death, stuffed in duffel bag by squatters who took over mum’s apartment, cops say

Two squatters are being sought over the alleged gruesome murder of a 52-year-old woman whose body was found stuffed in a duffel bag inside her late mother’s upscale Manhattan apartment last week, police said on Thursday.

29/11 Woman dies after falling through kitchen floor into well shaft

A woman died Sunday after falling through the floor of a century-old house into a well that had been hidden from sight.

21/10 New claims in tasering of 95-year-old gran

The family of Clare Nowland, a 95-year-old grandmother from Cooma who died after being tasered by police at the Yallambee Lodge retirement home in May, is suing the state government, claiming battery and negligence.

19/08 Killer’s admission after sports drink attack

Just hours after leaving an elderly man lying on the ground in pain, a dad told police his memory of the attack was blurry but he’d “cop” it.

17/08 Dad finds daughter, 11, dead under bed

Warning: Distressing

14/08 Man killed by sports drink in servo

A jury has found a Melbourne dad should be held responsible for the death of an elderly man months after attacking him with a sports drink in a service station over false paedophile claims.

25/07 ‘Big bro’ guilty of murder, rape of teen sister

The brother of a British teenage girl has been found guilty of sexually assaulting and murdering his sister after luring her into a park.

20/07 Danielle Easey’s alleged murderer makes claim about body in bed

A man accused of the murder of Danielle Easey says his former partner begged him for help after she killed the mother, a court has been told.

05/07 Woman’s shock ‘stabbed’ revelation: court

A woman was “shocked” and “scared” after being told by a friend she had “stabbed” a woman named Danielle before overhearing her argue with her boyfriend about the disclosure, a court has heard.

27/06 Billionaire killed in high-speed race car crash

A billionaire businessman has been killed in a tragic high-speed racing accident on the day of his 70th birthday.

26/06 Mum questions why tradie was killed

The heartbroken mother of a young concreter killed at Crown Casino has faced the man responsible and labelled him a “coward”.

15/06 ‘Forever missed’: US Olympian Patrick Gasienica dead at 24

US ski jumper Patrick Gasienica, who competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics, died Monday at the age of 24, USA Nordic announced Tuesday.

04/06 Possible serial killer as six women dead

Authorities in the United States are investigating whether the mysterious deaths of six women whose remains were found in and around Portland, Oregon over the past six months are connected, and whether a serial killer is on the loose.

13/04 No remorse from thug, man left for dead

A dad who “ferociously” stabbed a man who his son had attacked in a shocking act of random street violence will spend almost the remainder of the decade behind bars.

10/04 NFL quarterback drugged, blackmailed and robbed before death: lawsuit

Dwayne Haskins was drugged, blackmailed and robbed before the NFL quarterback was struck and killed by a rubbish truck on a South Florida highway one year ago Sunday, according to a lawsuit filed in Florida last month on behalf of Haskins’ wife, Kalabrya, and his parents.

08/04 Killer who fled jail by faking death arrested

A rapist and murdered who faked his own death and then escaped jail has been recaptured 4000 kilometres away and a year after his prison break.

04/03 Three other deaths linked to explosive Murdaugh murder case

Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh started his life in prison for killing his wife and son on Friday, but mystery and scandal continues to swirl around the remains of his family, a prominent legal dynasty that had a lot of influence in the area.

10/02 Arrest after teacher found in shallow grave

An arrest has been made following the death of a kindergarten teacher who was found dead in a shallow grave after she was beaten and strangled.

10/02 Slain NJ kindergarten teacher died from blunt force trauma to the head

The beloved New Jersey kindergarten teacher who was found dead in a shallow grave on Tuesday died as a result of blunt force trauma to her head and compressions to her neck, the coroner said.

18/01 Horrific detail in cold case socialite murder

Police have offered a million-dollar reward as part of their investigation into the suspected murder of a popular Melbourne grandmother, whose case remains unsolved after nine years.