Pistorius lawyers battle to avoid murder charges

Oscar Pistorius's lawyers on Tuesday fought to keep him from returning to jail as state prosecutors argued for a murder conviction in a combative appeal hearing held just two weeks after he was released.

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Habari Zinazoendana

9 years ago

TheCitizen

22 Dec

MTN hires 7 lawyers for battle

The embattled South Africa telecom, MTN, has engaged seven senior advocates to fight the $4 billion fine imposed on it by the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC).

 

11 years ago

BBC

Pistorius lawyers to quiz witness

Lawyers for South African athlete Oscar Pistorius question a neighbour who told his murder trial she heard a woman's "terrible screams" and shots.

 

11 years ago

IPPmedia

18 Feb

Lulu denies murder charges

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Lulu denies murder charges
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Elizabeth Michael or popularly known as Lulu walks towards the High Court in Dar es Salaam ahead of denying murder charges yesterday. (Photo: Omar Fungo). Elizabeth Michael popularly known as Lulu who is charged over the death of domestic film star ...
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10 years ago

TheCitizen

01 Feb

Uganda charges 18 for murder of Muslim clerics

 A Ugandan Muslim sheikh and 17 others have been charged with killing two fellow clerics, a case police said Friday is linked to Islamist rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo.

 

10 years ago

BBC

Child bride murder charges dropped

The murder charge against a Nigerian girl who confessed to killing her husband with rat poison has been dropped, prosecutors say.

 

9 years ago

9news.Com.Au

07 Dec

Charges laid for Qld miner's murder

Charges laid for Qld miner's murder
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A 27-year-old man has been charged over the mysterious murder of a Queensland gem miner. David Hanson, 71, was last seen alive by his daughter when they met for breakfast in February 2014 on the same day he was due to return to Tanzania, where he ...

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

15 Apr

Murder, extortion charges no barrier in India’s election

The list of charges against Indian politician Kameshwar Baitha is long and startling: 16 counts of murder, 25 of attempted murder, six of assault with a dangerous weapon, three of extortion... and so on.

 

10 years ago

IPPmedia

13 Oct

Collapsed building murder charges overturned back to manslaughter

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Collapsed building murder charges overturned back to manslaughter
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Murder charges in the March 2013 collapse of a 14-storey building in Dar es Salaam which left several people dead has now been overturned back to manslaughter. Judge Salvatory Bongole of the High Court Dar es Salaam zone reached the decision late ...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

02 Sep

Court acquits 2 facing charges on murder, theft of Sh150m from NMB

>The High Court yesterday acquitted two accused persons, Jackson Isawangu and Musa Mustapha, who were charged with murder and theft of Sh150 million from the National Micro-finance Bank (NMB).

 

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