This Life: When the innocent pay the price
SAMANTHA ELLEY reflects on recent events in Sydney…
South Koreans shocked after back-to-back stabbing rampages
Seongnam, South Korea Reuters An apparently random stabbing attack in a commuter town near Seoul, the second such rampage in South Korea in less than two weeks, has sparked fear in a country that has long been considered safe with a low murder rate and strict firearm curbs. A man rammed his car into passers-by […]
Four toddlers stabbed in France, government says suspect is Syrian refugee
Annecy, France Reuters Four toddlers and two pensioners were stabbed in a knife attack in the tranquil French mountain town of Annecy on Thursday and the government said the suspected assailant was a Syrian refugee. A video of the attack, taken by a bystander and verified by Reuters, showed the assailant jump a low wall […]
Updated: Suspect in Canada stabbing spree dies of apparently self-inflicted wounds – report
Updated: 12:15pm (AEST)Saskatoon, SaskatchewanReuters The suspect sought by Canadian authorities in a weekend stabbing spree that killed 10 people in and around an Indigenous reserve in Saskatchewan died on Wednesday, apparently of self-inflicted injuries, shortly after his arrest, Canada’s Global News agency reported. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said earlier that Myles Sanderson, 30, was […]
Updated: Canada stabbing spree suspects on the loose after 10 killed, 15 wounded
Updated: 12:20pm (AEST)Weldon, Saskatchewan, CanadaReuters Canadian police hunted for two suspects in a stabbing spree that killed 10 people and wounded at least 15 others mostly in a sparsely populated Indigenous community early Sunday. The stabbings across 13 crime scenes were among the deadliest mass killings in modern Canadian history and certain to reverberate throughout […]