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Young mom, 21, and 25-year-old man shot dead in murder-suicide in Maryland mall skate shop by gunman so heavily armed the bomb squad was called Briana Benlolo, 21, and Tyler Johnson, 25, were shot by a gunman while working at Zumiez at the Mall in Columbia It was Benlolo's first job since she gave birth to her son, two The gunman emerged from a dressing room and began shooting, killing Benlolo and Johnson and injuring others He then turned the gun on himself Police called in the bomb squad to disarm the man, who was armed with crude explosive devices...

A Framingham woman was arrested in Natick on Sunday evening when police claimed she assaulted her boyfriend with a pair of high heels. Greissi Carolina Sanchez was found walking barefoot along West Central Street early Sunday morning. She told police she got into a fight with her boyfriend and was walking home.

Prosecutors say a former minister at First Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., charged with his wife’s murder, was trying to leave the country prior to his Jan. 1 arrest to marry his boyfriend. The latest twist in a story that has received worldwide media attention came Jan. 16 in a bond hearing for Richard Shahan, 53, who resigned recently as children and families pastor and facilities director at First Baptist, reportedly to head overseas for three years of mission work in Europe and Central Asia. Prosecutors said information gleaned from more than 3,000 of Shahan’s e-mails indicate he was planning...

They don't strike as frequently as men, and it goes against the grain of how we view our mothers, grandmothers, sisters, aunts and daughters. When women kill, we're shocked and riveted to see those we traditionally view as nurturers, problem solvers and soothers tagged as murderers. "Most kill for romance, love or finance," said Vernon Geberth, a former homicide commander with the New York Police Department who wrote the book "Practical Homicide Investigations." "They tend to kill less violently and in more passive ways, for the most part," he added.

A Florida woman was arrested early Saturday for battering her live-in boyfriend after he refused to “cuddle” with her when they went to bed, police report. Shavonna Rumph, 31, and Henry Price, 33, “had been drinking together at their residence and had been doing so throughout the night,” according to a Manatee County Sheriff’s Office report. The couple subsequently quarreled, a deputy reported, “over Henry refusing to ‘cuddle’ with Shavonna when they went to bed.” The argument “turned physical when Shavonna grabbed Henry by the shirt, causing it to tear.” Price then attempted to leave the couple’s Bradenton residence to...

<p>SANFORD, Fla. — A prosecutor says George Zimmerman’s girlfriend claims he choked her about a week ago but she didn’t report it to police at the time.</p> <p>The prosecutor told a judge about the allegation during a first appearance Tuesday on domestic violence-related charges of aggravated assault, battery and criminal mischief.</p>

20 lashes for husband despite wife’s pardon Saudi court says wife could attend the flogging By Habib Toumi, Bureau Chief Published: 09:46 September 12, 2013 Manama: A court in Al Qateef in eastern Saudi Arabia has sentenced a husband to 20 lashes after he allegedly hit his wife on her shoulder. The case was filed one month ago by the wife who presented a medical report supporting her claim. However, the husband, in his 30s, denied he meant to hurt his wife and said that he was merely joking with her, local Arabic daily Al Sharq reported on Thursday. Even...

LAKE MARY, Fla. — Channel 9 has learned police were called Monday to a domestic disturbance involving George Zimmerman and a gun at a home in Lake Mary. Police were called to the scene on Sprucewood Road about 2:30 p.m. though no other details have been released. Last week, Zimmerman's wife, Shellie Zimmerman, filed for divorce, weeks after her husband's acquittal in the killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.

A landmark new law passed by Saudi Arabia on Monday makes domestic abuse a crime in the country for the first time, with perpetrators facing up to a year in prison. Until now, violence in the home has been treated as a purely private matter. The law, passed by the country’s Council of Ministers, prohibits various kinds of physical, psychological and sexual abuse, both at home and in the workplace. Abusers will face a minimum jail term of one month, rising to a maximum of one year, or be fined between 5,000 and 50,000 riyals.

DeSOTO, Texas — A mother and her teenage daughter were among four people fatally shot at two Dallas-area homes in a domestic dispute blamed on a man caught at the second crime scene. Dallas and DeSoto police on Thursday said charges are pending against Erbie Bowser. Two youths were wounded at each of the homes.

Facebook and the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) teamed up to create a guide on privacy and safety aimed at survivors of abuse. While the guide may be particularly helpful for survivors of domestic violence, dating abuse, cyber-stalking and the like, it is also the clearest, most informative guide to Facebook's privacy and safety features we've seen in quite some time. "Privacy and safety go hand in hand for survivors. The most dangerous time for a victim of abuse is when they are preparing to leave or have left an abusive partner," a post by Cindy Southworth, NNEDV's...

It was a bad day for one husband and father, who was killed by his wife after he came home from jail. The Tennessee man was shot and killed by his wife on Saturday only 15 minutes after getting out of jail.

Anna Benson and former major league pitcher Kris Benson have been working through a divorce for the past year, and apparently its not going very well. The “Baseball Wives” star was arrested on Monday after she allegedly donned a bulletproof vest, barged into her estranged husband's Marietta, Ga. home, and threatened him with a gun and a metal baton unless he ponied up some cash.

SPRINGFIELD - Police say a 24-year-old woman firebombed a car to punish her ex-boyfriend. Juliana Gonzales, of Springfield, was arrested and charged with arson in connection with throwing a Molotov cocktail at a Hyundai Sante Fe outside 72 Lionel Benoit Road just after 4 a.m. on Saturday, according to Sgt. Sean Arpin.

Gay man in Chicago killed his wife for insurance payout, prosecutors say A Chicago man is on trial for allegedly murdering his wife for insurance money after realizing he was no longer in love with her because he was gay. By Beth Stebner / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 5:36 PM This is double indemnity — with a twist. A Chicago man is currently on trial for allegedly murdering his wife for insurance money after realizing he was no longer in love with her because he was gay. Prosecutors said that Darron Brewer, 26, plotted to kill...

BOTHELL, Wash. - A man considered a suspect in his wife's murder was arrested on a different charge Thursday, days after he was caught by police having sex with another woman in his front yard. The man, Alan Smith, was taken into custody at a Bothell cafe for investigation of obstruction of justice. Read more at [url]http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Person-of-interest-in-estranged-wifes-murder-arrested-on-obstruction-accusation-212368921.html[/url]

Cherelle Baldwin, 21, of Bridgeport Connecticut has been charged with murder after police said she ran over her ex-boyfriend and father of her child with her car. Baldwin is accused of killing 24-year-old Jeffrey Brown, her ex-boyfriend and the father of her child. According to police, she was arrested Monday after a three-week investigation found no evidence to support her various accounts of what had happened.

A Woodside man was found guilty of murdering his wife and covering it up as a suicide to collect insurance money this afternoon in San Mateo County Superior Court, prosecutors said. After four days of deliberation, the jury returned with a guilty verdict of first-degree murder for Pooroushash "Peter" Parineh, 67, in the shooting death of his wife Parima Parineh on April 13, 2010. Parineh testified that on that day he found his 56-year-old wife's bloody body in bed in the master bedroom of their Woodside mansion. She was shot twice in the head, with wounds that prosecutors said could...

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BROOKLYN, NY, May 20, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A 20-year-old man has confessed to smothering a 14-year-old girl, keeping her body in a suitcase, and trying to set her remains on fire because she would not have an abortion, police say. Christian Ferdinand smothered Shaniesha Forbes with a pillow inside his cousin's Brooklyn apartment after she told him she was carrying his baby and refused to abort, according to charges lodged against the Jamaican-born man.