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The Southern French town of Narbonne, located in the Occitania region has been rocked by the brutal beating of a 17-year-old boy who was found seriously injured on Friday on a construction site, and later died. The public prosecutor of Narbonne, Jean-Philippe Rey, confirmed that five people, including three minors, were indicted for attempted murder and placed in pre-trial detention. Images of the attack have gone viral on social media platforms, where multiple users identified the attackers as North African migrants. Le Figaro reported (translated from the French): “According to the information provided by the prosecutor’s office, the victim, who...

A former winner on Food Network's Worst Cooks in America claimed in a bond hearing on Friday that her 3-year-old foster daughter Victoria Rose died after ingesting too much water. Ariel Robinson, 29, of Simpsonville, South Carolina, appeared before a judge virtually on Friday and was denied her bail request of $40,000, according to Fox Carolina. Ariel and her husband Jerry, 34, were both charged with homicide by child abuse in the death of Victoria Rose Smith on Jan. 14. Jerry did not appear in court on Friday. Ariel remains in the Greenville County Detention Center, according to jail records...

CLEVELAND -- Cleveland Police have been ordered by the mayor to do "whatever it takes" to arrest three suspected teenage killers. The three, who are thought to be about 15 to 17 years old, are wanted for the beating death of Anthony Waters.Waters, 42, was taking a walk down East 55th Street Wednesday night when he was robbed and severely beaten by a gang of teenagers."This case should have people incensed enough they want to come forward with information," said Third District Police Commander Calvin Williams, who stood across the street from the area where Waters was beaten."The pack mentality...