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German sailor beheaded by Philippine Islamists

Mon, 27 Feb 2017 13:30:49 +0100

Islamic militants in the Philippines have beheaded the German hostage they were holding for ransom, the government in Manila said Monday.

Man who beheaded wife: 'I thought I was Jesus'

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 17:49:00 +0100

A Berlin man who beheaded his wife because he thought she was the devil and he was Jesus, appeared in court on Tuesday. He faces manslaughter charges and will likely be sentenced to an extended spell in a closed psychiatric unit.

Tragedy draws Turkish 'Men Against Violence'

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 18:02:00 +0200

The killing of a mother-of-six by her mentally ill husband in Berlin this week prompted hundreds of men, mostly with a Turkish background, to gather at her house to speak out against domestic abuse. Jessica Ware went along.

Man who beheaded wife held in psych institute

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 19:16:00 +0200

A man who killed and then dismembered his wife, throwing some of her body parts off the roof of a building in central Berlin while their six children cowered in a nearby room, is to be held in a psychiatric institution.

Berlin man 'beheads wife'

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 14:30:00 +0200

A Berlin man was arrested on Monday on suspicion of killing his wife and cutting her body to pieces after a row in a flat where police later found six children, authorities said. Witnesses said they saw him throw her head from the roof.