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NEWS ABOUT: attempted murder

attempted murder stories: 7 news summaries

Dad Runs Over 'Westernized' Daughter

Police hunt Arizona
man after woman
critically injured

Oct 22, 09 1:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Police in Arizona are searching for an Iraqi man they believe mowed down his daughter and a friend in a parking lot because she had become "too Westernized" and abandoned traditional Iraqi values. The daughter, 20, is in a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. Her friend has been hospitalized... More »

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Arizona • honor killings • attempted murder

UCLA Reeling After Lab Student's Throat  Slashed

Male student attacks female chem partner

Oct 9, 09 4:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - UCLA students were shaken yesterday after a 20-year-old man slashed the throat of a classmate in a chemistry lab in front of others. The pair, believed to have been lab partners, had a verbal altercation before the man attacked the woman and walked calmly away as a teaching assistant rushed... More »

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university • UCLA • stabbing • attempted murder • Damon Thompson

(Newser) - A London man was beaten, stabbed, and forced to drink acid in what police believe was an "honor attack," the Daily Mail reports. The victim lost his tongue in the attack and remains in critical condition. Police believe the man, who was originally Danish, was attacked because he... More »

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London • Muslim • affair • Britain • honor killings • acid • attempted murder

Catholic Teacher Held in 'Murder Attempt' on Student

British science teacher allegedly struck 14-year-old with a weight

Jul 10, 09 1:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - A teacher in a Catholic school in England has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a student he allegedly attacked suffered serious head injuries, reports the Guardian. The teacher assaulted the 14-year-old boy with a weight block used in a science lab as class was about to... More »

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England • children • attack • assault • traumatic brain injury • teacher • students • attempted murder • head injury • Nottinghamshire • Catholic school

(Newser) - A flamboyant, high-profile New Jersey gang lawyer has been charged with murder for his role in the death of a key witness against his clients, according to law enforcement authorities. Former prosecutor Paul Bergrin, 53, is accused of leaking the name of a confidential witness to gang members who shot... More »

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New York City • crime • New Jersey • murder • prosecutor • rap music • gangsters • attempted murder

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Roommate of man charged with attempted murder outlines post-breakup attack

Jan 29, 09 2:53 PM CST
(Newser) - Testimony began this week in the trial of a California man who attacked his ex-girlfriend with a knife, allegedly with the intent to remove breast implants he’d paid for, the Victorville Daily Press reports. Thomas Lee Rowley is charged with attempted murder in the 2006 assault on his ex,... More »

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California • crime • breast implants • stabbing • ex-boyfriends • criminal trial • attempted murder

Moviegoer
Shoots Man
for Talking

He pulls gun while
trying to watch Benjamin Button

Dec 27, 08 12:52 PM CST
(Newser) - A Philadelphia man attempting to watch The Curious Case of Benjamin Button in peace resorted to violence, shooting the father of a family that was talking during the film, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The father survived the gunshot wound to his arm, while the attacker was charged with... More »

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Brad Pitt • Philadelphia • noise • Cate Blanchett • gun violence • movies • movie theaters • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button • talking • attempted murder

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