A woman incarcerated at the Arizona State Prison Complex in Perryville died by suicide on Monday, according to a statement from Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR). Prison staff found 44-year-old Teresa Hennessy unresponsive in her cell and conducted life-saving measures until paramedics arrived, the statement said. Hennessy could not be resuscitated and […]
The death toll in the suicide blasts in Iran earlier this week has risen to 91, state media reported on Saturday. An 8-year-old child and a 67-year-old man succumbed to their injuries, state broadcaster Irib reported. Around 100 injured people are still in hospital, 11 of whom are in a critical condition. The secret service […]
The first arrests have been made in connection with the suicide blasts in Iran that left more than 80 people dead two days ago, Interior Minister Ahmad Wahidi said According to the Iranian news agency Tasnim, the secret service arrested the suspects in five provinces. The death toll of the Islamic State-claimed attack rose from […]
Iran is mourning those killed in a suicide bombing targeting a commemoration for a general who died in a US drone strike, as the death toll in the attack rose to at least 89. Despite the so-called Islamic State (IS) claiming responsibility for the attack, the wider tensions shaking the Middle East during Israel’s war […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Investigators believe suicide bombers likely carried out an attack on a commemoration for an Iranian general slain in a 2020 U.S. drone strike, state media reported Thursday, as Iran grappled with its worst mass-casualty attack in decades and as the wider Mideast remains on edge. The report by the […]
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A Las Vegas Metro police officer died by suicide hours after his arrest on stalking and home invasion charges, the coroner’s office confirmed Tuesday. Henderson police arrested Jake Freeman on Sunday, Dec. 31. Freeman faced three felonies, including aggravated stalking, attempted home invasion, and destroying or injuring the personal property of […]
A 23-year-old man incarcerated at the Arizona State Prison Complex in Phoenix died on Tuesday from an apparent act of self-harm, according to the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry. Officials with the department identified the man as Joshua Fox. A news release issued on Wednesday stated he was serving a sentence for manslaughter […]
The student who gunned down 14 people and injured a further 25 in Prague last week before killing himself admitted the murder of a man out walking with his baby a week previously, a police spokesman said on Wednesday. A letter admitting the motiveless double murder had been found during a search of the house […]
The death of a devoted preacher’s wife might not have been solved if not for loved ones challenging a ruling of suicide. On April 7, 2006, Matt Baker called police in Hewitt, Texas — a predominantly Baptist town just south of Waco — telling dispatchers his wife, Kari Baker, “just committed suicide.” Matt reported Kari […]
The husband of a young Texas mother found dead in her home staged her murder to look like a suicide – but the woman’s final diary entry, alongside post-mortem toxicology reports, led to his life sentence for her death. Joel Pellot, a nurse anesthetist, dialed 911 early on Sept. 22, 2020 to report that his […]
Right now, some suicide and mental health emergency calls made by New Yorkers are routed out of state based on the caller’s area code. A bill recently introduced by a New York congressman aims to change that, so cries for mental health help are addressed faster by local emergency personnel. Rep. Marc Molinaro, who represents […]
The American Civil Liberties Union of South Carolina is demanding action after the death of a teen at the S.C. Department of Juvenile Justice facility on Broad River Road in Columbia. “We cannot risk more of our children’s lives,” said Jace Woodrum, executive director of the ACLU of South Carolina. On Wednesday, the DJJ confirmed […]