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Attacker in Austria Stabs 5 at Random

Police have a suspect, 23, in custody

(Newser) - Four people were wounded and one killed when a 23-year-old man began stabbing passersby at random with a knife in the Austrian city of Villach on Saturday, police said. The victim who died was 14 years old, the BBC reports. Police said they have a 23-year-old man in custody, a...

Teen Gets More Than 50 Years in UK Mass Stabbing
Teen Sentenced in
UK Mass Stabbing
Jan 23, 2025 1:25 PM CST

Teen Sentenced in UK Mass Stabbing

Axel Rudakubana, who killed 3 young girls at Taylor Swift-themed dance class, gets more than 50 years

(Newser) - A teenager who stabbed three young girls to death at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England was sentenced Thursday to more than 50 years in prison for what a judge called "the most extreme, shocking, and exceptionally serious crime." Judge Julian Goose said 18-year-old Axel Rudakubana "...

Fugitive Proclaims Innocence on Podcast

Jasmin Thompson turns herself in the following day over Staten Island stabbing

(Newser) - Detectives looking for a woman sought in a fatal Staten Island stabbing would have found it useful to tune into a local podcast on Sunday. There, on LFTG Radio , suspect Jasmin Thompson turned up as a guest to proclaim her innocence, reports Staten Island Live . "I'm not a...

2 Killed, 1 Critically Hurt in NYC Stabbing Rampage
3 Killed in NYC
Stabbing Rampage
UPDATED
Nov 19, 2024 12:00 AM CST

3 Killed in NYC Stabbing Rampage

Suspect arrested after unprovoked Manhattan attacks

(Newser) - The third and final victim in an apparently random stabbing spree in Manhattan Monday morning has died of her injuries. The 36-year-old woman was taken to a hospital in critical condition, but died later Monday, the AP reports. A taxi driver witnessed that attack, which took place near UN headquarters,...

Police: Disgruntled Student Stabbed 8 to Death in China

17 are injured in attack outside a vocational school

(Newser) - Eight people were killed and 17 injured in a stabbing attack outside a vocational school in the eastern Chinese city of Wuxi on Saturday night, local police said. The attack occurred at the Wuxi Vocational Institute of Arts and Technology in Yixing, a statement from Yixing police said. A 21-year...

Islamic State Says It Carried Out Festival Stabbings in Revenge

German police search for attacker, arrest 15-year-old suspected of knowing crime was planned

(Newser) - The Islamic State on Saturday claimed responsibility for stabbings the night before in Germany that killed three people and wounded eight others. Without providing evidence, the Guardian reports, the group posted on its Telegram account that the attack was carried out by one of its members "in revenge for...

German Police Hunt Attacker Who Stabbed at Random

Police report 3 were killed and 4 seriously wounded during city festival

(Newser) - A man stabbed passersby at random at a festival marking a German city's 650th anniversary on Friday night, leaving three people dead and four seriously wounded. Police launched a manhunt for the attacker, Deutsche Welle reports. The stabbings took place in the central square of Solingen, a city of...

Man Pleads Guilty in Fatal Stabbing Over Snoring

Christopher Casey of Philadelphia area killed his complaining neighbor

(Newser) - A dispute over loud snoring led to one man's death and to a prison sentence for his neighbor in suburban Philadelphia. Prosecutors say Robert Wallace, 62, became irked over the snoring of 56-year-old Christopher Casey, who lived next door to Wallace in a duplex in Upper Moreland and shared...

Far-Right Riots Near Scene of Mass Stabbing

Police said crowd targeted mosque because of false online rumors

(Newser) - Far-right protesters fueled by anger and false online rumors hurled bottles and stones at police, wounding more than 20 officers Tuesday outside a northwest England mosque near where three girls were fatally stabbed a day earlier. Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the "thuggery" and said the crowd had hijacked...

3rd Child Is Dead in Dance Class Stabbing

It was a Taylor Swift-themed class, and the singer says she is 'at a complete loss'

(Newser) - A 9-year-old girl has died, bringing the death toll to three in Monday's "ferocious attack" on a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in northwest England. Five other children and two adults who reportedly tried to protect them remain in critical condition. Eleven children were stabbed in the attack, which...

Children Among 8 Injured in UK Mass Stabbing
2 Children Killed, 9 Hurt
in UK Mass Stabbing
UPDATED
Jul 29, 2024 3:00 PM CDT

2 Children Killed, 9 Hurt in UK Mass Stabbing

Police say teen attacker targeted Taylor Swift-themed dance workshop

(Newser) - Two children were killed and nine others injured in what police described as a "ferocious attack" in northwest England on Monday. Six of the injured children are in critical condition after the attack in Southport, north of Liverpool, the Telegraph reports. Two adults who tried to protect the children...

4 US College Instructors Stabbed in China
4 Americans Stabbed in China
Jun 11, 2024 7:03 AM CDT

4 Americans Stabbed in China

Suspect in custody in assault on visiting college instructors

(Newser) - Four US college instructors were stabbed Monday while visiting a public park in China. The educators from Cornell College, a private liberal arts college in Iowa, were participating in a partnership program with Beihua University in the northern city of Jilin, CNN reports. Footage after the attack showed a woman...

Boy, 3, Killed in Random Stabbing Outside Grocery Store

Cleveland woman was arrested near the scene

(Newser) - A 3-year-old Ohio boy was fatally stabbed by a woman as he sat in a grocery cart in a supermarket parking lot. Investigators said Tuesday that they believe it was a random attack, the AP reports. The boy's mother was also stabbed, but her injuries were not life-threatening, said...

US Actor Accused of Stabbing Ex Arrested at Mexico Border

Nick Pasqual charged with attempted murder after arrest at border checkpoint

(Newser) - A Hollywood actor accused of brutally stabbing his ex-girlfriend in Los Angeles has been arrested at a border checkpoint in Texas. Nick Pasqual, whose credits include a 2011 episode of How I Met Your Mother, is to be extradited to California to face charges including attempted murder and residential burglary,...

4 Girls Stabbed in Apparently Random Movie Theater Attack

None have life-threatening injuries in Massachusetts; suspect linked to second attack

(Newser) - Police in Massachusetts have a suspect in custody in two separate stabbing attacks on Saturday, though much remains unclear about the apparently random incidents. A total of six people were stabbed, and none have life-threatening injuries:
  • Four girls: Police in Braintree say a man entered an AMC movie theater about
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As She Lay Dying, Woman Told Her Dad, 'Ty Did This'

Manhattan woman was fatally stabbed as she left for work Monday morning

(Newser) - Shirley Rodriguez had just been attacked outside the Manhattan apartment building where she lived with her dad. In her final moments, she pressed the building's intercom button to call for her dad, and when he came down, she managed to say, "Ty did this." The 29-year-old was...

Australian Police Fatally Shoot Teen After Stabbing Attack

Authorities see no ties to alleged extremist network in Sydney

(Newser) - A 16-year-old boy armed with a knife was shot dead by police after he stabbed a man in the Australian west coast city of Perth, officials said Sunday. The incident occurred in the parking lot of a hardware store in suburban Willetton on Saturday night, the AP reports. The teen,...

Teen Charged With Terrorism in Sydney Church Stabbing

Injured bishop says he forgives attacker

(Newser) - A 16-year-old boy accused of stabbing two Christian clerics during a Sydney church service has been charged by police with terrorism offenses. Authorities said the stabbing was declared a terrorist act because of the teenager's suspected religious motivation and because the boy traveled up to 90 minutes from his...

PM: 'Bollard Man' Hero Can Stay in Australia Indefinitely

French construction worker confronted knifeman

(Newser) - One of the heroes in Saturday's stabbing spree at a mall in Sydney, Australia has been told he is welcome to stay in the country for as long as he wants. French citizen Damien Guerot became known as "Bollard Man" after he was seen on video confronting attacker...

In Sydney, a Second High-Profile Stabbing Attack
15-Year-Old Arrested
in New Sydney Stabbing
UPDATED
Apr 15, 2024 2:31 PM CDT

15-Year-Old Arrested in New Sydney Stabbing

Suspect allegedly wounded a bishop, at least three other churchgoers in live-streamed service

(Newser) - The alleged assailant arrested in Monday's church stabbing in Sydney, Australia, is 15 years old, reports the BBC . Police say the teen stabbed a bishop and at least three other people during a live-streamed service, but none of the injuries are life-threatening. Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel, ordained by the...

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