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Indian-Origin Nurse Found Guilty in 2018 Australian Beach Murder Case After 7-Year Investigation
Dec 08, 2025 07:02 pm CST
An Indian-origin former nurse, Rajwinder Singh, has been convicted of murdering Toyah Cordingley at Wangetti Beach in 2018. After fleeing to India and remaining a fugitive for four years, Singh was extradited to Australia in 2023 to face trial. The Cairns Supreme Court found him guilty of stabbing and burying Cordingley after an argument that began when her dog barked at him. Sentencing arguments will be heard next Tuesday.
Murder Convict Caught After 36 Years: How Pradeep Saxena Changed Identity But Couldn't Escape Justice
Nov 28, 2025 07:31 pm CST
A remarkable case of justice delayed but not denied: Pradeep Saxena, convicted of murdering his brother in 1989, evaded authorities for 36 years by changing his name to Abdul Rahim and converting religions. Despite his elaborate efforts to create a new identity in Moradabad, police finally apprehended him when he returned to his hometown of Bareilly, demonstrating that legal records and persistence eventually caught up with the long-term fugitive.
Calcutta High Court Grants Bail to HIV-Positive Prisoner After 15 Years: Appeal Pending Against Murder Conviction
Nov 08, 2025 01:40 am CST
The Calcutta High Court has granted conditional bail to a man serving life imprisonment for murder who has been incarcerated for nearly 15 years while suffering from HIV. With good conduct reports and a pending appeal scheduled for next March, the court has suspended his sentence and imposed reporting requirements while acknowledging the remote possibility of an immediate appeal hearing.
Indian Nurse Nimisha Priya's Yemen Execution Stayed: Supreme Court Update
Oct 16, 2025 03:37 pm CST
An Indian nurse sentenced to death in Yemen has received a temporary stay of execution as diplomatic efforts continue. The Supreme Court was informed that a new mediator has joined negotiations while the possibility of blood money payment under Sharia law is being explored to secure her release.