Depressed widow kills kids, self on Karva ChauthOctober 8th, 2009 AMRITSAR - Feeling depressed on the day of Karva Chauth, a festival in which Hindu women fast for their husbands' long life, a young widow in this Punjab city killed her two minor sons and committed suicide, police said Thursday. Baljit Kaur, 32, gave poison to her two sons, aged 10 and six, and consumed it herself at her home in Dashmesh Nagar Wednesday night.
Western Pa. boyfriend, woman forced her sons, 6 and 9, to fight each other as 'training'August 14th, 2009 Pa. couple forced boys, 6 and 9, to fightTARENTUM, Pa. — Police say a western Pennsylvania woman and her boyfriend forced the woman's sons — a 6-year-old and a 9-year-old — to fight each other as the couple watched.
Apartment fire kills woman, 5 daughters in StockholmJuly 26th, 2009 Sweden: apartment fire kills woman, 5 daughtersSTOCKHOLM — A woman in her 40s and her five daughters were killed when they tried to escape an apartment fire in a Stockholm suburb, police and media reports said Sunday. Three other people were injured in the blaze late Saturday in Rinkeby, a suburb of the Swedish capital.
Morning fire in northeastern Philadelphia row house kills woman and child, injures 5 othersJuly 25th, 2009 Morning fire in Philly row house kills 2, hurts 5PHILADELPHIA — A fire that ripped through a northeastern Philadelphia row house has killed a woman and a young boy and injured five other people, three of them critically. Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers called the Saturday morning fire 'horrific' and 'fast-moving.' He says the woman and child were trapped on the second floor of the Frankford neighborhood home and died despite efforts by firefighters to reach them in the flames.
Man kills woman, shoots self at store in Fort Lewis baseJuly 23rd, 2009 Man kills woman, shoots self at Fort Lewis storeFORT LEWIS, Wash. — A 59-year-old retired soldier shot a female civilian worker to death Wednesday inside a bustling store at the Fort Lewis Army base, then shot himself, Army officials said.
Man kills woman, shoots self at Fort Lewis Post ExchangeJuly 23rd, 2009 Man kills woman, shoots self at Fort Lewis PXFORT LEWIS, Wash. — A 59-year-old retired soldier shot a female civilian worker to death Wednesday inside a bustling store at the Fort Lewis Army base, then shot and wounded himself, Army officials said.
23-year-old woman kills daughter, hangs herselfJuly 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 23-year-old woman and her two-year-old daughter were found hanging from the ceiling fan of their house in Dabri area of southwest Delhi Sunday, police said. According to police, the incident came to light Sunday afternoon when the husband of the deceased woman Kiran Raj returned home.
Trooper kills wife, baby, himselfJuly 14th, 2009 AGARTALA - A trooper of Tripura State Rifles (TSR) strangled his wife and 46-day-old daughter to death and then committed suicide, police said Tuesday. Ashutosh Debnath, 32, a rifleman, killed his wife Gopa Debnath, 26, and daughter Laxmi late Monday at Amtali in west Tripura, a police spokesman said.
66-year-old Indian held for killing teenage stepsons, wife seriousJune 23rd, 2009 VANCOUVER - An elderly Indian man was arrested Monday in the city of Surrey near here for killing his two teenage stepsons and seriously injuring his much younger wife in a family shoot-out. Mahendra Singh Johal, 66, was produced in court for the murder of 17-year-old Amarjit Gill and 15-year-old Ranjit Gill and the attempted murder of his 35-year-old wife Sukhwinder Kaur (Johal) Sunday.
Sheriff: Michigan man comes home to find wife killed 2 sons, then herselfJune 9th, 2009 Sheriff: Michigan mother kills 2 boys, herselfDELTA TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A Michigan sheriff says a Lansing-area woman apparently killed her two young sons before committing suicide.
Bear kills woman in Himachal PradeshJune 7th, 2009 SHIMLA - A bear mauled to death a woman in a Himachal Pradesh village, police said Sunday. The victim, Devki Devi, 60, was grazing livestock when she was attacked by the bear near Nerwa village of Shimla district Saturday, police said.
Sheriff: Fla. father kills wife, 2 sons, himself in apparent domestic dispute; teen escapesMay 4th, 2009 Sheriff: Fla. father kills wife, 2 sons, himselfLAKELAND, Fla.
Mexican authorities drop kidnapping case against US father, 2 sonsApril 23rd, 2009 Mexico drops kidnapping case against US dad, sonsTIJUANA, Mexico — Mexican authorities say they have dropped a kidnapping case against a U.S. man and his two sons.
Police: US father, 2 sons arrested in Mexico for allegedly kidnapping womanApril 22nd, 2009 Mexican police: 3 US men arrested for kidnappingTIJUANA, Mexico — Police say they have arrested a U.S. man and his two sons for allegedly kidnapping the father's girlfriend.
Father seeks mercy killing of three mentally retarded sonsJanuary 28th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Driven by abject poverty, a father in Kannauj district of Uttar Pradesh has appealed to local authorities to permit the mercy killing of his three mentally challenged sons, officials said Thursday. Bheem Sen Kushwaha, who is a farmer in Kanakpur village, has submitted an application for the mercy killing of his teenage sons to the district administration.
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