­investigation into gangland “hits” on Adams family enforcer Gilbert Wynter, 37, and financial adviser Solly Nahome, 48.

gangster Terry ­Adams, 56, will be quizzed by Scotland Yard detectives following ­advances in DNA science.They have reopened an ­investigation into gangland “hits” on Adams family enforcer Gilbert Wynter, 37, and financial adviser Solly Nahome, 48. Detectives hope improvements in forensic science will provide the vital breakthrough in the cases that have remained unsolved for 13 years.Items of clothing and the last car Wynter used have been ­recovered and will be retested for potential DNA clues.Detectives also plan to speak to two other men who were also part of the notorious crime syndicate from London's Clerkenwell. In all, more than 20 associates of the family will be questioned again.Detective Chief Inspector ­David Manning from Scotland Yard’s Homicide and Serious Crime ­Command, is...

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NEWS of the brazen murders of sisters Tamara Reddy and Nadine Cassanova -- vendors at the Spanish Town Market in St Catherine — was heavy on the tongues of everyone who visited the shopping area on Friday

NEWS of the brazen murders of sisters Tamara Reddy and Nadine Cassanova -- vendors at the Spanish Town Market in St Catherine — was heavy on the tongues of everyone who visited the shopping area on Friday.For the sisters' customers, their deaths came as a grim surprise; to other vendors, the killings highlighted the dark realities of life in the old capital; while for their relatives, it was an act they swore to avenge.The two were gunned down and another man shot and injured inside the market Thursday evening. The man is still hospitalised.Between them, the slain siblings left seven children motherless."Right here dem get shot. Right here where me sit down, me two friend dem lie down last night, dead," lamented a male CD vendor, pointing to the intersection of Adelaide and French streets...

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Target killings claim 36 lives in 15 days

Unabated target killings with the law enforcement agencies much too reluctant to pay heed have claimed some 36 precious lives in the last fifteen days of current month. Political workers of various political parties remained the most targeted victims. Five workers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), including former MPA Arshad Qureshi and MQM Karachi Tanzimi Committee Member Farooq Baig were gunned down. The death of Baig, a senior party member, sent a wave of violence rippling across the metropolis. All commercial and non-commercial activities remained suspended for two days while some 35 vehicles were torched. Four people were shot dead including a truck driver, cleaner and a passer-by in Pak Colony and another at Tariq Road. Three activists of Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi were also...

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20-year-old Bloods gang member was sentenced to 30 years in prison this morning for the brutal torture killing of a Burlington County couple

20-year-old Bloods gang member was sentenced to 30 years in prison this morning for the brutal torture killing of a Burlington County couple in Camden last year.Darryl Pierre -- who will have to serve at least 25 years of the sentence before being eligible for parole -- said in court today that the killings were "unfortunate." "I'm sorry and the whole situation was very unfortunate," said Pierre of Merchantville.Pierre showed no emotion during the sentencing, even as Assistant Camden County Prosecutor Mary Alison Albright held up pictures and the graduation gown of the 18-year-old Cinnaminson teen he helped beat and kill. Pierre earlier pleaded guilty to participating in the gruesome killings of Muriah Huff and Michael Hawkins, 23, of Mount Holly. Pierre is one of 10 defendants charged in...

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The decapitated bodies of 25 men and two women have been found near Guatemala's border with Mexico.

The decapitated bodies of 25 men and two women have been found near Guatemala's border with Mexico.The bodies were discovered at a ranch in Peten province, 500km (310 miles) north of the capital.The chief of police said the killings were probably linked to a battle between rival drug gangs fighting for control of the area.Northern Guatemala is an important transit point for drugs smuggled from South America to the United States."This is the worst massacre we have seen in modern times," police spokesman Donald Gonzalez told Reuters.Army spokesman Col Ron Urizar said dozens of soldiers had been sent to the Mexican border to prevent any suspects from fleeing the country, El Pais reported.He said ground and aerial surveillance was being carried out in co-ordination with the Mexican authorities.Officials...

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remains of several people who had been dismembered.

Around 03:00 hours on Sunday, members of the State Investigation Agency and the Mexican Army, were present at Km 2 on the highway that connects Montemorelos and General Terán, close to a business called Cranes Treviño, were the remains of several people who had been dismembered.Some parts of the bodies were in bags, others were on a blanket, all were naked.It is not the first time in the town of Montemorelos findings like these occur, this time three people were butchered, and until their identities are unknown, it was announced that those executed were m...

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