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Puerto Rican boxer Félix Verdejo turned himself in to federal agents to face charges hours after authorities identified the body of a dead woman as his 27-year-old pregnant lover, officials said. Mr Verdejo has been charged with the murder of Keishla Rodríguez Ortiz, along with her kidnapping, carjacking resulting in death and intentionally killing an unborn child, according to the US Attorney's Office in Puerto Rico. A criminal complaint filed by the FBI accuses Mr Verdejo of punching the pregnant 27-year-old in the face and injecting her with a syringe filled with an unidentified subs...

Murdered British backpacker Grace Millane's family backs new UK law banning rough sex defence 3 May, 2021 07:28 PM 3 minutes to read Almost every move made by Grace Millane's killer was tracked on CCTV. Video / Supplied NZ Herald The family of murdered British backpacker Grace Millane is backing the introduction of a new law that will see the ban of a rough sex defence being used for murder. The new law is set to come into effect in England and Wales this year. It comes just over two years after Millane was killed during a Tinder date while on a trip in Auckland in December 2018. The date hap...

BBC News By Charlie Jones image captionGrace Millane's killer said she died accidentally after asking to be strangled during sex The family of murdered backpacker Grace Millane said they were pleased a defence for murder which "blames the victim" has been outlawed. Miss Millane, from Wickford, Essex, was killed in New Zealand in December 2018. Her killer claimed she died accidentally after asking to be strangled during sex, but he was convicted of her murder. The Domestic Abuse Bill, which includes a ban on the so-called "rough sex gone wrong" defence, was approved this week. Her cousin Hanna...

Submitting... Speaking about the changes, Domestic Abuse Commissioner, Nicole Jacobs, said: "So many campaigners, charities and individuals have worked incredibly hard to make the bill as robust as possible and there is no doubt that the legislation, which now includes non-fatal strangulation as a standalone offence, is much stronger as a result.  "Legislation won’t transform things overnight and we know there is more to do, so and I will work with partners to advocate for further changes." Here is a summary of what the new changes to the law will be. Non-fatal strangulation is now cl...

British backpacker Grace Millane, left, was strangled to death after meeting her killer via Tinder on December 1, 2018 – the day before her 22nd birthday A businessman who broke the law by publicly naming British backpacker Grace Millane's killer in protest against a suppression order has been fined $15,000. Leo Molloy, the high-profile owner of HeadQuarters bar in Auckland, named Jesse Kempson, 28, in a social media post hours before a High Court jury found him guilty of murdering Ms Millane, 21, on December 1, 2018. Molloy's lawyer said his client broke the court order as he was 'appalled...