COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Inventor Peter Madsen was charged Tuesday with killing Swedish journalist Kim Wall during a trip on his private submarine, with prosecutors saying he either cut her throat or strangled her before dismembering her body and dumping it into the sea. Prosecutor Jakob Buch-Jepsen called the case "very unusual and extremely disturbing." Madsen, 47, is charged with murder, dismemberment and indecent handling of a corpse for the way he disposed of Wall's body. He is also charged with having sexual relations with Wall, 30, of a "particularly dangerous nature" before she was killed. The charges were made public by the Danish prosecution authority. Buch-Jepsen said the killing was premeditated. Prosecutors will urge that Madsen be sentenced to life in prison, or be locked up in a secure mental facility if deemed necessary by psychiatrists for as long as he's considered sick and dangerous to others. "There is much technical evidence but I won't go into details right … [Read more...] about Danish man charged with killing reporter on his submarine
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GE to take $6.2 billion after-tax charge in 4Q
BOSTON — General Electric is taking a $6.2 billion after-tax charge in the fourth quarter tied to its review and reserve testing of GE Capital's runoff insurance portfolio. GE Capital will also suspend its dividend to GE for the foreseeable future."At a time when we are moving forward as a company, a charge of this magnitude from a legacy insurance portfolio in runoff for more than a decade is deeply disappointing," GE CEO John Flannery said in a company release.Shares of General Electric Co. tumbled more than 4% before the market opened Tuesday.Flannery, who took over as CEO in August, announced late last year that GE would be shedding business units worth more than $20 billion over the next year or two. The company has been paring businesses for well over a decade now, returning to its industrial roots.GE said last year that it would review its insurance reserves, particularly long-term polices generated by primary insurers, which were then re-insured by GE Capital and the … [Read more...] about GE to take $6.2 billion after-tax charge in 4Q
Danish inventor charged with murdering reporter on submarine
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Danish prosecutor says inventor Peter Madsen has been charged with murdering Swedish journalist Kim Wall during a trip on his private submarine, saying he either cut her throat or strangled her. Prosecutor Jakob Buch-Jepsen said Tuesday the case is "very unusual and extremely gross." Madsen is charged with murder as well as indecent handling of a corpse for disposing of Wall's body. Madsen claims Wall died accidentally inside the submarine while he was on deck during the excursion in August. However, he has admitted throwing her body parts into the sea. The start of the trial has been set for March 8. A verdict is expected April 25. … [Read more...] about Danish inventor charged with murdering reporter on submarine
South Carolina trooper charged in shooting of unarmed man
On Sept. 4, Levar Edward Jones was stopped by a South Carolina state trooper in Columbia, S.C., and asked to produce his driver's license. As Jones reached inside the open driver's door of his SUV to retrieve the license and then turned back toward the trooper, the officer shot at him four times. "I just got my license! You said get my license!" Jones, who is black, shouted at Trooper Sean M. Groubert, who is white, as Jones tumbled to the pavement, wounded by at least one shot. The incident was captured on a police dashboard camera released late Wednesday night. Groubert, 31, was fired Sept. 19 and charged late Wednesday with felony assault and battery "of a high and aggravated nature," according to an arrest warrant. He faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. Jones, 35, who was unarmed, is recovering after being treated and released at a hospital for a gunshot wound to the hip, according to a spokesman for Jones’ lawyer, J. Todd Rutherford. The incident is … [Read more...] about South Carolina trooper charged in shooting of unarmed man
WATCH: Video Of Man Killing Kangaroo Goes Viral, Leads To Charges
A man in Australia has been charged with destroying protected wildlife after a vicious video of him killing a kangaroo had gone viral on Chinese social media. The man was taken into custody Wednesday, but is out on bail. The video shows a man, 43, approach what appears to be an injured kangaroo and slash at its throat multiple time with a knife until it dies, all while speaking to the kangaroo in Chinese. TRENDING: WATCH: Georgia Police Officer Makes Racist Comment About Shooting Black People “Just face it, that's your fate, let me finish this as early as I can,” the man said, according to the Australian Broadcast Corporation (ABC). The video got widespread traction on Chinese instant messaging service QQ. The incident appears to have happened in New South Wales, according to the BBC. The man was arrested Ringwood, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Victoria's Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) reported that the man was arrested … [Read more...] about WATCH: Video Of Man Killing Kangaroo Goes Viral, Leads To Charges