British man wrongly jailed for 17 years for rape says rapist’s 24-year sentence is an ‘insult’ | World News

[ad_1] British man Andrew Malkinson, who was wrongly imprisoned for more than 17 years for a rape he did not commit, has criticised the prison term handed to the man responsible for the attack, describing the sentence as an “insult” after spending years behind bars.Paul Quinn, 52, was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court to 24 […]

Jack the Ripper solved? DNA on a shawl points to a Polish 19th-century immigrant; experts say it can’t be |

[ad_1] DNA taken from a shawl allegedly found beside Catherine Eddowes sparked claims it links Jack the Ripper to a Polish 19th-century suspect/ Image: Russel Edwards, The Independent There are very few unsolved mysteries that still grip people the way Jack the Ripper does. In the autumn of 1888, a still-unidentified serial killer stalked the […]

Fingerprints, DNA and a foiled escape: How French police caught Louvre museum heist suspects; hunt for jewels still on

[ad_1] French authorities have arrested two suspects in connection with the high-profile theft of France’s crown jewels from Paris’ Louvre Museum, officials confirmed on Sunday. The arrests come a week after the dramatic heist, in which thieves made off with royal artifacts worth an estimated 88 million euros (102 million dollars), leaving the world’s most-visited […]