Murder

French police recapture convict suspected of killing two since escape

He was caught near Angers on Tuesday

‘Noise sparked neighbour’ to shoot British family at their French home

Solaine Thornton, 11, died in the Brittany shooting on Saturday. Her father, Adrian, remains in intensive care

‘Brutal violence’: Nurse dies after being stabbed at French hospital

A second person remains in a critical condition following the attack in Reims

300 French police in 'perilous' mountain manhunt after double murder

Suspect shot his boss and a colleague after being pulled up for not saying 'hello' as he arrived at work, according to witnesses. Local residents told to stay home

Protests in France over decision not to try killer of Jewish woman

Court said man was not responsible for the attack on retired doctor Sarah Halimi as he was undergoing a 'delirious' episode sparked by having consumed cannabis. We explain the legal controversy over the case

France border controls criticised after fatal police worker stabbing

New law to be presented this week to allow for increased use of computer algorithms to detect potential threats among internet users

France shooting: Three gendarmes killed in domestic call

Officers were shot and killed after being called out to a domestic violence complaint in a small village in central France. A fourth is in hospital.

France’s infamous ‘Grégory’ murder case reopens 36 years on

The murder of 4-year-old Grégory is one on France’s most famous – and dramatic – cold cases. Now investigations have reopened

French President: ‘Immediate action’ on Islamic terrorism

The President spoke at the defence council on Sunday night, two days after a deadly attack on a school teacher in France

Across France, thousands pay tribute to murdered teacher

Prime Minister Jean Castex and Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo were among those taking part in demonstrations of solidarity

Women sent French serial ladykiller to guillotine

Police were uninterested in a series of disappearances, so relatives started piecing together all the evidence

Aristocrat revolutionary turned angel of assassination

Revolutionary figure Charlotte Corday is known for murdering a rival political figure in his bathtub. Samantha David looks at her extraordinary, if short, life and what motivated her ultimately fruitless act

Tributes to Briton killed in Charente shooting

Retired businessman was ‘very well appreciated’ in local community

Minister hits back at husband murder confession

The minister for gender equality has said we must “stop making excuses for domestic violence” after the husband of murdered Alexia Daval, Jonathann, admitted to her killing.

Hunt for alleged murderer leads to silent monastery

The trail of one of France’s most wanted alleged murderers, Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès, took police to a silent monastery this week, with lacklustre results.

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