The Supreme Court of Iceland sentenced four men to prison for the brutal assault of a tourist in downtown Reykjavík in May 2010. The men were sentenced to between one and three years in prison, Morgunblaðið reports. The victim, who died in a hospital in Italy in December 2011, received repeated blows and kicks to his body, head and face. Read Article
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According to wyndhamweekly.com, “AN Italian tourist has had surgery after his jaw was broken outside Werribee railway station on Saturday. The man, 20, was sitting at a bus stop on his way back from the CBD about 2.30am on Australia Day when four young people appeared and snatched his skateboard. ” Read Article
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On January 29, 2013, Minas Acontece reported that police have finished an inquiry into the death of a French artist, Jacques Louis Fatosne, murdered in November inOn January 29, 2013, Minas Acontece reported that police have finished an inquiry into the death of a French artist, Jacques Louis Fatosne, murdered in November in Paraguaçu, Minas […]
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According to wyndhamweekly.com.au , an Italian tourist has had surgery after his jaw was broken outside Werribee railway station on Saturday. The man, 20, was sitting at a bus stop on his way back from the CBD about 2.30am on Australia Day when four young people appeared and snatched his skateboard. Police said that when […]
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According to nzherald.co.nz, “Child Youth and Family are supporting a teenager charged with a violent sex attack on a tourist visiting Waiheke Island. The agency has “shared guardianship” over 17-year-old Cane Norton Kelland, charged with sexually violating the British woman on the island on Wednesday.” Read Article
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According to standardmedia.co, “Chantal Beyer, 24, was visiting the South African nature park with her boyfriend when they stopped to look at some rhinos.” Read Article
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As reported by Austrian Times Online News, “A British holidaymaker was stabbed by a gypsy prostitute after getting into a row with her about money, according to police in Bulgaria. The man identified as John Edward Lloyds, 62, had been on holiday in Bulgaria’s Sunny Beach Black Sea resort when the incident happened.” Read Article
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Austrian tourist killed by bandits during attack in Ethiopia Austria Press Agency reports, “A 27-year-old Austrian tourist was killed in northern Ethiopia when his group was attacked during a boating trip on the Nile, Austria’s foreign ministry said Monday.” Read Article
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JAKARTA: An 18-year-old schoolie narrowly escaped being arrested in Bali this week for punching a woman in the face while under the influence of hallucinogenic mushrooms.The young woman, who was a tourist in Bali from the Czech Republic, is believed to still be in hospital being treated for facial injuries. Read article
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Tom Kennedy, 61, says he ‘suddenly felt a sensation, something big grabbing me on the leg and turned, obviously it was a shark.’ The 10-foot creature, described as a possible tiger shark, left him with deep lacerations on his leg and thigh. Read Article
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