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Geneva’s first murder of 2012 a family dispute

Ellen Wallace — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:18:40 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A 32-year-old man shot and killed the father of his ex-girlfriend in Vernier Saturday morning at 10:30, Geneva police say. The man arrived to pick up his daughter, born in 2009, for a weekend visit but a dispute broke out between the man, his ex and her parents, who were visiting. The [...]

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“La Fièvre du Jeudi soir”, Meurtres et Mystères, with dinner

Ellen Wallace — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:00:00 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Flip side of disco fever!

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Army weapon, FASS 90, used in St Leonard murder

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:39:59 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Suspect has police record GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The 23-year-old Swiss man in custody since Friday night4 November when he apparently shot his girlfriend in their apartment in St Leonard, appears to have used his army weapon, canton Valais police say. The weapon that caused the woman’s death was a FASS (fusil d’assaut) 90, kept at [...]

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Youth kills companion in St Leonard

Ellen Wallace — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 12:12:56 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A 23-year-old Swiss man is under arrest after shooting to death his 21-year-old girlfriend late Friday in the apartment they shared in St Leonard, near Sion in canton Valais. The two had argued, say Valais police, when the youth pulled the gun, around 23:15. Further details are not yet available. The number [...]

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Qaddafi’s killers will be brought to justice, new gov’t says

Ellen Wallace — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:33:03 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Libya’s NTC, the National Transitional Council, says it will bring to justice the person found to have shot the bullet to the head that killed former leader Muammar Qaddafi, who died 20 minutes after being captured. The NTC had argued for a week that he was killed in crossfire, but video footage [...]

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Terreblanche trial in S Africa underway

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:26:46 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The trial of two men for the murder of white supremacist Eugene Terre’Blanche is underway in South Africa, after two delays. The prosecution claims that the two, a 16-year-old farm worker and Chris Mahlangu, 29, who also worked on Terre’Blanche’s farm, meted out the 28 blows that killed the farmer in April [...]

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World media jump on Knox, Sollecito release

Ellen Wallace — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 05:58:40 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Media in the Italy, Britain and the US are heavily covering the release from prison of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito, following the judge’s decision in Italy to overturn their murder convictions in the November 2007 death of Meredith Kercher. Coverage of the trial and release continue to follow national lines, with [...]

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Begnin couple’s death under investigation

Ellen Wallace — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 19:42:48 +0000

GenevaLunch.com LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Vaud police say the 48-year-old man whose body was found in Begnins, not far from Nyon, Friday morning committed suicide, but the cause of death of his 39-year-old wife is not yet clear. The Swiss couple were found in their apartment by someone who knew them about 09:00 Friday 9 September and [...]

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TPG manager murder suspect reportedly arrested

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 07:39:44 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The Tribune de Geneve reports that a man suspected of the murder of a 51-year-old TPG (Geneva public transport) company manager was arrested abroad and is being investigated by Geneva police. According to the city newspaper the man, who is an employee of the company, has had personal problems in recent months [...]

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Weekend deaths: murder, roads, fire, mountains take their toll (update)

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:13:22 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Italian dies on Matterhorn late Sunday afternoon Update 11:50 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The past four days have taken a high toll in deaths and injuries in Switzerland: a well-known wine writer was murdered by her former companion who then committed suicide early Friday, three mountain climbers lost their lives in falls and four youths on [...]

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