France
Moroccan Man Killed in Targeted Shooting Near Bordeaux, Investigation Underway
A young man of Moroccan origin was killed by gunfire on Sunday in Castillon-la-Bataille in Gironde. An investigation for organized murder has been opened.
Topic
Homicide
Morocco
Double Murder Near Rabat: Suspect Sought in Beachside Stabbings
The Royal Gendarmerie is searching for an individual who allegedly committed a double murder on Friday night to Saturday in Harhoura, near Rabat.
Morocco
Two Fatal Stabbings Rock Tangier in 24-Hour Span
The city of Tangier recorded two murders on Thursday and Friday. They were two men, aged in their fifties and thirties, fatally stabbed in less than 24 hours.
France
Omar Raddad: French Court Rejects New Trial in Decades-Old Murder Case
The former Moroccan gardener Omar Raddad will not have a new trial. The justice rejected on Thursday the second request for review filed by his lawyer Me Sylvie Noachovitch, based on new elements.
Spain
Drug Traffickers Arrested in Fatal Shooting of Spanish Military Officer in Ceuta
The military Driss Amar Mohamed, 39, was coldly shot dead on Monday in the El Principe neighborhood of Ceuta. Three hooded men, drug traffickers, shot him while he was in his brother’s car, parked in a garage, before fleeing.
Morocco
Moroccan Woman Killed Near Bulgarian Border in Tragic Migration Attempt
A young Moroccan woman seeking better living conditions in Europe died near the Bulgarian border . She is said to have been raped before being killed.
Belgium
Moroccan Man Arrested in Belgium for Gruesome Murder of Woman in France
Saïd B., a 48-year-old Moroccan, was arrested on Friday in connection with the murder of Diana Santos, a 40-year-old woman found dismembered and decapitated in Mont-Saint-Martin (France) a few days ago.
Spain
Trial Begins for 2018 Murder of Moroccan Man in Almeria, Spain
The trial of the three individuals accused of killing a Moroccan in 2018, then tying him up and wrapping his body in plastic before abandoning it on a slope, will open next week at the provincial court of Almeria. The prosecution will seek 21 years in prison against the main defendant and three years against the other two.
Morocco
Agadir Court Sentences Man to 25 Years for Fatal Stabbing of Police Officer
The two young people prosecuted since last May for assault and battery resulting in the death of a police officer in the performance of his duties are now aware of their fate. The main defendant was sentenced to 25 years in prison by the criminal chamber of the court of first instance near the Agadir Court of Appeal. The second was acquitted.
Spain
Suspect in Fatal Madrid Warehouse Fire Arrested After Posing as Witness
A Moroccan, the alleged author of the fire that cost the lives of two people last August in Torrejón de Ardoz (Community of Madrid), appeared in several media a few hours after his crime, recounting the facts as a simple witness.
Spain
Suspect Confesses to Killing 14-Year-Old Moroccan Girl in Spanish Town
The murderer of Khaoula, the 14-year-old Moroccan girl killed in Jaen, Spain in February, had himself called the emergency services to confess his crime.
Morocco
Morocco Court Upholds Death Sentences in 2018 Scandinavian Tourist Murders
A new hearing took place before the Court of Cassation in Rabat as part of the case of the murder, in 2018, of two Scandinavian tourists in the Imlil region.