Verified Criminal Cases Database

Convicted of murdering 9-year-old neighbor boy and a 22-year-old man in Herne, March 2017. Lured victim to home and stabbed to death, later boasted online.

Staufen abuse case: Mother and partner repeatedly sexually abused her son (aged 7-10) and sold him to other men via darknet. Six other men convicted in related trials.

Rape and murder of 14-year-old Susanna Feldman. Fled to Iraq after crime but was extradited. Court noted lack of remorse and exceptional severity.

Lügde campsite case: Two men abused at least 32 children (boys and girls aged 3-14) at North Rhine-Westphalia campground over a decade. Third accomplice received suspended sentence.

Abused victims ranging from infants to 12-year-olds while doing volunteer work in Malaysia. Shared abuse videos online. Judge called it "campaign of rape" and one of worst cases in UK history.

Abduction, rape and murder of 6-year-old Alesha MacPhail on Isle of Bute. Tried as adult. Court described Campbell as "cold, calculating, and dangerous" with lack of remorse.

Death of 6-year-old Arthur Labinjo-Hughes after months of abuse and torture. Tustin (stepmother) guilty of murder, Hughes (father) guilty of manslaughter. Court of Appeal increased Hughes sentence in 2022.

Albanian woman Eltiona Skana stabbed 7-year-old Emily Jones in the throat in a random attack in Queen's Park, Bolton, on March 22, 2020. Originally charged with murder, convicted of manslaughter due to diminished responsibility (paranoid schizophrenia). Sentenced to indefinite hospital detention.

Murder of 8-year-old Yara Alnajjar. Girl sent from Gaza to live with relatives, beaten to death with wooden rolling pin after prolonged abuse. High Court reclassified uncle role as murder by omission.

Kidnapping and murder of 8-year-old Maëlys de Araujo who vanished from wedding reception in August 2017. Lelandais lured her into car and killed her. Eventually led police to remains. Prosecution called him "psychopath".

"Affaire Fiona" - 2013 killing of 5-year-old Fiona Chafoulais. Child fatally beaten by mother and boyfriend. Body never recovered. After multiple trials and appeals, finally convicted in fourth trial.

Murder of 13-year-old gymnast Yara Gambirasio who disappeared in November 2010 in Brembate di Sopra (Bergamo). Found dead three months later. Bossetti identified via DNA evidence. Supreme Court made life term final in 2018.

Murder of adopted daughter Asunta Basterra. Child drugged with sedatives and asphyxiated in September 2013. Jury convicted both parents of premeditated murder for financial motives. Case shocked Spain.

Murder of 8-year-old Gabriel Cruz (known as "El Pescaíto") in Níjar, February 2018. Quezada was boys father's girlfriend. Smothered child and hid body. Case sparked national outrage.

Cold case from 1998: Murder of 11-year-old Nicky Verstappen who disappeared from summer camp. DNA screening in 2018 led to Brech's identification and arrest in Spain. Court ruled he suffocated victim during abuse, accepting risk of death.

On July 7, 2022, Luna (9) was raped, beaten, and strangled with her shoelaces by 15-year-old Ethiopian migrant. Victim suffered permanent brain damage from oxygen deprivation, now wheelchair-bound, unable to speak or move limbs. Perpetrator had history of sexual assaults since 2019. Forensic evaluation found serious mental disorder and high risk of reoffending.

Murder of 17-year-old Wilma Andersson. Victim was killed and her body was dismembered. The case received significant media attention in Sweden and led to conviction for murder.

Abdul D. stabbed his 15-year-old ex-girlfriend Mia Valentin to death in a supermarket in Kandel, Rhineland-Palatinate on December 27, 2017. He was convicted of murder and sentenced to 8.5 years imprisonment.

Eritrean asylum-seeker stabbed two teenage girls on their way to school in Illerkirchberg in December 2022. Luisa Kinz (14) died, another girl (13) was seriously wounded. Convicted of murder and attempted murder, sentenced to life imprisonment.

Dahbia Benkired, an Algerian woman with a deportation order, raped, tortured, and murdered 12-year-old Lola Daviet in Paris in October 2022. The victim was found in a trunk with her throat slit. Benkired received life imprisonment without parole, a rare sentence for women in France.

Murder of 16-year-old Desirée Mariottini in Rome. Four West African men drugged and raped the teenager, leading to her death from drug overdose during the assault in an abandoned building in October 2018. Sentences ranged from 27 years to life imprisonment.

Three Afghan asylum-seekers raped and murdered 13-year-old Leonie (last name withheld) in Vienna in June 2021. Victim died from drug overdose administered during sexual assault. One received life imprisonment, two others received 20 years each, with deportation orders upon release.

British woman Lianne Smith suffocated her two children - Rebecca (5) and Daniel (11 months) - in a hotel room in Lloret de Mar in May 2010. She claimed she was protecting them from abuse allegations against her partner. Convicted of murder and sentenced to 30 years imprisonment.

German woman murdered two toddlers (ages 1 and 3) with a hammer and seriously injured their mother in Arboga in what became known as the "Arboga case". Convicted of double murder and sentenced to life imprisonment in Swedish psychiatric care.

Iranian stepfather Mamad Farrokhzadeh and Swedish mother Niina Äikiä tortured and beat to death 10-year-old Bobby Äikiä, who had Fragile X syndrome. Both convicted of murder, aggravated assault, and child negligence. Sentenced to 10 years each.

Eight-year-old British-Somali boy Yuusuf Warsame was killed by a grenade attack in Gothenburg linked to the Biskopsgården gang. Multiple gang members convicted, including those of Somali origin. Sentences ranged from 8-12 years for various degrees of involvement in gang violence.

In 2022, all 18 individuals convicted of gang-related murders in Sweden had foreign (Middle Eastern or African) backgrounds. These included shootings and bombings across Stockholm, Malmö, and other cities. Part of escalating gang warfare involving primarily immigrant networks.

Four juveniles under age 15, recruited via social media, attempted to kill a father and sons in Malmö. The father was killed. Due to Swedish law, children under 15 cannot be prosecuted for criminal offenses, leading to widespread debate about gang recruitment of minors.

A 2-year-old girl and her mother were shot and killed in Stockholm by a child assassin aged 11-14, linked to the Foxtrot gang. The child could not be prosecuted due to age. The gang leader responsible for ordering the hit fled Sweden to avoid prosecution.

In 2024, Swedish authorities identified 102 child suspects (under 15) involved in gang-related violence, including shootings and murders. Most come from immigrant or economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Many are unprosecutable under current Swedish law that sets criminal responsibility at age 15.

Multiple migrants gang-raped a 13-year-old girl over a prolonged period and filmed the assaults. Each perpetrator received 5 months youth detention, sparking public outrage over lenient sentencing for serious sexual crimes against minors.

Eritrean refugee Yazied Mohamed raped a 16-year-old girl and was sentenced to 3 years imprisonment. Despite the conviction, he was not deported as Swedish courts ruled the crime was "not serious enough" to warrant deportation, causing public controversy.

At a Stockholm music festival in 2015, approximately 200 youths, mostly Afghan asylum-seekers, sexually assaulted multiple teenage girls. Swedish police initially covered up the incidents to avoid negative publicity about immigration. Various convictions followed after public outcry.

Omar El-Hussein carried out terror shootings at a cultural center and synagogue in Copenhagen, killing 2 civilians (including 55-year-old Dan Uzan, a Jewish security volunteer) and injuring 5 police officers. The perpetrator pledged allegiance to ISIS before the attacks and was killed in a shootout with police.

In 2024, Danish gangs hired over 30 Swedish teenagers (ages 13-19) from immigrant backgrounds to carry out contract killings in Denmark. The cross-border phenomenon led to multiple murders and a diplomatic crisis between Denmark and Sweden. Many perpetrators are under the age of criminal responsibility in Sweden.

Danish gang violence statistics show 72% of convicts under Denmark's "gang section" have non-Western backgrounds. Gang-related crimes include shootings, drug trafficking, and violent assaults, primarily in immigrant-dense urban areas like Mjølnerparken. Convictions typically result in 5-15 years imprisonment plus potential deportation.

Seventh-day Adventist Church center in Aarhus was targeted by arson attack. Suspects were identified as youths from immigrant backgrounds in nearby areas. Convictions resulted in fines and probation for property damage and arson.

Non-Western immigrants, representing 8.4% of Denmark's population, commit 24.3% of rapes and are convicted of violent crimes at 3.81 times the rate of ethnic Danes, according to Statistics Denmark (2017 data). Convictions typically result in 5-10 years imprisonment with potential deportation for non-citizens.

Non-Western immigrants (8.4% of population) commit 14% of aggravated violence in Denmark. African and Middle Eastern immigrants show overrepresentation rates of 20-22% in violent crime convictions, with second-generation immigrants also showing elevated rates even after socioeconomic controls.