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Prosecutors appealing to reinstate Aaron Hernandezs vacated murder conviction

Prosecutors appealing to reinstate Aaron Hernandezs vacated murder conviction

Massachusetts prosecutors appealed a court ruling that erased Aaron Hernandezs murder conviction. The former NFL stars conviction in the killing of Odin Lloyd was voided after he committed suicide. A legal precedent in the state allows a conviction to be vacated if a defendant dies before direct appeal can be heard. Hernandez committed suicide in his jail cell on April 19, 5 days after he was acquitted of a 2012 Boston double murder. Hernandez was convicted of Llyods murder in June 2013, and serving life in prison without parole before he took his own life. Jun 24, 2017
Otto Warmbier dies: Trump denounces North Korea as a brutal regime

Otto Warmbier dies: Trump denounces North Korea as a brutal regime

The family of Otto Warmbier announced on Monday (19 June) that the American student who was recently freed from detention in North Korea, died. The 22-year-old University of Virginia student had been in a coma since he returned from Pyongyang, where he was held for 17 months.US President Donald Trump denounced North Korea as a brutal regime following the death of Warmbier.Warmbier traveled to the reclusive state as a tourist in January 2016 and as he was leaving, he was arrested for allegedly stealing a political propaganda sign from a hotel in Pyongyang. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison with hard labour after a televised tearful public confession. Jun 20, 2017
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