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Verified murder and attempted-murder wanted persons and prosecution records, grouped by country and year 1998–2026.


Police van and tape in supplied image associated with the Darwen stabbing reportSupplied image; exposure, color and sharpness adjusted only.

Featured case · Lancashire · 20 September 2026

Two arrested after Darwen stabbing

A man in his 20s survived. Police arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder and a woman on suspicion of assisting an offender. Neither has been convicted in the cited report.

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Global Murder & Violent Crime Archive

A non-exhaustive selection of sourced murder and attempted-murder investigations and prosecutions, grouped by incident country and year (1998–2026). Only records supported by cited police, court, or prosecution sources are included; undocumented allegations are excluded. Charges are allegations, and status may change.

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All CountriesGhanaGhana / SenegalKenyaMaltaNigeriaSouth AfricaSwedenUSAUnited Kingdom

12 Records Found

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Ghana

1 record

GhanaREF: GH-KUMASI-HC-2025 • 2025 DOMINIC AFRIYIE
Convicted
No verified image
Country Ghana
Agency Ghana Police Service
The Kumasi High Court convicted Afriyie in a gunpoint robbery and killing of pharmacist Michael Dela Agbo Klu. Sentenced to 120 years for robbery counts plus life for murder.
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Ghana / Senegal

1 record

Ghana / SenegalREF: GH-TOURE-2025 • 2025 CHEIKH TOURÉ CASE — TWO ARRESTS
Arrested
Supplied photograph described as Cheikh Touré on a football pitch
Country Ghana / Senegal
Agency Ghana Police Service (attributed in supplied account)
An account attributed to Ghana Police reports the arrests of Salifu Walid, 32, and Aziz Wadrago Mane, 24, in the investigation into the alleged kidnapping and killing of Senegalese goalkeeper Cheikh Touré. An independent police release was not located. The supplied arrest image labels the second man Aziz Ouedraogo Amani; the spelling discrepancy remains unresolved. Two others are reportedly sought. Arrests are not convictions.
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Kenya

1 record

KenyaREF: KE-HC-CRIMINAL-CASE-9-2019 • 2019 JOSEPH SIMIYU CONSTANT
Convicted
No verified image
Country Kenya
Agency High Court of Kenya
The High Court of Kenya's sentencing judgment identifies Joseph Simiyu Constant as convicted of murdering his daughters, Melisa and Venesa Simiyu, in Shauri Moyo, Nairobi, on 22 January 2019. The court sentenced him to death on each count. The judgment notes a right of appeal; this entry reports the sentence and does not characterize it as final.
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Malta

1 record

MaltaREF: MT-MARSA-AZZOPARDI-2026 • 2026 MIRIAM AZZOPARDI CASE — UNNAMED SUSPECT
Arrested
Supplied news composite with portrait reported as Miriam Azzopardi and forensic scene
Country Malta
Agency Malta Police / Times of Malta report
Miriam Azzopardi was found dead in a field in Marsa on 23 September 2026. Police arrested an unnamed 34-year-old man in connection with the killing after reviewing CCTV footage. No charge or conviction is reported in the supplied account.
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Nigeria

1 record

NigeriaREF: NG-LAGOS-AYANWOLA-2022/2025 • 2022 ANDREW NICE OMINIKORON
Convicted
No verified image
Country Nigeria
Agency Lagos State Ministry of Justice
The Lagos State Ministry of Justice reports that the High Court convicted Andrew Nice Ominikoron of murdering Oluwabamise Ayanwola after she disappeared in February 2022 following a bus journey in Lagos. The court imposed a death sentence. This entry reflects the cited judgment and makes no claim about the outcome of any later appeal.
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South Africa

2 records

South AfricaREF: ZA-NXUMALO-MURDER-2022/2026 • 2022 HAPINESS SITHEMBILE XULU AND SIMON ISAAC MOGALE
Convicted
No verified image
Country South Africa
Agency South African National Prosecuting Authority
The South African National Prosecuting Authority reports that the Gauteng High Court sentenced Hapiness Sithembile Xulu and Simon Isaac Mogale to life imprisonment for the 2022 murder of Busisiwe Nxumalo in Johannesburg. Xulu was also convicted of insurance fraud. The archive uses the spelling of the name shown in the NPA release; no offender nationality is asserted.
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South AfricaREF: ZA-KEMPTON-NTIMBA-2026 • 2026 JABULILE NTIMBA CASE — TWO WOMEN CHARGED
Charged
Supplied AFP courtroom photograph of two women with faces covered
Country South Africa
Agency South African NPA / police, reported by AFP
Three people were arrested in connection with Jabulile Ntimba's death, one of nine deaths under investigation around Kempton Park. Two women, aged 31 and 38, were charged with murder and other offences; prosecutors said the third person was not charged because evidence was insufficient at that stage. There is no finding that these arrests explain the other eight deaths. All charges remain allegations.
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Sweden

2 records

SwedenREF: INTERPOL-EU-FAST-SE-MUQAKULIC-2026 • 2026 EMIN MUQA KULIC
Wanted
Emin Muqa Kulic
Country Sweden
Agency Europol / INTERPOL
Attempted Murder — Suspect for serious violent offences in Sweden as part of a wider conflict involving murders, attempted murders, shootings, and explosions. Member of an Organised Crime Group (Europol Taskforce GRIMM).
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SwedenREF: INTERPOL-EU-FAST-SE-NAMDAR • 2026 ALI NAMDAR
Wanted
Ali Namdar
Country Sweden
Agency EU Most Wanted
Serious Violent Offences — member of the same Organised Crime Group as Emin Muqa Kulic. Wanted for murders, attempted murders, and explosions across Sweden. EU Most Wanted.
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United Kingdom

1 record

United KingdomREF: UK-DARWEN-ATTEMPT-2026 • 2026 DARWEN CHURCH STREET STABBING INVESTIGATION
Arrested
Police van and police tape accompanying the Darwen stabbing report
Country United Kingdom
Agency Lancashire Police, via BBC News
A man in his 20s survived a stabbing on Church Street in Darwen and was reported stable in hospital. Lancashire Police arrested a man in his 40s on suspicion of attempted murder and a woman in her 40s on suspicion of assisting an offender. Neither arrest is a conviction.
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USA

2 records

United StatesREF: FBI-10MW-PATEL-514 • 2015 BHADRESHKUMAR CHETANBHAI PATEL
Wanted
Bhadreshkumar Chetanbhai Patel
Country USA
Agency FBI Most Wanted
Allegedly stabbed and killed his wife at a Dunkin' Donuts location in Hanover, Maryland on April 12, 2015. Added to FBI Most Wanted in 2017.
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United StatesREF: FBI-10MW-ROPER-541 • 2020 KASHAWN NICOLA ROPER
Arrested
Kashawn Nicola Roper
Country USA
Agency FBI Most Wanted
Wanted for alleged involvement in a shooting on August 23, 2020, in Kansas City, Missouri. Captured April 15, 2026 in High Springs, Florida.
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