Jul 22, 2026Thane Wife Strangles Husband With Cooker LidA 30-year-old woman, Sunitadevi Hareram Singh of Badlapur East, was arrested for allegedly killing her husband after a sarees dispute, attacking him with a pressure cooker lid and strangling him; police say she initially filed an accidental-death report but a hospital post-mortem found violent asphyxia. Investigators say she tried to mislead others by claiming a heart attack, and a local court remanded her in custody until July 29.5 sourcesComments
Reporting·Mar 8, 2021Family Accuses Rochester City of Wrongful Death of Black Man in Police CustodyThe family of a Black man who died of asphyxiation last year while in police custody in Rochester, New York, charged the city on Monday with wrongfully causing his death, failing to properly train its officers and not…1 sourceComments
Reporting·Sep 3, 2020Seven Police Officers in Rochester, NY Suspended Over Black Man’s Death, Mayor SaysSeven police officers were suspended Thursday over the arrest and asphyxiation death of Black man Daniel Prude in Rochester, New York after video of the March incident was released, the city’s mayor said, calling it an…1 sourceComments