Naked, beaten and bound, the Dome Valley victim lay in a basement as she listened to her captors decide what to do with her body.

She had a bullet hole in her head, and another in her chest, both of which appeared to have been fired at close range.

A friend of a woman charged with attempted murder says her mate showed her photos on a phone of the victim's face bruised after a bashing.

The Dome Valley victim was smashed in the head at least seven times, a court has heard.

Lying still on the side of the road, the Dome Valley victim looked like a pile of rubbish, a court has heard.

A teenager was left for dead after a meth-fuelled attack, a jury has heard.

A date has been set for an inquest into the death of Auckland teen Christie Marceau.

An Auckland schoolboy was approached by an unknown man in a white van yesterday, in what is suspected to be an attempted abduction.

Surveillance video shows a mother's attempt to hand her toddler to a drive-thru worker as she battles the child's father who allegedly kidnapped her.

A father and son accused of raping a teenage girl over a three-year period have made it clear that they don't have faith in the law or in the people who practice it.

A newborn baby who was kidnapped from a Florida hospital 18 years ago has been found alive and well in South Carolina.

A Chicago judge has denied bail for four teens who filmed themselves beating a mentally ill youth, saying she believes they were "a danger to yourself and society".

A child recovery specialist arrives in New Zealand today to start sniffing around for clues as to the whereabouts of missing 6-year-old Que Langdon.

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Keith Papini has revealed further gruesome details of the moment his wife was found on the side of a freeway after her alleged abduction.

The Sherri Papini investigation has taken another disturbing twist as suspicion builds about the original crime scene.

More disturbing details have been revealed about the alleged torture of Californian mum Sherri Papini, who had a "message" branded on her.

Police investigating the bizarre kidnap and torture of Sherri Papini say her husband released 'unique' details they didn't want made public.

Wanted man using social media to avoid police, says detective.

New details have emerged about the terrifying ordeal of the woman who was found "chained like a dog". WARNING: Graphic.

A businessman at the centre of a kidnapping and violence trial has admitted using methamphetamine with his alleged captors.

On the surface Todd Kohlhepp was a polished real estate agent but disturbing details about the 45-year-old's past criminal history have now emerged.

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A maintenance worker for a wealthy businessman said a pistol was pointed at him and fired as he was forced to drive his employer's truck from Mt Maunganui to Rotorua.

Police are still puzzled by an alleged kidnapping from Sylvia Park in September.

Former national wrestler Devon Charles Bond's past caught up with him in 2014 when his DNA was taken following a drunken brawl.

The jury in the trial of Napier man accused of "sadistic" offending against his partner is struggling to reach unanimous verdicts The

The jury in the High Court in Napier will consider 28 verdicts against a Napier man accused of sexually abusing and torturing his

A man has fled to the safety of a police station after saying another man tried to abduct him tonight.

The man Channel 9 left to languish in a rat-infested jail has lashed out, accusing the network of lying to everyone.