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GEORGIA, USA — A former Georgia beauty queen has been convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison for the fatal beating of her boyfriend's 18-month-old son, in a crime prosecutors said was driven by jealousy and resentment. Trinity Poague, a 20-year-old former student at Georgia Southwestern State University, was found guilty of the murder of Romeo "J.D." Williams. The jury delivered its verdict after hearing evidence that the toddler died from catastrophic injuries while in Poague's sole care in a dorm room in January 2024. According to prosecutor Lewis Lamb, the child was a "healthy little boy" before his father, Julian Williams, left to pick up a pizza around noon. "By 12:30 p.m., he was in a literal death countdown," Lamb told jurors, describing injuries that included a fractured skull, a lacerated liver, and a brain bleed consistent with being struck in the head shortly before being hospitalized. Th...

Police in Maiduguri, Borno State, have arrested a 17-year-old boy accused of breaking into a neighbor's home, stabbing a woman to death, and stealing her phone and power bank. A 17-year-old boy identified as Amir has been arrested by police in Maiduguri, Borno State, for the alleged murder of his neighbor's wife during a violent robbery. The incident occurred late Tuesday night in the Shuwarin II area. According to local accounts, the suspect allegedly scaled the victim's fence after the family had gone to bed, hid inside the house, and attacked the woman with a knife, stabbing her in the chest and neck. Following the attack, the teenager is said to have fled with the victim's mobile phone and power bank. Neighbors discovered the crime and alerted authorities, leading to a swift police response and the suspect's arrest. The Borno State Police Command confirmed the arrest through its spokesperson, ASP Nahum Kenneth Daso, who stated that the su...