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Six Homicides Reported As Of This Year
As of June 2025, six homicides have been reported in five separate police cases. In 2024, homicides reached a record number of eight, RÚV reports. With the latest reports of a double homicide at the Reykjavík Edition Hotel on the morning of…
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Double Homicide At The Reykjavík Edition Hotel, Suspect In Custody
On the morning of Saturday, June 14, two tourists were found dead at the Reykjavík Edition hotel. A French woman in her 50s was subsequently arrested, suspected of murdering her husband and daughter at their hotel room. The woman had major stab…
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Man Who Killed Couple In The East Found Criminally Insane, Placed Under Secure Supervision
The man accused of murdering a couple in Neskaupstaður last summer has been deemed criminally insane, as he was not in control of his actions due to a severe mental illness, reports RÚV. Instead of a prison sentence, he will be placed…
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Suspect Arrested In Double Homicide Denies Guilt
A man arrested on suspicious of killing two people in Neskaupstaður earlier this year has denied guilt. He will remain in custody until at least December 20, reports RÚV. The suspect, detained since August 23, claims he discovered the couple dead on…
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Man In Custody Suspected Of Murdering Own Mother
A man in his 30s is in police custody for allegedly murdering his mother, RÚV reports. The police were called to the scene in Breiðholt’s Bakkar neighbourhood around midnight on October 23. A woman in her 60s was found dead. Resuscitation attempts…
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Police Investigate Potential Homicide In Akureyri
Police officers in Akureyri found an unconscious woman in her home on Monday morning. Resuscitation attempts failed and the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. The police suspect criminal intent. One man was arrested at the scene. He is being considered…
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Homicide Under Investigation In South Iceland
Four men are in custody pending an investigation into the death of another man at a summer house in Grímsnes, RÚV reports. Two of the men will detained until Wednesday, while the other two will be held until two until April 30.…
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Fatal Stabbing in Hafnarfjörður, Victim’s Roommate In Custody
The roommate of the man who was found unconscious in Hafnarfjörður this weekend is in police custody as a suspect. On Saturday June 17, a man in his 50s was found unconscious in a Hafnarfjörður industrial area. According to reports, the man…
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Seven Fatal Shootings Since 1990
Seven people have been killed due to shootings since 1990, reports RÚV. [su_pullquote]To celebrate reaching 200 RVK Newscast episodes on Youtube, as well as the new eruption at Meradalir, we’re having a volcano themed giveaway! Follow our Instagram page for more info.…
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East Iceland Shooter Charged With Attempted Homicide, Amongst Other Charges
The man who went on a shooting spree last August in Egilsstaðir, resulting in him being shot and wounded by police, has been charged with attempted homicide and a host of other charges, Austurfrétt reports. [su_pullquote]Icelanders give books to their loved ones…
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Three Homicide Cases In The Courts, One Being Investigated, This Year Alone
The District Prosecutor has formally charged a man in his fifties for murder, RÚV reports, by having thrown someone from a balcony in Reykjavík last December. In all, this marks three homicide cases in the Icelandic court system this year alone—highly unusual…