October 2016 – Page 19 – World Justice News

Man Posted Selfie Holding Mother’s Severed Head

October 15, 2016 World Justice News 0

Bahsid McLean, 26, is standing trial charged with murdering his mother, Tanya Byrd, 52, at their Morrisania apartment on 26 February 2013. McLean allegedly stabbed his 52-year-old mother after she told him he was a […]

Outrage As Incest Rapist Is Not Jailed

October 15, 2016 World Justice News 0

40-year-old Martin Blake from Glasgow, Montana has been spared jail despite admitting to raping a 12-year-old relative. Blake pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting the child earlier this year and accepted a plea deal which would have […]

Sandy Hook Lawsuit Dismissed

October 15, 2016 World Justice News 1

A judge in Connecticut has dismissed a lawsuit brought by relatives of those killed in the mass shooting at Sandy Hook primary school in 2012. Twenty children and six adults were killed in the attack. The […]

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 banned from all planes in the USA

October 15, 2016 World Justice News 0

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones have been banned from all planes in the US following reports of the devices catching fire. The order from the country’s Transportation Department bars owners from carrying on the phones […]

Father Of “Baby Kate” Found Guilty Of Her Murder

October 15, 2016 World Justice News 0

Sean Phillips, 25, of Scottville has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the “Baby Kate” murder trial. Phillips was acquitted of 1st-degree murder at the direction of the judge. The judge on Tuesday said there […]

Ashton Sachs Sentenced To 4 Life Sentences For Killing His Parents

October 14, 2016 World Justice News 0

22-year-old Ashton Sachs, who admitted to killing his parents and trying to kill two younger siblings during a late night attack at the family’s San Juan Capistrano home was ordered Friday to spend the rest […]

Florida Supreme Court Rules Jury Must Be Unanimous For Death Penalty

October 14, 2016 World Justice News 0

Florida’s new death penalty sentencing statute – to the extent that it allows juries to recommend death on a vote of 10-2 — is unconstitutional, the Florida Supreme Court ruled in a pair of cases […]

Press penalties breach European Convention on Human Rights

October 14, 2016 zoshinuk 0

UK The publisher of the Daily Mail (and Mail on Sunday) has claimed that the penalties for newspapers that do not sign up to government-backed press regulation breach the European Convention on Human Rights. The […]

Ched Evans Found Not Guilty Of Rape

October 14, 2016 World Justice News 0

Footballer Ched Evans, a former Wales international who was capped 13 times, has been found not guilty of raping a 19-year-old woman in a hotel room. The Chesterfield striker was accused of attacking her at a Premier […]

Court Upholds Hate Speech Charges Against Dutch Far-Right MP

October 14, 2016 World Justice News 0

A court has upheld hate speech charges against Dutch far-right MP Geert Wilders over comments he made about Moroccans. The leader of the Party for Freedom (PVV) sparked outrage when he asked supporters at a […]

Human Rights

Christa Pike set to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years still alive after two lethal injections

October 1, 2026 0

A Tennessee death row inmate set to be the first woman to be executed by the state in more than 200 years is still alive after being administered two lethal injections, her lawyers have said. […]

Human Rights

Killer Christa Pike is to be executed within days – but her defence say she’s a victim too

September 27, 2026 0

Ashlee Sellars last heard from her friend Christa Pike earlier this week, when Pike texted her from her cell on death row as she prepares to be killed by lethal injection by the US state […]

Human Rights

First UK charges brought over 1994 Rwanda genocide

September 22, 2026 0

A Rwandan man, who has been living in north London, has become the first person charged in the UK with offences relating to the 1994 Rwanda genocide, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said. Dr […]

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Month: October 2016

Man Posted Selfie Holding Mother’s Severed Head

Outrage As Incest Rapist Is Not Jailed

Sandy Hook Lawsuit Dismissed

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 banned from all planes in the USA

Father Of “Baby Kate” Found Guilty Of Her Murder

Ashton Sachs Sentenced To 4 Life Sentences For Killing His Parents

Florida Supreme Court Rules Jury Must Be Unanimous For Death Penalty

Press penalties breach European Convention on Human Rights

Ched Evans Found Not Guilty Of Rape

Court Upholds Hate Speech Charges Against Dutch Far-Right MP