October 2016 – Page 31 – World Justice News

Hurricane Matthew: Florida could face ‘biggest evacuation ever’

October 5, 2016 Marie PipWjn 0

As Haiti picks up the pieces, hundreds of buses begin a mass evacuation in the US with roads jammed and businesses shutting down. People have begun fleeing the coasts of Florida and South Carolina, stripping […]

‘Fake Sheikh’ Mazher Mahmood and driver found guilty at Old Bailey

October 5, 2016 Marie PipWjn 0

The undercover journalist known as the ‘Fake Sheikh’ and his driver have been found guilty of perverting the course of justice in the drugs trial of pop star Tulisa Contostavlos. The jury at the two-week […]

Alleged serial killer Stephen Port ‘drugged and assaulted’ victims

October 5, 2016 Marie PipWjn 0

Four young men died after being drugged and sexually assaulted by a gay chef they met on social networking sites, an Old Bailey jury has been told. Stephen Port, who also worked as a male […]

Ohio Plans To Return To Its Controversial Execution Sedative.

October 3, 2016 Marie PipWjn 0

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine’s office said on Monday that the state will be changing its execution plans in an attempt to resume lethal injections in executions scheduled to begin early next year. The state […]

Madeleine McCann ‘Tour’ Prompts Disgust From Her Parents.

October 3, 2016 Marie PipWjn 0

The parents of missing Madeleine McCann are “distressed” after learning that tourists are being offered morbid sightseeing tours of the town she was kidnapped from. Participants are taken to the apartment where the three-year-old was […]

Abuse on Camera, Theroux Documentary shows Savile Grope Teen!

October 3, 2016 Marie PipWjn 0

JIMMY Savile gropes a teenage girl in front of cameras filming him for a documentary. BBC film-maker Louis Theroux, 46, saw Savile rubbing himself against her and grabbing her bottom. The girl was at a […]

“SORRY I TASED YOU”: COP BAKES CAKE FOR WOMAN ACCUSING HIM OF POLICE BRUTALITY

October 3, 2016 Marie PipWjn 0

A Florida woman has launched a lawsuit against a police officer who shocked her with a stun gun and then tried to apologize by baking a cake saying: ‘Sorry I Tased You’. The cake was […]

Kim Kardashian tied up at gunpoint in Paris

October 3, 2016 Marie PipWjn 0

Kim Kardashian has been tied up and held at gunpoint in Paris by robbers who stole millions of pounds worth of jewellery. The five armed, masked men carried out the raid at about 3am local time. A […]

Human Rights

Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

Human Rights

Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

Human Rights

Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]

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Month: October 2016

Hurricane Matthew: Florida could face ‘biggest evacuation ever’

‘Fake Sheikh’ Mazher Mahmood and driver found guilty at Old Bailey

Alleged serial killer Stephen Port ‘drugged and assaulted’ victims

Ohio Plans To Return To Its Controversial Execution Sedative.

Madeleine McCann ‘Tour’ Prompts Disgust From Her Parents.

Abuse on Camera, Theroux Documentary shows Savile Grope Teen!

“SORRY I TASED YOU”: COP BAKES CAKE FOR WOMAN ACCUSING HIM OF POLICE BRUTALITY

Kim Kardashian tied up at gunpoint in Paris