November 2016 – Page 15 – World Justice News

Police Open Football Corruption Criminal Investigation

November 12, 2016 World Justice News 0

Police have launched a formal investigation into the football corruption allegations made by the Daily Telegraph in September. The City of London Police said the probe had begun after reviewing information collected by the newspaper. […]

Former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock indicted on 24 criminal counts

November 11, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Former Illinois U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock, 35, has been indicted by a grand jury on 24 counts in Springfield. Prosecutors said Schock used House and campaign funds to support his lavish, jet-setting lifestyle. The alleged […]

“Extensive Criminal and Dangerous Behavior” at Anti-Trump Protests

November 11, 2016 World Justice News 0

Americans protesting Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election have continued to cause disturbances on the streets. Thousands gathered in cities across America including New York, Dallas and San Francisco to voice opposition to Trump’s […]

Teenage Cousins Very Long Sentences For Rapes Upheld

November 11, 2016 World Justice News 0

Teenage cousins who repeatedly raped two Huddersfield prostitutes have had their appeals against the sentences refused. Lucas Sienkiewicz was only 17 and his cousin Daniel just 16 and newly-arrived from Poland, when they twice went […]

Japan Executes Kenichi Tajiri For Murders

November 11, 2016 World Justice News 0

Kenichi Tajiri, 45, was executed by hanging at Fukuoka Detention Centre in Japan duyring the early hours of Friday. He was sentenced to death in 2012 for two murders committed in 2004 and 2011. The […]

Chinese Court Sentences Former Police Chief To Death

November 11, 2016 World Justice News 0

China has sentenced to death the former police chief of the northern region of Inner Mongolia. Zhao Liping, 65, was convicted of murder, bribery, and possession of firearms and explosives, the official Xinhua news agency […]

Survivor of Cheshire Home Invasion Elected to Connecticut State Senate

November 10, 2016 1313ujamaa 0

The doctor whose family was murdered in a horrific home invasion in 2007 has been elected to the Connecticut state senate. Dr William Petit, the only survivor of the attack that claimed the lives of his […]

UK’s Youngest Ever Double-Murderers Sentenced To Life

November 10, 2016 World Justice News 0

A girl and boy aged 15 have been sentenced to a minimum of 20 years in detention for murdering a mother and daughter as they slept in their beds. A jury convicted the girl last […]

Canada pet shop owner not guilty over python child deaths

November 10, 2016 zoshinuk 0

A jury in Canada has acquitted a New Brunswick pet shop owner whose python asphyxiated two young boys in 2013. The 4.3m (14ft) snake slithered through a ventilation duct to reach the brothers, who were […]

Suspect in Chelsea Bombing Appears in Federal Court

November 10, 2016 zoshinuk 0

NEW YORK – Mr. Rahimi, a naturalized U.S. citizen who was born in Afghanistan, was captured on Sept. 22 after a shootout with police in Linden, N.J. He made his first appearance in federal court […]

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 […]

Human Rights

Rape trial puts Norway’s royal family in unwelcome glare of public

February 1, 2026 0

When Marius Borg Høiby stands up in room 250 at Oslo district court on Tuesday, at the start of Norway’s biggest trial in years, he will have no moral support from his closest relatives. His […]

Human Rights

France moves to abolish concept of marital duty to have sex

February 1, 2026 0

France is to enshrine in law the end of so-called “conjugal rights” – the notion that marriage means a duty to have sex. A bill approved on Wednesday in the National Assembly adds a clause […]

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Crime and Justice News from around the world

Month: November 2016

Police Open Football Corruption Criminal Investigation

Former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock indicted on 24 criminal counts

“Extensive Criminal and Dangerous Behavior” at Anti-Trump Protests

Teenage Cousins Very Long Sentences For Rapes Upheld

Japan Executes Kenichi Tajiri For Murders

Chinese Court Sentences Former Police Chief To Death

Survivor of Cheshire Home Invasion Elected to Connecticut State Senate

UK’s Youngest Ever Double-Murderers Sentenced To Life

Canada pet shop owner not guilty over python child deaths

Suspect in Chelsea Bombing Appears in Federal Court