November 2016 – Page 4 – World Justice News

Woman killed at monks’ retirement home

November 25, 2016 zoshinuk 0

FRANCE – An elderly woman was killed after an armed man burst into a retirement home for monks near Montpellier in southern France. Police say the woman had been stabbed, gagged and tied up outside […]

Farhan Mirza jailed for blackmail

November 25, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Farhan Mirza, 38, of Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent, has been jailed for eight and a half years for blackmailing and spying on Muslim women using intimate photographs and videos he took of them without their knowledge. […]

Serial killer Stephen Port sentenced to whole life term

November 25, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Stephen Port has been sentenced to a whole life term in prison for the murders of four young gay men. The 41-year-old was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison at the Old […]

Florida Boy Calls 911 to Invite Police Officers to Thanksgiving Dinner

November 25, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

By DAVID CAPLAN with Benjamin Stein A 911 dispatcher in the Florida Panhandle received an unusual — albeit heartwarming — call from young resident on Thanksgiving Day. “A little boy melted all the hearts in Walton […]

UK Supreme Court to Decide if Parliament Approval Required to Begin Brexit Process

November 25, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

The UK Supreme Court will sit in full Dec. 5th to hear the governments appeal over a three judge unanimous ruling that parliamentary approval is necessary prior to initiating the Brexit process. It is unprecedented […]

Alberta judge cuts sex predator’s sentence in half after beating in jail

November 25, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

By: SEAN FINE A sexual predator who was beaten by his fellow inmates and, on one occasion, a guard, while waiting for his trial has had his 12-year sentence cut in half because of the […]

Australian underwear ‘hero’ wins millions of fans

November 24, 2016 zoshinuk 0

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA – Daniel McConnell has shot to fame after telling how – dressed only in his underwear – he chased a driver who crashed into a shop. He said his wife first heard the […]

Judge grants B.C. woman permission to access deceased husband’s sperm stored in Vancouver fertility clinic

November 24, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

By: KEITH FRASER Shortly before her husband died, a B.C. woman promised him she would use his stored sperm to have the baby they both wanted regardless of whether he died. But the woman, who […]

Father convicted of raping daughter walks free ‘because judge fell asleep’

November 24, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

PETER WALKER A Danish man convicted of raping his 14-year-old daughter has avoided jail after a sleeping judge prompted a retrial. The result of an initial trial was quashed on Tuesday after two prison guards […]

Quebec woman appeals for legal clarification on right to wear religious attire

November 24, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press MONTREAL — A Montreal woman who was told to remove her hijab by a judge is appealing a ruling that declined to clarify whether Quebecers have a right to wear […]

Human Rights

Japan’s same-sex marriage ban is constitutional, says Tokyo court

November 28, 2025 0

A Japanese court has ruled the country’s ban on same-sex marriage as constitutional – bucking a trend set by courts around the country that had raised hopes for marriage equality in Japan. The ruling was […]

Australia

Teenagers launch legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children

November 26, 2025 0

Two teenagers have launched a legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children younger than 16. The challenge comes two weeks before the law, a world first, is set to take effect. It is […]

Human Rights

Major changes to the UK’s asylum system announced

November 18, 2025 0

The home secretary has announced major changes to the UK’s asylum system. Modelled on the policies of Denmark, Shabana Mahmood hopes her proposals will make the country less attractive to illegal migrants and make it […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Month: November 2016

Woman killed at monks’ retirement home

Farhan Mirza jailed for blackmail

Serial killer Stephen Port sentenced to whole life term

Florida Boy Calls 911 to Invite Police Officers to Thanksgiving Dinner

UK Supreme Court to Decide if Parliament Approval Required to Begin Brexit Process

Alberta judge cuts sex predator’s sentence in half after beating in jail

Australian underwear ‘hero’ wins millions of fans

Father convicted of raping daughter walks free ‘because judge fell asleep’

Quebec woman appeals for legal clarification on right to wear religious attire