2016 – Page 24 – World Justice News

Body parts found in graves in Mexico village

November 25, 2016 zoshinuk 0

MEXICO – Mexican authorities have exhumed 32 bodies (31 men and 1 woman) and nine heads from hidden graves in a village famous for its drug cartel turf wars, Pochahuixco, part of the municipality of […]

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 […]

Human Rights

Under-16s in UK will be banned from social media from early 2027

June 16, 2026 0

Millions of children in the UK will be forced off social media after the government announced it would ban under-16s from accessing a range of platforms. Apps including TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram will become inaccessible […]

Human Rights

Thai court sentences two men to death over Bangkok shrine bombing

June 11, 2026 0

A court in Thailand has found two men guilty of carrying out the country’s worst ever terrorist attack and sentenced them to death. The two men, both from China’s Uyghur minority, were convicted of planning […]

Human Rights

Judge dismisses criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

May 23, 2026 0

A US judge has dismissed the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to a megaprison in El Salvador last year. Abrego Garcia, whose deportation became a major flashpoint in the debate […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2016

Body parts found in graves in Mexico village

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’