2016 – Page 41 – World Justice News

ABC News Staged Crime-Scene Shot

November 5, 2016 World Justice News 0

ABC News correspondent Linsey Davis stood in a field in Woodruff, South Carolina, and relayed the gruesome details of how a 30-year-old woman had been held captive in a storage container allegedly by a registered […]

North London Shooting Being Investigated By Gang Crime Police

November 5, 2016 World Justice News 0

Police were called shortly after 3am on Saturday, November 5, to reports of shots fired in Muswell Hill, north London. Armed officers attended the scene and gang crime police launch an investigation as the man […]

Trial Update: Acquittal for Louisiana Sheriff Louis Ackal on Civil Rights Charges

November 5, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Iberia Parish Sheriff Louis Ackal, who was accused of encouraging or ignoring the beatings of black jail inmates was acquitted on federal civil rights charges Friday. Ackal said: “When they said that I was not […]

Mayor Shot Dead In Jail Cell

November 5, 2016 World Justice News 0

A mayor jailed on drug charges has been shot dead in his cell after a reported gun battle with police in the Philippines. Rolando Espinosa and fellow inmate Raul Yap apparently opened fire as officers looked […]

The Grappler Stops Speeding Getaway Cars

November 5, 2016 World Justice News 0

This is the new weapon in the fight against crime that could help police round up speeding suspects in a matter of seconds. Introducing the Grappler – the latest solution to bringing high speed car […]

Rolling Stone Guilty of Defamation

November 5, 2016 World Justice News 0

Rolling Stone magazine and a journalist have been found guilty of defamation over a false article about a gang rape at the University of Virginia. The $7.5m (£6m) lawsuit was brought by Nicole Eramo, an […]

Woman Says Captor Murdered Her Boyfiend

November 5, 2016 World Justice News 0

Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright told news outlets that deputies acting on a tip found Kala Brown after hearing her banging on the container from the inside Thursday in the town of Woodruff, 80 miles […]

Chelsea Manning Makes 2nd Prison Suicide Attempt

November 5, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Manning’s attorneys declined to state details of the suicide attempt last month at a Fort Leavenworth prison. The attorneys said prison conditions contribute to their client’s delicate mental state. They maintain that her solitary confinement is punishment for her […]

Juror Removed from New Brunswick Python Trial

November 5, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Campbellton, NB: A female juror was dismissed from the criminal negligence trial of Jean-Claude Savoie in the deaths of two young New Brunswick brothers killed by a python. No reasons were given for the dismissal, leaving eleven […]

Friday Chat

November 4, 2016 World Justice News 0

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Human Rights

Facial recognition to be ‘rolled out’ across UK after human rights challenge fails

April 22, 2026 0

Facial recognition systems will be introduced across the country, the government has said as it welcomed the failure of a legal challenge to the technology. The case against the Metropolitan Police’s use of live facial […]

Canada

Canadian ‘online poison seller’ Kenneth Law to have ‘murder charges dropped in plea deal’

April 19, 2026 0

A Canadian chef accused of supplying deadly substances to people around the world who have taken their own lives will have murder charges dropped as part of a plea deal, his lawyer has said. Kenneth […]

Australia

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

April 7, 2026 0

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith – who left the defence force in 2013 – was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday and will […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2016

ABC News Staged Crime-Scene Shot

North London Shooting Being Investigated By Gang Crime Police

Trial Update: Acquittal for Louisiana Sheriff Louis Ackal on Civil Rights Charges

Mayor Shot Dead In Jail Cell

The Grappler Stops Speeding Getaway Cars

Rolling Stone Guilty of Defamation

Woman Says Captor Murdered Her Boyfiend

Chelsea Manning Makes 2nd Prison Suicide Attempt

Juror Removed from New Brunswick Python Trial

Friday Chat