2016 – Page 56 – World Justice News

Gunmen attack police cadet hostel in Pakistan

October 24, 2016 Marie PipWjn 0

Army launches operation at scene as gunfire and explosions heard and city hospital reports at least 12 people injured A team of up to six gunmen attacked a hostel that is home to hundreds of […]

Killer of Oxford rare books dealer given 34-year jail sentence

October 24, 2016 Marie PipWjn 0

Michael Danaher is likely to die in prison for killing Adrian Greenwood after plotting to rob him of a rare copy of The Wind in the Willows An unemployed father of two from Peterborough has […]

British banker Rurik Jutting ‘tortured murder victim’ for three days in Hong Kong

October 24, 2016 Marie PipWjn 0

Cambridge graduate Rurik Jutting also filmed the torture of one of his victims on his phone, his Hong Kong murder trial is told. Rurik Jutting on his way to court on Monday A British banker […]

California man gets 1,500-year jail sentence for raping his daughter

October 24, 2016 Marie PipWjn 0

Judge says 41-year-old man who raped his daughter two to three times a week over four years is a ‘serious danger to society’ A Californian man was sentenced to 1,503 years in prison for raping […]

Justin Ross Harris: Day 12 Of Testimony

October 24, 2016 1313ujamaa 1

Just 5 days before his son was left to die in a hot car, Justin Ross Harris watched and commented on a Youtube video posted about the dangers of leaving animals in hot cars. “I […]

Kathleen Kane Is Sentenced to Prison

October 24, 2016 World Justice News 0

NORRISTOWN, Pa. — The brief, unlikely political career of Kathleen G. Kane, Pennsylvania’s brightest rising star when she was elected state attorney general less than four years ago, came to a humiliating close on Monday, […]

Manhunt Underway for Oklahoma Double-Murder Suspect

October 24, 2016 World Justice News 0

A manhunt is underway in Oklahoma for a suspect in a double homicide who officials say has a “medical condition” and who “may attempt to spread this disease.” Police issued a wanted poster for the […]

Mass Escape From Vietnam Drug Rehab Centre

October 24, 2016 World Justice News 0

More than 200 drug addicts are on the run after a mass escape from a rehabilitation centre in Vietnam. Security guards were overpowered by the inmates and were forced to open the main gate to […]

Dead or Alive Singer Pete Burns is Dead

October 24, 2016 World Justice News 0

Dead or Alive singer Pete Burns has died aged 57 after suffering a cardiac arrest, his management has said. A statement on Twitter said it was with “greatest sadness” that it had to break the […]

Kathleen Kane: Former PA Attorney General to be Sentenced Today

October 24, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Former Pennsylvania attorney general Kathleen Kane will learn today whether she ends up back at her home or a prison cell. Kane, elected attorney general in 2012, was convicted on Aug. 15 of two counts […]

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 […]

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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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Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2016

Gunmen attack police cadet hostel in Pakistan

Killer of Oxford rare books dealer given 34-year jail sentence

British banker Rurik Jutting ‘tortured murder victim’ for three days in Hong Kong

California man gets 1,500-year jail sentence for raping his daughter

Justin Ross Harris: Day 12 Of Testimony

Kathleen Kane Is Sentenced to Prison

Manhunt Underway for Oklahoma Double-Murder Suspect

Mass Escape From Vietnam Drug Rehab Centre

Dead or Alive Singer Pete Burns is Dead

Kathleen Kane: Former PA Attorney General to be Sentenced Today