January 2017 – Page 8 – World Justice News

Bond set at $75K for Chicago police officer charged with sex assault

January 16, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A Chicago police officer accused of having sexual contact with an underage girl has been charged with felony criminal sexual assault, according to police and Cook County state’s attorney officials. Officer Eugene Ciardullo, 51, was […]

Florida Man Strangled Wife, Then Impersonated Her on Facebook

January 16, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A Florida man has been charged with murder after strangling his wife during an argument and then posting messages on her Facebook page under her name to try to fool her friends and family about […]

Woman dubbed ‘ice cream killer’ is so dangerous she’s been sent to an all-male prison

January 16, 2017 zoshinuk 0

AUSTRIA – a female murderer dubbed the ‘ice cream killer’ is so dangerous she will be the first to be moved to an all-male prison. Estibaliz Carranza, an ice cream parlour owner, took the lives […]

Tunisia inquests: Security held back as slaughter of Brits continued

January 16, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Tunisian security units ‘deliberately’ delayed their arrival on the scene of the terrorist attack where 30 Brits were killed, a UK coroner has heard. Isis gunman, Seifeddine Rezgui, opened fire in the resort of Port El […]

Oscar Pistorius is ‘confident he will WIN his bid to serve minimum sentence for murdering Reeva Steenkamp’re his prison term

January 16, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Oscar Pistorius and his family are confident that he will win his final appeal to serve the minimum jail term for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, a friend has claimed. The South African Paralympic gold […]

Murderer Ian Huntley wants a sex change so he can live in a women’s prison

January 16, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Ever since school caretaker Ian Huntley was found guilty of the 2002 murders of 10-year-old school girls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, he has been serving time in Frankland Prison, County Durham. But according to […]

Douglas Garland’s triple murder trial to hear 1st from mother of 5-year-old Nathan

January 16, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

The triple murder trial for the man accused of killing five-year-old Nathan O’Brien, and his grandparents Alvin and Kathy Liknes, will hear testimony from the boy’s mother first, as it gets underway Monday morning in […]

Former coach Bennell denies child abuse charges in UK court

January 16, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Former football coach Barry Bennell has denied eight child abuse offences in a UK court. Bennell, 63, appeared via videolink at Chester Crown Court from Woodhill Prison, answered “not guilty” to all the charges as […]

‘It’s still a nightmare’: The case of jurors released with PTSD and little or no help after verdict

January 15, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Dan Cozine’s service left him haunted by horrible memories. He struggled to return to his normal life. He was withdrawn at work. He was distracted and angry at home. His wife urged him to get […]

Another Brazil Jail Riot Leaves Many Dead

January 15, 2017 World Justice News 0

Inmates have seized control of the largest prison in the north-eastern Brazilian city of Natal. Police say at least 10 prisoners have been killed at the Alcacuz jail. Many others are thought to have been […]

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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 […]

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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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Month: January 2017

Bond set at $75K for Chicago police officer charged with sex assault

Florida Man Strangled Wife, Then Impersonated Her on Facebook

Woman dubbed ‘ice cream killer’ is so dangerous she’s been sent to an all-male prison

Tunisia inquests: Security held back as slaughter of Brits continued

Oscar Pistorius is ‘confident he will WIN his bid to serve minimum sentence for murdering Reeva Steenkamp’re his prison term

Murderer Ian Huntley wants a sex change so he can live in a women’s prison

Douglas Garland’s triple murder trial to hear 1st from mother of 5-year-old Nathan

Former coach Bennell denies child abuse charges in UK court

‘It’s still a nightmare’: The case of jurors released with PTSD and little or no help after verdict

Another Brazil Jail Riot Leaves Many Dead