February 2017 – Page 3 – World Justice News

Woman who denied pulling out ex-husband’s intestines cleared of attempted murder

February 18, 2017 zoshinuk 0

UPDATE A woman who denied pulling out part of her ex-husband’s intestines after they had sex at her Birmingham home has walked free from court. A jury at Birmingham Crown Court, who had deliberated for […]

Geert Wilders vows to ban Muslim immigration, shut mosques and calls some Moroccans “scum”

February 18, 2017 World Justice News 0

Dutch populist leader Geert Wilders has launched his election campaign by calling some Moroccans “scum”. Mr Wilders tops opinion polls ahead of the 15 March parliamentary vote, but has seen his lead reduced in recent […]

Arizona death row inmates can supply their own execution drugs

February 18, 2017 World Justice News 0

Joseph Wood was supposed to die about 10 minutes after his jailers released a combination of midazolam and hydromorphone into his bloodstream. Instead, for nearly two hours, the death row inmate snorted and gasped, breathing like […]

Axe murder ex-detective wins damages from Met

February 17, 2017 World Justice News 0

A former Metropolitan Police detective has won damages against the force after he was unfairly accused of perverting the course of justice. Sidney Fillery was alleged to have committed the crime while investigating the murder […]

Migrants Choose Arrest In Canada Over Staying In The U.S.

February 17, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Royal Canadian Mounted Police are reporting a flurry of illegal crossings into Canada in recent months. Officials say Quebec province has seen the highest influx of people seeking asylum, with many crossing in snowy, remote […]

Douglas Garland to hear impact from victims families at court hearing

February 17, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

CALGARY – Triple murderer Douglas Garland will learn today if he will spend the rest of his life in prison when he is sentenced in a Calgary courtroom. A jury convicted Garland, 57, of three […]

Supreme Court to set guidelines for Trump treatment of non-citizens

February 17, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide three cases in coming months that could help or hinder President Donald Trump’s efforts to ramp up border security and accelerate deportations of those in the country illegally. The […]

‘She got to gun first’: Lawyer claims struggle before fatal shooting

February 16, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Lauren Pack MIDDLETOWN OHIO – A chaotic, confusing scene was painted by both police and the defense attorney for a woman who was arrested last week after calling 911 and saying she had shot […]

Crown appeals acquittal of man charged in Bountiful polygamy case

February 16, 2017 zoshinuk 0

B.C.’s criminal justice branch is appealing the acquittal of a man linked to the polygamous community of Bountiful for unlawfully taking a girl across the border for a sexual purpose in 2004. B.C. Supreme Court […]

Boy, 15, ‘shoots dead his mom’s boyfriend after he threatened her with a steak knife and said he would torment her until she commits suicide’

February 16, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A 15-year-old boy has been charged with first-degree murder for shooting dead his mother’s boyfriend, after he threatened to ‘torment her until she committed suicide’. The incident happened early Wednesday morning at the home Jessica […]

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 […]

Australia

Australia court doubles payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case

May 17, 2026 0

A Sydney court has doubled the discrimination payout for an Australian trans woman who was kicked off a female-only app. It comes almost two years after Roxanne Tickle successfully sued Sall Grover, founder of the […]

Human Rights

War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

May 3, 2026 0

Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]

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Month: February 2017

Woman who denied pulling out ex-husband’s intestines cleared of attempted murder

Geert Wilders vows to ban Muslim immigration, shut mosques and calls some Moroccans “scum”

Arizona death row inmates can supply their own execution drugs

Axe murder ex-detective wins damages from Met

Migrants Choose Arrest In Canada Over Staying In The U.S.

Douglas Garland to hear impact from victims families at court hearing

Supreme Court to set guidelines for Trump treatment of non-citizens

‘She got to gun first’: Lawyer claims struggle before fatal shooting

Crown appeals acquittal of man charged in Bountiful polygamy case

Boy, 15, ‘shoots dead his mom’s boyfriend after he threatened her with a steak knife and said he would torment her until she commits suicide’