May 2017 – World Justice News

Champs Elysees attack: Posthumous marriage for slain policeman

May 31, 2017 World Justice News 0

The French policeman who was killed by a jihadist on Paris’ Champs Elysees in April has been married in a posthumous ceremony with his gay partner. The wedding of late Xavier Jugelé and Etienne Cardiles […]

Husband splits from wife who raped him as boy

May 31, 2017 World Justice News 0

A husband has filed for legal separation from his wife and former teacher, who had served a jail term for having sex with him when he was 12. Vili Fualaau, now 33, submitted papers to […]

Hamerton Zoo tiger death: Police are now investigating

May 31, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Police have confirmed they are now investigating the death of a zookeeper killed by a tiger. Rosa King, 34, died at Hamerton Zoo Park in Cambridgeshire at about 11:15 BST on Monday. Police attended the […]

Breast surgeon Ian Paterson jailed for 15 years

May 31, 2017 World Justice News 0

Breast surgeon Ian Paterson has been jailed for 15 years after carrying out unnecessary operations. Paterson, 59, operated on nine women and one man after falsely telling them they had breast cancer. He was convicted […]

Portland stabbing suspect: ‘You call it terrorism, I call it patriotism!’

May 31, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

PORTLAND, Ore. — Unease about white supremacist activity in Portland deepened after the fatal stabbings of two men who tried to shield young women from an anti-Muslim tirade, and some people worry that the famously […]

Three bodies found in John Lennon’s former flat

May 31, 2017 World Justice News 0

The bodies of a woman and two children have been found at a flat in Liverpool that John Lennon lived in. Police were called to a ground floor flat on Falkner Street, near Toxteth, Liverpool […]

Quebec judge facing possible removal confronts new evidence of cocaine use

May 31, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

MONTREAL — At a hearing to determine whether Quebec Superior Court Judge Michel Girouard should be removed from the bench, a woman with whom he used to socialize has described him as a heavy cocaine […]

Cleveland police officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice is fired — but not for the killing

May 31, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Lindsey Bever and Wesley Lowery The Cleveland police officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice in 2014 has been fired from the police department after an investigation concluded that he withheld details of […]

South Sudan soldiers on trial over rape of aid workers

May 30, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Thirteen South Sudanese soldiers have gone on trial accused of raping foreign aid workers and murdering their local colleague. The incident in the capital, Juba, last July resulted in a UN report which accused UN […]

In a landmark ruling, a Swiss court has fined a man for ‘liking’ defamatory comments on Facebook

May 30, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Geneva (AFP) – In a landmark ruling, a Swiss court has fined a man for “liking” comments on Facebook accusing an animal rights activist of being a “racist” and an “anti-Semite”. In the first case […]

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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: May 2017

Champs Elysees attack: Posthumous marriage for slain policeman

Husband splits from wife who raped him as boy

Hamerton Zoo tiger death: Police are now investigating

Breast surgeon Ian Paterson jailed for 15 years

Portland stabbing suspect: ‘You call it terrorism, I call it patriotism!’

Three bodies found in John Lennon’s former flat

Quebec judge facing possible removal confronts new evidence of cocaine use

Cleveland police officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice is fired — but not for the killing

South Sudan soldiers on trial over rape of aid workers

In a landmark ruling, a Swiss court has fined a man for ‘liking’ defamatory comments on Facebook