July 2017 – Page 7 – World Justice News

Regina teen sentenced as adult, given life in prison for murdering 16-year-old ex-girlfriend

July 6, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

REGINA – In May, Justice Jennifer Pritchard heard differing views on the young man who murdered 16-year-old Hannah Leflar, the 19-year-old said to suffer from depression and other effects of a troubled childhood. But, as […]

Chicago holiday weekend shootings claim over 100 victims

July 6, 2017 World Justice News 0

At least 101 people were shot in Chicago over the Fourth of July weekend, according to a city newspaper. Nearly half of the shootings during the four-day holiday happened over 12 hours, reports the Chicago […]

chef lied about the murder of second girlfriend as he’s finally convicted of near-identical killings five years apart

July 5, 2017 WHUsBubbles 0

Two girlfriends of chef Robert Trigg died five years apart in 2006 and 2011 He claimed both deaths were accidents and he initially escaped charges Killer later tried to claim drinking and sex could […]

Dalia Dippolito witness, Mohamed Shihadeh, linked to woman’s drug death

July 5, 2017 WHUsBubbles 0

BOYNTON BEACH —Mohamed Shihadeh and woman overdosed after taking drugs in March The man who first alerted Boynton Beach Police that Dalia Dippolito was trying to hire a hitman to kill her husband, was part […]

New trial date for child murder suspect David Creato Jr.

July 5, 2017 WHUsBubbles 0

CAMDEN, N.J. A judge has set a new trial date for David Creato Jr., the New Jersey man accused of killing his son. The proceedings will begin on September 11, the judge said on Wednesday. […]

Jailed without trial, Canadian casino mogul blames conspiracy of former partners

July 5, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Joseph Loiero, CBC News A controversial Canadian businessman has been languishing in a Dominican Republic prison for over two years — without a trial or prospect of release in a country notorious for a corrupt […]

Bijan Ebrahimi: Police ‘failed’ murdered man for years

July 5, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A disabled Iranian refugee repeatedly reported death threats and racial abuse to police for seven years before being brutally murdered, a report has found. ijan Ebrahimi was beaten to death and set alight on a […]

Judge in Minnesota police shooting offers jurors support (Philando Castile shooting)

July 5, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The judge who presided over the manslaughter trial of a Minnesota police officer acquitted in the fatal shooting of black motorist Philando Castile took the unusual step of writing to […]

Knifeman jailed for nine years set free after court staff blunder

July 4, 2017 World Justice News 0

A knifeman who was jailed for nine years has been set free after court staff accidentally wrote nine months on prison forms. Ralston Dodd, 25, was locked up in November last year after admitting to […]

Lockerbie bomber’s family in bid to overturn conviction

July 4, 2017 World Justice News 0

The family of the Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi have launched a new appeal against his conviction. He was convicted of killing 271 people in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 above Lockerbie in […]

Human Rights

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]

Human Rights

Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

June 28, 2026 0

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]

Human Rights

Jail time and unlimited fines planned under conversion practices ban

June 25, 2026 0

Those who carry out conversion practices – commonly known as “conversion therapy” – could be jailed for up to five years under landmark new plans. The draft Conversion Practices Bill, which criminalises “abusive acts” aiming […]

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Month: July 2017

Regina teen sentenced as adult, given life in prison for murdering 16-year-old ex-girlfriend

Chicago holiday weekend shootings claim over 100 victims

chef lied about the murder of second girlfriend as he’s finally convicted of near-identical killings five years apart

Dalia Dippolito witness, Mohamed Shihadeh, linked to woman’s drug death

New trial date for child murder suspect David Creato Jr.

Jailed without trial, Canadian casino mogul blames conspiracy of former partners

Bijan Ebrahimi: Police ‘failed’ murdered man for years

Judge in Minnesota police shooting offers jurors support (Philando Castile shooting)

Knifeman jailed for nine years set free after court staff blunder

Lockerbie bomber’s family in bid to overturn conviction