December 2017 – Page 4 – World Justice News

Liver surgeon Simon Bramhall marked initials on patients

December 13, 2017 World Justice News 1

A surgeon who marked his initials on the livers of two transplant patients has admitted assault by beating. Simon Bramhall, 53, committed the offences at Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital in February and August 2013. The […]

Eight sentenced for smuggling drugs into prisons by drones

December 13, 2017 World Justice News 0

The ringleader of a gang who smuggled drugs and phones into prisons using drones has been jailed for seven years and two months. Former armed robber Craig Hickinbottom, 35, organised the flights from behind bars, […]

UK Banking Protocol system saves potential scam victims £9.1m in first year of operation

December 13, 2017 World Justice News 0

Seventy-two-year-old Barry Fox is one of hundreds of people saved from scams after bank staff stopped him spending £10,000 on a fictitious Rolls-Royce. The retired lorry driver went into his Barclays branch intending to withdraw […]

Oscar Pistorius hurt in prison fight

December 12, 2017 World Justice News 0

Former South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been hurt in a prison brawl, less than two weeks after his sentence for the killing of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp was more than doubled. The disgraced Paralympian was […]

Man held after Manhattan blast

December 11, 2017 World Justice News 0

A man is being held after an attempted terror attack at New York City’s main bus terminal. “Terrorists won’t win,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said after a blast at the Port Authority terminal in Manhattan […]

Bali jailbreak: US inmate escapes notorious Kerobokan prison

December 11, 2017 World Justice News 0

A US man held for drug possession has escaped from Bali’s most notorious prison and is on the run on the Indonesian resort island. Local media named the fugitive as Chrishan Beasley, arrested in August […]

Brighton shoplifter sues Sussex Police over Taser arrest

December 11, 2017 World Justice News 0

A man suing Sussex Police after he was Tasered has told a court the incident left him anxious and suicidal. A Taser was used on Paul McClelland in July 2013 in a car park in […]

Making a Murderer: Court upholds Brendan Dassey conviction

December 10, 2017 World Justice News 0

A US appeals court has upheld the conviction of Brendan Dassey, whose case was the focus of the Netflix documentary Making a Murderer. Dassey and his uncle Steven Avery were convicted of murdering a young […]

Former celebrity publicist Max Clifford has died in hospital after collapsing in prison

December 10, 2017 World Justice News 0

Disgraced former celebrity publicist Max Clifford has died in hospital following a heart attack after collapsing in prison. The 74-year-old had been serving eight years in a Cambridgeshire jail for historical sex offences. It is […]

Man held over House of Lords disturbance

December 8, 2017 World Justice News 0

A man has been arrested in the House of Lords after a debate was interrupted by shouting. The man was held on suspicion of common assault and criminal damage, following the incident in the public […]

Australia

Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prison

October 26, 2026 0

A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia has lost his bid to overturn a ban on prisoners consuming Vegemite – the salty yeast-based spread that has become a national symbol. Andre McKechnie argued […]

Human Rights

Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa

October 16, 2026 0

A pastor and his wife have been arrested in South Africa after 200 people, some in chains, were found held at a suspected illegal rehabilitation centre in the north-eastern part of the country. The facility, […]

Human Rights

UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy

October 15, 2026 0

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country’s government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. From Thursday, […]

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Month: December 2017

Liver surgeon Simon Bramhall marked initials on patients

Eight sentenced for smuggling drugs into prisons by drones

UK Banking Protocol system saves potential scam victims £9.1m in first year of operation

Oscar Pistorius hurt in prison fight

Man held after Manhattan blast

Bali jailbreak: US inmate escapes notorious Kerobokan prison

Brighton shoplifter sues Sussex Police over Taser arrest

Making a Murderer: Court upholds Brendan Dassey conviction

Former celebrity publicist Max Clifford has died in hospital after collapsing in prison

Man held over House of Lords disturbance