2017 – Page 29 – World Justice News

True identity of ‘Jack the Ripper’ may have been revealed

August 7, 2017 World Justice News 0

Researchers believe they have finally cracked the identity of notorious London serial killer Jack the Ripper 130 years after his heinous crimes. The murderer who brutally killed five women in Whitechapel in 1888 became one of the […]

Sicily fire crew ’caused fires for cash’

August 7, 2017 World Justice News 0

Italian police have detained 15 volunteer firefighters in southern Sicily accused of starting fires in order to get paid to put them out. In the alleged fraud, the volunteers rang the emergency 115 number themselves […]

‘Right to be forgotten’ laws proposed

August 7, 2017 World Justice News 0

Britons could obtain more control over what happens to personal information under proposals outlined by the government. Citizens will be able to ask for personal data, or information posted when they were children, to be […]

British model ‘kidnapped to be auctioned’ – Polish national arrested

August 5, 2017 World Justice News 0

A British model was drugged and kidnapped in Milan to be sold in an online auction, say Italian police. The woman, 20, had arrived in the city to take part in a photo shoot arranged […]

UK extradites ‘miracle pastor’ to Kenya to face child-trafficking charges

August 5, 2017 World Justice News 0

The UK has extradited a self-styled Kenyan pastor, who claimed he created miraculous pregnancies, to Kenya to face child-trafficking charges. Gilbert Deya’s extradition came after he failed in his decade-long legal battle to remain in […]

Martin Shkreli found guilty of three counts of securities fraud

August 5, 2017 World Justice News 0

Former pharmaceutical chief executive Martin Shkreli has been found guilty of three counts of securities fraud. A New York City jury cleared him on five other counts after five days of deliberations. He was on […]

Court Won’t Drop Case Against Alleged KickassTorrents Owner

August 5, 2017 World Justice News 0

An Illinois federal court has denied a motion to dismiss the criminal case against alleged KickassTorrents owner Artem Vaulin. Among other things, the defense argued that torrent files themselves are not copyrighted content. The court […]

Woman shot in vagina in sex game gone wrong

August 5, 2017 World Justice News 0

A woman was shot in the vagina and left with “life changing injuries” in a sex game gone wrong, a court has heard. The 46-year-old had been engaged in sexual activity with David Andrew Jeffers, […]

TV Box Seller Emails Sky TV Bosses With ‘Pirate’ Offer, Gets Sued for $1m

August 5, 2017 World Justice News 0

A man who emailed details of his Kodi-based pirate TV box offer to directors at Sky TV is now being sued by the company. Krish Reddy’s mailshot said his device offering free TV was “better […]

Oxford University murder suspect arrested in US

August 5, 2017 World Justice News 0

An Oxford University employee and a US professor suspected of killing a man in Chicago have handed themselves in. Somerville College senior treasury assistant Andrew Warren, 56, handed himself in nearly 2,000 miles away in […]

Human Rights

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 […]

Human Rights

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 […]

Human Rights

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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Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2017

True identity of ‘Jack the Ripper’ may have been revealed

Sicily fire crew ’caused fires for cash’

‘Right to be forgotten’ laws proposed

British model ‘kidnapped to be auctioned’ – Polish national arrested

UK extradites ‘miracle pastor’ to Kenya to face child-trafficking charges

Martin Shkreli found guilty of three counts of securities fraud

Court Won’t Drop Case Against Alleged KickassTorrents Owner

Woman shot in vagina in sex game gone wrong

TV Box Seller Emails Sky TV Bosses With ‘Pirate’ Offer, Gets Sued for $1m

Oxford University murder suspect arrested in US