2017 – Page 52 – World Justice News

Guilty verdict in Calgary historical rape case: ‘Justice has prevailed’

May 18, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

A jury has found Wayne Howard Bernard guilty of the brutal rape of a Calgary grandmother 22 years ago. Bernard was on trial for sexual assault with a weapon, kidnapping and robbery in connection with […]

New Lawsuit Alleges Baylor Players Gang-Raped Women As ‘Bonding Experience’

May 17, 2017 World Justice News 0

A new federal lawsuit against Baylor University accuses football players of drugging and gang-raping young women as part of a hazing or bonding ritual — and the university of failing to investigate the pervasive sexual […]

Police chief shot in Orange County; suspect dead

May 17, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Mid-Hudson News Network and Freeman staff MAYBROOK, N.Y. >> The police chief for the Orange County town of Montgomery and village of Maybrook was shot in the upper torso Tuesday morning in the village, […]

Man jailed for ‘depraved’ backpacker attacks in Australia

May 17, 2017 zoshinuk 0

An Australian man who brutally attacked two backpackers on a remote beach has been jailed for at least 17 years. Roman Heinze, 61, bound and indecently assaulted a Brazilian woman before mowing down her German […]

Ont. nurse on trial for disconnecting patient’s life support tells jury she didn’t know policy existed

May 17, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

BARRIE, Ont. — A Midland nurse on trial for disconnecting a patient’s life support testified she asked the doctors, nurses and her team leader, but “nobody” told her there was a hospital policy for end-of-life […]

Two found guilty of fraud after UK’s longest criminal trial

May 16, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A husband and wife have been found guilty of fraud after the longest trial in UK criminal history. Edwin McLaren, from Quarriers Village in Renfrewshire, was found guilty of property fraud totalling about £1.6m. The […]

Rolf Harris ‘slipped his hand up 14-year-old’s skirt’, court is told

May 16, 2017 Marie PipWjn 1

Entertainer Rolf Harris slipped his hand up the skirt of 14-year-old girl who approached him for an autograph at the Lyceum Theatre, a court has heard. On another occasion, he groped a 13-year-old girl after […]

‘Probably’ guilty not good enough for conviction so judge acquits man of bestiality, sex assault

May 16, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Sheriffs had to be called to a Calgary courtroom after a heated situation resulted following the acquittal of a southern Alberta man who was accused of raping his stepson and having sex with animals, including […]

Trump revealed highly classified information to Russian foreign minister

May 15, 2017 Marie PipWjn 0

During the May 10 meeting at the White House with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Ambassador to the U.S. Sergey Kislyak, Trump began describing details about an Islamic State terror threat related to the […]

Moors Murderer Ian Brady who killed five children dies

May 15, 2017 Marie PipWjn 0

Moor Murderer Ian Brady has died at the age of 79 after batting lung cancer The killer murdered five children alongside Myra Hindley in the North West He tortured them and four of his victims […]

Human Rights

Facial recognition to be ‘rolled out’ across UK after human rights challenge fails

April 22, 2026 0

Facial recognition systems will be introduced across the country, the government has said as it welcomed the failure of a legal challenge to the technology. The case against the Metropolitan Police’s use of live facial […]

Canada

Canadian ‘online poison seller’ Kenneth Law to have ‘murder charges dropped in plea deal’

April 19, 2026 0

A Canadian chef accused of supplying deadly substances to people around the world who have taken their own lives will have murder charges dropped as part of a plea deal, his lawyer has said. Kenneth […]

Australia

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

April 7, 2026 0

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith – who left the defence force in 2013 – was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday and will […]

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