2017 – Page 55 – World Justice News

Jury finds Antolin Garcia-Torres guilty in Sierra LaMar case

May 10, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By David Louie More than five years after the disappearance of 15-year-old Sierra LaMar, a jury has found her accused killer guilty in the kidnapping and murder of the Morgan Hill teen. Family and friends […]

Abby Lee Miller of ‘Dance Moms’ speaks out after jail sentencing

May 10, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Abby Lee Miller, former host of Lifetime reality show Dance Moms, has spoken out about her sentencing Tuesday for bankruptcy fraud. She was sentenced to one year and one day in jail after pleading guilty […]

Honduras foils jail escape by murderer dressed as a woman

May 10, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Prison officials in Honduras have told a convicted murderer who attempted to break out of jail disguised as a woman that he faces severe punishment. Francisco Herrera Argueta, 55, clad himself in a long skirt, […]

Chelsea Manning confirms prison release next week

May 10, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

May 9 (UPI) — Chelsea Manning, the former Army intelligence analyst jailed in 2010 for leaking classified information, said Tuesday she is ready to start a new life she never imagined. The transgender Army private […]

‘Manipulated’ drug test data probe extended – police

May 9, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A probe into the alleged manipulation of drug test result data is now looking at thousands more blood samples. The National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) says “scores” of convictions could be overturned in cases where […]

Judge vacates Aaron Hernandez’s murder conviction

May 9, 2017 World Justice News 0

Aaron Hernandez was granted an abatement on his 2015 conviction for the murder of Odin Lloyd, meaning the former New England Patriot is considered not guilty in the eyes of the court. Bristol County (Mass.) […]

Appeals court won’t help Megaupload user get his files back

May 9, 2017 World Justice News 0

The Appeals Court has denied a request from former Megaupload user Kyle Goodwin to intervene on his behalf. The sports videographer has been trying to get his files back for years and hoped to force […]

Boston Murders Suspect Arraigned From Hospital Bed

May 9, 2017 World Justice News 0

Bampumim Teixeira, 30, of Chelsea, was arraigned in his hospital bed on two murder charges. He faced a judge in his hospital room at Tufts Medical Center on multiple charges, including the murder charges in the […]

Judge to consider vacating Aaron Hernandez murder conviction

May 9, 2017 World Justice News 0

The judge who presided at the trial of Aaron Hernandez’s in semi-professional football player Odin Lloyd’s killing, has scheduled a hearing for Tuesday to hear arguments by lawyers for former NFL star Aaron Hernandez to erase […]

Couple jailed for 84 child abuse charges

May 8, 2017 World Justice News 0

A couple who subjected children to a decade of sex and drug abuse, including rape, have been jailed. Nicholas Taylor, convicted of 62 offences, and wife Joan, found guilty of 22, were “master manipulators”, police […]

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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 […]

Human Rights

Rape trial puts Norway’s royal family in unwelcome glare of public

February 1, 2026 0

When Marius Borg Høiby stands up in room 250 at Oslo district court on Tuesday, at the start of Norway’s biggest trial in years, he will have no moral support from his closest relatives. His […]

Human Rights

France moves to abolish concept of marital duty to have sex

February 1, 2026 0

France is to enshrine in law the end of so-called “conjugal rights” – the notion that marriage means a duty to have sex. A bill approved on Wednesday in the National Assembly adds a clause […]

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Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2017

Jury finds Antolin Garcia-Torres guilty in Sierra LaMar case

Abby Lee Miller of ‘Dance Moms’ speaks out after jail sentencing

Honduras foils jail escape by murderer dressed as a woman

Chelsea Manning confirms prison release next week

‘Manipulated’ drug test data probe extended – police

Judge vacates Aaron Hernandez’s murder conviction

Appeals court won’t help Megaupload user get his files back

Boston Murders Suspect Arraigned From Hospital Bed

Judge to consider vacating Aaron Hernandez murder conviction

Couple jailed for 84 child abuse charges