January 2018 – Page 6 – World Justice News

Denmark Facebook sex video: More than 1,000 young people charged

January 15, 2018 World Justice News 0

More than 1,000 young people have been charged by police in Denmark with distributing sexually explicit material. They are accused of using Facebook Messenger to share indecent video clips of two 15-year-olds having sex. Police […]

HMP Woodhill officer left noose with suicidal inmate

January 15, 2018 World Justice News 0

A senior prison officer failed to remove a noose from an inmate who was later found hanged, a court has heard. Ryan Harvey hanged himself in his cell at HMP Woodhill, Milton Keynes, 90 minutes […]

Toronto police say scissor attack on a girl’s hijab ‘did not happen’

January 15, 2018 World Justice News 0

Canadian police say an alleged scissor attack on an 11-year-old girl’s hijab never happened. The girl made headlines last week after she said a man came up to her and tried to cut her hijab […]

Shackled children found in Perris, California home

January 15, 2018 World Justice News 0

Two parents have been arrested in California after police found 13 people allegedly being held captive at their home, including some “shackled to their beds with chains and padlocks”. David Allen Turpin, 57, and Louise […]

Sherin Mathews: Father of adopted girl charged with murder

January 13, 2018 World Justice News 0

The US father of an adopted three-year-old girl has been charged with capital murder after an autopsy ruled she died from “homicidal violence”. Sherin Mathews was first reported missing from her Texas home in October, […]

International dispute after historic US building is swept away to Canadian island

January 13, 2018 World Justice News 0

A historic building in the US has become the subject of an international dispute after it was swept away to a Canadian island during a blizzard. McCurdy’s Smokehouse in Lubec, Maine, is the last traditional […]

Facebook warned over legal action after revenge porn case

January 13, 2018 World Justice News 0

A libel lawyer has warned that Facebook could face legal action from victims of revenge porn after the company reached an out-of-court settlement with a teenage girl in Northern Ireland. Paul Tweed said he had […]

Toronto police investigate ‘scissor attack’ on girl’s hijab

January 13, 2018 World Justice News 0

Canadian police are investigating a possible hate crime after a man tried to cut the hijab off a young girl. Khawlah Noman, 11, was walking to school with her brother in Toronto when they said […]

‘Liver branding’ surgeon Simon Bramhall fined £10,000

January 12, 2018 World Justice News 0

A liver surgeon who branded his initials on the livers of two patients has been fined £10,000. Simon Bramhall, 53, used an argon beam machine to write his initials on the organs of the anaesthetised […]

James Franco: Five women accuse actor of inappropriate behaviour

January 12, 2018 World Justice News 0

James Franco has been accused of sexual misconduct or inappropriate behaviour by five women, including students from his acting school, US media report. Four of the actor-director’s former students and an actress who said Franco […]

Human Rights

Zambian opposition leader detained by police over treason allegations

August 30, 2026 0

Zambian opposition leader Brian Mundubile, who had gone into hiding after disputing the recent presidential election result, has been detained over allegations of treason. The official results from the 13 August poll showed that incumbent […]

Human Rights

European rights court orders Turkey to free imprisoned businessman

August 26, 2026 0

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered Turkey to immediately release Osman Kavala, an activist and philanthropist who has been detained in prison for almost a decade. Kavala was sentenced to life behind […]

Human Rights

France’s top court blocks social media ban for under-15s

August 16, 2026 0

France’s top court has struck down a ban on social media for under-15s, saying it infringed upon freedom of expression. The legislation was backed by French lawmakers in July, making it the first European country […]

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Crime and Justice News from around the world

Month: January 2018

Denmark Facebook sex video: More than 1,000 young people charged

HMP Woodhill officer left noose with suicidal inmate

Toronto police say scissor attack on a girl’s hijab ‘did not happen’

Shackled children found in Perris, California home

Sherin Mathews: Father of adopted girl charged with murder

International dispute after historic US building is swept away to Canadian island

Facebook warned over legal action after revenge porn case

Toronto police investigate ‘scissor attack’ on girl’s hijab

‘Liver branding’ surgeon Simon Bramhall fined £10,000

James Franco: Five women accuse actor of inappropriate behaviour