August 2018 – Page 6 – World Justice News

‘Depraved’ rapist jailed for 34 years

August 13, 2018 World Justice News 0

A serial rapist who carried out “horrific and utterly depraved” sex attacks on two adults and two children has been jailed for 34 years. Stuart Hooper, formerly of Chilwell in Nottinghamshire, was found guilty of 24 […]

HMP Lowdham guards accused of assaulting prisoners

August 13, 2018 World Justice News 0

Allegations have emerged of assaults by prison officers on inmates following several outbreaks of violence at a Nottinghamshire jail. Relatives of three prisoners contacted the BBC to complain about conditions at HMP Lowdham Grange. One […]

Monsanto ordered to pay $289m damages in Roundup cancer trial

August 10, 2018 World Justice News 0

Chemical giant Monsanto has been ordered to pay $289m (£226m) damages to a man who claimed herbicides containing glyphosate had caused his cancer. In a landmark case, a Californian jury found that Monsanto knew its […]

Virginia asks Supreme Court to block new sentencing of D.C. sniper Lee Boyd Malvo

August 10, 2018 zoshinuk 0

By Peter Williams The state of Virginia asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to block a lower court order that requires a new sentencing hearing for Lee Boyd Malvo, one of the Washington, D.C. […]

Man sentenced to 24 years’ jail for murdering teen found in mineshaft

August 10, 2018 zoshinuk 0

By Karen Percy A Melbourne man has been sentenced to 24 years in jail for the murder of teenager Cayleb Hough, whose remains were found in a shallow mineshaft three months after he was reported missing. […]

Disgraced ‘jet set monk’ sentenced to 114 years in jail in Thailand after US extradition

August 10, 2018 zoshinuk 0

By Nicola Smith AThai court has sentenced a disgraced former monk to 114 years in prison for charges including fraud, money laundering and computer crime. Wiraphon Sukphon became known as the “jet set monk” after he […]

Far-right Austrian ‘Identitarians’ cleared of hate speech

August 10, 2018 zoshinuk 0

An Austrian court on Thursday found 17 members of Austria’s far-right ‘Identitarian Movement’ (IBÖ) not guilty of charges of criminal association and hate speech. Ten prominent members of the group and seven other “active sympathizers” had […]

Racist said Hitler was born 100 years too soon and Muslims should be gassed

August 10, 2018 zoshinuk 0

By Richard Hartley-Parkinson A man who called for Muslims to be burnt on bonfires and said he would kill Jeremy Corbyn if the Labour leader ever became prime minister has been jailed. Between March and August […]

Christopher Collins: Congressman accused of insider trading

August 9, 2018 World Justice News 0

A US congressman has been accused of using inside information to make illicit stock trades. Christopher Collins, 68, allegedly told his son to sell shares in a pharmaceutical company before news of a failed trial […]

US suspect was ‘training children to commit school shootings’

August 9, 2018 World Justice News 0

A man arrested after 11 malnourished children were found in a remote desert compound was training them to commit school shootings, US media report. According to prosecutors’ documents, Siraj Ibn Wahhaj was teaching some of […]

Human Rights

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]

Human Rights

Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

June 28, 2026 0

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]

Human Rights

Jail time and unlimited fines planned under conversion practices ban

June 25, 2026 0

Those who carry out conversion practices – commonly known as “conversion therapy” – could be jailed for up to five years under landmark new plans. The draft Conversion Practices Bill, which criminalises “abusive acts” aiming […]

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Month: August 2018

‘Depraved’ rapist jailed for 34 years

HMP Lowdham guards accused of assaulting prisoners

Monsanto ordered to pay $289m damages in Roundup cancer trial

Virginia asks Supreme Court to block new sentencing of D.C. sniper Lee Boyd Malvo

Man sentenced to 24 years’ jail for murdering teen found in mineshaft

Disgraced ‘jet set monk’ sentenced to 114 years in jail in Thailand after US extradition

Far-right Austrian ‘Identitarians’ cleared of hate speech

Racist said Hitler was born 100 years too soon and Muslims should be gassed

Christopher Collins: Congressman accused of insider trading

US suspect was ‘training children to commit school shootings’