August 2018 – Page 7 – World Justice News

Russia faces US action over Skripal attack

August 8, 2018 World Justice News 0

The US is to impose sanctions on Russia after determining that it used the nerve agent Novichok against former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, in the UK in March. The move […]

Wrongfully Accused ‘Pirate’ Wants $62,818 Compensation

August 8, 2018 World Justice News 0

A Utah man, who was previously accused of pirating a movie through BitTorrent, wants the filmmakers responsible to pay his legal fees. The lawsuit in question was filed last year by the makers of the […]

USC president steps down amid gynaecology sex abuse scandal

August 8, 2018 World Justice News 0

The president of the University of Southern California (USC) has stepped down, months after he agreed to, over a scandal involving a school doctor. CL Max Nikias is now President Emeritus of USC as the […]

Rochdale grooming trio to lose British citizenship

August 8, 2018 World Justice News 0

Three members of a notorious grooming gang will be stripped of their British citizenship following a court ruling. Abdul Aziz, Adil Khan and Qari Abdul Rauf were among nine men jailed for offences including the […]

Jon Venables: Date fixed for bid to lift James Bulger killer’s anonymity

August 8, 2018 World Justice News 0

A legal bid to lift the anonymity of one of the killers of toddler James Bulger will be heard in December. James’s father and uncle have challenged Jon Venables’ right to lifelong anonymity after he […]

New Mexico: Police find young boy’s remains at compound

August 7, 2018 World Justice News 0

The remains of a young boy have been found at a remote desert compound in New Mexico, police say. They made the announcement the day after rescuing 11 malnourished children who were being held at […]

Parkland school shooting suspect says demon in his head told him to ‘Burn. Kill. Destroy’

August 7, 2018 zoshinuk 0

By Terry Spencer The Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz told a detective that a demon in his head – “the evil side” – told him to burn, kill and destroy, and […]

Birmingham prison: ‘Armed men’ set cars on fire outside jail

August 7, 2018 World Justice News 0

Two masked men who were “armed with a firearm” fled from outside Birmingham Prison after cars were set on fire in a nearby car park. West Midlands Police said the men made off in a […]

German couple jailed for selling son to paedophiles on dark net

August 7, 2018 World Justice News 0

A woman who sold her son to paedophiles on the dark net has been jailed for 12 years and six months by a court in southern Germany. The Freiburg court also jailed her partner, the […]

Rapist Northumbria Police officer’s prison release sparks outcry

August 6, 2018 World Justice News 0

A Northumbria Police officer handed two life sentences in prison in 2011 for rape has been released, it has emerged. Stephen Mitchell was found guilty of carrying out sex attacks on vulnerable women he met […]

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

Month: August 2018

Russia faces US action over Skripal attack

Wrongfully Accused ‘Pirate’ Wants $62,818 Compensation

USC president steps down amid gynaecology sex abuse scandal

Rochdale grooming trio to lose British citizenship

Jon Venables: Date fixed for bid to lift James Bulger killer’s anonymity

New Mexico: Police find young boy’s remains at compound

Parkland school shooting suspect says demon in his head told him to ‘Burn. Kill. Destroy’

Birmingham prison: ‘Armed men’ set cars on fire outside jail

German couple jailed for selling son to paedophiles on dark net

Rapist Northumbria Police officer’s prison release sparks outcry