October 2018 – World Justice News

Murdered Suzy Lamplugh search widened to patio of prime suspect’s mother’s home

October 31, 2018 zoshinuk 0

By Jimmy Nsubuga Police investigating the murder of estate agent Suzy Lamplugh are continuing to search a garden in the West Midlands. Miss Lamplugh disappeared in 1986 when she was 25 years old and police later […]

Asia Bibi: Pakistan acquits Christian woman on death row

October 31, 2018 zoshinuk 0

A Pakistani court has overturned the death sentence of a Christian woman convicted of blasphemy, a case that has polarised the nation. Asia Bibi was convicted in 2010 after being accused of insulting the Prophet Muhammad […]

Gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger killed in jail

October 30, 2018 World Justice News 0

Notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger has been killed in a US federal prison in West Virginia, according to US media. The 89-year-old was found dead in his cell at the maximum security facility shortly […]

Dad jailed for toddlers ‘agonising’ murder

October 30, 2018 World Justice News 0

A drug dealer who murdered his two-year-old son in a “savage and sustained attack” has been jailed for at least 24 years. Raphael Kennedy, 31, waited more than an hour to dial 999 after inflicting […]

Porn-loving US official spreads malware to government network

October 30, 2018 World Justice News 0

The porn habit of an employee at the US Geological Survey (USGS) led to a government network becoming infected with malware, an official report has revealed. The employee, who has not been named, had “an extensive history […]

Niels Högel: German ex-nurse admits killing 100 patients

October 30, 2018 World Justice News 0

A former nurse in Germany has admitted murdering 100 patients during the first day of his trial in the northern town of Oldenburg. Detectives say Niels Högel, 41, administered fatal doses of medication to the […]

Pakistan bans Indian television channels amid water row

October 28, 2018 World Justice News 0

Pakistan’s Supreme Court has re-imposed a ban on all Indian TV channels, overturning an earlier order from a lower court. Chief Justice Saqib Nisar said the ban was justified as India was damming rivers that […]

Pittsburgh synagogue shooting: Eleven dead – Suspect Charged

October 28, 2018 World Justice News 0

A man suspected of killing 11 people in a synagogue in Pittsburgh has been charged with murder – in what is believed to be the worst anti-Semitic attack in recent US history. Robert Bowers, 46, […]

Cot designer jailed over baby’s death

October 26, 2018 World Justice News 0

A bed firm boss who designed a cot in which a seven-month-old baby “choked to death” has been jailed for three years and four months. Craig Williams’s Playtime Beds Ltd sold the cot bed where […]

Megan Lee: Pair guilty of girl’s takeaway allergy death

October 26, 2018 World Justice News 0

Two men have been found guilty of the manslaughter of a 15-year-old girl who suffered an allergic reaction to a takeaway meal. Megan Lee died after eating food containing peanuts from the Royal Spice takeaway in Oswaldtwistle, […]

Human Rights

Kenyan doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie given life sentence for murdering 191 people

November 6, 2026 0

A Kenyan court has sentenced the leader of a doomsday cult, Paul Mackenzie, to 200 years in prison for murdering 191 people, all but one of them children. Alongside 28 others, Mackenzie was found guilty […]

Human Rights

All 548 death row inmates in California to have sentences changed to life in prison

November 6, 2026 0

Governor Gavin Newsom said he’ll commute all death sentences in the state to life in prison without the possibility of parole. He made the announcement as he prepares to leave office after eight years in […]

Australia

Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prison

October 26, 2026 0

A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia has lost his bid to overturn a ban on prisoners consuming Vegemite – the salty yeast-based spread that has become a national symbol. Andre McKechnie argued […]

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Crime and Justice News from around the world

Month: October 2018

Murdered Suzy Lamplugh search widened to patio of prime suspect’s mother’s home

Asia Bibi: Pakistan acquits Christian woman on death row

Gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger killed in jail

Dad jailed for toddlers ‘agonising’ murder

Porn-loving US official spreads malware to government network

Niels Högel: German ex-nurse admits killing 100 patients

Pakistan bans Indian television channels amid water row

Pittsburgh synagogue shooting: Eleven dead – Suspect Charged

Cot designer jailed over baby’s death

Megan Lee: Pair guilty of girl’s takeaway allergy death