October 2018 – Page 2 – World Justice News

US mail bombs: Person held after campaign against Trump critics

October 26, 2018 World Justice News 0

A person has been arrested in connection with a mail-bombing campaign aimed at Trump critics, US officials say. Twelve packages have been sent to figures such as former president Barack Obama and actor Robert de […]

Man arrested for Magna Carta theft attempt at Salisbury Cathedral

October 26, 2018 World Justice News 0

Police have arrested a man suspected of trying to steal a Magna Carta from its display at Salisbury Cathedral. Alarms went off after the suspect smashed holes into the glass box which protects the valuable […]

Google sacks dozens over sexual harassment

October 25, 2018 World Justice News 0

Google has sacked 48 people including 13 senior managers over sexual harassment claims since 2016. In a letter to employees, chief executive Sundar Pichai said the tech giant was taking a “hard line” on inappropriate […]

Florida schoolgirls arrested for ‘satanic murder plot’

October 25, 2018 World Justice News 0

Two Florida schoolgirls have been arrested and accused of plotting to kill classmates in a satanic rite. Police say the pair, 11 and 12, told officers they were Satan worshippers and planned to kill at […]

New York silicone death: Briton Donna Francis ‘should be deported’

October 25, 2018 World Justice News 0

A woman accused of killing a patient who had silicone injections in her buttocks in New York should be deported to the United States, a judge has said. Kelly Mayhew, 34, died in 2015 after […]

Death row inmates get last-minute reprieve ‘because of prison torture linked to UK’

October 25, 2018 zoshinuk 0

By Adam Smith Two men who were facing death by firing squad have been saved as questions were raised over the UK’s involvement in the case, metro.co.uk has learned. Mohammed Ramadhan and Husain Moosa were both […]

Mother Of ‘Junior’ Guzman-Feliz Faces His Alleged Killers In Court

October 25, 2018 zoshinuk 0

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – All 14 suspects in the vicious killing of 15-year-old Lesandro “Junior” Guzman-Feliz are appearing in a Bronx courtroom Thursday. It’s the first time Junior’s mother will face all of her son’s alleged killers in court. She got emotional […]

Sir Philip Green named over harassment claims

October 25, 2018 zoshinuk 0

Retail billionaire Sir Philip Green has been named in Parliament as the businessman accused of sexual harassment. Lord Peter Hain, who identified him in the Lords, said it was his duty to name him, given […]

French father jailed ‘for rotting boys’ teeth with Coke’

October 25, 2018 World Justice News 0

The father of two boys, aged three and four, has been sent to prison in France after rotting their teeth with cake and Coca-Cola, prosecutors say. The man, described as an alcoholic who was violent […]

Court stops Telegraph publishing ‘sexual harassment’ story

October 24, 2018 World Justice News 0

A “leading businessman” has won a legal battle to stop a newspaper printing harassment claims against him. Three Court of Appeal judges granted an injunction to stop the Daily Telegraph publishing its article. The judges […]

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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Month: October 2018

US mail bombs: Person held after campaign against Trump critics

Man arrested for Magna Carta theft attempt at Salisbury Cathedral

Google sacks dozens over sexual harassment

Florida schoolgirls arrested for ‘satanic murder plot’

New York silicone death: Briton Donna Francis ‘should be deported’

Death row inmates get last-minute reprieve ‘because of prison torture linked to UK’

Mother Of ‘Junior’ Guzman-Feliz Faces His Alleged Killers In Court

Sir Philip Green named over harassment claims

French father jailed ‘for rotting boys’ teeth with Coke’

Court stops Telegraph publishing ‘sexual harassment’ story