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Oxford student Oliver Mears rape case dropped after two years

January 19, 2018 World Justice News 0

The case against an Oxford University student who had a rape charge “hanging over his head” for two years has been dropped on the eve of his trial. Oliver Mears had been on bail since […]

Father ‘stabbed 50 times at tram stop’

January 18, 2018 World Justice News 0

An asylum seeker suffering from paranoid schizophrenia stabbed a man over 50 times at a tram stop in a random attack, a court has heard. Anthony Banting, 57, had got off a tram in Winson […]

Larry Nassar: USA gymnastics cuts ties with training centre following abuse scandal

January 18, 2018 World Justice News 0

USA gymnastics has announced it will no longer use the national team training centre where former team doctor Larry Nassar carried out abuse of athletes, including Olympian Simone Biles. The Karolyi Ranch in Texas was […]

Hacker Alex Bessell jailed for cyber crime offences

January 18, 2018 World Justice News 0

A computer hacker has been jailed for two years for committing thousands of cyber crimes, including attacks on Google and Skype. Alex Bessell, 21, of Aigburth, Liverpool, was also convicted at Birmingham Crown Court of […]

‘mailbag thief’ jailed in 1976 overturns conviction

January 17, 2018 World Justice News 0

A man who served eight months in a youth jail for stealing mailbags in the 1970s has had his name cleared. Stephen Simmons from Dorking, Surrey, was found guilty of thefts from Clapham Goods Yard […]

Kim Dotcom Loses Megaupload Domain Names

January 17, 2018 World Justice News 0

The U.S. Government has won another civil forfeiture case against Megaupload and Kim Dotcom. As a result, the U.S. now owns several online bank accounts, cars, servers, as well as Megaupload’s domain names. Around the […]

Belgium ‘abduction’: Woman uses phone map to provide her location

January 17, 2018 World Justice News 0

A woman who says she was abducted in Belgium has been found after locating herself on her smartphone and sharing the address with her brother. The 19-year-old student said five men kidnapped her in front […]

Trump Russia: Bannon ‘ordered to testify to grand jury’

January 16, 2018 World Justice News 0

Steve Bannon, former chief strategist to US President Donald Trump, has been summoned to testify before a grand jury, US media report. He was reportedly subpoenaed by former FBI director Robert Mueller, who is leading […]

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 […]

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 […]

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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

Year: 2018

Oxford student Oliver Mears rape case dropped after two years

Father ‘stabbed 50 times at tram stop’

Larry Nassar: USA gymnastics cuts ties with training centre following abuse scandal

Hacker Alex Bessell jailed for cyber crime offences

‘mailbag thief’ jailed in 1976 overturns conviction

Kim Dotcom Loses Megaupload Domain Names

Belgium ‘abduction’: Woman uses phone map to provide her location

Trump Russia: Bannon ‘ordered to testify to grand jury’

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

HMP Woodhill officer left noose with suicidal inmate