2019 – Page 21 – World Justice News

Theft charges for couple who spent $100k from bank transfer mistake

September 10, 2019 World Justice News 0

Two people in the US have been charged with theft after spending thousands of dollars their bank mistakenly deposited into their account. The Pennsylvanian couple, Robert and Tiffany Williams, received $120,000 (£97,000) in error and […]

El Salvador to appeal against verdict that cleared mother of baby’s death

September 9, 2019 World Justice News 0

Prosecutors in El Salvador are appealing against a retrial verdict that cleared a young woman of murdering her newborn child. Evelyn Hernández, 21, was acquitted last month in a case which gained international attention. Her […]

ASAP Rocky’s Swedish lawyer injured in Stockholm shooting

September 7, 2019 World Justice News 0

A prominent Swedish lawyer who represented US rapper ASAP Rocky in a recent assault case has reportedly been shot multiples times in Stockholm. Police were called to a shooting in Kungsholmen at around 09:00 local […]

American Airlines mechanic charged with sabotaging plane

September 7, 2019 World Justice News 0

An American Airlines mechanic has been charged with damaging an aircraft in July as he was allegedly “upset” over stalled union contract negotiations. The plane, with 150 people on board, was scheduled to fly from […]

French rooster Maurice wins battle over noise with neighbours

September 7, 2019 World Justice News 0

A French court has ruled in favour of a cockerel owner after her bird’s early morning crowing provoked a noise pollution complaint from neighbours. Maurice, who roosts on the picturesque isle of Oléron off the […]

Identical triplets jailed after DNA link to Uzi gun plot

September 7, 2019 World Justice News 0

Identical triplets have been jailed after DNA linked them to a plot to supply an “extremely dangerous criminal” with an Uzi sub-machine gun. DNA found on a handgun linked it to either Reiss, Ralston or […]

Stanford sexual assault: Chanel Miller reveals her identity

September 4, 2019 World Justice News 0

She was known as Emily Doe when her victim impact statement, read out in the sexual assault trial of Brock Turner, went viral. Now, she has revealed her identity as 27-year-old Chanel Miller as she […]

Brexit: Judge rejects parliament shutdown legal challenge

September 4, 2019 World Justice News 0

A Scottish judge has rejected a bid to have Boris Johnson’s plan to shut down parliament ahead of Brexit declared illegal. The case was brought to the Court of Session in Edinburgh by a cross-party […]

Man sentenced for sending fake poison letter to Queen

September 3, 2019 World Justice News 0

A self-styled “Muslim Slayer” who sent fake poison to the Queen with a letter saying “The Clowns R Coming 4 You” has been sentenced to 12 years and six months. David Parnham, 36, posted similar […]

Australian woman sues neighbours over barbecue use

September 3, 2019 World Justice News 0

A woman in Western Australia has tried to stop her neighbours from using their barbecues by suing them in court. Perth woman Cilla Carden claimed that their activities – among them barbecuing and smoking -as […]

Human Rights

UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy

October 15, 2026 0

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country’s government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. From Thursday, […]

Human Rights

Report finds ‘clear human rights failures’ in southern Scotland

October 7, 2026 0

A new report has found “clear human rights failures” across the south of Scotland with basic obligations on food, health and housing not being met. The study was carried out over eight different local authority […]

Human Rights

Christa Pike set to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years still alive after two lethal injections

October 1, 2026 0

A Tennessee death row inmate set to be the first woman to be executed by the state in more than 200 years is still alive after being administered two lethal injections, her lawyers have said. […]

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Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2019

Theft charges for couple who spent $100k from bank transfer mistake

El Salvador to appeal against verdict that cleared mother of baby’s death

ASAP Rocky’s Swedish lawyer injured in Stockholm shooting

American Airlines mechanic charged with sabotaging plane

French rooster Maurice wins battle over noise with neighbours

Identical triplets jailed after DNA link to Uzi gun plot

Stanford sexual assault: Chanel Miller reveals her identity

Brexit: Judge rejects parliament shutdown legal challenge

Man sentenced for sending fake poison letter to Queen

Australian woman sues neighbours over barbecue use