2019 – Page 65 – World Justice News

Canadian tourist rape: Paris police jailed for seven years

January 31, 2019 World Justice News 0

Two police officers have been found guilty of raping a Canadian woman at a renowned Paris police headquarters in 2014. They were both jailed for seven years by a Paris court, three years after the […]

Russian hackers ‘stole Mueller inquiry evidence’

January 31, 2019 World Justice News 0

Russian hackers stole and then misrepresented evidence connected to the continuing prosecution of Russian companies accused of leading a propaganda campaign to influence the 2016 US election, a court has heard. Twitter user @HackingRedstone had […]

Walmart Santa, 4 Others Charged with Murder After His 2 Kids Were Found Buried in Family’s Yard

January 31, 2019 zoshinuk 0

By JEFF TRUESDELL A Georgia dad who worked a stint as a Walmart Santa now faces murder charges along with four other people in the death of his 14-year-old daughter after her body was found in December buried in […]

Five arrested in cyber crime raids in Birmingham and Abingdon

January 31, 2019 World Justice News 0

Four men and one woman have been arrested in connection with a “high-level” cyber crime gang that targeted UK businesses with malware. The Metropolitan Police detained them during raids at three addresses in Birmingham and […]

Equal pay: Asda loses appeal in court case

January 31, 2019 zoshinuk 0

Supermarket giant Asda has lost an appeal in the latest development to a long-running legal dispute with staff over equal pay. The decision means that lower paid shop staff, who are mostly women, can compare […]

UK Supreme Court rejects government appeal on criminal records scheme

January 30, 2019 World Justice News 0

The Supreme Court has rejected a government appeal against a human rights ruling won by people who claimed their lives were blighted by past minor criminal convictions. The judges found a revised criminal records disclosure […]

MP Fiona Onasanya jailed for 3 months for lying to avoid speeding ticket

January 29, 2019 zoshinuk 0

By Richard Hartley-Parkinson Disgraced MP Fiona Onasanya has been jailed for three months for lying to police to avoid a speeding ticket. The Labour MP for Peterborough was found guilty of perverting the court of justice […]

Luke Jobson death: Five arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after body found in river

January 29, 2019 zoshinuk 0

By MEGAN WHITE Five men have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after the death of missing Luke Jobson. The 22-year-old’s body was found in the river at Yarm, Teesside on Monday after he had been missing since […]

Asia Bibi blasphemy acquittal upheld by Pakistan court

January 29, 2019 World Justice News 0

Pakistan’s top court has rejected a challenge to the acquittal of a Christian woman on blasphemy charges. The Supreme Court upheld its decision to overturn Asia Bibi’s conviction and death sentence. She was originally convicted […]

John Nixon sentenced for murdering neighbour in Yardley Wood

January 28, 2019 zoshinuk 0

By Ben Hurst Jane Tyler Ross McCarthy Jayne Thomson Sarah Probert A man who was convicted of murdering his neighbour was sentenced today at Birmingham Crown Court. John Nixon, a mechanic and aged 54, fatally stabbed Reece Hipwood, 28, 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 […]

Human Rights

Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa

October 16, 2026 0

A pastor and his wife have been arrested in South Africa after 200 people, some in chains, were found held at a suspected illegal rehabilitation centre in the north-eastern part of the country. The facility, […]

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, […]

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Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2019

Canadian tourist rape: Paris police jailed for seven years

Russian hackers ‘stole Mueller inquiry evidence’

Walmart Santa, 4 Others Charged with Murder After His 2 Kids Were Found Buried in Family’s Yard

Five arrested in cyber crime raids in Birmingham and Abingdon

Equal pay: Asda loses appeal in court case

UK Supreme Court rejects government appeal on criminal records scheme

MP Fiona Onasanya jailed for 3 months for lying to avoid speeding ticket

Luke Jobson death: Five arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after body found in river

Asia Bibi blasphemy acquittal upheld by Pakistan court

John Nixon sentenced for murdering neighbour in Yardley Wood