2019 – Page 8 – World Justice News

Dresden Green Vault robbery: Priceless diamonds stolen

November 25, 2019 World Justice News 0

Burglars have stolen three diamond jewellery sets from one of Europe’s largest treasure collections – the Dresden Green Vault in eastern Germany. The historic sets consist of 37 parts each, and there are fears the […]

US Navy Secretary Richard Spencer fired over Seal case

November 25, 2019 World Justice News 0

US Navy chief Richard Spencer has been fired over his handling of the case of a Navy Seal demoted for misconduct. The case of Edward Gallagher, who was convicted for posing with a corpse, had […]

Lorry driver Mo Robinson admits plot after 39 migrant deaths

November 25, 2019 World Justice News 0

A lorry driver who is accused over the deaths of 39 migrants in Essex has admitted plotting to assist illegal immigration. Maurice Robinson pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to conspiring with others to assist […]

Sarah Hanson-Young: Australia senator wins defamation case

November 25, 2019 World Justice News 0

An Australian senator has won a defamation case against a former political opponent she had accused of making sexist slurs towards her. Sarah Hanson-Young, of the Greens party, argued David Leyonhjelm defamed her in interviews […]

Birmingham Cinema: Girl, 13, among ‘machete’ brawl arrests

November 24, 2019 World Justice News 0

Five teenagers, including a 13 year-old girl, have been arrested after a mass brawl involving machetes broke out at a cinema. Seven West Midlands Police officers were hurt while attempting to disperse the fight at […]

US domestic abuse victim pretends to order pizza to alert 911

November 22, 2019 World Justice News 0

A woman in a domestic violence situation managed to call 911 without the perpetrator realising, by pretending to order a pizza. Officers in Oregon city, Ohio, praised the caller’s quick thinking, which led to the […]

Grace Millane murder: Man guilty of killing backpacker in New Zealand

November 22, 2019 World Justice News 0

A man who strangled a British backpacker and hid her body inside a suitcase has been found guilty of murder. Grace Millane was found buried in bushland outside Auckland, New Zealand. A jury at the […]

Benjamin Netanyahu: Israel PM charged with corruption

November 21, 2019 World Justice News 0

Israel’s attorney general has charged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with bribery, fraud and breach of trust in connection with three separate cases. Mr Netanyahu is alleged to have accepted gifts from wealthy businessmen and dispensed […]

US federal executions halted over ‘potentially unlawful’ method

November 21, 2019 World Justice News 0

Federal executions in the US have been halted over concerns that the method of carrying them out may be unlawful. Five men were due to be executed in Indiana in December and January, after the […]

Former Scotland first minister Alex Salmond accused of sexual assaults on 10 women

November 21, 2019 World Justice News 0

Alex Salmond has appeared in court charged with carrying out a series of sexual offences against 10 women while serving as Scotland’s first minister. Mr Salmond faced a total of 14 charges at the High […]

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. […]

Human Rights

Killer Christa Pike is to be executed within days – but her defence say she’s a victim too

September 27, 2026 0

Ashlee Sellars last heard from her friend Christa Pike earlier this week, when Pike texted her from her cell on death row as she prepares to be killed by lethal injection by the US state […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2019

Dresden Green Vault robbery: Priceless diamonds stolen

US Navy Secretary Richard Spencer fired over Seal case

Lorry driver Mo Robinson admits plot after 39 migrant deaths

Sarah Hanson-Young: Australia senator wins defamation case

Birmingham Cinema: Girl, 13, among ‘machete’ brawl arrests

Grace Millane murder: Man guilty of killing backpacker in New Zealand

Benjamin Netanyahu: Israel PM charged with corruption

US federal executions halted over ‘potentially unlawful’ method

Former Scotland first minister Alex Salmond accused of sexual assaults on 10 women