2020 – Page 34 – World Justice News

Kenya judge accused of coaching murder suspect

February 23, 2020 World Justice News 0

A Kenyan judge has been arrested and accused of coaching the main suspect in a murder trial – a widow whose husband was found in a septic tank. Appeal Court Judge Sankale ole Kantai did […]

Lesotho PM Thomas Thabane denies fleeing as murder charges loom

February 22, 2020 World Justice News 0

Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has denied reports that he has fled to South Africa after he failed to appear in court to face charges of murdering his estranged wife in 2017. He has gone […]

London Central Mosque stabbing: Man charged

February 22, 2020 World Justice News 0

A man has been charged with a stabbing which happened inside London’s Central Mosque during afternoon prayers. Daniel Horton, 29, is accused of attacking Raafat Maglad at the Regent’s Park venue on Thursday. Mr Maglad, […]

US mother arrested in bizarre missing children case

February 22, 2020 World Justice News 0

The US mother whose two young children have been missing for months has been arrested in Hawaii amid a complicated search operation spanning the US. Lori Daybell, 46, left for Hawaii in November after police […]

Google sued by New Mexico over claims it spies on US students

February 22, 2020 World Justice News 0

The attorney general of the US state of New Mexico is suing Google, accusing the company of illegally collecting the personal data of school children. The tech giant is alleged to have collected data on […]

Grace Millane murder: Mum confronts killer in court

February 20, 2020 World Justice News 0

The mother of a woman murdered in New Zealand has told her killer she thinks about “the terror and pain she must have experienced at your hand”. A 28-year-old man, who cannot be named for […]

Roger Stone: ‘Disgusted’ judge jails Trump ally

February 20, 2020 World Justice News 1

A judge has expressed “disgust” at US President Donald Trump’s former adviser Roger Stone, as she sentenced him to 40 months in prison. Stone, 67, was found guilty in November on seven counts of lying […]

Dudley double murder: Men stabbed at cannabis farm

February 20, 2020 World Justice News 0

A double murder investigation has been launched after two men were stabbed during a robbery at a cannabis factory. Witnesses reported windows of a house being broken and men running away carrying plants in Pensnett […]

Hanau: Nine dead in mass shooting in Germany

February 19, 2020 World Justice News 0

Eight people were killed in two shootings at shisha bars in the western German city of Hanau, police say. Several other people were also injured after a gunman opened fire at 22:00 local time (21:00 […]

Boy Scouts of America files for bankruptcy over sex abuse lawsuits

February 18, 2020 World Justice News 0

The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has filed for bankruptcy protection in a move that the group says will allow it to build a compensation fund for sex abuse victims. The move follows a number […]

Canada

Canadian ‘online poison seller’ Kenneth Law to have ‘murder charges dropped in plea deal’

April 19, 2026 0

A Canadian chef accused of supplying deadly substances to people around the world who have taken their own lives will have murder charges dropped as part of a plea deal, his lawyer has said. Kenneth […]

Australia

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

April 7, 2026 0

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith – who left the defence force in 2013 – was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday and will […]

Human Rights

‘The gravest crime against humanity’: What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

March 28, 2026 0

The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity”. Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the wealth of many Western […]

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Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2020

Kenya judge accused of coaching murder suspect

Lesotho PM Thomas Thabane denies fleeing as murder charges loom

London Central Mosque stabbing: Man charged

US mother arrested in bizarre missing children case

Google sued by New Mexico over claims it spies on US students

Grace Millane murder: Mum confronts killer in court

Roger Stone: ‘Disgusted’ judge jails Trump ally

Dudley double murder: Men stabbed at cannabis farm

Hanau: Nine dead in mass shooting in Germany

Boy Scouts of America files for bankruptcy over sex abuse lawsuits