August 2022 – Page 2 – World Justice News

Liverpool shooting: Murder arrests over nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s death

August 26, 2022 World Justice News 0

A 36-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Liverpool. A 33-year-old, from Dovecot, Liverpool, was also arrested on suspicion of the murder of nine-year-old Olivia and two counts […]

Trump: Judge orders release of redacted search court papers

August 25, 2022 World Justice News 0

A US judge has ordered investigators to release a redacted version of court papers used to justify a search of ex-President Donald Trump’s Florida home. The public version of the affidavit, a court document that […]

Gretchen Whitmer: Two convicted in Michigan governor kidnap plot case

August 24, 2022 World Justice News 0

Two men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan’s Democratic governor have been found guilty on conspiracy charges. Prosecutors say Adam Fox, 39 and Barry Croft Jr, 46, hoped to start a “revolution” by kidnapping Gretchen […]

Rayshard Brooks: No charges in police killing that sparked protests

August 24, 2022 World Justice News 0

The 2020 police killing of a motorist in the car park of a Georgia fast-food restaurant was legally justified, a special prosecutor has ruled. Rayshard Brooks, 27, was fatally shot about three weeks after the […]

Spain: Gunman euthanised before he can stand trial

August 24, 2022 World Justice News 0

A man in Spain who was paralysed in a police shootout after opening fire on workmates has been euthanised in prison before he could face trial. Marin Eugen Sabau, 46, shot and injured three former […]

Liverpool shooting: Victim named as Olivia Pratt-Korbel

August 23, 2022 World Justice News 0

A nine-year-old girl was fatally shot when a man being chased by a gunman forced his way into her Liverpool home. Olivia Pratt-Korbel was shot in the chest as her mother struggled with the men […]

Nick Kyrgios: Wimbledon fan to take legal action against Australian

August 23, 2022 World Justice News 0

A fan who Nick Kyrgios said was “drunk out of her mind” during the Wimbledon final is taking legal action against the Australian tennis player. Kyrgios, who lost the final to Novak Djokovic in July, said the […]

Liverpool shooting: Girl, 9, shot dead and two injured

August 23, 2022 World Justice News 0

A nine-year-old girl has died after being shot in Liverpool. A man was reported to have fired a gun in a house on Kingsheath Avenue in Dovecot at 22:00 BST on Monday. The girl was […]

Donald Trump sues justice department over Mar-a-Lago search

August 23, 2022 World Justice News 0

Former US President Donald Trump has asked a judge to freeze the justice department’s investigation of files seized from his Mar-a-Lago home. In a lawsuit, his legal team asked that an independent lawyer be appointed […]

Criminal barristers in England and Wales vote to go on all-out strike

August 22, 2022 World Justice News 0

Barristers have voted to go on an indefinite, uninterrupted strike in England and Wales from next month. The walkout by members of the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) will begin on 5 September. Until now, members […]

Human Rights

Thai court sentences two men to death over Bangkok shrine bombing

June 11, 2026 0

A court in Thailand has found two men guilty of carrying out the country’s worst ever terrorist attack and sentenced them to death. The two men, both from China’s Uyghur minority, were convicted of planning […]

Human Rights

Judge dismisses criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

May 23, 2026 0

A US judge has dismissed the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to a megaprison in El Salvador last year. Abrego Garcia, whose deportation became a major flashpoint in the debate […]

Australia

Australia court doubles payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case

May 17, 2026 0

A Sydney court has doubled the discrimination payout for an Australian trans woman who was kicked off a female-only app. It comes almost two years after Roxanne Tickle successfully sued Sall Grover, founder of the […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Month: August 2022

Liverpool shooting: Murder arrests over nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s death

Trump: Judge orders release of redacted search court papers

Gretchen Whitmer: Two convicted in Michigan governor kidnap plot case

Rayshard Brooks: No charges in police killing that sparked protests

Spain: Gunman euthanised before he can stand trial

Liverpool shooting: Victim named as Olivia Pratt-Korbel

Nick Kyrgios: Wimbledon fan to take legal action against Australian

Liverpool shooting: Girl, 9, shot dead and two injured

Donald Trump sues justice department over Mar-a-Lago search

Criminal barristers in England and Wales vote to go on all-out strike