October 2022 – Page 4 – World Justice News

Raleigh North Carolina shooting: Boy, 15, arrested after five killed in tragic act of gun violence

October 15, 2022 World Justice News 0

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of killing five people in North Carolina and is in a critical condition in hospital, US police have said. The boy, who has not been named, is […]

Amanda Todd: Dutchman sentenced for fatal cyber-stalking

October 15, 2022 World Justice News 0

A Dutchman convicted of sexually extorting a teenage Canadian girl who later took her own life has been sentenced to 13 years in prison. Aydin Coban, 44, will serve his sentence in the Netherlands, prosecutors […]

Mason Greenwood arrest: Man United player in alleged bail breach

October 15, 2022 World Justice News 0

Manchester United footballer Mason Greenwood has been arrested for allegedly breaching bail conditions. The 21-year-old striker was arrested on suspicion of rape and assault in January. He was also questioned about claims of making threats […]

January 6 committee issues subpoena for Trump to testify

October 13, 2022 World Justice News 0

The US congressional committee investigating last year’s Capitol riot has issued a legal summons for former President Donald Trump to testify. “He is required to answer for his actions,” said Representative Bennie Thompson, a Mississippi […]

Florida jury recommends life in prison for school gunman Nikolas Cruz over 2018 Parkland massacre of 17 people

October 13, 2022 World Justice News 0

A jury in Florida has recommended a sentence of life in prison for school gunman Nikolas Cruz over the 2018 Parkland massacre which left 17 people dead. Cruz pleaded guilty last year to premeditated murder […]

Alex Jones told to pay $965m damages to Sandy Hook victims’ families

October 12, 2022 World Justice News 0

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been ordered to pay $965m (£869m) in damages after falsely claiming the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax. The families of eight victims, and an FBI agent who […]

Parkland school mass shooting gunman planned ‘systematic massacre’

October 11, 2022 World Justice News 0

A man who carried out a mass shooting at a Florida school in 2018 planned a “systematic massacre” and should be sentenced to death, prosecutors say. Nikolas Cruz, 24, pleaded guilty in October last year […]

Court win for man fired for not keeping webcam on

October 11, 2022 World Justice News 0

A telemarketer who was fired after refusing to keep his webcam on while working had his rights breached, a Dutch court has ruled. The employee of US-based IT company Chetu was awarded approximately 75,000 euro […]

Madeleine McCann suspect charged with separate sex offences

October 11, 2022 World Justice News 0

The prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann has been charged in Germany with unrelated sexual offences. Convicted sex offender Christian Brueckner is accused of five offences between 2000 and 2017 in Portugal. German […]

Man charged with kidnap deaths of California family

October 11, 2022 World Justice News 0

A man in California has been charged with kidnapping and murdering a family of four, including an eight-month-old infant. The family were taken at gunpoint from a trucking business in the city of Merced on […]

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France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls

August 12, 2026 0

France has banned unsolicited telemarketing phone calls, in what a consumer group is hailing as a “small revolution” for the sales industry. From Tuesday, unsolicited calls are prohibited for businesses in all sectors – but […]

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Ethiopian police arrest alleged leader of multi-million-dollar trafficking ring

July 22, 2026 0

Police in Ethiopia say they have arrested 17 suspects including the alleged leader of what they say is a multi-million-dollar international human trafficking network. The gang is accused of “the deaths of 60 migrants”, sexually […]

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US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]

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Month: October 2022

Raleigh North Carolina shooting: Boy, 15, arrested after five killed in tragic act of gun violence

Amanda Todd: Dutchman sentenced for fatal cyber-stalking

Mason Greenwood arrest: Man United player in alleged bail breach

January 6 committee issues subpoena for Trump to testify

Florida jury recommends life in prison for school gunman Nikolas Cruz over 2018 Parkland massacre of 17 people

Alex Jones told to pay $965m damages to Sandy Hook victims’ families

Parkland school mass shooting gunman planned ‘systematic massacre’

Court win for man fired for not keeping webcam on

Madeleine McCann suspect charged with separate sex offences

Man charged with kidnap deaths of California family