October 2022 – Page 5 – World Justice News

Adnan Syed: All charges dropped in Serial podcast case

October 11, 2022 World Justice News 0

US prosecutors have dropped all charges against a Baltimore man whose case garnered worldwide attention through the hit true crime podcast Serial. Adnan Syed served 23 years in prison after he was convicted of the […]

10 teens, 6 guns, 42 bullets complicate Iowa murder trials

October 11, 2022 World Justice News 0

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — From the start, the case stemming from a drive-by shooting death of a 15-year-old boy near a Des Moines high school has been among the most complex prosecutions ever in Iowa’s capital […]

Harvey Weinstein goes on trial in Los Angeles

October 10, 2022 World Justice News 0

Harvey Weinstein will go on trial on Monday in a Los Angeles court, where he is facing 11 further charges of abuse. The 70-year-old movie producer is currently serving 23 years in jail in New […]

Lucy Letby: Nurse denies baby murders at start of trial

October 10, 2022 World Justice News 0

A nurse has pleaded not guilty to murdering seven babies and attempting to murder 10 others. Lucy Letby, 32, denied a total of 22 charges at the start of her trial at Manchester Crown Court. […]

Criminal barristers in England and Wales vote to end their strike over pay

October 10, 2022 World Justice News 0

Criminal barristers in England and Wales have voted to end their long-running strike action after the government offered a new pay deal. A total of 57% of barristers voted in a ballot to accept a […]

Alleged SmoothStreams IPTV Operators Accused of Contempt of Court

October 8, 2022 World Justice News 0

After years in operation, Canada-based IPTV provider SmoothStreams was shut down in July by Bell Media, Rogers, and members of MPA-Canada. An interim order was obtained to keep the service down and, among other things, […]

Parkland: Virginia couple ‘exploited’ brother of gunman

October 8, 2022 World Justice News 0

Two men who offered to house the brother of a gunman who killed 17 people at a school in Parkland, Florida, have been arrested on suspicion of plotting to defraud him. Zachary Cruz had hoped […]

Peter Tobin: Serial killer dies after falling ill in prison, aged 76

October 8, 2022 World Justice News 0

Serial killer Peter Tobin has died aged 76, sources have told the BBC. Tobin was convicted of raping and murdering Polish student Angelika Kluk, 23, and hiding her body under the floor of a Glasgow […]

Alleged US fugitive has tattoos photographed to establish identity

October 6, 2022 World Justice News 0

An alleged fugitive facing extradition from Scotland to the US has had photos of his tattoos taken in prison as part of a bid to establish his identity. US prosecutors believe he is Nicholas Rossi, […]

Fake heiress Anna ‘Delvey’ Sorokin reportedly being released from jail – but is banned from social media

October 6, 2022 World Justice News 0

Anna “Delvey” Sorokin, the infamous con artist who posed as a German heiress and scammed New York City’s elite, is reportedly being released from jail – but has been banned from social media. Russian-born Sorokin […]

Human Rights

Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

Human Rights

Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

Human Rights

Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]

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Crime and Justice News from around the world

Month: October 2022

Adnan Syed: All charges dropped in Serial podcast case

10 teens, 6 guns, 42 bullets complicate Iowa murder trials

Harvey Weinstein goes on trial in Los Angeles

Lucy Letby: Nurse denies baby murders at start of trial

Criminal barristers in England and Wales vote to end their strike over pay

Alleged SmoothStreams IPTV Operators Accused of Contempt of Court

Parkland: Virginia couple ‘exploited’ brother of gunman

Peter Tobin: Serial killer dies after falling ill in prison, aged 76

Alleged US fugitive has tattoos photographed to establish identity

Fake heiress Anna ‘Delvey’ Sorokin reportedly being released from jail – but is banned from social media