2022 – Page 30 – World Justice News

Ava White: Boy who killed girl, 12, in Snapchat row gets life

July 11, 2022 World Justice News 0

A 15-year-old boy who stabbed a schoolgirl to death after a row over a Snapchat video has been sentenced for her murder. Ava White, 12, was killed in Liverpool city centre after a Christmas lights […]

Arizona to ban people filming police officers within 8 feet

July 9, 2022 World Justice News 0

A law in the US state of Arizona will ban people from filming police officers at short distances, with possible fines or jail for those who don’t comply. Critics call the law a threat to […]

Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow politician gets 7 years for denouncing war

July 9, 2022 World Justice News 0

A Moscow councillor has been jailed for seven years for speaking out against Russia’s war in Ukraine – in what is said to be the first full jail term under new laws targeting dissent. Alexei […]

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini found not guilty following fraud trial

July 8, 2022 World Justice News 0

Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter and vice-president Michel Platini have both been found not guilty following their fraud trial in Switzerland. The pair stood trial over a payment of 2m Swiss francs (£1.6m) made by […]

Derek Chauvin sentenced to 20 years for violating George Floyd’s rights

July 8, 2022 World Justice News 0

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights. Chauvin, 46, pleaded guilty to the separate federal civil rights charges in December. […]

Shinzo Abe: Japan ex-PM assassinated while giving speech

July 8, 2022 World Justice News 0

Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe has died in hospital after he was shot at a political campaign event, say local media. Mr Abe was shot at twice while he was giving a speech in […]

Jermaine Baker: Unarmed suspect shot dead by police was lawfully killed, public inquiry concludes

July 5, 2022 World Justice News 0

An unarmed suspect shot dead by police as he waited to help two prisoners escape was lawfully killed, a public inquiry has concluded. Jermaine Baker, 28, was part of a group waiting to spring two […]

Gunman suspected of killing six at Fourth of July parade in Chicago arrested

July 4, 2022 World Justice News 0

The man suspected of killing at least six people and seriously injuring dozens more at a Fourth of July parade in Chicago has been arrested, police have said. A Highland Park police spokesperson said the […]

Illinois shooting: Six dead in 4 July parade shooting near Chicago

July 4, 2022 World Justice News 0

Police are still searching for a gunman who shot dead six people at a Fourth of July Independence Day parade near the US city of Chicago, officials say. The event in the city of Highland […]

Copenhagen shooting: Gunman kills three in Field’s shopping mall

July 3, 2022 World Justice News 0

A gunman has killed three people and wounded others, three of them critically, at one of Denmark’s biggest shopping malls, police say. A 22-year-old man has been arrested and charged with the attack which sparked […]

Human Rights

Kenyan doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie given life sentence for murdering 191 people

November 6, 2026 0

A Kenyan court has sentenced the leader of a doomsday cult, Paul Mackenzie, to 200 years in prison for murdering 191 people, all but one of them children. Alongside 28 others, Mackenzie was found guilty […]

Human Rights

All 548 death row inmates in California to have sentences changed to life in prison

November 6, 2026 0

Governor Gavin Newsom said he’ll commute all death sentences in the state to life in prison without the possibility of parole. He made the announcement as he prepares to leave office after eight years in […]

Australia

Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prison

October 26, 2026 0

A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia has lost his bid to overturn a ban on prisoners consuming Vegemite – the salty yeast-based spread that has become a national symbol. Andre McKechnie argued […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2022

Ava White: Boy who killed girl, 12, in Snapchat row gets life

Arizona to ban people filming police officers within 8 feet

Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow politician gets 7 years for denouncing war

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini found not guilty following fraud trial

Derek Chauvin sentenced to 20 years for violating George Floyd’s rights

Shinzo Abe: Japan ex-PM assassinated while giving speech

Jermaine Baker: Unarmed suspect shot dead by police was lawfully killed, public inquiry concludes

Gunman suspected of killing six at Fourth of July parade in Chicago arrested

Illinois shooting: Six dead in 4 July parade shooting near Chicago

Copenhagen shooting: Gunman kills three in Field’s shopping mall