April 2023 – Page 2 – World Justice News

Thabo Bester at Bloemfontein Magistrates Court

Thabo Bester: Body used in South African rapist’s prison break identified

April 23, 2023 World Justice News 0

The father of a man whose body was used by a notorious South African rapist to escape from prison has demanded to know how his son died. Thabo Bester managed to break out of prison […]

Toronto airport gold heist: Police say C$20m of valuables stolen

April 23, 2023 World Justice News 0

Police are investigating a massive gold heist at Toronto Pearson International Airport, a location often used to ship gold mined in the province of Ontario. Canadian officials say more than C$20m ($15m, £12m) of gold […]

Alejandro Toledo: Peru ex-president to be extradited from US

April 22, 2023 World Justice News 0

Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo has surrendered himself to US authorities, in order to be extradited to Lima. Mr Toledo, 77, is accused of taking $20m (£15m) in bribes from a Brazilian construction company while […]

Lachlan Murdoch drops lawsuit against news site Crikey

April 22, 2023 World Justice News 0

Media mogul Lachlan Murdoch has dropped his defamation case against Australian news site Crikey, which linked his family to the US Capitol attack. It comes days after Fox News paid a large settlement to vote […]

Paris synagogue bomber convicted after 43 years

April 22, 2023 World Justice News 0

More than 42 years after the deadly bombing of a Paris synagogue, a court in Paris has convicted a Lebanese-Canadian university professor of carrying out the attack. The judges decided that Hassan Diab, 69, was […]

Mifepristone: US Supreme Court preserves abortion drug access

April 21, 2023 World Justice News 0

The US Supreme Court has preserved access to a commonly used abortion pill, ruling the drug can remain available while a legal case continues. In a split decision, it also rejected restrictions on mifepristone implemented […]

Man pleads guilty to running multimillion-pound criminal website in Met Police’s largest ever fraud investigation

April 21, 2023 World Justice News 0

A man responsible for running a multimillion-pound fraud website pleaded guilty following the largest fraud investigation by the Metropolitan Police. Tejay Fletcher, 35, pleaded guilty to running iSpoof, a website that allowed criminals and fraudsters […]

Teenage brothers charged with murder over shooting at girl’s 16th birthday party in Alabama left four dead and 32 wounded

April 19, 2023 World Justice News 0

Two teenagers have been arrested and charged with murder after a shooting at a girl’s 16th birthday party in Alabama left four dead and 32 wounded. The suspects, Ty Reik McCullough, 17, and Travis McCullough, […]

Nintendo ‘Hacker’ Gary Bowser Released From Federal Prison

April 19, 2023 World Justice News 0

Last year, a U.S. federal court handed a 40-month prison sentence to Gary Bowser. The Canadian pleaded guilty to being part of the Nintendo hacking group “Team Xecuter” and has now served his time. In […]

Air France Airbus A330 wreckage in the Atlantic

Air France and Airbus cleared over fatal 2009 Rio-Paris crash

April 19, 2023 World Justice News 0

A French court has cleared Air France and Airbus of charges of involuntary manslaughter over a deadly crash in June 2009 which killed all 228 people on board. The Airbus A330 operated by Air France […]

Human Rights

War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

May 3, 2026 0

Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]

Human Rights

US court limits mail-order access to abortion pill mifepristone

May 2, 2026 0

A US court has issued an order significantly restricting access to the abortion pill mifepristone by mail. Friday’s decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily reinstated a requirement that abortion pills be obtained […]

Human Rights

The British Renters’ Rights Act comes into force – what it means for tenants and landlords

May 1, 2026 0

Described as the biggest shake-up to renting in England for more than 30 years, new laws giving tenants more rights start on Friday 1 May 2026. The Renters’ Rights Act aims to give more stability […]

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Crime and Justice News from around the world

Month: April 2023

Thabo Bester: Body used in South African rapist’s prison break identified

Toronto airport gold heist: Police say C$20m of valuables stolen

Alejandro Toledo: Peru ex-president to be extradited from US

Lachlan Murdoch drops lawsuit against news site Crikey

Paris synagogue bomber convicted after 43 years

Mifepristone: US Supreme Court preserves abortion drug access

Man pleads guilty to running multimillion-pound criminal website in Met Police’s largest ever fraud investigation

Teenage brothers charged with murder over shooting at girl’s 16th birthday party in Alabama left four dead and 32 wounded

Nintendo ‘Hacker’ Gary Bowser Released From Federal Prison

Air France and Airbus cleared over fatal 2009 Rio-Paris crash