April 2023 – Page 4 – World Justice News

Family claim man was ‘eaten alive’ by bed bugs in Atlanta jail

April 15, 2023 World Justice News 0

A man who died in an Atlanta jail cell was “eaten alive by insects and bed bugs”, the family’s lawyer has alleged. Lashawn Thompson was jailed on a misdemeanour and placed in the Fulton County […]

Murderers joked about selling pushchair on eBay just hours after killing their own baby at Christmas

April 14, 2023 World Justice News 0

A mother and father have been found guilty of murdering their baby son on Christmas Day in a “savage and brutal” killing. Cannabis-smoking Stephen Boden, 30, and Shannon Marsden, 22, burnt and beat their baby […]

Jack Teixeira: National Guard airman arrested over leaked Pentagon documents

April 13, 2023 World Justice News 0

A 21-year-old US Air Force National Guard member has been arrested over the leak of classified documents. Jack Teixeira is reported to be the leader of an online gaming chat group where the files were […]

Trump sues former lawyer Michael Cohen for $500m

April 13, 2023 World Justice News 0

Ex-US President Donald Trump is suing his former lawyer for $500m (£400m), alleging breach of contract. He says Michael Cohen breached his duty as attorney to act in his client’s best interests. The lawsuit comes […]

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Sharon Beshenivsky: Man extradited from Pakistan and charged with murder over 2005 killing of PC

April 13, 2023 World Justice News 0

A man has been extradited from Pakistan in connection with the killing of PC Sharon Beshenivsky in 2005, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said. Piran Ditta Khan, 74, has been extradited to the UK […]

Mother of pupil, 6, who shot Virginia teacher in classroom charged

April 10, 2023 World Justice News 0

The mother of a six-year-old boy who shot and wounded a Virginia schoolteacher has been charged in connection with the incident. Deja Taylor was indicted by a Virginia grand jury on charges of felony child […]

Louisville shooting: Four killed at bank in Kentucky as police identify gunman as Connor Sturgeon

April 10, 2023 World Justice News 0

Four people have been killed and eight injured – including two police officers – after a man opened fire at a bank in Louisville in Kentucky. Police named the gunman as 25-year-old Connor Sturgeon, who […]

Thabo Bester: ‘Facebook rapist’ who faked death arrested in Tanzania

April 8, 2023 World Justice News 0

A rapist and murderer who escaped a South African prison by faking his own death has been arrested in Tanzania. Thabo Bester was at large for a year after it was thought he died by […]

Mifepristone: US abortion pill access in doubt after rival rulings

April 8, 2023 World Justice News 0

A Trump-appointed federal judge in Texas has ordered a hold on the longstanding approval of a widely used abortion drug, mifepristone. But an hour later an Obama-picked judge in Washington state issued a competing ruling, […]

South Africa bid to extradite wealthy Guptas from UAE fails

April 7, 2023 World Justice News 0

South Africa’s bid to have two brothers from the wealthy Gupta family extradited from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has failed. Atul and Rajesh Gupta are accused in South Africa of profiting from their close […]

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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Month: April 2023

Family claim man was ‘eaten alive’ by bed bugs in Atlanta jail

Murderers joked about selling pushchair on eBay just hours after killing their own baby at Christmas

Jack Teixeira: National Guard airman arrested over leaked Pentagon documents

Trump sues former lawyer Michael Cohen for $500m

Sharon Beshenivsky: Man extradited from Pakistan and charged with murder over 2005 killing of PC

Mother of pupil, 6, who shot Virginia teacher in classroom charged

Louisville shooting: Four killed at bank in Kentucky as police identify gunman as Connor Sturgeon

Thabo Bester: ‘Facebook rapist’ who faked death arrested in Tanzania

Mifepristone: US abortion pill access in doubt after rival rulings

South Africa bid to extradite wealthy Guptas from UAE fails