October 2023 – World Justice News

FTX: ‘Crypto King’ tells judge he acted on legal advice

October 30, 2023 World Justice News 0

Former crypto boss Sam Bankman-Fried has been testifying to a judge at his trial after the jury was sent home. The former entrepreneur was asked to speak to Judge Lewis Kaplan to determine which parts […]

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Donald Trump and children to testify in fraud case

October 30, 2023 World Justice News 0

Donald Trump and three of his children will soon take the stand in a New York business fraud case. A judge ruled on Friday that Mr Trump’s daughter, Ivanka, must testify in the case against […]

Lilie James: Murder at elite school horrifies Australia

October 30, 2023 World Justice News 0

On Thursday October 26, as Australia woke to the news a body had been found inside the bathroom of an elite Sydney private school, horror rippled around the country. Police had turned up at St […]

Portuguese police apologise to Madeleine McCann’s parents

October 30, 2023 World Justice News 0

Portuguese police have apologised to the parents of Madeleine McCann for the way they handled the three-year-old’s disappearance. Madeleine went missing from a holiday complex in the Algarve in May 2007. A delegation of senior […]

Italian mother wins court order to evict her sons – aged 40 and 42

October 27, 2023 World Justice News 0

An Italian mum has won a court battle to evict her two sons – aged 40 and 42 – from her home in the northern city of Pavia, according to local media. The 75-year-old tried […]

Neuschwanstein: US man charged over deadly attack at famed German castle

October 27, 2023 World Justice News 0

A US man has been charged with murder, rape and attempted murder over a deadly June attack against two American women near Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany. The 31-year-old suspect – who has not been publicly […]

Rédoine Faïd: France’s jailbreak king gets more jail time for helicopter escape

October 27, 2023 World Justice News 0

A French armed robber who staged a spectacular jailbreak by helicopter has been handed an extra 14 years behind bars by a Paris court. Rédoine Faïd drew inspiration for his criminal career from French and […]

FGM: Woman guilty of taking child to Kenya for mutilation

October 26, 2023 World Justice News 0

A woman has been found guilty of taking a three-year-old British child to Kenya for female genital mutilation (FGM). Amina Noor, 39, is the first person to be convicted of assisting a non-UK person to […]

Gary Haggarty: ‘Disbelief’ at masked men inside Belfast courtroom

October 26, 2023 World Justice News 0

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has expressed disbelief that masked men appeared in the public gallery of a Belfast court during a murder trial. Masked men appeared during a trial over the killing of Eamon […]

Maine shooting: 20 feared dead as police hunt for suspect Robert Card

October 26, 2023 World Justice News 0

At least 20 people are feared to have been killed after a shooting in the US state of Maine, with the suspect – a firearms instructor – still at large. Authorities in Lewiston are investigating […]

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 […]

Human Rights

Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa

October 16, 2026 0

A pastor and his wife have been arrested in South Africa after 200 people, some in chains, were found held at a suspected illegal rehabilitation centre in the north-eastern part of the country. The facility, […]

Human Rights

UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy

October 15, 2026 0

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country’s government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. From Thursday, […]

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Crime and Justice News from around the world

Month: October 2023

FTX: ‘Crypto King’ tells judge he acted on legal advice

Donald Trump and children to testify in fraud case

Lilie James: Murder at elite school horrifies Australia

Portuguese police apologise to Madeleine McCann’s parents

Italian mother wins court order to evict her sons – aged 40 and 42

Neuschwanstein: US man charged over deadly attack at famed German castle

Rédoine Faïd: France’s jailbreak king gets more jail time for helicopter escape

FGM: Woman guilty of taking child to Kenya for mutilation

Gary Haggarty: ‘Disbelief’ at masked men inside Belfast courtroom

Maine shooting: 20 feared dead as police hunt for suspect Robert Card