October 2023 – Page 2 – World Justice News

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Man jailed for sending more than 200 abusive messages to father of Parkland school shooting victim

October 25, 2023 World Justice News 0

A property manager has been sentenced to a year in prison for sending more than 200 abusive messages to the father of a teenage girl who died in a Florida mass shooting. James Catalano, 62 […]

Third former Trump lawyer pleads guilty to trying to overturning election loss in Georgia

October 25, 2023 World Justice News 0

A third former lawyer has pled guilty to attempting to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election defeat in Georgia. Jenna Ellis, who was a member of the then president’s legal team, reached a plea deal with […]

British TikTok star jailed after trying to smuggle 2.9kg of cocaine out of Peru

October 25, 2023 World Justice News 0

A British Tiktok star has been jailed for more than six years after being caught trying to smuggle cocaine into the UK. Modou Adams was sentenced to six years and eight months by a court […]

Rapist chased down street by victim after attack jailed for seven years

October 25, 2023 World Justice News 0

A rapist who was chased by his victim after he attacked her in an Aberdeen street has been jailed for seven years. Mohammed Abdullah targeted the 18-year-old woman after she left a nightclub. The High […]

Michael Cohen, the onetime personal lawyer for Donald Trump, testifies against his former boss

October 25, 2023 World Justice News 0

Five years after they last met in person, the former president and his self-described fixer were reunited in court on the most anticipated day yet in Donald Trump’s fraud trial. The New York County Courthouse’s […]

Instagram sued over harm to young people’s mental health

October 24, 2023 World Justice News 0

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has been accused of misleading the public about the risks of using social media and contributing to a mental health crisis among youth. The claims were made […]

Killer given two life sentences for ‘unspeakable’ murders

October 24, 2023 World Justice News 0

At a glance A sentencing hearing has been taking place for 23-year-old double murderer Yousef Palani Palani murdered Michael Snee and Aidan Moffitt in Sligo last year The hearing was told Palani was driven by […]

Court transcript costs are exploitative – victims

October 24, 2023 World Justice News 0

Victims of violent and sexual crimes are calling for court transcript costs to be cut after they were quoted “unaffordable” sums for them. They told BBC Newsnight that charging thousands of pounds for copies of […]

Should pregnant women be spared jail? Sentencing Council reviews the impact of prison on unborn babies

October 24, 2023 World Justice News 0

The Sentencing Council is examining whether pregnancy should be a stronger reason not to send a female offender to jail. It launched a consultation last month which will examine the potential impact of being pregnant […]

Off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot charged with attempted murder after allegedly trying to shut down plane’s engines during flight

October 24, 2023 World Justice News 0

An off-duty pilot has been arrested and charged with 83 counts of attempted murder after allegedly trying to shut down a plane’s engines during a flight, causing the pilot to divert the aircraft. Joe Emerson, […]

Human Rights

Report finds ‘clear human rights failures’ in southern Scotland

October 7, 2026 0

A new report has found “clear human rights failures” across the south of Scotland with basic obligations on food, health and housing not being met. The study was carried out over eight different local authority […]

Human Rights

Christa Pike set to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years still alive after two lethal injections

October 1, 2026 0

A Tennessee death row inmate set to be the first woman to be executed by the state in more than 200 years is still alive after being administered two lethal injections, her lawyers have said. […]

Human Rights

Killer Christa Pike is to be executed within days – but her defence say she’s a victim too

September 27, 2026 0

Ashlee Sellars last heard from her friend Christa Pike earlier this week, when Pike texted her from her cell on death row as she prepares to be killed by lethal injection by the US state […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Month: October 2023

Man jailed for sending more than 200 abusive messages to father of Parkland school shooting victim

Third former Trump lawyer pleads guilty to trying to overturning election loss in Georgia

British TikTok star jailed after trying to smuggle 2.9kg of cocaine out of Peru

Rapist chased down street by victim after attack jailed for seven years

Michael Cohen, the onetime personal lawyer for Donald Trump, testifies against his former boss

Instagram sued over harm to young people’s mental health

Killer given two life sentences for ‘unspeakable’ murders

Court transcript costs are exploitative – victims

Should pregnant women be spared jail? Sentencing Council reviews the impact of prison on unborn babies

Off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot charged with attempted murder after allegedly trying to shut down plane’s engines during flight