September 2024 – Page 2 – World Justice News

‘I am a rapist’, admits husband in French mass rape trial

September 17, 2024 World Justice News 0

Warning: This story contains distressing details from the start. Dominique Pelicot, the 71-year-old man accused of drugging his wife to sleep and recruiting dozens of men to abuse her for over 10 years, has admitted […]

Rupert Murdoch’s ‘Succession’ court battle begins

September 17, 2024 World Justice News 0

A court battle to determine the future of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire and a £14.9bn family trust begins in the US on Monday. The case will pit 93-year-old Mr Murdoch against three of his eldest […]

Huw Edwards given suspended jail term for making indecent images of children

September 17, 2024 World Justice News 0

Disgraced BBC News presenter Huw Edwards has been given a six-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, after he admitted charges of making indecent images of children. The court heard that among a number of […]

Donald Trump safe following apparent assassination attempt at his Florida golf course – Suspect arrested

September 16, 2024 World Justice News 0

Former President Donald Trump is safe following an apparent assassination attempt at his Florida golf course on Sunday afternoon, and a “potential suspect”, named as Ryan Routh by several media outlets, is in custody, US authorities have […]

Former model and Miss Switzerland finalist Kristina Joksimovic murdered and allegedly ‘pureed’ in blender by husband

September 12, 2024 World Justice News 0

A former model who was a finalist in the Miss Switzerland contest was allegedly murdered and “pureed” in a blender by her husband, officials in Switzerland are reported to have said. Kristina Joksimovic, 38, was […]

Brain-damaged man who was jailed for life in 1991 over murder has conviction quashed

September 11, 2024 World Justice News 0

A brain-damaged man jailed for life for murder as a teenager has had his conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal. Oliver Campbell was jailed in 1991 for murdering shopkeeper Baldev Hoondle in Hackney, east […]

Pirate IPTV Arrests in Sweden Should Include Users, Rightsholders Tell Govt.

September 10, 2024 World Justice News 0

Swedish anti-piracy group Rights Alliance has just announced the prosecution of a man allegedly behind pirate IPTV service ‘Ghost Farmer TV’. The case is one of several initiated in Sweden in recent years but, for […]

Peter Nygard sentenced to 11 years for sexual assaults

September 10, 2024 World Justice News 0

Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been sentenced to 11 years for sexually assaulting four women in Toronto, Canada from the late 1980s to 2005. The 83-year-old was convicted last November by a jury after […]

US says leaders of white supremacist group plotted global attacks online

September 10, 2024 World Justice News 0

US prosecutors in California charged two people with running a white supremacist group on the messaging app Telegram to inspire acts of violence across the country. In a 37-page indictment unsealed on Monday, Dallas Erin […]

EU court rules Google must pay €2.4bn fine

September 10, 2024 World Justice News 0

Europe’s top court has ruled Google must pay a €2.4bn (£2bn) fine handed down for abusing the market dominance of its shopping comparison service. The tech giant had appealed against the fine, which was originally […]

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: September 2024

‘I am a rapist’, admits husband in French mass rape trial

Rupert Murdoch’s ‘Succession’ court battle begins

Huw Edwards given suspended jail term for making indecent images of children

Donald Trump safe following apparent assassination attempt at his Florida golf course – Suspect arrested

Former model and Miss Switzerland finalist Kristina Joksimovic murdered and allegedly ‘pureed’ in blender by husband

Brain-damaged man who was jailed for life in 1991 over murder has conviction quashed

Pirate IPTV Arrests in Sweden Should Include Users, Rightsholders Tell Govt.

Peter Nygard sentenced to 11 years for sexual assaults

US says leaders of white supremacist group plotted global attacks online

EU court rules Google must pay €2.4bn fine