2024 – Page 10 – World Justice News

Ex-officer in Kentucky found guilty in death of Breonna Taylor

November 2, 2024 World Justice News 0

A former police officer in the US state of Kentucky has been found guilty of violating the civil rights of Breonna Taylor, a black woman killed in her own home during a botched raid four […]

‘Amateurish’ thieves steal 2 Warhol prints, damage 2 more in botched heist at Dutch gallery

November 2, 2024 World Justice News 0

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Thieves blew open the door of an art gallery in the southern Netherlands and stole two works from a famous series of screen prints by American pop artist Andy Warhol […]

South Carolina executes Richard Moore despite broadly supported plea to cut sentence to life

November 2, 2024 World Justice News 0

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina put Richard Moore to death by lethal injection Friday for the 1999 fatal shooting of a convenience store clerk, despite a broad appeal for mercy by parties that included three jurors […]

Rapper Young Thug pleads guilty to gang, drug and gun charges

October 31, 2024 World Justice News 0

ATLANTA (AP) — Rapper Young Thug pleaded guilty Thursday in Atlanta to gang, drug and gun charges and will be released from jail, though he could be put back behind bars if he violates the […]

Paul Pelosi attacker gets life in prison without parole

October 30, 2024 World Justice News 0

The man who broke into the home of former Speaker Nancy Pelosi and attacked her husband with a hammer has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on state charges in […]

Florida woman charged with leaving her boyfriend to die in a suitcase found guilty of murder

October 26, 2024 World Justice News 0

A Florida woman charged with leaving her boyfriend to die after he was zipped into a suitcase in their home has been found guilty of murder in the Feb. 2020 death of Jorge Torres, Jr., 42. […]

Mafia cocaine trafficker arrested after posing by Escobar’s grave

October 26, 2024 World Justice News 0

An Italian mafia fugitive – who served as an intermediary with Colombian drug gangs – has been arrested after almost four years on the run in South America. Luigi Belvedere, one of Italy’s most wanted […]

Catfish killer Alexander McCartney jailed for minimum of 20 years

October 26, 2024 World Justice News 0

It was a phone call from a 13-year-old girl in Scotland in 2019 that eventually led to the capture of a social media predator described as one of the world’s most prolific child sex abusers. […]

Ex-rebel gets 40-year jail term in landmark Ugandan case

October 26, 2024 World Justice News 0

A Ugandan court has sentenced a former commander in the notorious Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) to 40 years in prison following a landmark war crimes trial. Thomas Kwoyelo was found guilty of 44 charges, including […]

Fraudsters steal 22 tonnes of high-value cheddar

October 26, 2024 World Justice News 0

Hundreds of truckles of cheddar worth more than £300,000 have been stolen from London cheese specialist Neal’s Yard Dairy. Fraudsters posing as legitimate wholesalers received the 950 clothbound cheeses from the Southwark-based company before it […]

Human Rights

France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls

August 12, 2026 0

France has banned unsolicited telemarketing phone calls, in what a consumer group is hailing as a “small revolution” for the sales industry. From Tuesday, unsolicited calls are prohibited for businesses in all sectors – but […]

Human Rights

Ethiopian police arrest alleged leader of multi-million-dollar trafficking ring

July 22, 2026 0

Police in Ethiopia say they have arrested 17 suspects including the alleged leader of what they say is a multi-million-dollar international human trafficking network. The gang is accused of “the deaths of 60 migrants”, sexually […]

Human Rights

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]

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Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2024

Ex-officer in Kentucky found guilty in death of Breonna Taylor

‘Amateurish’ thieves steal 2 Warhol prints, damage 2 more in botched heist at Dutch gallery

South Carolina executes Richard Moore despite broadly supported plea to cut sentence to life

Rapper Young Thug pleads guilty to gang, drug and gun charges

Paul Pelosi attacker gets life in prison without parole

Florida woman charged with leaving her boyfriend to die in a suitcase found guilty of murder

Mafia cocaine trafficker arrested after posing by Escobar’s grave

Catfish killer Alexander McCartney jailed for minimum of 20 years

Ex-rebel gets 40-year jail term in landmark Ugandan case

Fraudsters steal 22 tonnes of high-value cheddar