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Serial rapist in South Africa gets 42 life sentences

October 5, 2024 World Justice News 0

Warning: This story contains distressing details from the start. A South African serial rapist – who assaulted children as young as nine years old – has received 42 life sentences. Nkosinathi Phakathi was convicted of […]

Trump ‘resorted to crimes’ to overturn 2020 election, prosecutors say

October 3, 2024 World Justice News 0

Donald Trump “resorted to crimes” in an effort to overturn his 2020 election defeat, prosecutors allege in a new court filing that argues the former president is not immune from charges. Special Counsel Jack Smith, […]

The gangster brought down by a shipment of bananas

October 3, 2024 World Justice News 0

In the early summer of 2020, Jamie Stevenson was taking advantage of the lifting of lockdown restrictions to meet associates outside a four-star Glasgow hotel. They were sitting at a picnic table when they heard […]

RIAA and MPA Urge Court Not to Disarm the DMCA Subpoena Anti-Piracy Tool

October 2, 2024 World Justice News 0

The RIAA and MPA are concerned about a recent court ruling that could hinder their ability to combat online piracy using DMCA subpoenas. The court’s decision suggests that IP addresses may not be considered “links”, […]

Police extend search for murder suspect to Spain

October 2, 2024 World Justice News 0

Detectives searching for a man they want to speak to in connection with a murder have extended their search to Spain. Matthew Daulby, 19, from Liverpool, was stabbed to death in Ormskirk, Lancashire, on 29 […]

Outrage over farmer accused of feeding women to pigs

October 2, 2024 World Justice News 0

The case of two black women who were allegedly shot and fed to pigs by a white farmer and two of his workers has caused outrage in South Africa. Maria Makgato, 45, and Lucia Ndlovu, […]

Surgeon operated with penknife he uses to cut up lunch

October 2, 2024 World Justice News 0

A surgeon at a crisis-hit NHS trust used a Swiss Army penknife to open up the chest of a patient because he claimed he could not find a sterile scalpel. University Hospitals Sussex has said […]

New York City mayor Eric Adams charged with taking bribes from foreign nationals

September 28, 2024 World Justice News 0

The mayor of New York City has been charged with taking bribes and illegal campaign contributions from foreign nationals. Eric Adams “solicited and demanded” bribes, including free and heavily discounted luxury travel benefits from a […]

Ex-police officer wins £1.1m after discrimination

September 28, 2024 World Justice News 0

A former police officer has been handed more than £1m in compensation after it was ruled she had been discriminated against. Katrina Hibbert was a safeguarding sergeant with Thames Valley Police (TVP), working with victims […]

Manhunt after 17 people killed in South Africa mass shooting

September 28, 2024 World Justice News 0

Seventeen people have been killed in a mass shooting in a remote South African town with a manhunt under way to find the perpetrators, police say. Two homesteads in the town of Lusikisiki in the […]

Canada

Canadian ‘online poison seller’ Kenneth Law to have ‘murder charges dropped in plea deal’

April 19, 2026 0

A Canadian chef accused of supplying deadly substances to people around the world who have taken their own lives will have murder charges dropped as part of a plea deal, his lawyer has said. Kenneth […]

Australia

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

April 7, 2026 0

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith – who left the defence force in 2013 – was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday and will […]

Human Rights

‘The gravest crime against humanity’: What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

March 28, 2026 0

The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity”. Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the wealth of many Western […]

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Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2024

Serial rapist in South Africa gets 42 life sentences

Trump ‘resorted to crimes’ to overturn 2020 election, prosecutors say

The gangster brought down by a shipment of bananas

RIAA and MPA Urge Court Not to Disarm the DMCA Subpoena Anti-Piracy Tool

Police extend search for murder suspect to Spain

Outrage over farmer accused of feeding women to pigs

Surgeon operated with penknife he uses to cut up lunch

New York City mayor Eric Adams charged with taking bribes from foreign nationals

Ex-police officer wins £1.1m after discrimination

Manhunt after 17 people killed in South Africa mass shooting