2024 – Page 15 – World Justice News

Father of gunman who killed rapper PnB Rock sentenced

September 25, 2024 World Justice News 0

A father who sent his 17-year-old son to kill rapper PnB Rock has been sentenced to 31 years to life in prison. PnB, real name Rakim Hasheem Allen, was shot dead in front of his […]

Four dead and 18 hurt in Alabama mass shooting – Police hunt ‘multiple suspects’

September 22, 2024 World Justice News 0

Police are hunting for “multiple suspects” after four people died from gunshot wounds and 18 were injured at a popular entertainment district in Alabama. Police said they believe the shooting in the city of Birmingham […]

US soldier who fled to North Korea sentenced for desertion

September 22, 2024 World Justice News 0

Travis King, the US soldier who fled from South to North Korea last year before being returned home, has been sentenced to one year of confinement and dishonourably discharged from the military. He faced charges […]

Ghana’s Affirmative Action (Gender Equality) Act 2024 finally becomes law

September 21, 2024 World Justice News 0

Women’s rights advocates are demanding the immediate implementation of a nearly 30-year-old gender equity bill which Ghana’s president signed into law on Thursday. This ends a process which began in 1998, with the bill shuffling […]

South Carolina executes first inmate in 13 years

September 21, 2024 World Justice News 0

South Carolina has executed its first death row inmate in 13 years, administering a lethal injection to Freddie Owens. Owens, 46, was found guilty by a jury of killing shop worker Irene Graves during an […]

Businessman extradited from UK to South Africa on fraud charges

September 20, 2024 World Justice News 0

A British businessman, who was a former contractor for South Africa’s ailing power utility Eskom, has been extradited from the UK to face charges of corruption and fraud. Michael Lomas is accused of taking kickbacks […]

Judge Mullins (right) and Sheriff Stines

Kentucky sheriff held over fatal shooting of judge in court

September 20, 2024 World Justice News 0

A Kentucky sheriff has been arrested after fatally shooting a judge in his chambers, police say. District Judge Kevin Mullins died at the scene after being shot multiple times in the Letcher County Courthouse, Kentucky […]

‘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 […]

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, […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2024

Father of gunman who killed rapper PnB Rock sentenced

Four dead and 18 hurt in Alabama mass shooting – Police hunt ‘multiple suspects’

US soldier who fled to North Korea sentenced for desertion

Ghana’s Affirmative Action (Gender Equality) Act 2024 finally becomes law

South Carolina executes first inmate in 13 years

Businessman extradited from UK to South Africa on fraud charges

Kentucky sheriff held over fatal shooting of judge in court

‘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