May 2025 – Page 3 – World Justice News

Woman’s testimony from beyond the grave helps to convict rapist Steven Connery

May 15, 2025 World Justice News 0

A “despicable” rapist has been brought to justice and jailed for 10 years in part thanks to a woman’s testimony from beyond the grave. Steven Connery, 41, repeatedly raped and sexually assaulted two women in […]

TikTok influencer shot dead during livestream in Mexico

May 15, 2025 World Justice News 0

A Mexican social media influencer was shot dead during a TikTok livestream, authorities said. Valeria Marquez, 23, who had nearly 200,000 followers on social media, was working at a beauty salon in Zapopan, Jalisco, central Mexico, […]

Missing British teen arrested in Georgia for drug offences

May 15, 2025 World Justice News 0

A British teenager has been arrested in Tbilisi, Georgia, on suspicion of drug offences. Bella Culley, 18, from Billingham on Teesside, who had gone missing in Thailand, has been charged with illegally buying, possessing and […]

Sperm donor ‘dad-of-180’ loses parental rights bid

May 15, 2025 World Justice News 0

An unregulated sperm donor, who claims to have fathered more than 180 children around the world, has been denied increased parental rights for a child he fathered as a donor through natural insemination. Robert Albon, […]

Judge cuts Menendez brothers’ sentences giving them chance of freedom

May 14, 2025 World Justice News 0

A Los Angeles judge has reduced the sentence of Erik and Lyle Menendez, making them eligible for parole more than 30 years after they killed their parents in a Beverly Hills mansion. Judge Michael Jesic […]

Gérard Depardieu found guilty in sexual assault trial

May 13, 2025 World Justice News 0

French film star Gérard Depardieu has been found guilty of sexual assaulting two women on a film set at a trial in Paris and given a suspended jail term of 18 months. The 76-year-old actor […]

Trump administration considers suspending habeas corpus

May 10, 2025 World Justice News 0

Donald Trump’s administration is “actively looking at” suspending habeas corpus – the right of a person to challenge their detention in court – one of the US president’s top aides has said. Stephen Miller, the […]

Gang who smuggled thousands of queen ants sentenced in Kenya

May 9, 2025 World Justice News 0

A Kenyan court has sentenced four men to one year in prison or pay a fine of $7,700 (£5,800) for trying to smuggle thousands of live queen ants out of the country. The four suspects […]

Men found guilty of violent murder of Aboriginal schoolboy

May 8, 2025 World Justice News 0

Two men have been found guilty of the murder of Cassius Turvey, an Aboriginal schoolboy who was chased down by a vigilante gang and beaten, in a case which outraged Australia. The 15-year-old Noongar Yamatji […]

Attorneys try to block the deportations of migrants told they will be sent to Libya

May 8, 2025 World Justice News 0

U.S. authorities informed some migrants of plans to deport them to Libya, a country they are not from and that has a history of human rights violations, attorneys said Wednesday. A judge said they can’t be […]

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Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

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Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

Human Rights

Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]

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Crime and Justice News from around the world

Month: May 2025

Woman’s testimony from beyond the grave helps to convict rapist Steven Connery

Missing British teen arrested in Georgia for drug offences

Sperm donor ‘dad-of-180’ loses parental rights bid

Judge cuts Menendez brothers’ sentences giving them chance of freedom

Gérard Depardieu found guilty in sexual assault trial

Trump administration considers suspending habeas corpus

Gang who smuggled thousands of queen ants sentenced in Kenya

Men found guilty of violent murder of Aboriginal schoolboy

Attorneys try to block the deportations of migrants told they will be sent to Libya