August 2025 – Page 2 – World Justice News

Fugitive Nicholas Rossi guilty of rape after extradition to US

August 14, 2025 World Justice News 0

An American fugitive who faked his death and fled to Scotland to escape justice has been found guilty of rape in the United States. Nicholas Rossi, who appeared in court under his other name, Nicholas […]

US woman convicted over failed assassination in UK

August 13, 2025 World Justice News 0

US woman Aimee Betro has been found guilty of attempting to shoot a man dead in the UK. But the investigation into the Wisconsin native revealed her to be “fairly unexceptional” with virtually no “criminal […]

British backpacker pleads guilty after fatally crashing into a father while under influence of alcohol in Australia

August 11, 2025 World Justice News 0

An English backpacker has pleaded guilty after fatally crashing into a father of two while riding an e-scooter under the influence of alcohol in Australia. Alicia Kemp, 25, was over the legal limit when she […]

Delivery man with a face mask riding a bicycle

Hundreds arrested in ‘week-long crackdown’ on asylum seekers working for delivery companies

August 9, 2025 World Justice News 0

Hundreds of arrests have been made across the UK as part of a “week-long crackdown” on asylum seekers taking jobs for delivery firms. A total of 1,780 people were stopped and spoken to over suspected […]

Tears and outrage in South Africa as accused in pig farm murder walks free

August 9, 2025 World Justice News 0

South Africa’s state prosecutor has officially withdrawn charges against one of the farm workers accused of killing two black woman and feeding their bodies to pigs. Adrian de Wet was one of three men facing […]

Police Raid IPTV Pirates, Freeze $6m in Assets, Seize Vehicles & Real Estate

August 6, 2025 World Justice News 0

Brazil’s National Telecommunications Agency has reported a significant operation targeting a group who smuggled pirate IPTV devices from neighboring Paraguay, for distribution and nationwide sale in Brazil. Thirty-eight police officers executed 12 warrants, seizing vehicles, […]

Man accused of killing 4 and abandoning baby arrested in Tennessee

August 6, 2025 World Justice News 0

A man suspected of targeting and killing members of his girlfriend’s family and leaving a baby abandoned in front of a stranger’s home has been arrested in rural Tennessee. The weeklong manhunt for Austin Robert […]

German spy trial of far-right MP’s former aide begins

August 6, 2025 World Justice News 0

A former assistant to a far-right member of the European Parliament has gone on trial accused of spying for China. Jian G worked in the parliamentary office of Maximilian Krah, a member of the Alternative […]

Adrian de Wet and Zachariah Johannes Olivier

South African farm worker says he was forced to feed women to pigs

August 4, 2025 World Justice News 0

A white South African farm worker accused of killing two black women says he was forced to feed their bodies to pigs, according to lawyers. Adrian de Wet is one of three men facing murder […]

Pirate IPTV Operator Destroys Evidence Then Agrees to Pay Sky €580,000

August 3, 2025 World Justice News 0

A man described by Sky as a “top level” pirate has agreed to pay the broadcaster €480,000 in damages. Sky’s investigation of David Dunbar reportedly began on social media last November, but soon benefited from […]

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 […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Month: August 2025

Fugitive Nicholas Rossi guilty of rape after extradition to US

US woman convicted over failed assassination in UK

British backpacker pleads guilty after fatally crashing into a father while under influence of alcohol in Australia

Hundreds arrested in ‘week-long crackdown’ on asylum seekers working for delivery companies

Tears and outrage in South Africa as accused in pig farm murder walks free

Police Raid IPTV Pirates, Freeze $6m in Assets, Seize Vehicles & Real Estate

Man accused of killing 4 and abandoning baby arrested in Tennessee

German spy trial of far-right MP’s former aide begins

South African farm worker says he was forced to feed women to pigs

Pirate IPTV Operator Destroys Evidence Then Agrees to Pay Sky €580,000