World Justice News

Man guilty of trying to smuggle pipe bomb on to a plane

August 8, 2017 World Justice News 0

A man has been found guilty of trying to smuggle a pipe bomb on to a plane at Manchester Airport. The “crude improvised explosive device” was found in Nadeem Muhammad’s carry-on luggage as he went […]

‘sex obsessed’ helicopter film PC jailed

August 8, 2017 World Justice News 0

A “sex-obsessed” police officer who used his force helicopter to film people having sex has been jailed. “Team deviant” Adrian Pogmore admitted four charges of misconduct in a public office. He was jailed for a […]

True identity of ‘Jack the Ripper’ may have been revealed

August 7, 2017 World Justice News 0

Researchers believe they have finally cracked the identity of notorious London serial killer Jack the Ripper 130 years after his heinous crimes. The murderer who brutally killed five women in Whitechapel in 1888 became one of the […]

Sicily fire crew ’caused fires for cash’

August 7, 2017 World Justice News 0

Italian police have detained 15 volunteer firefighters in southern Sicily accused of starting fires in order to get paid to put them out. In the alleged fraud, the volunteers rang the emergency 115 number themselves […]

‘Right to be forgotten’ laws proposed

August 7, 2017 World Justice News 0

Britons could obtain more control over what happens to personal information under proposals outlined by the government. Citizens will be able to ask for personal data, or information posted when they were children, to be […]

British model ‘kidnapped to be auctioned’ – Polish national arrested

August 5, 2017 World Justice News 0

A British model was drugged and kidnapped in Milan to be sold in an online auction, say Italian police. The woman, 20, had arrived in the city to take part in a photo shoot arranged […]

UK extradites ‘miracle pastor’ to Kenya to face child-trafficking charges

August 5, 2017 World Justice News 0

The UK has extradited a self-styled Kenyan pastor, who claimed he created miraculous pregnancies, to Kenya to face child-trafficking charges. Gilbert Deya’s extradition came after he failed in his decade-long legal battle to remain in […]

Martin Shkreli found guilty of three counts of securities fraud

August 5, 2017 World Justice News 0

Former pharmaceutical chief executive Martin Shkreli has been found guilty of three counts of securities fraud. A New York City jury cleared him on five other counts after five days of deliberations. He was on […]

Court Won’t Drop Case Against Alleged KickassTorrents Owner

August 5, 2017 World Justice News 0

An Illinois federal court has denied a motion to dismiss the criminal case against alleged KickassTorrents owner Artem Vaulin. Among other things, the defense argued that torrent files themselves are not copyrighted content. The court […]

Woman shot in vagina in sex game gone wrong

August 5, 2017 World Justice News 0

A woman was shot in the vagina and left with “life changing injuries” in a sex game gone wrong, a court has heard. The 46-year-old had been engaged in sexual activity with David Andrew Jeffers, […]

Human Rights

Kenyan doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie given life sentence for murdering 191 people

November 6, 2026 0

A Kenyan court has sentenced the leader of a doomsday cult, Paul Mackenzie, to 200 years in prison for murdering 191 people, all but one of them children. Alongside 28 others, Mackenzie was found guilty […]

Human Rights

All 548 death row inmates in California to have sentences changed to life in prison

November 6, 2026 0

Governor Gavin Newsom said he’ll commute all death sentences in the state to life in prison without the possibility of parole. He made the announcement as he prepares to leave office after eight years in […]

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 […]

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Articles by World Justice News

Man guilty of trying to smuggle pipe bomb on to a plane

‘sex obsessed’ helicopter film PC jailed

True identity of ‘Jack the Ripper’ may have been revealed

Sicily fire crew ’caused fires for cash’

‘Right to be forgotten’ laws proposed

British model ‘kidnapped to be auctioned’ – Polish national arrested

UK extradites ‘miracle pastor’ to Kenya to face child-trafficking charges

Martin Shkreli found guilty of three counts of securities fraud

Court Won’t Drop Case Against Alleged KickassTorrents Owner

Woman shot in vagina in sex game gone wrong