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Marius Borg Hoiby and Crown Princess Mette-Marit

Son of Norway’s crown princess charged with rape and abuse

August 20, 2025 World Justice News 0

The eldest son of Norway’s crown princess has been charged with 32 offences, including four counts of rape, a prosecutor says. The charges against Marius Borg Høiby, 28, include the abuse of a former partner […]

Robert De Niro shouts ‘shame on you’ across court in ex-assistant’s abuse case

November 1, 2023 World Justice News 0

Robert De Niro shouted “shame on you!” in a New York courtroom, during his ex-assistant’s abuse case against him. Graham Chase Robinson is suing De Niro for $12m (£9.9m) in damages for “severe emotional distress and reputational […]

Ryan Giggs appears at crown court accused of coercive control

May 28, 2021 World Justice News 0

Wales boss and ex-Manchester United player Ryan Giggs will go on trial in January accused of headbutting his ex-girlfriend and controlling her. Mr Giggs, 47, allegedly assaulted Kate Greville, 36, and caused her actual bodily […]

Nuns, including one aged 93, are arrested over abuse allegations at notorious orphanage where they ‘beat residents, forced them to eat vomit and ritually humiliated them for bed-wetting’

August 24, 2018 zoshinuk 0

By GRAHAM GRANT HOME AFFAIRS EDITOR FOR THE SCOTTISH DAILY MAIL More nuns have been reported to prosecutors amid a widening police investigation into claims of abuse at a notorious orphanage. The Mail revealed yesterday that police […]

‘Flawed’ Army abuse trial hated

March 19, 2018 World Justice News 0

One of the biggest investigations into the alleged abuse of teenage Army recruits in Britain has collapsed. Sixteen instructors at the Army Foundation College, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, were accused of slapping and punching 28 recruits. […]

Woman pleads guilty after ambulance abuse note

February 20, 2018 World Justice News 0

A 26-year-old woman who verbally abused paramedics and left a foul-mouthed note on their ambulance in Stoke-on-Trent has admitted a public order offence. Kirsty Sharman, of Parsonage Street, also accepted writing the handwritten message, which […]

White House aide Rob Porter quits as ex-wives allege abuse

February 7, 2018 World Justice News 0

One of US President Donald Trump’s top aides has resigned amid abuse claims from his two ex-wives. White House staff secretary Rob Porter said “these outrageous allegations are simply false” as he announced he would […]

Addicts hurting pets to get pain reliever commonly given to animals, vets say

January 18, 2017 zoshinuk 0

SLINGERLANDS, N.Y. – Reports claim addicts have begun hurting their pets to get ahold of a pain killer given to pets with arthritis. Veterinarians at The Animal Hospital in Slingerlands said they don’t carry the drug […]

Footballer spared jail for kicking coat hanger into disabled teammate’s backside

December 20, 2016 zoshinuk 0

by Ashitha Nagesh for Metro.co.uk IDAHO – A high school footballer player who kicked a coat hanger into the rectum of a mentally disabled teammate has avoided prison. John R. K. Howard, 18, was originally […]

New York Giants Kicker Josh Brown’s Domestic Violence Case – Details Released

October 21, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Documents from New York Giants kicker Josh Brown’s 2015 arrest for domestic violence have been released and the details are alarming. Brown was arrested for fourth-degree assault/domestic violence and the charges were dropped. Police had […]

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 […]