armed robbery – World Justice News

Crypto thieves attack man in home and threaten to kill pregnant wife’s baby in ‘horrific’ robbery

October 2, 2026 World Justice News 0

A businessman was beaten with hammers by masked men who broke into his home and threatened to kill his heavily pregnant wife unless he transferred hundreds of thousands of pounds of cryptocurrency. Speaking to the […]

Former member of German militant group jailed for armed robberies after decades on the run

May 27, 2026 World Justice News 0

A former member of the German militant group Red Army Faction (RAF) has been jailed for 13 years for carrying out a string of armed robberies between 1999 and 2016. Daniela Klette, 67, was finally […]

Sir Ben Ainslie robbed of Rolex at knifepoint

August 29, 2024 World Justice News 0

Sir Ben Ainslie has been robbed of his Rolex watch at knifepoint in Barcelona, ahead of qualification races for the America’s Cup, Spanish media have reported. The most successful Olympic sailor of all time was […]

Violent armed gang members jailed for more than 100 years after attacking security guards refilling cash machines

November 14, 2022 World Justice News 0

Members of a gang of armed robbers have been jailed for more than 100 years after a wave of violent attacks on security guards refilling cash machines. They used guns, knives, hammers and crowbars to […]

NFL’s Deandre Baker and Quinton Dunbar charged with armed robbery

May 15, 2020 World Justice News 0

Florida police are searching for two NFL players after they allegedly robbed people at a house party. Deandre Baker of the New York Giants and Quinton Dunbar of the Seattle Seahawks are said to have […]

Stéphane Pauwels arrest: Football presenter charged over armed robbery

August 30, 2018 World Justice News 0

One of Belgium’s top football TV presenters has been charged with being an accomplice to an armed robbery, prosecutors have said. Stéphane Pauwels, who has hosted shows for Belgian and French TV, was arrested as […]

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 […]