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Moors Murderer Ian Brady who killed five children dies

May 15, 2017 Marie PipWjn 0
Moor Murderer Ian Brady has died at the age of 79 after batting lung cancer The killer murdered five children alongside Myra Hindley in the North West He tortured them and four of his victims […]
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New York bomb plot mastermind Omar Abdel Rahman dies in prison

February 18, 2017 World Justice News 0
The mastermind of numerous bomb plots in New York in the early 1990s has died in prison in the US, his family says. Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, a blind cleric who preached at mosques in […]
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One Killed And Five Arrested During Police Operation

January 3, 2017 World Justice News 0
A man has died in a police shooting during an operation near the M62. West Yorkshire Police said a police firearm was discharged at about 18:00 GMT on Monday in Huddersfield. A force spokesman said […]
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Mayor Shot Dead In Jail Cell

November 5, 2016 World Justice News 0
A mayor jailed on drug charges has been shot dead in his cell after a reported gun battle with police in the Philippines. Rolando Espinosa and fellow inmate Raul Yap apparently opened fire as officers looked […]
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Dead or Alive Singer Pete Burns is Dead

October 24, 2016 World Justice News 0
Dead or Alive singer Pete Burns has died aged 57 after suffering a cardiac arrest, his management has said. A statement on Twitter said it was with “greatest sadness” that it had to break the […]
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Officer Stripped of Gun and Badge After Shooting Mentally ill Pensioner

October 20, 2016 World Justice News 0
A US police officer has been stripped of his gun and badge after he shot a mentally ill black pensioner dead. Sgt Hugh Barry was among officers called to Deborah Danner’s New York apartment on […]
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1 Dead And 2 Critical In Prison Fight

October 19, 2016 World Justice News 0
A prisoner has died and two others were critically injured in a stabbing at HMP Pentonville, leading to claims the prison system is in a “dark place”. The man in his 20s died at the […]
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Prison Fight Leaves 25 Dead – Some Beheaded

October 17, 2016 World Justice News 0
A prison brawl in Brazil has left at least 25 people dead after inmates were beheaded and burnt in violent gang clashes. The bloody battle between opposing factions in the Boa Vista jail began when […]
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German Terror Suspect Found Strangled In Jail

October 13, 2016 World Justice News 0
The death in a prison cell of a Syrian refugee suspected of planning a bomb attack in Germany is a judicial scandal, his lawyer has said. Jaber al-Bakr, 22, strangled himself in a jail in […]

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Double murderer awarded £7,500 compensation over human rights breaches

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A double murderer has been awarded £7,500 compensation by the High Court over breaches of his human rights. Fuad Awale, who is serving a life sentence for shooting two teenagers in the head in 2011, […]
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US plans to start checking all tourists’ social media

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All tourists – including those from Britain – will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country’s border force. At the […]
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Children locked out of social media apps after Australia’s world-first ban

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Australia’s world-first social media ban for children has taken effect, with throngs of teenagers waking up to find their accounts have gone dark. Others tell BBC they have already snuck past barriers and will continue […]
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