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Woman, 60, arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after three people found dead at care home

October 24, 2024 World Justice News 0

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after three people were found dead at a care home in Swanage. Dorset Police said it had arrested the 60-year-old woman on Wednesday “to enable us […]

Disgraced singer Gary Glitter refused jail release

February 7, 2024 World Justice News 0

Convicted sex offender Gary Glitter will remain behind bars after losing a Parole Board bid. Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was jailed for 16 years in 2015 for sexually abusing three schoolgirls between […]

Man accused of raping 15-year-old girl in sea on summer day at Bournemouth beach

May 26, 2023 World Justice News 0

A 19-year-old man has been charged by police with the alleged rape of a schoolgirl in the sea on a busy summer day at a popular beach resort. Dorset Police received a report that a […]

Gary Glitter: Paedophile former pop star recalled to prison

March 14, 2023 World Justice News 0

Disgraced former pop star Gary Glitter has been recalled to prison after breaching his licence conditions, the Probation Service has said. The singer, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was freed in February after serving […]

Gary Glitter freed from prison after serving half of sentence for abusing girls

February 3, 2023 World Justice News 0

Disgraced pop star Gary Glitter has been released from prison, according to the Press Association. The 79-year-old has been freed after serving half of his 16-year sentence for sexually abusing three schoolgirls, the PA news […]

Serving Dorset Police officer charged with rape and other sexual offences

January 30, 2023 World Justice News 0

A serving officer with Dorset Police has been charged with eight sexual offences, including two charges of rape. Constable Ravi Canhye, 46, will appear at Poole Magistrates’ Court on Friday following the charges. The rape […]

Smitten prison officer helped inmate lover escape

August 10, 2021 World Justice News 0

A former prison officer has been jailed for forming a relationship with an inmate and helping him escape. Erica Whittingham, 33, became “smitten” with violent robber Michael Seddon after her marriage broke down. Derby Crown […]

Claire Parry death: PC Timothy Brehmer cleared of murder

October 27, 2020 World Justice News 0

A police officer who strangled his long-term lover after she exposed their affair to his wife has been cleared of murder. Timothy Brehmer, a constable with Dorset Police, killed nurse Claire Parry, 41, in a […]

Bournemouth police officer ‘accidentally shot driver in car stop’

December 20, 2019 World Justice News 0

An armed police officer accidentally shot a driver in the arm while trying stop his car, a police watchdog report has concluded. Officers stopped the Mercedes car in Castle Lane West, Bournemouth, on 7 August […]

Emiliano Sala: Manslaughter arrest over footballer’s death

June 19, 2019 World Justice News 0

A man has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter in relation to the death of Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala who died in a plane crash. The striker, who had signed with Cardiff City, was killed […]

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Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

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Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

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Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]