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Peter Tobin: Serial killer dies after falling ill in prison, aged 76

October 8, 2022 World Justice News 0

Serial killer Peter Tobin has died aged 76, sources have told the BBC. Tobin was convicted of raping and murdering Polish student Angelika Kluk, 23, and hiding her body under the floor of a Glasgow […]

Archie Battersbee dies after life support withdrawn

August 6, 2022 World Justice News 0

Archie Battersbee, the 12-year-old who had been at the centre of a legal battle between his parents and doctors, has died. His mother, Hollie Dance, said: “Such a beautiful little boy, and he fought right […]

Brentwood: Eight murder arrests after two teenage boys die

October 24, 2021 World Justice News 0

Eight men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after two teenage boys died. Essex Police said officers found three people injured after receiving a number of calls to Regency Court, Brentwood, at about 01:30 […]

Sir David Amess: Conservative MP stabbed to death

October 15, 2021 World Justice News 0

Conservative MP Sir David Amess has died after being stabbed at his constituency surgery in Essex. Police said a 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder after the attack at a church in Leigh-on-Sea. […]

Stuart Lubbock: Murder arrest over death in Michael Barrymore pool

March 17, 2021 World Justice News 0

A 50-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the indecent assault and murder of Stuart Lubbock at the home of Michael Barrymore. Mr Lubbock, 31, was found dead in the TV presenter’s pool in […]

Essex lorry deaths: Two found guilty of killing 39 migrants

December 21, 2020 World Justice News 0

Two men have been found guilty of the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese migrants found dead in a lorry trailer in Essex. The migrants suffocated in the sealed container en route from Zeebrugge to Purfleet in […]

Essex lorry deaths: Driver Maurice Robinson admits manslaughter

April 9, 2020 World Justice News 0

Lorry driver Maurice Robinson has pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to 39 counts of manslaughter after the deaths of a group of Vietnamese migrants. The 31 males and eight females were discovered in a […]

Police have ‘new information’ in Barrymore pool death probe

February 9, 2020 World Justice News 0

Detectives investigating the death of a man whose body was found in entertainer Michael Barrymore’s pool say they have new information about the case after a renewed appeal last week. Stuart Lubbock, 31, was found […]

Lorry driver Mo Robinson admits plot after 39 migrant deaths

November 25, 2019 World Justice News 0

A lorry driver who is accused over the deaths of 39 migrants in Essex has admitted plotting to assist illegal immigration. Maurice Robinson pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to conspiring with others to assist […]

Grace Millane murder: Man guilty of killing backpacker in New Zealand

November 22, 2019 World Justice News 0

A man who strangled a British backpacker and hid her body inside a suitcase has been found guilty of murder. Grace Millane was found buried in bushland outside Auckland, New Zealand. A jury at the […]

Human Rights

Judge dismisses criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

May 23, 2026 0

A US judge has dismissed the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to a megaprison in El Salvador last year. Abrego Garcia, whose deportation became a major flashpoint in the debate […]

Australia

Australia court doubles payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case

May 17, 2026 0

A Sydney court has doubled the discrimination payout for an Australian trans woman who was kicked off a female-only app. It comes almost two years after Roxanne Tickle successfully sued Sall Grover, founder of the […]

Human Rights

War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

May 3, 2026 0

Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]