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New Brunswick Python Deaths Trial: Background Information

November 7, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

On charges of criminal negligence causing death, Jean-Claude Savoie’s trial goes into week 2. Some background on the case: The victims, Connor Barthe, 6, and Noah Barthe 4, were killed by a python on Aug. 5, […]

Juror Removed from New Brunswick Python Trial

November 5, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Campbellton, NB: A female juror was dismissed from the criminal negligence trial of Jean-Claude Savoie in the deaths of two young New Brunswick brothers killed by a python. No reasons were given for the dismissal, leaving eleven […]

Final Crown Witness in New Brunswick Python Trial

November 4, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

The Crown may call its final witness today in the criminal negligence trial of Jean-Claude Savoie; two young boys were killed by Savoie’s African Rock Python during a sleepover in his home. Yesterday, the pathologist who autopsied the boys, […]

Update: Emotional Testimony in New Brunswick Python Trial

November 3, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

The trial of Jean-Claude Savoie, a former pet store owner charged with criminal negligence causing death, is underway. The court heard emotional testimony from the mother of of two young New Brunswick boys who were suffocated […]

Pet Store Owner on Trial after Python kills Two Boys

November 1, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

CAMPBELLTON, N.B.: Jean-Claude Savoie is facing trial for criminal negligence in the deaths of two sleeping boys killed by a 4.7-meter snake. Savoie owned the Reptile Ocean pet store below his Campbellton apartment. The […]

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 […]

Human Rights

Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years

March 21, 2026 0

A Tunisian court has sentenced human rights activist Saadia Mosbah to eight years in prison and fined her £26,000 ($35,000). Mosbah, who leads the anti-racism group Mnèmty, had been charged with money laundering and illicit […]