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Canadian nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer jailed for life for murders of elderly patients

June 26, 2017 WHUsBubbles 0

A Canadian nurse who used insulin to kill eight elderly patients in Ontario care homes has been sentenced to life in prison, local media report. Elizabeth Wettlaufer, 49, pleaded guilty earlier this month to killing […]

India state approves life term for killing cows

March 31, 2017 World Justice News 0

The western Indian state of Gujarat has passed a law making the slaughter of cows punishable with life imprisonment. Under an amendment to the state’s Animal Preservation Act, those found guilty of transporting beef will […]

Life sentence for stepmom in death and ‘unbearable suffering’ of Kansas boy fed to pigs

November 14, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

The living hell of Adrian Jones’ last year on earth ended with his emaciated and battered 7-year-old body consumed by pigs. On Monday, one of the adults who inflicted such horrific abuse on the Kansas […]

Life in Prison for Aryan Brotherhood Member

November 4, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Frank George Owens of D’Iberville, a member in the Aryan Brotherhood of Mississippi, was sentenced to life in prison on charges including racketeering and murder following a 2010 killing. He was also sentenced to serve an additional 10 years for […]

Human Rights

US plans to start checking all tourists’ social media

December 10, 2025 0

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 […]

Australia

Children locked out of social media apps after Australia’s world-first ban

December 10, 2025 0

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 […]

Human Rights

Sudan militia chief sentenced to 20 years for war crimes during Darfur conflict

December 10, 2025 0

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced a Sudanese militia leader to 20 years in prison for atrocities committed during a civil war more than two decades ago. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman had been convicted […]