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Oklahoma doctor charged with five counts of second-degree murder

June 27, 2017 zoshinuk 0

OKLAHOMA CITY – An Oklahoma doctor is facing five counts of second-degree murder in connection to the deaths of several patients. On Friday, Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter charged Dr. Regan Nichols with five counts […]

Sentencing hearing starts Monday for ex-nurse who killed 8 seniors

June 26, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

A former Ontario nurse who murdered eight seniors in her care is expected to appear at a sentencing hearing in Woodstock, Ont., on Monday. Elizabeth Wettlaufer pleaded guilty to eight counts of first-degree murder, four […]

Ellen Higginbottom murder: Preston man charged

June 20, 2017 World Justice News 0

A man has been charged with the murder of an 18-year-old student whose body was found at a beauty spot. Ellen Higginbottom was found with multiple stab wounds at Orrell Water Park, Wigan early on […]

‘Houdini of death row’ who escaped seven execution dates finally killed for murdering lover’s husband

May 26, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Tom Powell UPDATE A man known as the “Houdini” of death row for avoiding seven execution dates through legal challenges has finally been put to death for a 1982 murder. Tommy Arthur, 75, was […]

Alabama inmate fights to halt execution, ‘won’t give up’

May 24, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Tommy Arthur has had his execution postponed seven times since 2001, so many delays that victims’ rights advocates derisively call him the “Houdini” of death row. He says he is innocent and is fighting for […]

Man jailed for life after pouring paint down his girlfriend’s throat and burning her alive

May 12, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Georgia Diebelius A man has been jailed for life after he battered his girlfriend with an iron, poured paint down her throat and burnt her alive. Anthony Porter, 33, murdered Andraya Lyons, 38, after […]

Boston Murders Suspect Arraigned From Hospital Bed

May 9, 2017 World Justice News 0

Bampumim Teixeira, 30, of Chelsea, was arraigned in his hospital bed on two murder charges. He faced a judge in his hospital room at Tufts Medical Center on multiple charges, including the murder charges in the […]

Three charged with executive’s murder

May 6, 2017 World Justice News 0

A third man has been charged with the murder of Dorset businessman Guy Hedger, who was found shot at his home. Mr Hedger was attacked at his home in Ashley early on Sunday. The 61-year-old […]

Carson Morin trial: Accused murderer’s criminal past revealed in court

April 28, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

The Ottawa man on trial for murder in the fatal stabbing of 20 year-old Michael Wassill was once convicted of a brutal assault on another man with a baseball bat that put the victim in […]

Woman who stabbed boyfriend cleared of his murder. Jurors heard she feared he would kill her.

April 27, 2017 World Justice News 0

A woman accused of stabbing her boyfriend with a kitchen knife has been cleared of his murder after telling jurors she feared he would kill her. Elizabeth Hart-Browne, 27, broke down in tears as she […]

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 […]

Human Rights

US court limits mail-order access to abortion pill mifepristone

May 2, 2026 0

A US court has issued an order significantly restricting access to the abortion pill mifepristone by mail. Friday’s decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily reinstated a requirement that abortion pills be obtained […]

Human Rights

The British Renters’ Rights Act comes into force – what it means for tenants and landlords

May 1, 2026 0

Described as the biggest shake-up to renting in England for more than 30 years, new laws giving tenants more rights start on Friday 1 May 2026. The Renters’ Rights Act aims to give more stability […]