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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 […]

Australia

Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prison

October 26, 2026 0

A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia has lost his bid to overturn a ban on prisoners consuming Vegemite – the salty yeast-based spread that has become a national symbol. Andre McKechnie argued […]

Human Rights

Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa

October 16, 2026 0

A pastor and his wife have been arrested in South Africa after 200 people, some in chains, were found held at a suspected illegal rehabilitation centre in the north-eastern part of the country. The facility, […]

Human Rights

UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy

October 15, 2026 0

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country’s government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. From Thursday, […]