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Judge convicted of murdering disabled wife to remain behind bars during review of verdict

December 22, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

MONTREAL — A retired Quebec judge who says he was wrongfully convicted of murdering his disabled wife has failed in an attempt to be freed from prison while the verdict is reviewed. Lawyers for Jacques […]

Millionaire Guilty Of Murdering Escort

December 21, 2016 World Justice News 0

A millionaire has been found guilty of murdering his £10,000-a-month personal escort after hearing she planned to leave him. Peter Morgan, 54, of Llanellen, Monmouthshire, strangled Georgina Symonds, 25, in January. He admitted killing her […]

Woman found guilty of murdering half-sister after disguising herself as a man

December 19, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

A woman who disguised herself with a goatee beard, a wig, heavy framed glasses and a hi-vis jacket before killing her half-sister with a chicken-shaped ceramic pot was today found guilty of murder. Yvonne Caylor, […]

Ex Soldiers To Be Prosecuted For Murder Of IRA Man

December 16, 2016 World Justice News 0

Two former soldiers are to be prosecuted for murder in relation to the fatal shooting of an Official IRA man in Belfast in 1972. The defendants, known as Soldier A and Soldier C, are the […]

Mother Diana Lank cleared of plot to find murder witness

December 13, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Diana Lank, a 61-year-old mother who got classified information from a police computer in an attempt to assist her jailed son has been cleared of misconduct charges. Diana Lank wanted to find the identity of […]

Murdered doctor had ‘reasonable grounds’ to fear husband would harm her, court records show

December 10, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

WINDSOR – Just two years into Elana Fric-Shamji’s marriage, the popular Toronto doctor’s husband — now accused of her murder — was charged with threatening and assaulting her, court records show. The documents obtained by […]

Judge: PA man can’t use Castle Doctrine defense for killing home intruder

December 9, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

A Washington County man has been ordered held without bail after he was arraigned on charges stemming from the fatal shooting of an unarmed intruder last month. Fifty-three-year-old David Murray was charged Thursday with 77 […]

Trial Begins In New Orleans Road Rage Killing Of Former NFL Player Will Smith

December 5, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

The trial of Cardell Hayes, the man accused of murdering former professional football player Will Smith in a road rage incident, is scheduled to start on Monday, ABC News reports. Hayes faces a second-degree murder […]

Accused Church Shooter Dylann Roof Asks for Lawyers Back

December 5, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

CHARLESTON, S.C., Dylann Roof has changed his mind about representing himself in his trial. Roof is charged with shooting and killing nine parishioners at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church and previously asked the judge to allow […]

Husband of Toronto doctor Elana Shamji appears in court charged with her murder

December 4, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Last weekend, after busy day at the Ontario Medical Association council meeting, physician Elana Fric-Shamji settled in for a meal with some of her colleagues. Dinner attendees described the 40-year-old doctor and mother of three […]

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Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

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Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

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Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]