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After 35 years and 4 murder trials, man found guilty of murdering Hamilton nursing assistant

December 2, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

After 35 years and a precedent-setting four first-degree murder trials, Robert Badgerow has been found guilty in the 1981 killing in Hamilton of nursing assistant Diane Werendowicz. The jury delivered its verdict in a Kitchener, […]

Nie Shubin: China clears man 21 years after execution

December 2, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

A Chinese man has had his conviction for rape and murder overturned, 21 years after he was executed. Nie Shubin was killed by firing squad in 1995 at the age of 20 after being found […]

Michael Slager expected to take witness stand in murder trial

November 29, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

The former North Charleston police officer charged in a man’s shooting death is expected to take the witness stand. According to his attorney, Michael Slager likely will be the first witness to take the stand […]

Millionaire on trial accused of murdering lover

November 28, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

By: Andy Rutherford A MULTI-millionaire Gwent businessman strangled his lover after eavesdropping on a telephone call in which she told a friend she was planning to leave him, it was alleged in court. Newport […]

Dylann Roof motion to represent himself in trial granted

November 28, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Dylann Roof took the stand Monday morning asking to dismiss counsel and represent himself in his trial. Roof said he has the capacity to represent himself. Roof was declared competent to stand trial last week. The […]

Update: Far Right Fanatic Thomas Mair Guilty of Murdering MP Jo Cox – Given Life Sentence

November 23, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Update: Thomas Mair has been given a whole-life sentence after being convicted of murdering Labour MP Jo Cox. Thomas Mair was told he would never be released after killing the mother of two as she arrived at Birstall library in West Yorkshire […]

German husband who killed his Filipino wife has been jailed for life

November 18, 2016 zoshinuk 0

BAVARIA – German Horst Koenig, 53, bludgeoned his Filipino wife Grace, 37, with a hammer when she was fast asleep in bed. He then sliced her body with a reciprocating saw and hid her body parts […]

Murder Victim’s Family Tries To Attack Suspect In Court

November 18, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

A brawl almost broke out in a Brooklyn courtroom Thursday as a suspect in the gruesome 2004 murder of a 17-year-old girl was led into the hearing — and the victim’s enraged kin tried to […]

Brave Jo Cox Tried To Protect Staff From Far Right Extremist, Court Hears

November 17, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

BY DAN KAY Brave MP Jo Cox tried to protect her staff from a far right extremist by shouting out “get away you two – let him hurt me” as he repeatedly shot and stabbed […]

Barefoot Murder Suspect Escapes Missouri Jail

November 15, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

By Nicole Hensley A self-proclaimed “outlaw” accused of slaying one man and wounding another is on the run after busting out of a southern Missouri jail barefoot late Monday, according to a local report. Alleged […]

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 […]