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Teen arsonist escapes mental health facility in Northampton – ‘Do not approach him’

January 1, 2023 World Justice News 0

Police searching for a teenage arsonist who has escaped from a mental health facility have warned the public: “Do not approach him under any circumstance”. Johnny Brady, a 19-year-old who is serving a hospital order […]

Dad jailed for toddlers ‘agonising’ murder

October 30, 2018 World Justice News 0

A drug dealer who murdered his two-year-old son in a “savage and sustained attack” has been jailed for at least 24 years. Raphael Kennedy, 31, waited more than an hour to dial 999 after inflicting […]

David Brickwood murder: Hope new forensic tests will hold key

September 22, 2018 World Justice News 0

Forensic tests are to be carried out on new evidence that police hope could lead to the murderer of a scrap metal dealer. David Brickwood, 74, was stabbed and beaten in the attack at his […]

Couple jailed for 84 child abuse charges

May 8, 2017 World Justice News 0

A couple who subjected children to a decade of sex and drug abuse, including rape, have been jailed. Nicholas Taylor, convicted of 62 offences, and wife Joan, found guilty of 22, were “master manipulators”, police […]

Human Rights

Istanbul’s ex-mayor to stand trial on corruption charges

March 9, 2026 0

The former mayor of Istanbul is due to become the central defendant in a mass corruption trial that his opposition party and rights groups say is politically motivated. Ekrem Imamoglu, 55, faces more than 140 charges […]

Human Rights

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 […]

Human Rights

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 […]