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B.C. man not guilty of manslaughter in single-punch death

June 28, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Cory Van Gilder sobbed tears of relief when a Kelowna jury declared him not guilty of manslaughter Tuesday afternoon. Van Gilder, 26, was charged in the February 2016 death of 30-year-old Zachary Gaudette outside a […]

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 […]

Man who dressed as Pink Panther beats aggravated assault charge

November 29, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

BY TONY RICCIUTO, The Pink Panther has been found not guilty of aggravated assault for hitting Dracula in the head with a beer glass and nearly cutting off his ear. Bugs Bunny was cleared of […]

Australian man found not guilty of Tinder date death

October 20, 2016 Marie PipWjn 0

Gable Tostee had denied killing Warriena Wright after the pair made contact on the dating app and met at a pub. Miss Wright Trying to escape Tragic! An Australian man has been found not guilty […]

Ched Evans Found Not Guilty Of Rape

October 14, 2016 World Justice News 0

Footballer Ched Evans, a former Wales international who was capped 13 times, has been found not guilty of raping a 19-year-old woman in a hotel room. The Chesterfield striker was accused of attacking her at a Premier […]

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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 […]

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Rape trial puts Norway’s royal family in unwelcome glare of public

February 1, 2026 0

When Marius Borg Høiby stands up in room 250 at Oslo district court on Tuesday, at the start of Norway’s biggest trial in years, he will have no moral support from his closest relatives. His […]

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France moves to abolish concept of marital duty to have sex

February 1, 2026 0

France is to enshrine in law the end of so-called “conjugal rights” – the notion that marriage means a duty to have sex. A bill approved on Wednesday in the National Assembly adds a clause […]