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Woman died of heart attack after being repeatedly raped by stranger on park bench

October 5, 2024 World Justice News 0

A woman died from a heart attack after she was raped by a stranger while unconscious on a park bench, a court has been told. Warning: This article contains details readers may find distressing Natalie […]

Judge rules public can view video evidence in French mass rape trial

October 5, 2024 World Justice News 0

Warning: This story contains distressing details from the start. A French judge has reversed a ruling in the trial of a man who is accused of drugging his wife to sleep and recruiting dozens of […]

Serial rapist in South Africa gets 42 life sentences

October 5, 2024 World Justice News 0

Warning: This story contains distressing details from the start. A South African serial rapist – who assaulted children as young as nine years old – has received 42 life sentences. Nkosinathi Phakathi was convicted of […]

‘I am a rapist’, admits husband in French mass rape trial

September 17, 2024 World Justice News 0

Warning: This story contains distressing details from the start. Dominique Pelicot, the 71-year-old man accused of drugging his wife to sleep and recruiting dozens of men to abuse her for over 10 years, has admitted […]

Peter Nygard sentenced to 11 years for sexual assaults

September 10, 2024 World Justice News 0

Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been sentenced to 11 years for sexually assaulting four women in Toronto, Canada from the late 1980s to 2005. The 83-year-old was convicted last November by a jury after […]

Former Met Police officer charged with rape and sexual assault of woman he allegedly met while on duty

September 3, 2024 World Justice News 0

A former Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with sexual assault and rape of a woman he is alleged to have met while on duty. Mark Tyrrell, 55, is charged with 15 counts of sexual […]

Man accused of recruiting dozens of strangers to rape his wife

September 2, 2024 World Justice News 0

This story contains some distressing details. A man has gone on trial in France for repeatedly drugging and raping his wife as well as arranging for dozens of other men to rape her. The defendant, […]

Convicted paedophiles could soon be ordered to undergo surgical castration in Louisiana

June 4, 2024 World Justice News 0

Paedophiles found guilty of a sex crime against a child in Louisiana could soon be ordered to undergo surgical castration in addition to prison time. Politicians in the US state gave final approval to a […]

Rotherham child abuse gang leader sentenced for further rape of young girl

May 25, 2024 World Justice News 0

The ringleader of a gang that sexually exploited children in Rotherham has been sentenced again, after a new victim came forward. Mohammed Imran Ali Akhtar, 42, was charged as part of Operation Stovewood, a series […]

Defence lawyer fined over rape survivor questioning

May 17, 2024 World Justice News 0

A defence solicitor who “repeatedly crossed the line” while questioning a woman during a rape trial has been fined and ordered to pay her compensation. A Faculty of Advocates committee found Lorenzo Alonzi’s behaviour amounted to unsatisfactory […]

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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 […]