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Paige Doherty Frenzied Knife Attack Killer Jailed For Life

October 12, 2016 World Justice News 0

John Leathem, 32, has been jailed for a minimum of 27 years for the “frenzied” knife murder of 15-year-old Paige Doherty. Leathem admitted killing the teenager at his deli in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, on 19 March. CCTV footage […]

Accused rapist offers to show small size of manhood in court

October 12, 2016 World Justice News 1

Jacques “Porkchop” Rouschop’s is on trial for rape and choking. Both complainants in the rape-and-choking trial have related horrifying accounts of being attacked and choked until they blacked out in the back seat of Rouschop’s pickup […]

Baby Kate accused Sean Phillips acquitted of first-degree murder

October 12, 2016 World Justice News 0

A judge has acquitted Sean Phillips of first-degree murder charges in the case of the disappearance of Katherine (“Baby Kate”) Phillips. Judge Peter Wadel issued a directed verdict on the first-degree murder charges midday Tuesday, Oct. […]

Mistrial declared in the case of two former Albuquerque police officers

October 12, 2016 World Justice News 0

A mistrial has been declared in the case of two former Albuquerque police officers charged with second-degree murder in the death of 38-year-old homeless man James Boyd in 2014. The jury panel was deadlocked with nine jurors […]

Psychotic Seattle campus killer confessed that shooting his first victim was ‘so fun’

October 10, 2016 WJN Staff 0

Aaron R. Ybarra, 27, of Mountlake Terrace, Washington, opened fire at Seattle Pacific University on June 5th, 2014 killing Paul Lee, 19, and injuring Sarah Williams, 19, and Thomas Fowler, 24. The psychotic Seattle campus […]

Trial will decide if Facebook are liable for publication of revenge porn

October 9, 2016 World Justice News 0

A forthcoming trial will decide if Facebook are liable for publication of revenge porn. The trial centres on the claim that Facebook is liable for the publication of a naked picture of a 14-year-old girl […]

Saskatoon police officer to get new trial after obstruction conviction

October 7, 2016 goattank 0

A Saskatoon police officer, Const. Steve Nelson, convicted of obstruction in 2012 after he threw away a witness statement, will be getting a new trial. During sentencing last year, Judge Hugh Harradence called the witness statement “a […]

Did Chandler Kania Act With Malice?

October 6, 2016 WJN Staff 0

Opening statements in the Chandler Kania trial began Wednesday with prosecutors claiming the argument that ensued between Kania and his best friend would be a big part of their case. It is alleged that Kania […]

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 […]