Crime & Justice
Testimony concludes in Lindsay Clancy's Massachusetts murder trial after 85 witnesses. Closing arguments begin Thursday as jury decides between first-degree murder, second-degree murder, manslaughter, or not guilty by reason of insanity.
Singapore lawyer and politician Lim Tean gets longer jail term for practising law without valid certificate
SINGAPORE: The High Court on Monday (Feb 23) enhanced the sentence handed down to lawyer and opposition politician Lim Tean for practising law over a two-month…
MediumFather charged with murder in 6-year-old's death from blunt force trauma
A High Point, North Carolina father is charged with first-degree murder after an autopsy revealed his 6-year-old son died from blunt force trauma. His girlfrie…
HighWoman recants false allegations of police involvement in 1999 Alabama teen murders
A woman recanted her claims that Alabama police covered up their involvement in two teens' 1999 murders, admitting under oath she had lied. The false allegatio…
HighTwo 19-year-olds charged with murder of child in Southland
Two 19-year-olds have been charged with murdering a young child in Otautau, Southland. The child died at Auckland's Starship Children's Hospital after being ho…
HighDuane Davis convicted in 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur
A jury found Duane 'Keffe D' Davis guilty of orchestrating rapper Tupac Shakur's 1996 Las Vegas killing, marking the first conviction in the decades-old case.…
HighTrump Commutes Sentence for Philadelphia Labor Leader 'Johnny Doc' Dougherty
President Trump commuted the prison sentence of former Philadelphia labor leader John Dougherty, convicted of bribery and embezzlement, citing his wife's criti…
HighBrother of jailed Ecuadorean drug lord killed by fake police
David Macías, brother of imprisoned drug lord 'El Fito', was killed by gunmen disguised as police in Ecuador. The killing reflects ongoing gang violence and in…
HighGreek police arrest man in death of British woman found in Athens suitcase
Greek police arrested a 26-year-old man in connection with the death of Scottish national Elisabeth-Jane Ross, whose body was discovered in a suitcase in an ab…
HighAlleged cartel boss Daniel Kinahan extradited to Ireland, charged after global manhunt
Daniel Kinahan, alleged Irish crime boss and former boxing promoter, has been extradited from UAE to Ireland and charged amid heavy security. His arrest ends y…
HighOrang Asli man freed after 9 years in remand as murder charge reduced
An Orang Asli man was released after spending nine years in remand while his murder trial remained at the prosecution stage. His lawyer's intervention led to a…
HighU.S. indicts Sinaloa governor, 9 Mexican officials on drug trafficking charges
The U.S. has charged Mexico's Sinaloa governor and nine other officials with drug trafficking and weapons offenses, alleging they aided the Sinaloa Cartel's dr…
HighNBA Star James Harden Arrested in Houston for Unlawful Weapon Carry
NBA superstar James Harden was arrested in Houston early Saturday for unlawful carrying of a weapon, a class A misdemeanor. He was released on a $100 bond with…
High9/11 Mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Set for Trial in June 2028
Alleged 9/11 architect Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will face trial in June 2028 after a federal appeals court rejected his plea deal. The trial, delayed over two de…
HighAward-winning author Craig Silvey pleads guilty to child exploitation charges
Australian author Craig Silvey pleaded guilty to possessing and distributing child exploitation material in Fremantle court. Two other charges were dropped; se…
HighPunjab Police arrests 76,000 proclaimed offenders in province-wide crackdown
Punjab Police arrested over 76,000 proclaimed offenders, 18,000 court absconders, and 9,482 habitual criminals in a province-wide crackdown targeting serious c…
HighHadley admits homophobic slurs in Jones trial testimony over $4m radio deal
Broadcaster Ray Hadley testified in court that he used homophobic slurs against colleague Alan Jones after 2GB withdrew a $4m contract offer. Jones, 85, faces…
HighEx-UPDF Officer Arrested in $58M Arms-Trafficking Case Linked to Mexican Cartel
Former Uganda People's Defence Forces officer Michael Katungi has been arrested and faces U.S. extradition for allegedly participating in a $58 million interna…
HighWoman sentenced to 20 years for killing unfaithful husband in El Paso
Luz Elena Martínez, 54, received a 20-year prison sentence for fatally shooting her unfaithful husband José Luis Ávalos Reyes in El Paso on December 27, 2023.…
HighKiwi fraudster acquitted of wife's death despite $7m insurance motive
Alex Lang, a Kiwi fraudster with multiple identities, was acquitted of murdering his wife Paula Leeson in Denmark despite holding $7m in undisclosed life insur…
HighICC Pre-Trial Hearing: Prosecution, Victims, and Defense Present Competing Cases on Duterte Drug War
The ICC confirmation of charges hearing examines whether former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war warrants trial, with prosecutors, victims' repr…
HighMaduro's US trial set for June 2027 as judge orders hearing
A New York judge scheduled the trial of ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife for June 1, 2027, on charges including narco-terrorism and drug…
HighClancy murder trial: Ex-husband's 911 call reveals discovery of three strangled children
The triple murder trial of Lindsay Clancy centers on conflicting narratives: prosecutors claim calculated premeditation in killing her three children, while th…
HighDuterte ICC trial begins Nov 30 as ex-Philippine leader faces crimes against humanity charges
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's ICC trial for crimes against humanity begins November 30, stemming from his deadly drug war that killed tens of t…
HighHong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to seeking foreign sanctions
Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleaded guilty to conspiring to seek foreign sanctions against Hong Kong and China, a national security charge carrying a ma…
HighICC prosecutor alleges Duterte, Dela Rosa orchestrated systematic killings campaign
ICC prosecutor filed charges alleging former Philippine President Duterte and ex-PNP chief Dela Rosa directed a state-sanctioned campaign of extrajudicial kill…
HighMexican authorities arrest suspect in killing of Quebec man Victor Masson
Mexican police arrested a suspect in the May 15 killing of 27-year-old Victor Masson from Quebec, who died following an altercation over an unpaid bar tab in P…
HighTate brothers face US extradition hearing over UK rape and trafficking charges
Andrew and Tristan Tate appeared in Miami federal court for extradition proceedings over 38 new UK charges including rape and sex trafficking, which they deny.…
HighMushroom killer Erin Patterson seeks to overturn murder conviction
Erin Patterson, convicted of murdering three relatives with death cap mushrooms, returns to court this week seeking to overturn her life sentence conviction.
HighJury set to deliver verdict in Métis hunters' deaths trial
A jury is expected to deliver a verdict in the trial of a father and son charged with second-degree murder in the shooting deaths of two Métis hunters on a rur…
HighZambian courts sealed off as opposition faces deadline to challenge election
Zambian courts have been sealed off as the deadline for filing a presidential election petition nears, preventing opposition candidate Brian Mundubile from cha…
HighManslaughter charge dropped in Isla Bell case; defendant faces perverting justice charge
Prosecutors have withdrawn manslaughter charges against Marat Ganiev in the death of 19-year-old Isla Bell, citing insufficient evidence. He will instead face…
HighBondi Beach shooting hero pleads not guilty to assault charge
Ahmed al Ahmed, hailed for tackling a gunman in December's Bondi Beach mass shooting, pleaded not guilty to assaulting his father in March. The case highlights…
HighThree arrested in 'Ativan Gang' drugging, robbery of Singaporean tourist
Manila police arrested two women and a taxi driver suspected of the 'Ativan Gang' for drugging and robbing a Singaporean tourist of P170,000 in Binondo. The or…
HighSturgeon Rejects Apology for Husband's £400k SNP Embezzlement
Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says she won't apologize for crimes committed by her estranged husband Peter Murrell, who pleaded guilty to embe…
HighNSW judge calls property damage case 'miscarriage of justice' after anti-Israel graffiti mislabeled antisemitic
A NSW Supreme Court judge ruled that police and courts wrongly labeled anti-Israel graffiti as antisemitic, resulting in harsher sentencing for a man imprisone…
HighClancy defense seeks juror scrutiny, phone records review in murder trial
Lindsay Clancy's defense attorney requests judicial examination of a holdout juror and review of his phone records during her murder trial proceedings.
HighWhite House shooting suspect pleads not guilty despite murder charge
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan veteran, pleaded not guilty to killing a National Guard agent and wounding another near the White House. He faces mu…
HighChatGPT Evidence Emerges in College Murders as OpenAI Faces Scrutiny
Multiple homicides allegedly planned using ChatGPT have prompted Florida authorities to investigate OpenAI's responsibility for not alerting law enforcement to…
HighMusk's OpenAI lawsuit seen as strategic move to bolster competing xAI venture
Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI is analyzed as strategic positioning for his competing xAI venture rather than a principled legal challenge. The case reveal…
MediumQuebec anti-corruption police arrest two in school board fraud scheme
Quebec's anti-corruption unit arrested two employees of Lester B. Pearson School Board for alleged fraud involving false documents and immigration deception be…
HighFather of teen slain on cruise skips murder trial, says trauma too painful to relive
The father of a 16-year-old girl allegedly killed by her stepbrother on a cruise will skip the June federal murder trial, saying he cannot emotionally relive d…
HighCalifornia couple charged with murder of son-in-law, NYT games engineer
A California couple has been charged with murder in connection with the death of their son-in-law at a Bay Area park. The case involves a New York Times games…
MediumJudge orders trial for US musician D4vd in death of 14-year-old girl
A Los Angeles judge ruled that musician D4vd (David Anthony Burke), 21, will stand trial for the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose remains w…
HighJuror in Clancy mistrial says panel 'let down' defendant after holdout's alleged misconduct
A mistrial was declared in the Lindsay Clancy case after a juror's conduct during deliberations raised concerns. Clancy's defense is now seeking to prevent a r…
HighBaton Rouge police arrest suspect in 2019 murder after 10-month investigation
Baton Rouge Police arrested 19-year-old Damon Cain in connection with the November 2019 shooting death of Steven Dixon II on Blueberry Street, nearly a year af…
HighProsecutors argue 'straightforward' case against Kirk murder suspect ahead of trial decision
Utah prosecutors filed briefs arguing overwhelming evidence—including alleged confessions, DNA, surveillance video, and eyewitness testimony—supports binding T…
HighBank robber sentenced to 12 years in landmark geofence warrant case
A Virginia man received a 12-year sentence for bank robbery in a case that challenged the constitutionality of geofence warrants using Google location data. Th…
HighSaudi asylum seeker sentenced to life for Magdeburg Christmas market attack killing six
A Saudi Arabian man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for driving a car through a Magdeburg Christmas market in December 2024, killing six people includi…
HighMan arrested in death of Tasia Fortune, Black woman found hanging from Mississippi tree
Mississippi police arrested Jarques Ratliff, 51, in the death of Tasia Fortune, a 29-year-old Black woman found hanging from a tree in Jackson last month. The…
HighAppeals court rejects Hunter Biden's bid to pause gun trial scheduled for June
A federal appeals court rejected Hunter Biden's bid to pause his June 3 gun trial while pursuing appeals. The trial will proceed with prosecutors presenting ev…
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