A California father-of-three was sentenced on Thursday to 212 years in federal prison for intentionally driving his ex-wife and two autistic sons off of a wharf, and drowning the children to collect on accidental death insurance policies he had taken out on them. In imposing the maximum sentence on 45-year-old Ali Elmezayen, US District Judge … Read more
British teacher is jailed and sentenced to be caned for molesting three-year-old girl in Singapore Richard Christopher Monks, 29, admitted to molesting a three-year-old girl He was caught lifting up dress of the victim and touching her inappropriately The abuse came to light when the girl expressed reluctance to go to class He was sentenced … Read more
A Paris court on Monday found French former President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of corruption and influence peddling and sentenced him to one year in prison and a two-year suspended sentence. The 66-year-old politician, who was president from 2007 to 2012, was convicted for having tried to illegally obtain information from a senior magistrate in 2014 … Read more
Five Islamist extremists have been sentenced to death today over the brutal murder of a Bangladeshi-American blogger six years ago. Avijit Roy, 42, a prolific blogger and the author of 10 books including the best-selling “Biswasher Virus” (“Virus of Faith”), was hacked to death outside Bangladesh’s largest book fair by machete-wielding extremists in February 2015. … Read more
Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley is sentenced to 120 days in jail after pleading guilty to threatening a family with a gun when they mistakenly pulled up to his house – but he can serve his time AFTER the season Minnesota Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley has been sentenced to 120 days in jail after he pleaded … Read more
Timberwolves guard Michael Beasley is sentenced to 120 days in jail after pleading guilty to threatening a family with a gun when they mistakenly pulled up to his house – but he can serve his time AFTER the season Minnesota Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley has been sentenced to 120 days in jail after he pleaded … Read more
A British-Iranian academic has escaped from Iran on foot in a hazardous getaway through the mountains after he was sentenced to nine years in prison in the country. Kameel Ahmady, a dual national who has angered Iranian hard-liners with his work on sensitive issues like child marriage and FGM, was accused of working with foreign … Read more
Gurjeet Lall, 36, has been sent to a psychiatric hospital ‘without limit of time’ after stabbing Allan Isichei, 69, to death A ‘remorseless’ schizophrenic with a history of knife crime was detained indefinitely today for killing a former Wasps rugby player who complained about him spitting in the street. Gurjeet Lall, 36, repeatedly stabbed beloved grandfather-of-five … Read more
The Iranian ‘Zombie Angelina Jolie’ Instagram star has been jailed for a decade, her lawyer has said, a year after she was arrested over her social media activities. Sahar Tabar, 19, whose real name is Fatemeh Khishvand, from Tehran, shot to prominence after posting images of her eerily gaunt face. Her images – which made … Read more
Chinese man, 54, is sentenced to death for abducting and raping his neighbour’s four-year-old granddaughter Liu snatched the child and sexually assaulted her in a ditch in August in Harbin He was arrested by police after bringing the child back to her family the next day The young victim suffering severe infections is still fighting … Read more