Sentenced Beating Death

Why cellphone chats can be death sentences in cartel stronghold

If a person is traveling in a car with others, one bad phone contact or chat can get the whole group kidnapped, or killed.

British man sentenced in "catfishing" case behind U.S. girl's death

Alexander McCartney Northern Ireland has been sentenced to prison in the "U.K.'s largest catfishing case" after being accused of preying on thousands of victims online.

After toddler's death, man sentenced to 45 years for trafficking fentanyl from Bronx day care

A New York man was sentenced to 45 years in prison for trafficking fentanyl out of a day care center where a toddler died and three others were poisoned after they were exposed to the drug, federal ...

Woman sentenced to life in deaths of 2 young kids found hanging in home’s basement

A Pennsylvania woman has been sentenced to two life terms without parole on murder convictions in the deaths of her two young children, who were found hanging in the basement of their home five ...

Employment rights bill will cost firms £5bn per year but benefits will justify costs, government says – UK politics live

Analysis from business and trade department says bill will significantly strengthen workers’ right. In the past the weirdest budget tradition was the convention that the chancellor is allowed to ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

29 Nigerian children may be sentenced to death for protesting against cost-of-living crisis

World - Yahoo News - November 1

29 Nigerian children may be sentenced to death for protesting against cost-of-living crisis

Twenty-nine minors in Nigeria could be facing the death penalty

World - ABC News - November 1

Ex-officers seek acquittal of obstruction charge in Tyre Nichols beating death

Attorneys for two former Memphis police officers convicted of obstruction in the beating death of Tyre Nichols filed motions for acquittal.

Miami-Dade jurors vote death for man guilty of fatally beating woman in Hialeah

Eight years after a woman’s body was found in a grassy area on a Hialeah motel, completely naked, and covered in blood, a Miami-Dade jury recommended her killer should also die.

Hammer attack murderer jailed for at least 37 years

A judge calls Jack Crawley, who murdered Paul Taylor, a "highly dangerous man".

Government to give magistrates more sentencing powers

Magistrates in England and Wales will be able to jail offenders for up to 12 months from November to stop cases clogging up crown courts.

Widow of Jan. 6 officer testifies at rioter's sentencing

Erin Smith's husband, Jeff Smith, died by suicide days after the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol.

Woman sentenced over social worker stabbing

Fiyori Kesete attacked the victim without warning, stabbing her in the arms and head.

Ex-Tory Gauke to lead review of prison sentences

Sir Keir Starmer is to appoint former Tory justice secretary to lead a review of prison sentencing.

Killer's 'unduly lenient' jail sentence increased

John Paul Whitla was previously handed a minimum 15-year prison sentence for killing Nathan Gibson.

Man who murdered toddler sentenced to 20 years

Ali Jayden Doyle died from head injuries sustained in a house in Park Avenue in Dungannon in August 2021.

Prosecutor in Menendez Brothers Case to Ask Court for Resentencing

The request from George Gascón, the Los Angeles County district attorney, could lead to Lyle and Erik Menendez being released from prison, decades after they were convicted of murdering their parents.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 24

Man Sentenced for Threatening Fani Willis With Racist Calls

Ms. Willis spoke of the fear she felt after a man made “vile” calls targeting her and another Black official in Georgia. The man was sentenced to almost two years in prison.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 29

Call from Holly Newton's family to review domestic abuse law to be considered

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper tells the BBC it is an "extremely important issue" after 15-year-old Holly Newton's murder by her ex-boyfriend.

Pair sentenced for drug supply after teenager died

Lucy Hill, 16, died in December 2022 after taking MDMA and collapsing at a nightclub.

Miss Rwanda given suspended sentence for drink-driving

World - Yahoo News - 2 days ago

Jailed teenager freed after appealing riot sentence

Dylan Willis, 18, had his 14 month sentence suspended for two years by Court of Appeal judges.

Medical worker sentenced in Ginsberg health data leak

A former health care worker who illegally leaked the health records of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison. Trent Russell, 34, worked as the ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 hours ago

Tougher sentences taking too long, say bereaved parents

The parents of a student killed by a drunk driver say 10 years is too long to wait for change.

A Saudi cartoonist has been sentenced to 23 years in prison, activists say

A Saudi cartoonist who once drew for a Qatari newspaper as a yearslong diplomatic crisis engulfed Doha has been sentenced to 23 years in prison

World - ABC News - October 15

Belarus adds 1 year to imprisoned opposition activist's sentence

A court in Belarus has sentenced an imprisoned opponent of hardline President Alexander Lukashenko to an additional year behind bars for disobeying prison officials

World - ABC News - October 15

Nevada politician Robert Telles sentenced to life for killing journalist Jeff German

Robert Telles, the Nevada politician convicted of murdering journalist Jeff German, has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 28 years.

Mexico’s Ex-Security Chief Sentenced to 38 Years for Cartel Bribery

The stiff penalty was the potentially final step in the stunning downfall of the former official, Genaro García Luna, who has gone from the heights of power to imprisonment.

World - The New York Times - October 16

Woman sentenced for killing pregnant woman, hoping to claim baby was hers

A Missouri woman has been sentenced to two life terms in prison for killing a pregnant Arkansas woman and trying to pass off the dead woman's fetus as her own stillborn baby.

Dennis Eckersley's daughter gets suspended sentence in baby abandonment case

A mother convicted of abandoning her newborn son in the New Hampshire woods in subfreezing temperatures on Christmas night in 2022 has been handed a suspended sentence

Sports - ABC News - October 17

Teen given life sentence over school hammer attack

Two pupils and a housemaster at Blundell's School in Tiverton suffered serious injuries.

N.Y. Judge Reverses Quintuple Life Sentence and Frees Walter Johnson

Judge Frederic Block said his ideas about punishment had evolved since he sentenced Walter Johnson to five life terms in 1997. At age 90, he decided to take action.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 18

South Carolina man sentenced to life in prison for murder of Black transgender woman

A South Carolina man was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for the murder of a Black transgender woman. In February, a jury convicted Daqua Lameek Ritter for the 2019 killing of Dime Doe on all ...

Politics - The Hill - October 18

House arrest considered as alternative to jail in bid to ease prisons crisis

Major review of sentencing announced as 1,100 inmates are freed in latest phase of early release scheme

World - Financial Times - October 22

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Why cellphone chats can be death sentences in cartel stronghold

British man sentenced in "catfishing" case behind U.S. girl's death

After toddler's death, man sentenced to 45 years for trafficking fentanyl from Bronx day care

Woman sentenced to life in deaths of 2 young kids found hanging in home’s basement

Employment rights bill will cost firms £5bn per year but benefits will justify costs, government says – UK politics live

29 Nigerian children may be sentenced to death for protesting against cost-of-living crisis

29 Nigerian children may be sentenced to death for protesting against cost-of-living crisis

Ex-officers seek acquittal of obstruction charge in Tyre Nichols beating death

Miami-Dade jurors vote death for man guilty of fatally beating woman in Hialeah

Hammer attack murderer jailed for at least 37 years

Government to give magistrates more sentencing powers

Widow of Jan. 6 officer testifies at rioter's sentencing

Woman sentenced over social worker stabbing

Ex-Tory Gauke to lead review of prison sentences

Killer's 'unduly lenient' jail sentence increased

Man who murdered toddler sentenced to 20 years

Prosecutor in Menendez Brothers Case to Ask Court for Resentencing

Man Sentenced for Threatening Fani Willis With Racist Calls

Call from Holly Newton's family to review domestic abuse law to be considered

Pair sentenced for drug supply after teenager died

Miss Rwanda given suspended sentence for drink-driving

Jailed teenager freed after appealing riot sentence

Medical worker sentenced in Ginsberg health data leak

Tougher sentences taking too long, say bereaved parents

A Saudi cartoonist has been sentenced to 23 years in prison, activists say

Belarus adds 1 year to imprisoned opposition activist's sentence

Nevada politician Robert Telles sentenced to life for killing journalist Jeff German

Mexico’s Ex-Security Chief Sentenced to 38 Years for Cartel Bribery

Woman sentenced for killing pregnant woman, hoping to claim baby was hers

Dennis Eckersley's daughter gets suspended sentence in baby abandonment case

Teen given life sentence over school hammer attack

N.Y. Judge Reverses Quintuple Life Sentence and Frees Walter Johnson

South Carolina man sentenced to life in prison for murder of Black transgender woman

House arrest considered as alternative to jail in bid to ease prisons crisis

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