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M Abdul Samad THE legitimacy of a criminal justice system is not measured by how severely it punishes the guilty, but by how faithfully it upholds the law, even in the face of the most reprehensible allegations In recent times,…
A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a woman who was found dead at a block of flats in the Republic of Ireland. The victim has been named locally as Loredana Morosanu, who was in her…
Naima Ahmadi, 53, was arrested Thursday and charged with open murder in the death of her husband, Ekufe Ebrutu. A woman accused of fatally stabbing her husband told police the couple was attacked by two knife-wielding masked burglars. But police said…
A rape complainant was “extremely distressed” after the legal aid dispute prevented the trial from going ahead last week, a court has heard. The case was one of a number at the Central Criminal Court on Monday in which solicitors…
A trip to Red Rocks Amphitheatre to celebrate a 10th wedding anniversary ended with a North Carolina woman detained for 11 hours in Denver’s “drunk tank” — and a $670 bill for her stay. It’s been nearly a decade since Leigh Ann Midgett asked…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has recommended that police personnel be sensitised to avoid moral judgements and victim-shaming when survivors of gender-based violence approach police stations. In its advisory on women's safety at work and in public spaces, the…
The would-be Aryan Brotherhood hitman died in prison after failing to carry out the murder, according to authorities. SACRAMENTO — A woman accused of peddling dangerous drugs alongside a would-be Aryan Brotherhood hitman is to remain behind bars for now, after…
A woman has allegedly been threatened with a knife by a pair of intruders who entered her home demanding money before they fled the scene on foot. NSW Police are seeking information regarding an alleged break and enter. About 8pm on…
At the rape crisis center where I was trained in Chicago, we didn’t refer to the criminal justice system. We called it the criminal legal system: Because justice, while aspirational, is rarely achieved. As an emergency-room advocate, I was taught…
A 70-year-old Wildwood woman was arrested on a domestic battery charge following a kitchen altercation that began over a child’s behavior. Sharon Lucille Bowman was taken into custody Sunday after Sumter County sheriff’s deputies responded to her residence. Bowman initially…