A Canadian court convicted three men of Indian origin of first degree murder of Arnold and Joanne De Jong, whose bodies were found in their Abbotsford home in May 2022. Prosecutors say the killings were financially motivated. The men, who worked for a cleaning company that serviced the victims home, allegedly planned a robbery that turned into murder.
A former FedEx driver, Tanner Horner, has been sentenced to death for killing 7-year-old Athena Strand in Texas. Courtroom footage showing his emotionless reaction to the verdict has gone viral. Jurors said the evidence, including audio from Horner’s delivery vehicle, showed he posed an ongoing danger. Athena was found two days after she went missing.
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IHH Healthcare’s subsidiary NTK is pressing a major claim against Daiichi Sankyo ahead of a Tokyo District Court verdict on September 10. NTK says Daiichi obstructed its acquisition of Fortis Healthcare shares and is demanding JPY 200 billion in damages, setting up a high-stakes legal outcome.
A Nagaon District and Sessions Court in Assam has sentenced 20 people to life imprisonment for the mob lynching of Nilotpal Das and Abhijit Nath. The verdict comes after an eight-year delay. While the court delivered life terms, the victims’ families are dissatisfied, saying they sought the death penalty, and are weighing further legal action, including approaching the High Court.
Imprisoned former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was convicted in a fresh corruption trial linked to the 1MDB scandal. The High Court found him guilty on three counts of abuse of power, following multibillion-dollar allegations of looting from the state investment fund. Najib, 72, is already serving a sentence from an earlier case, and the fallout contributed to his government’s defeat in 2018.
A Madurai court has sentenced nine policemen for custodial deaths, marking a sharp turn in India’s fight against custodial violence. The ruling underscores that law enforcement cannot hide behind procedural protections when human rights are violated. Legal accountability, once elusive in such cases, appears to be gaining traction.
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Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court acquitted former Law Minister Somnath Bharti and 16 others in the 2014 Khirki Extension raid case. The prosecution had alleged assault and harassment of women of African origin after a controversial late-night raid. With the court ruling in favour of the accused, the long-running matter has effectively ended after years of proceedings.
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