Jixu Wang and Ye Wang, a married couple, have been remanded in custody after being charged with laundering millions of euro. The couple, aged 35 and 34, respectively, appeared before Judge John Campbell at the Dublin District Court. They were…
Dublin solicitor Cahir O’Higgins was sentenced to 32 months in prison, with 16 months suspended, for harassing fellow solicitor Stephen O’Mahony and breaking his nose during a February 2021 assault. The court found O’Higgins engaged in a campaign of intimidation,…
Cahir O’Higgins, a prominent Dublin criminal legal aid solicitor, has been convicted of stealing €400 from a client, Raul Sanz Quilis, during a court appearance in 2016. While representing Sanz Quilis, O’Higgins withdrew €600 from the client’s bank card, claiming…
The trial of a 39-year-old man accused of murdering a 25-year-old Sri Lankan domestic worker in Thessaloniki resumed after 11 days. The victim’s body was discovered in a swimming pool in February 2013, with the cause of death attributed to…
A 28-year-old inmate successfully escaped from the Saintes correctional facility in Charente-Maritime on Thursday morning. During an authorized activity to assist a prison employee with taking out the trash, he seized the opportunity to flee. The inmate was serving time…
Former Interior Minister Christophe Castaner has been cleared of discrimination charges related to the suspension of a police officer suspected of radicalization. The investigation, initiated by a complaint from officer Hervé C., a Muslim convert, was dismissed as there was…
A 35-year-old man from Dublin has been sentenced to three years in prison for assaulting his then-fiancée in front of her three children. The incident, which occurred in February 2019, involved choking and repeated physical abuse that left the woman…
Official figures from the Ministry of Justice highlight a troubling correlation between homelessness and reoffending among prison leavers in England and Wales. Data shows that 67% of individuals released without stable accommodation reoffended within a year, compared to 34% for…
In a significant development, Telegram has shared data on criminal activities with the Dutch Public Prosecution Service for the first time. This collaboration came after prolonged reluctance from the messaging platform. The information pertains to twenty criminal cases involving child…
In a harrowing murder trial at the Central Criminal Court, evidence surfaced that Brandon Gavin, 22, searched for ‘prison sentence for murder in Ireland’ just hours before he allegedly stabbed 19-year-old Marius Mamaliga to death in Swords on February 26,…
The Northern Territory in Australia has reignited a heated debate by lowering the age of criminal responsibility from 12 to 10 years, a decision that contradicts UN recommendations. This change is poised to increase the incarceration of Indigenous youth, who…
Dylan Willis, an 18-year-old man, has been granted immediate release after appealing a 14-month sentence for vandalizing a restaurant during summer riots in Middlesbrough. The Court of Appeal judges acknowledged Willis’ complex developmental issues, including ADHD and autism spectrum disorder,…
