Trial

Prosecutors in Ontario have wrapped up closing arguments in the first-degree murder trial of two foster mothers accused of starving and abusing their foster children, leading to one boy's death. Brandy Cooney and Becky Hamber face charges including murder and failing to provide necessaries of life after 12-year-old L.L. was found dead in their Milton home in 2022. The judge will decide the case without a jury.

March 25, 2026 Iniulat ng AI

Paris criminal court sentenced Tariq Ramadan to 18 years in prison in absentia on Wednesday for raping three women. The 63-year-old Islamic scholar, absent throughout the three-week trial due to health reasons, was found guilty as per prosecutors' requests. The ruling includes eight years of judicial supervision and a lifetime ban from French territory after serving the sentence.

A 78-year-old Georgia man faces murder charges in the shooting death of his 68-year-old best friend of 30 years, allegedly over a $30 debt. The incident occurred outside a gas station in Jonesboro on October 30, 2023, and the trial is ongoing. Prosecutors argue it was intentional, while the defense claims it was an accident during a struggle over a gun.

February 25, 2026 Iniulat ng AI

In the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, the defence team for accused Bongani Ntanzi has demanded documentary evidence linking a cellphone number to his bank account. The request arose during cross-examination over alleged prison calls. The trial concerns the 2014 killing of the former Bafana Bafana goalkeeper.