Tag Archives: Victim

BBC “I’m a victim, I’m paying five years for something I don’t own,” says Sevak Maljian A man who unknowingly bought a stolen car for £13,000, after fraudsters allegedly used a sophisticated type of identity theft to “clone” it, is urging others to be vigilant. Sevak Maljian, 35, made what …

Police told BBC Sport they were called to the incident at 00:47 GMT on Saturday following reports of an assault. The alleged victim was taken to hospital with injuries, which police said were not believed to be life-changing or life-threatening. The player has been released on bail while police enquiries …

Catherine MorrisonBBC News NI BBC Tony Gribben, who was abused by Fr Malachy Finegan, says the Justice Minister should end or limit the use of character references in sex offence cases. A survivor of clerical abuse is calling for the Justice Minister to end or limit the use of character …

At least 23 people have been killed in a fire at a popular nightclub in the coastal region of Goa, India, local officials say. The majority of victims are believed to be staff at the club in Arpora, North Goa, but tourists are among the dead. Police believe a gas …

BBC The 15-year-old girl was raped in a basement storage area in York Place A man has admitted abducting a teenage girl and raping her in an Edinburgh city centre basement. Aaron Strachan, 20, followed the 15-year-old before pulling a knife on her and marching her through streets in the …

The “ringleader” of a trio of care home bosses who faked an elderly resident’s will in a bid to steal her £175,000 estate has been jailed for five and a half years. Three people were convicted of financially abusing 85-year-old Rita Barnsley, following an investigation believed to be one of …

Getty Images The devastating Tai Po fire has sparked an outpouring of grief and anger in Hong Kong When undergraduate Miles Kwan launched a petition demanding answers from Hong Kong authorities after one of the city’s deadliest fires last week, he was arrested for sedition. The ferocious blaze had ravaged …

Metropolitan Police MPs debated if CCTV could have prevented Vincent Chan’s crimes Calls have been made for the government to consider making CCTV in nurseries compulsory, in response to the case of paedophile nursery worker Vincent Chan. Chan, 45, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to 26 charges of sexually abusing young …

The assassination attempt on a former Russian spy was authorised by Vladimir Putin, who is “morally responsible” for the death of a woman poisoned by the nerve agent used in the attack, a public inquiry has found. The chairman, Lord Hughes, found there were “failings” in the management of Sergei …

Singapore’s opposition leader Pritam Singh has lost his appeal against a guilty verdict of lying to a parliamentary committee. In February, Singh was fined S$14,000 ($10,800; £8,100) for two charges related to his handling of Raeesah Khan, a former lawmaker from his party who confessed to lying to parliament. In …

A former Melbourne childcare worker facing more than 70 child abuse offences has been charged with another 83 alleged crimes including six counts of child rape. Joshua Dale Brown, 27, was arrested in May with police alleging he abused eight children – including a five-month-old – between April 2022 and …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Halle Berry called out California Gov. Gavin Newsom while delivering a speech about how women are viewed in Hollywood and across America. Berry took the stage at the Dealbook Summit Wednesday and spoke about how women are “devalued,” particularly after they reach …

The Scottish government has announced a national review of the evidence on the operation of grooming gangs in the country. It will be carried out by an independent expert, and the results will inform a future decision on whether or not there should be a judge-led public inquiry. Details of …

Julian O’Neill BBC News NI Crime and justice correspondent PA Police Ombudsman Marie Anderson in her report described the original investigation by the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) as “incomplete”. The Police Ombudsman has pinpointed failings in investigations into two IRA attacks 35 years ago. Marie Anderson’s office has issued a …

The parents of Friends star Matthew Perry have written to a judge who is set to sentence a doctor who prescribed the actor ketamine before his overdose death. His relatives, in two separate statements on Wednesday, said they struggle to understand why Dr Salvador Plasencia repeatedly supplied Perry with the …

Wycliffe Muia,Nairobiand Anita Nkonge,BBC Africa, Nairobi AFP via Getty Images British troops have been training in central Kenya for decades under a military agreement Kenya’s parliament has accused British soldiers of decades of sexual abuse, killings, human rights violations and environmental destruction while training in the country. The report detailed …

The government has announced the right to a jury trial will be limited to only those facing a likely sentence of more than three years. The plans include creating “swift courts” where cases under this threshold will be heard by a judge alone, to reduce the time taken for trials …

Robbie Meredith,Education and arts correspondentand Catherine Smyth,BBC News NI BBC The investigation was prompted by an “alleged incident of inappropriate behaviour by one of the senior leaders” in the church There has been “a culture of indifference towards safeguarding” at one of Northern Ireland’s biggest and best-known churches, according to …

Getty Images A former scoutmaster, who groomed and sexually abused a teenage boy more than 100 times, has been jailed for three years. Wilson Alexander Reid, of Ferris Bay Road in Islandmagee, previously pleaded guilty to a number of offences, which took place while he was a scout leader in …

TV presenter Holly Willoughby has been fined in court after she admitted driving without due care and attention when her car collided with a moped, injuring the rider. The star, 44, pleaded guilty by post to the charge at Lavender Hill Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday but did not attend the …