Articles by Paul Wright

French police 'beat refugee children, steal their shoes and soak sleeping bags in tear gas'

French police have been accused of "unprovoked and extreme" violence against refugees, including children, in the port of Calais.

Oct 30, 2017

Bitter internet troll framed brother-in-law as Isis terrorist and paedophile

Internet troll Shohidul Islam has been jailed after framing brother-in-law Mohammed Razaul Karim as a Islamic State supporter and paedophile.

Oct 27, 2017

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Man who tried to rip girlfriend's tongue out during horrific attack is jailed

Ryan Cameron has been jailed after attacking girlfriend Carleigh Hager at their home in Indianapolis and trying to rip out her tongue.

Oct 27, 2017

White South African farmers who forced black man into coffin jailed

White South African farmers Willem Oosthuizen and Theo Jackson have been jailed for 11 and 14 years respectively after a video showed them forcing a black man into a coffin.

Oct 27, 2017

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Shocking video of Florida deputy sheriff slamming patrol car into ex-wife's house

Former deputy sheriff Timothy Taylor crashed his patrol car into his ex-wife's Florida home in an apparent suicide bid.

Oct 27, 2017

Florida

Friendless classmates 'plotted to blow up school and drew up a hit list'

Georgia students Alfred Dupree and Victoria McCurley have been accused of plotting to blow up Etowah High School in Cherokee County.

Oct 26, 2017

Surrey bulldog breeder jailed after running prostitution ring to fund golfing life of luxury

Surrey dog breeder Hong Chin has been jailed for four years after running a prostitution ring using trafficked women.

Oct 26, 2017

Argentinian Josef Fritzl 'kept daughter as sex slave for 22 years and fathered eight children'

Argentina's Domingo Bulacio is accused of keeping his daughter as a sex slave for more than 20 years and fathering eight of her children.

Oct 26, 2017

Argentina

Hospital ditches Airbnb-style plan to book NHS patients into strangers' homes

Southend University Hospital Foundation Trust in Essex has ditched plans to send patients to recuperate in strangers' homes as part of an Airbnb-style scheme.

Oct 26, 2017

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Drunk stabbed man more than 30 times in vodka-fuelled row over 'stolen' bank card

Slawomir Lipinski has been jailed for nine years for attempted murder after stabbing Martin Komosinski more than 30 times at his flat in Duke Street, Edinburgh.

Oct 26, 2017

Drunk pathologist found behind the wheel of his car with vodka and human organs

Elmo Griggs was seen driving erratically near to Indianapolis when he was pulled over. He provides services to a number of coroner's offices.

Oct 17, 2017

Mystery of the moving bag: How thief hid himself in suitcase to steal from airline passengers

Two Romanian men have been jailed after one would hide himself in a bag to steal from airline passengers travelling between Paris and Beauvais airport.

Oct 17, 2017

Nebraska man arrested after 'helping girlfriend kill herself in belief she had cancer'

Authorities say Matthew Stubbendieck helped Alicia Wilemon-Sullivan kill herself in Weeping Water, Nebraska, in the possibly mistaken belief she had cancer.

Oct 17, 2017

Catholic teacher forced children to draw pictures for convicted paedophile behind bars

A primary school teacher has been sacked from a Catholic school in New South Wales, Australia, after forcing her students to draw pictures for a convicted paedophile.

Oct 17, 2017

Texas Justice Department employee 'stole $1.25m worth of fajitas'

Gilberto Escaramilla, a former South Texas juvenile justice department employee, is accused of stealing $1.25m of fajitas over nine years.

Oct 16, 2017

Christian science teacher told vulnerable pupils gay people 'have a disease and are sick in the head'

Joshua Onduso, 50, has been banned from teaching after telling his class that gay people "have a disease" and are "sick in the head".

Oct 14, 2017

Stunning 5,000-year-old toy chariot found in tomb at ancient Turkish city where Moses may have lived

Archaeologists have discovered a 5,000-year-old toy chariot and rattle while digging at the site of Sogmatar city in Turkey

Oct 14, 2017

Turkey

Brutal video shows Carolina Panthers fan sucker punch older man over standing up during NFL game

Carolina Panthers fan Kyle Adam Maraghy, 26, has been charged with assault after footage showed him repeatedly punching another NFL fan in the face.

Oct 14, 2017

Vatican says Pope Francis 'praying' for Italian priest kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria's Benin City

Italian priest Maurizio Pallu has been kidnapped by gunmen during a robbery in Nigeria's southern Benin City.

Oct 14, 2017

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Ancient Egypt: Archaeologists discover pyramidion clue at Queen Ankhnespepy II's long-lost chamber

Archaeologists may have discovered the first evidence of a long-lost satellite pyramid for Ancient Egypt's Queen Ankhnespepy II during excavation works south of Cairo.

Oct 14, 2017

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