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A shocking three-day ordeal involving brutal assault, rape, and sexual assault has come to an end with the Cape Town High Court rejecting the appeal for a lesser sentence. The husband, who was sentenced to 15 years for attempted murder alongside a life sentence for rape and sexual assault, had
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Scotland's rape laws are at risk of breaching the European Convention of Human Rights due to a restrictive interpretation of evidence admissibility, warn legal experts from the Faculty of Advocates and the Law Society of Scotland. The warning comes in a joint submission to the Supreme Court in
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A 62-year-old Middlesbrough man, Edwin Youll, is accused of a string of sex attacks and violent offences over a 10-year period. The court has heard that Youll exercised his right to remain silent during police interviews and in court, refusing to give evidence. The prosecution must prove his guilt, and
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The Pune city police have filed a case against a 22-year-old data scientist for allegedly lodging a false rape complaint, which sparked a sensation across the state. According to the police, the woman had claimed that she was raped by an unknown "delivery agent" on the pretext of
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The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) has praised the quick response of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to the rape and sexual violence against a 20-year-old Amerindian woman at the Raghoo Bar in Soesdyke. The incident, which occurred on July 18, has led to the arrest of two individuals, including
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Police in Zimbabwe have made a significant breakthrough in fighting crime, cracking two dangerous crime syndicates that terrorised Harare and surrounding areas. The syndicates, linked to rape, armed robbery, and murder, were dismantled thanks to the efforts of detectives from the CID Homicide. The police operation resulted in the arrest
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Mikel Arteta, Arsenal's manager, has defended the club's handling of the Thomas Partey case, following the midfielder's arrest on charges of rape and sexual assault. Partey, 31, was charged on July 4 with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, with
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Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey, 32, has been charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, according to the Metropolitan Police. The alleged assaults are said to have taken place between 2021 and 2022, with Partey facing two counts of rape against one woman, three counts
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Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey, 32, has been charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault following a lengthy investigation by the Metropolitan Police. The charges relate to alleged incidents involving three different women that reportedly occurred between 2021 and 2022. Partey's identity was
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Thomas Partey, a former Arsenal player, has been charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, according to reports. The 32-year-old midfielder is due to appear in court on August 5, 2025, after a file of evidence was submitted by detectives. The incidents are alleged to
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A string of gruesome sexual assault cases in Odisha has left the community in a state of terror. The latest incident involves a woman who was allegedly gang-raped by two men while grazing her goats in Bhalukhai forest. This brings the total number of such cases in less than 20
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A 32-year-old former NBA player, Ben McLemore, was found guilty of raping a 21-year-old woman at a lake house party attended by his teammates from the Portland Trail Blazers. The jury in Clackamas County, Oregon, ruled McLemore guilty of rape, unlawful sexual penetration, and one count of sexual abuse. The
