3 d. ago TikTok murderer Mahek Bukhari who killed mum's lover and pal has sentence slashed

The sentences of Mahek Bukhari, who was convicted of murder, and Natasha Akhtar, Ameer Jamal and Sanaf Gulamustafa, who were convicted of manslaughter, have been reduced following an appeal

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1 week ago Tinder rapist who faked his own death and fled to Spain set to appeal conviction

James Clacher, 57, who raped two women he met on Tinder then faked his death and fled to Spain to evade justice is set to appeal his convictions

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1 week ago First convictions linked to Post Office Capture software referred for appeal

The case of Patricia Owen was lined up to be referred to the Court of Appeal in July.

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1 week ago Scots Tinder rapist who faked his own death set to appeal convictions

James Clacher was jailed for eight years earlier this month.

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2 w. ago Parents locked up for deaths of children appeal convictions amid concern over expert's evidence

Leading British bone pathologist professor David Mangham is the subject of a General Medical Council inquiry after his conclusions in one case were dismissed by a judge.

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2 w. ago Man fined for burning Qur’an in London wins appeal against conviction

Man fined for burning Qur’an in London wins appeal against conviction  The Guardian

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2 w. ago Koran burning protester wins 'free speech' appeal to overturn public order conviction

In his ruling, Mr Justice Bennathan said freedom of speech in the UK includes the right to offend and shock

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2 w. ago Man found guilty after burning Koran wins appeal against conviction

He argued the act was freedom of speech

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2 w. ago Man who burned Koran in London wins appeal against conviction

The 51-year-old’s case was backed by free speech campaigners, who paid for his legal costs.

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2 w. ago French appeal court increases sentence of Gisèle Pelicot rapist

Husamettin Dogan loses appeal after jury at retrial finds him guilty of raping Pelicot while she was sedatedA man has been found guilty on appeal of raping Gisèle Pelicot after she was drugged unconscious by her husband – and has had his prison sentence increased to 10 years.Husamettin Dogan, 44, an unemployed builder, who had contested his first conviction last year, faced a retrial this week at Nîmes court of appeal. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Only man to appeal against his conviction for raping Gisele Pelicot sees his sentence INCREASED

Husamettin Dogan, 44, was the only one to have maintained an appeal after the first trial last year of 51 men, including Pelicot's husband Dominique Pelicot, in the case of mass sexual abuse.

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2 w. ago Man convicted over burning Koran outside London consulate was ‘using right to free speech’, appeal hears

Hamit Coskun is appealing against his conviction after he held the flaming religious text aloft outside the Turkish consulate in London

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2 w. ago Gisèle Pelicot tells appeal trial she never gave consent to man convicted of rape

Woman says at retrial of Husamettin Dogan that ‘no victim should feel shame’ as court shown video evidenceGisèle Pelicot, who survived almost a decade of rape by dozens of men after she was drugged by her ex-husband, has told a French court that she never gave consent for anyone to abuse her while she was in a comatose state and that no victim should ever feel shame.Addressing the appeal trial on Wednesday of an unemployed builder who has contested his conviction for raping her, she said: “For me, the harm has been done – I will need to rebuild from these ruins and I think I’m on the right road – but what I want to say to others is that I never regretted my decisions, from filing a legal complaint until today. I want to say to victims to never be ashamed of what was imposed on them, because they’re never responsible.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Man who burned Koran in street shouting 'f**k Islam' is appealing his conviction on grounds of 'free speech'

Hamit Coskun, a 50-year-old Turkish-born atheist, also shouted comments such as 'Islam is the religion of terrorism' as he staged his protest outside the Turkish consulate in Knightsbridge.

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2 w. ago Dominique Pelicot describes himself as ‘the devil’ while giving evidence in court

Gisèle Pelicot’s ex-husband is giving evidence in the appeal of a man challenging his rape conviction

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2 w. ago Gisele Pelicot rapist's appeal hears shocking details of three

Husamettin Dogan, the only man appealing his conviction for the sexual abuse of Pelicot, was 'fully aware' that she was asleep during the assault, an investigator told the court on Tuesday.

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2 w. ago Trump says he’d consider Ghislaine Maxwell pardon and mentions Diddy in same breath as Epstein pal: ‘Have to take a look’

Maxwell’s last-ditch appeal of her sex trafficking conviction was rejected by the Supreme Court on Monday

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3 w. ago Trump talks Diddy and Ghislaine Maxwell pardons as he bafflingly tells reporter, ‘I haven’t heard the name in so long’

Maxwell’s last-ditch appeal of her sex trafficking conviction was rejected by the Supreme Court on Monday

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3 w. ago Man convicted in Gisèle Pelicot case says he ‘never intended’ to rape her

Appeal trial begins for Husamettin Dogan, the only man out of 51 in French case to challenge convictionAn unemployed builder seeking to overturn his conviction for raping Gisèle Pelicot when she had been drugged unconscious by her husband has told a court he “never intended” to rape her.On the opening day of his appeal trial in the southern French city of Nîmes, Husamettin Dogan, 44, a married father, was asked by the lead judge if he denied the charge of rape. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Gisele Pelicot returns to court to face rapist appealing his conviction

The 72-year-old, whose story shocked France, was surrounded by police, her lawyers and her son Florian as she arrived at the courthouse. But her daughter, Caroline Darian, did not attend.

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