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Police Officer Found Not Guilty In Freddie Gray Trial

A Maryland police officer has been found not guilty on all charges relating to the death of Freddie Gray who died last year from injuries sustained while being transported under police custody in a van. Gray, a 25-year-old African American man, died a week after his arrest from injuries sustained while in police custody Edward Nero is the first of six officers charged to receive a verdict since Gray’s death sparked uprising in the city more than a year ago. Russia Today reports: The verdict was delivered on Monday morning by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams.

Jeremy Corbyn Prepares To Call For Tony Blair War Crimes Trial

British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is reportedly preparing to call for an investigation into Tony Blair for war crimes during the Iraq War in the wake of a long-awaited Chilcot report. The Chilcot inquiry into the Iraq war will publish a 2.6 million-word report on July 6, following seven years of analyzing evidence about how the British government acted before the 2003 invasion of Iraq and during the war. The Independent reports: During the Labour leadership election Mr Corbyn said he was convinced the Iraq War was illegal and that anyone who had committed a crime should be put on trial.

Shocking Video Shows Georgia Sheriffs Taser Handcuffed Man To Death

A shocking video has emerged online showing two Georgia sheriff’s deputies as they taser a handcuffed man to death. According to the victim’s family, the two officers Samuel Smith and Joshua Sepanski, have faced no punishment and are still working at their department. RT reports: The footage came from the body camera of one of the two Coweta County deputies who violently subdued Chase Sherman, a 32-year-old Florida man, as he was sitting in the back of a police car, leading to his death in November of 2015.

Knifeman Stabs Four Women In Hampton Supermarket Car Park

Four women were stabbed at a supermarket in a leafy neighborhood of London on Friday morning. One woman is fighting for her life after raising the alarm at 10.45am when a crazed knifeman targeted women at random at Sainsbury’s car park in Hampton, west London. The Mirror reports: Scotland Yard confirmed a man in his 60s was arrested at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder. Officers found three women with knife injuries in the car park and a fourth female victim at a nearby house – and is now fighting for her life in hospital.

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