Category: Charged

China Insider: Leading Hong Kong Dissidents Charged With Subversion

Forty-seven Hong Kong activists were charged on Feb. 28 with conspiracy to commit subversion, in the largest single clampdown on the city’s pro-democracy opposition under a Beijing-imposed “national security law.”


Former Nazi Guard, Age 100, Charged as Accessory to Murder

BERLIN—German prosecutors have charged a 100-year-old man with 3,518 counts of being an accessory to murder on allegations he served during World War II as a Nazi SS guard at a concentration camp on the outskirts of Berlin, authorities said Tuesday. The man is alleged to have worked at the Sachsenhausen camp between 1942 and…


Two Charged Over Woman in Boot in NSW

Two women have been charged after another woman was discovered with stab wounds in the boot of a car in the NSW Southern Highlands. The 24-year-old victim was found with wounds to her knee, thigh, and forearm after a tip-off from a concerned driver on February 3 who saw a hand waving from the rear…


Florida Man Faces Capitol Riot Charges After Posting Selfie from Senate Chamber

A Florida man is facing federal charges after a social media picture showed him inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot, according to a criminal complaint and Justice Department documents. Tony Mariotto, of Fort Pierce, was arrested on Jan. 22 and charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without…


Man Charged Over Adelaide Hills Bushfire

A man has been charged with starting a bushfire in the Adelaide Hills after speeding away from police patrolling the area. His arrest comes as firefighters battle a number of bushfires burning in the hills southeast of Adelaide. A patrol car spotted a vehicle speeding away from the fire on Piggott Range Road at Clarendon…


Teens Charged Over Melbourne Stabbing

Three teenagers will face court after being charged over the stabbing of a Melbourne boy at the weekend. The boys, aged between 14 and 16, were arrested on January 24 and will face a children’s court on Monday. They have been been charged with a number of offences, including intentionally causing serious injury. A 15-year-old…


Man Charged After Fake Vaccine Given to Elderly Woman in London Home

Police in London say they have charged a 33-year-old man over allegedly administering a fake COVID-19 vaccine to an elderly British woman. David Chambers, of London, is accused of allegedly tricking the 92-year-old woman into paying £160 for the fake vaccine. The City of London police said in a statement on Jan. 15 that Chambers…


Sydney Man Charged Over Fast-Food Outburst

A man has been charged after allegedly becoming aggressive at a McDonald’s in northwestern Sydney when staff asked him to sign in using a QR code. NSW Police will allege in court the man refused to use the COVID-safe check-in at the fast food outlet in Kellyville Ridge on the evening of January 9. He…


Man Charged Over Boxing Day Stabbing in Sydney

A man has been charged after a Boxing Day stabbing in Sydney’s southwest. Emergency services were called to a home in Canley Heights around 9.30pm on December 26, where they found a 37-year-old man with lacerations to his chest and arms. An ambulance took him to Liverpool Hospital in a serious but stable condition. Police…