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The UK government's plan to ease prison overcrowding has sparked fierce debate after it emerged that two men who killed police officer Andrew Harper could be released early. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has paused the scheme and made changes, but the killers may still be eligible, fueling public outrage and a 900,000-signature petition.
Colin Gray, 55, was sentenced to 15 years in prison after being convicted of second-degree manslaughter for giving his son a rifle used in a shooting that killed four at Apalachee High School. The judge cited his failure as a parent and ignored warning signs, while families of victims had sought a stricter sentence.
The president of a Hokkaido boat tour company has been convicted of professional negligence over a 2022 sinking that killed 26 people. The court found he ignored weather warnings and sent the vessel into dangerous conditions. Families of victims welcomed the ruling as a call for stricter safety standards.
Seoul’s central district court sentenced former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison for sending military drones into North Korea, a move prosecutors described as a pretext for declaring martial law in late 2024. Yoon denies the charges and plans to appeal. The case has further strained already tense inter-Korean relations.
Kenneth Iwamasa, Matthew Perry's personal assistant, has been sentenced to 41 months in prison for his role in the actor's fatal ketamine overdose. This is the final sentence in the case, which saw five people prosecuted.
