Torturing

Colorado Jury Convicts Gambian Man for Torturing Five Following Failed Coup

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Denver, Colo. — In a historic verdict, Michael Sang Correa, a 46-year-old Gambian national residing in Colorado, was convicted Tuesday for torture activities dating back to 2006, targeting individuals suspected of opposing The Gambia’s then-president. This landmark case marks the first time a non-U.S. citizen has been convicted for torture in a federal district court. At the center of the charges were allegations that Correa, as part of The Gambia’s notorious “Junglers” military unit, committed severe human rights abuses. These abuses occurred in the wake of a failed coup aimed at overthrowing then-President Yahya Jammeh … Read more

Kanpur Outrage: Lawyer and Brother Arrested for Torturing Teen Over Alleged Friendship with Daughter

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Kanpur, India — A troubling incident unfolded in the Bithoor area of Kanpur when a local lawyer and his brother were arrested for allegedly kidnapping and torturing a teenage boy whom they discovered in the company of the lawyer’s daughter. The event, which occurred late Friday night, escalated when lawyers in the area rallied at the police commissioner’s office, clashing over the arrests. Police reports indicate that the boy, 17, was with the lawyer’s 14-year-old daughter, having met after their coaching class in a nearby local market. The girl’s father, upon spotting them together, verbally … Read more

Delaware Woman Receives Historic 106-Year Prison Sentence for Torturing Stepsons

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DOVER, Delaware – A woman in Delaware has been sentenced to 106 years in prison for the extensive and persistent abuse she inflicted on her two stepsons, with the complicity of their father. Mary Vinson, 46, pleaded guilty to numerous felony charges, including kidnapping, child abuse, strangulation, and reckless endangering. The judge, Jeffrey Clarke, deemed the abuse as the most extensive and persistent evil he has ever witnessed. Last week, Vinson expressed remorse before her sentencing, claiming that she never intended to harm the boys and that she loved them as if they were her … Read more