American woman released same day as Griner recounts horror of Russian captivity l GMA – Good Morning America
American woman released same day as Griner recounts horror of Russian captivity l GMA Good Morning America
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Canberra prisoner Kane Quinn sentenced for escaping custody when girlfriend rammed corrections car
A Canberra man sprung from custody last year when his girlfriend rammed a corrections car has expressed relief after he was given a 16-month jail sentence by the ACT Magistrates Court. Key points: Kane Quinn was being driven to a medical appointment in a sedan when his girlfriend, Lila Walto, crashed into it Magistrate Louise … Read more
‘A huge honour’: Brit POW tortured in Ukraine to join veterans at Remembrance Sunday…
12 November 2022, 07:26 Shaun Pinner will join veterans at the Remembrance Sunday service in Whitehall. Picture: Social media/Alamy A British prisoner of war held by pro-Russian forces in Ukraine will be among fellow veterans for the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph. Shaun Pinner, who served in the Ukrainian marines, was captured during the … Read more
Department of Justice apologises over leak of ‘sensitive’ WA prisoner details
The Department of Justice has apologised after it leaked private information about West Australian prisoners to the public. Key points: Department of Justice has leaked private information of prisoners Superintendents have personally apologised to those involved A review of department email procedures is under way The data bungle led to sensitive details about an Indigenous female … Read more
Billy Young, the last survivor of Sandakan camp, dies from COVID-19
Billy Young — known as the last survivor of the Sandakan camp — has died, aged 96, from COVID-19. Key points: Roughly 2,500 Commonwealth troops became Japanese prisoners of war in Borneo in World War II By the end of the war, Billy Young and five others were the only survivors who went to the Sandakan camp … Read more