Ex-prisoner Elias Morgan has been jailed for life with a 45-year minimum term for the revenge murder of former prison officer Lenny Scott. Morgan shot Scott six times outside a gym in Skelmersdale in February 2024, nearly four years after Scott seized an illicit phone that exposed Morgan’s relationship with a prison officer. A 10-week trial ended with Morgan’s conviction; a second man was acquitted.
India’s top court has ordered comedian Samay Raina and four other influencers to issue public, unconditional apologies for mocking people with disabilities, including those with Spinal Muscular Atrophy. The bench told them to suggest penalties they can pay toward treatment for rare diseases. The Attorney General was asked to help draft guidelines for offensive content on social media.
Tommy Robinson will leave prison ahead of schedule after a UK High Court judge slashed his sentence for contempt of court. The judge removed four months of his 18-month term following Robinson's pledge to comply with an injunction, though noted his lack of remorse. He could be released within days instead of July 2025.
