A 17-year-old girl died after a medical episode at Kendal Calling festival in Cumbria, UK, around 02:15 BST. Police are investigating the circumstances and seeking witnesses, particularly a group of women who alerted first responders.
A 17-year-old Delhi girl accused her friend of multiple rapes at a Gurgaon hotel, leading to a POCSO case after she became pregnant. An FIR is registered under BNS and POCSO Act, and police are investigating and conducting raids to arrest the accused.
The defence for former NSW Police officer David Robert Blackbourne, accused of raping a teenage girl in 1998, has challenged the complainant's memory, suggesting it was influenced by phone calls made years later. Blackbourne pleaded not guilty to sexual assault and misconduct charges.
Inter Milan defender Alessandro Bastoni is under investigation by the Milan Public Prosecutor’s Office for alleged child prostitution, stemming from an inquiry into an escort ring. He is accused of paying for sex with a 17-year-old in 2020 and has been summoned to appear before prosecutors.
Alessandro Bastoni, Inter and Italy defender, is under investigation for alleged underage prostitution involving a 17-year-old girl recruited by an events company in Milan, with prosecutors citing wiretaps and witness testimony.
An Australian man, Simon Peter Carman, 45, has been charged with the murder of Thunchanok Donhomla, 17, whose body was found in a suitcase in Pattaya, Thailand. Security footage shows Donhomla's friend visiting Carman's condo after reporting her missing.
An abuse survivor feels betrayed after his trial was aborted due to the Christian Brothers' financial issues. A poll shows Australians reject some One Nation policies. Australia's women's cricket team reached the T20 World Cup final.
Thai police are investigating Australian Simon Peter Carman, charged with the murder of 17-year-old Thunchanok Donhomla in Pattaya, for potential links to two unsolved cases in the region where women's bodies were also found in suitcases. Carman denies the charges.
A 17-year-old girl in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, alleges abduction and attempted forced religious conversion by a youth, Armaan, and his family, including physical torture and threats.
An Australian man, Simon Peter Carman, has been charged with murder after the body of 17-year-old Tunchanok Donhomla was found in a suitcase near a railway track in Pattaya, Thailand.
An Australian man, 46, was arrested at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport while attempting to flee Thailand. He is suspected of involvement in the murder of a 17-year-old Thai girl whose body was found in a suitcase in Pattaya.
Four men, including a father and a 'husband,' are on trial in Freetown, Sierra Leone, for the forcible marriage of a 17-year-old girl, marking the first prosecution since child marriage was banned two years ago. This landmark case follows a recent Ecowas Court ruling against Sierra Leone for failing to prevent child marriage.
Bageerath, son of Union minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar, received interim bail until June 25 from a Hyderabad court. Arrested in a POCSO Act case involving a 17-year-old girl, he sought bail to attend BBA exams. The case involves allegations of sexual harassment and counter-claims of extortion.
Kutch Police arrested an Imam from Ajmer's Khwaja Saheb Dargah for allegedly facilitating the illegal religious conversion and marriage of a 17-year-old girl from Rapar, Gujarat. The girl was allegedly abducted and assaulted by another accused before being taken to Ajmer for the conversion and Nikah.
A 17-year-old girl was stabbed in the neck in Brierfield, Lancashire, by a 30-year-old British-born man of Pakistani heritage. The incident follows a brutal knife attack in Belfast by a Sudanese asylum seeker that sparked anti-immigration riots.
A 7-year-old girl in Xiangyang, Hubei, saved her 5-year-old brother's life by noticing his "dog-like" cough at night. The sound alerted their mother, who rushed the child to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with acute laryngitis and treated promptly.
A 7-year-old girl from Hsinchu County, Taiwan, who faced early adversity, has been adopted by an American couple. After years of care from foster parents and county officials, she recently traveled to the US to start a new life.
Union minister's son, Bandi Bageerath, was booked in a POCSO case for allegedly harassing a 17-year-old girl. Simultaneously, he filed a complaint against the girl and her parents, accusing them of honey-trapping him and demanding Rs 5 crore to drop the allegations.
