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Lucy Letby's defense attorney, Mark McDonald, announced plans to reopen her appeal based on new evidence questioning the reliability of key prosecution witness Dr. Dewi Evans. Letby, convicted of murdering seven infants, is currently serving 15 life sentences. The appeal process follows two previous rejections by the Court of Appeal.
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Meta has agreed to a A$50 million settlement with Australia's privacy regulator over the Cambridge Analytica scandal, potentially compensating hundreds of thousands of affected users. This settlement concludes a four-year legal battle and establishes a payment program for eligible Facebook users.
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On December 19, 2024, the Court of Appeal increased the minimum sentences for two 13-year-old boys, convicted of murdering 19-year-old Shawn Seesahai, from eight-and-a-half years to ten years. The boys, who were 12 at the time of the attack, are now considered the youngest knife murderers in the UK.