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The Guardian
news·
28 Jul, 06:00

US airman accused of ‘spree’ of rapes on sleeping women avoided UK courts

Suffolk police ceded investigation into James Loubeau to the US military, leading to court martial acquittal

中文導讀

Suffolk Police 近日將 James Loubeau 涉嫌性侵多名女性嘅案件移交予 US military 處理,最終導致 James Loubeau 喺 court martial 獲判無罪。呢單案引起公眾關注,質疑英國執法部門係咪應該將涉及駐英美軍嘅嚴重罪行交由美方處理,擔心呢種做法會令受害人難以喺英國司法制度下尋求公義,亦反映駐英美軍嘅法律管轄權問題值得社會深思。

US airman accused of ‘spree’ of rapes on sleeping women avoided UK courts
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Vocabulary 生字

Acquittal

Noun名詞

無罪釋放;宣告無罪

EN

The jury reached a verdict of acquittal after reviewing all the evidence.

陪審團喺審視所有證據後,作出咗無罪釋放嘅裁決。

Alleged

Adjective形容詞

聲稱的;涉嫌的(未經證實)

EN

The police are investigating the alleged theft that occurred at the shopping centre.

警方正調查發生喺購物中心嘅涉嫌盜竊案。

Jurisdiction

Noun名詞

司法權;管轄權

EN

The local court does not have the jurisdiction to hear cases involving international law.

地方法院並無審理涉及國際法案件嘅司法管轄權。

The Guardian
news·
28 Jul, 06:00

‘We’re not going to give up’: 40 years since Suzy Lamplugh vanished, police still hope to find her

Met officers issue a final appeal for information as they seek a breakthrough in hunt for missing London estate agent

中文導讀

Met 警方近日就 Suzy Lamplugh 失蹤案發出最後呼籲。呢宗 40 年前發生嘅案件,當時嘅失蹤者係一名 London 地產代理。雖然事隔多年,警方依然未放棄尋找真相,希望透過最後一次公開呼籲,鼓勵知情人士提供線索,尋求案件突破。呢類懸案喺英國社會備受關注,反映警方對追查失蹤人口嘅堅持,亦提醒公眾關注個人安全。

‘We’re not going to give up’: 40 years since Suzy Lamplugh vanished, police still hope to find her
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Vocabulary 生字

vanish

Verb動詞

消失、失蹤

EN

The cat vanished into the bushes as soon as it saw the dog.

隻貓一見到隻狗就即刻消失喺灌木叢入面。

breakthrough

Noun名詞

突破、重大進展

EN

Scientists have made a major breakthrough in finding a cure for the disease.

科學家喺尋找呢種疾病嘅治療方法上取得咗重大突破。

appeal

Noun名詞

呼籲、懇求

EN

The charity launched an urgent appeal for donations to help the homeless.

慈善機構發起咗緊急呼籲,希望大眾捐款幫助無家可歸者。