All news by author: Jonathan Humphries

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'My brother died in pain - I can't confront attacker in case he gets stressed'
Tom Quigley found his vulnerable brother David Quigley, 69, lying dead weeks after a vicious assault in his home. The 67-year-old said his sibling had a facial expression suggesting he had "died in pain, in pain and alone"
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Meat cleaver killer who hacked mum to death could be released from prison
Stephen Wynne, who was 26 at the time, attacked Chantel Taylor on March 13, 2004, when she was just 27 years old - but her disappearance remained a mystery for more than a year
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Connor Chapman made chilling rap video from jail vowing deadly revenge on rivals
Connor Chapman, who was found guilty of killing Elle Edwards, rapped that his enemies will "regret it" as he promised revenge in a video made in prison and heard in court during his sentencing
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Connor Chapman's friend who helped murderer battered in jail for being 'a grass'
Thomas Waring was convicted of possession of a prohibited weapon and assisting an offender while Connor Chapman was found guilty of Elle Edwards's murder, following a trial at Liverpool Crown Court
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Olivia killer rode round on bike to intimidate witnesses on day of Queen funeral
Child killer Thomas Cashman rode around on a bicycle during the Queen's funeral trying to intimidate potential witnesses after shooting dead nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel, police believe
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Getaway van set on fire by thief who ambushed Tesco cash delivery
Following an audacious daylight robbery of a cash box outside a Tesco store in Dovecot, Liverpool, the thief fled the scene before torching their van and escaping with the money
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Mum relives 'horrendous' moment she came home after daughter killed on stairs
Olivia Pratt-Korbel's mum Cheryl told Manchester Crown Court it was "as though time had stood still" when she came home for the first time after her daughter had been shot dead
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Baby found dead in bed with mum who took cocaine surrounded by prosecco and beer
A 12-week-old baby girl was found dead next to her mother who had taken cocaine in a room with empty beer bottles, according to a Serious Case Review in Liverpool
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'Foolish' prison nurse texted man jailed for sexually assaulting screaming woman
Mental health nurse Racheal Donegan became close with prison inmate Lloyd Senior back in 2016 when she was involved in providing his medication, but has avoided being struck off
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Gunman who killed woman on Christmas Eve laid in wait for an hour before attack
26-year-old Elle Edwards was fatally shot outside a pub in Wallasey just hours before Christmas and police believe the killer was waiting in a black Mercedes before the attack
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