Crime

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Woman sitting on bench in park robbed by two teenage boys
The pair threatened the woman on a canal path in Sankey Valley Park, Liverpool before attacking her and forcing her to hand over her belongings at knifepoint
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Twisted couple jailed after trying to gas two children in murder-suicide bid
Stacey Archibald, 33, and Christopher McTaggart, 42, have been jailed for a total of 19 years after a court heard how the couple tried to gas two children at a house in Stenhousemuir
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Man Googled ‘How to kill ex’s fiancé’ and took shooting lessons before murder
Jesse Alvarez, 33, was thrown into a state of jealous rage when he learned his ex girlfriend, Amy Gembara, who he dated on and off between 2015 and 2019, was engaged to her new partner, Mario Fierro
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Landmark laws to finally clear postmasters' names after years of Tory dithering
New legislation to finally clear the names of hundreds of wrongly-convicted postmasters will at last be introduced today after they had their lives ruined by the Horizon scandal
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Woman murdered 'kind' husband after necking six cocktails on birthday night out
Ryan Ellwood was stabbed in his rib, lung and aorta at his home in Greenwood Court, Wakefield by his wife Lisa Ellwood after the couple had been out for her birthday
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Woman arrested at school after staff thought she punched brother, 9, in face
Rebecca Riley, 28, was arrested outside Ravensworth Primary school in south London after teachers reported her punching her younger brother John in the face - but she was simply restraining him
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Missing girl, 5, declared dead by judge after year-long battle by mum
A judge has ruled that a 5-year-old New Hampshire girl missing since 2019 is legally dead, and her mother can become administrator of her estate, just weeks after the child's father was convicted of killing her
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Olivia Pratt-Korbel shooting target in 'pain' as he tries to lift shirt in court
In August 2022, Joseph Nee ran into the house in Dovecot, Liverpool where Olivia lived with her mother as he was trying to escape gunman Thomas Cashman - today he appeared in court on drug charges
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'Beautiful' boy, 17, murdered after bravely standing up to estate's drug kingpin
Callum Riley, 17, was stabbed to death in September 2022 in a fight in Manchester with a friend at the home of a drug dealer with whom he had become embroiled in a feud
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Cybercrime overtakes traditional bank robberies as heists 'dying out'
Traditional bank robbery is now 'dying out' as professional cyber criminals carry out increasingly organised and lucrative raids, according to the head of Interpol
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Stalker cop's ex screamed as he caught her having sex in Screwfix car park
Former Merseyside Police officer Gavin Harper is accused of stalking his estranged wife Stephanie Glyn and watching her have sex with her new partner in a Screwfix car park, a court heard
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Men accused of blowing up woman's house 'planned to feed daughter to python'
Caleb Kinsey and Stephen Glosser have been accused of blowing up a woman’s house with 80lbs-worth of explosives after a fling broke down – along with a list of twisted plans
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Boy, 13, left with punctured lung as 'teen stabs him while he's leaving mosque'
Police confirmed a 17-year-old boy has been arrested and charged after a 13-year-old was stabbed outside a mosque in Glasgow. He remains in hospital awaiting multiple surgeries
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Domestic violence victims to be in danger if prisoners let out two months early
Ministers have announced emergency measures to let prisoners out early to free up jail space - but there are concerns the probation service will not be able to cope
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Serial shoplifter who broke shopkeeper's eye socket in pie row jailed - again
Ryan Ogilvie from Dundee has been banned from Asda and Sainsbury's after staff said the frequent crimes he's committing in stores is increasing their regular workload
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Rifle-wielding police board TUI flight full of holidaymakers to arrest passenger
After almost four hours on a flight returning to Manchester from Madeira, passengers were stunned when armed police officers boarded and hauled a suspected criminal off the plane
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Police called to pub Mother's Day meal as row over £25.54 refund breaks out
In chaotic scenes, a family of 20 had a run-in with cops at the Gables pub in Blurton, Stoke-on-Trent, after refusing to leave following a dispute with staff over the cost of their meal
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Two teen girls 'sexually assaulted' at shop as boys aged 11, 13 and 14 arrested
During the incident, which police have said “will cause concern” among the community, the girls were approached in the Atria shopping centre in Watford on Saturday by a group
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'My bosses viciously beat me into a coma - now I want justice'
James Beaton worked as a drug runner in Ely, Cardiff and was allegedly prevented from quitting because of relentless threats from one of the men for whom he was working
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Funeral director customer 'told by police they may have wrong person's ashes'
Emma Osborne says she was told her stepfather Danny Middleton may have been one of the 34 bodies removed from the Legacy funeral home in Hull as Humberside Police investigate the firm
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Mum with serious injuries after rottweiler attack blasts judge for saving dog
WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES - Fay Hagger, of Ashford, Kent, is still traumatised after being bitten and dragged to the floor by her neighbours' pet, Mikey, and said the pain was worse than childbirth
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Cops give major update on funeral director probe as 'human ashes' recovered
Humberside Police revealed over the weekend a man, 46, and a 23-year-old woman were arrested as investigations into Legacy Independent Funeral Directors continues
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Man who killed friend and dumped chopped up body in ponds jailed for life
Lee Clarke, 56, from Harlow, must serve at least 18 years before being considered for parole - the life sentence comes after he brutally murdered his friend Phillip Lewis
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'I was abused by dad from age 6-I believed him when he said it wasn't his fault'
Trish Hinde was just six years old when her father began abusing her and the following year she began suffering from violent seizures.
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Legacy Independent Funeral Directors branding removed from shop amid backlash
Legacy Independent Funeral Directors has removed its branding from one of its branches in Beverley, West Yorkshire, after distressed families hit out over concerns of the care of their loved ones