Crime

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Two teens charged over Chiefs Super Bowl parade shooting that killed mum
A mother of two was killed and 22 people were injured by gunfire Wednesday afternoon, when shots erupted amid the throng of fans gathered at a rally outside Union Station after a parade through the city
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'Evil' Ian Beale lookalike on the run who conned grans is the 'devil incarnate'
Hazel Wilkins was allegedly duped out of her life savings by on-the-run Eastenders Ian Beale lookalike, John Eric Wells - South Yorkshire Police are still looking for him
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Aunt 'beat nephew, 4, to death with broomstick and blamed his nine-year-old sister for attack'
Yolanda Denise Coale had viciously beat both young King Lyons and his sister on multiple occasions, prosecutors told the court at a sentencing hearing on Thursday
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Bullet narrowly misses lung of 10-year-old boy injured in Chiefs parade shooting
The bullet narrowly missed Samuel Arellano’s lung, but he said he did not realise he had been shot until he arrived back at his home after the terrifying incident
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Woman who took British girl, 3, to Kenya for genital mutilation jailed
Amina Noor, from Harrow, north-west London, was last year convicted of assisting a non-UK person to carry out the shocking procedure in 2006 on a then three year-old girl
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Cop on way to scene of fatal crash informed his wife is among dead victims
Melissa Delaney, 41, from Dumfries, Scotland, died following a crash on the A75 - her husband was responding to the incident whilst on duty when he discovered she was the victim
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Son who killed his mum said 'it's a body bag job' on stomach-churning 999 call
Rick Parker, 40, plunged a 20-inch blade into his mum Helen Harrison's chest - then called 999 and told the operator it wasn't a "desperate hurry" but was "definitely a body bag job"
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Killer dad who 'bashed two-year-old daughter's head against a wall' jailed
Zahra Ghulami was described as a bright, intelligent child who was highly curious. She was adopted by Jan Gholami and his wife Roqia Ghulami after her own mother died
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Manhunt for Ian Beale lookalike who conned lonely people out of £400,000
South Yorkshire Police first launched an appeal for John Eric Wells in September 2019 - but, more than four years later, he still hasn't been caught as cops continue their manhunt
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Man found dead in house as bomb squad scrambled and 'replica guns' found
A body has been discovered inside a house in Rochdale where a bomb disposal team was called in - there had been concerns raised for the man's welfare
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'Terrified' judge breaks silence after vicious courtroom attack which went viral
Judge Mary Kay Holthus was about to deliver Deobra Redden a sentence in an attempted battery case on January 3 when he leaped over a judicial bench and attacked her
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Six rushed to hospital after being found inside lorry at British port
Six people have arrived on a lorry in Newhaven, East Sussex, this morning and have been rushed to hospital by ambulance crews, as border forces launch a major investigation
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Homeowners shock as cops discover 'secret brothel' on quiet suburban street
Residents living on a tranquil road in Oxford say they were 'shocked' to discover that a man and a woman had been arrested after a brothel was operated from a house on their street
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Killer BA pilot who battered wife to death 'could kill again if released'
Robert Brown killed wife Joanna Simpson in October 2010 and was jailed for 26 years - but has now served 13 years, as her mother says she fears for her family should he get out
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Chemical attack suspect Abdul Ezedi may never be found due to 'unique challenge'
Marine experts familiar with the River Thames have shared the 'crucial' factors which could influence finding the body of Clapham alkaline attack suspect Abdul Ezedi
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Judge makes major decision in trial involving Madeleine McCann suspect
Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner faces charges for crimes against women and children in Portugal, but his court case in Braunschweig, Germany was today adjourned
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Mystery as woman found dead in submerged car after cop's chilling final dispatch
Robert 'RJ' Lenoard, a deputy with the Meigs County Sheriff's Office, was responding to a report of a man and a woman fighting on a bridge in Tennessee on Wednesday evening at around 10pm
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Madeleine McCann suspect's lawyer says there's one thing he won't do in court
German national Brueckner, 45, is set to go on trial today accused of a number of sexual assaults in Portugal between 2000 and 2017 – he denies all charges against him and any involvement in Madeleine's disappearance
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Nightmare mum stabs houseguest after comment about 'untidiness'
A woman was stabbed in the face while visiting a mother's home - for commenting on the cleanliness of the house, which contained dog faeces and dead mice
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Putin's endorsement of Joe Biden 'carefully calculated to influence US politics'
Russian President Vladimir Putin's comments that Russia would prefer to see Joe Biden win a second term over Donald Trump should be treated with skepticism, an expert has warned.
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'Mastermind' of gang who robbed travel agent was 'friend' of the business
A takeaway boss accused of being the mastermind of a gang who tried to rob a travel agent, and ended up gunning down rookie police officer Sharon Beshenivsky was described as a 'friend' of the business he robbed
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Heroic boy, 10, saves toddler brother from mum trying to throw him in hot oven
A 36-year-old Texas mother has been accused of torturing her children and abusing her husband and has been arrested this week
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Two boys, 15, arrested on suspicion of murder after teen, 16, stabbed to death
Earlier this week, on Valentine's Day, a teenager was attacked in a Bristol park by two masked assailants who stabbed him to death before fleeing on bikes
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Victim in Chiefs parade shooting 'would jump in front of a bullet for anybody'
Prominent DJ Lisa Lopez-Galvan with radio station, KKFI-FM,who was much loved in the city was killed in a mass shooting after the Kansas City Chief's Super Bowl victory parade on
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Madeleine McCann suspect could walk out of jail as early as next year if cleared
Christian Brueckner, a convicted paedophile, is standing trial in a German court on Friday accused of vile crimes against women and children in Portugal