Crime

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Dog attack chaos sees mum and kids trapped in room as XL Bullies go on rampage
Police found children living alongside five dogs, believed to be XL Bullys, Cane Corsos and other bully breeds in poor conditions after responding to a report of animals fighting
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'Incest-obsessed' gravedigger fatally stabbed partner over 'untrue' affair fears
Martin Hayes was found guilty of manslaughter at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin, Ireland, following the death of his partner Amadea McDermott in July 2017
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Necrophiliac David Fuller went under radar due to hospital failings, probe finds
Findings have been published in the inquiry into murderer and serial necrophiliac David Fuller who is serving two whole life sentences for abusing bodies at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust hospitals
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Teen 'murdered Brianna Ghey before posting Snapchat tribute', court hears
A teenage girl and boy are both standing trial at Manchester crown court accused of murdering 16-year-old Brianna Ghey in a park near Warrington in February
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Teen, 15, stabbed to death by younger classmate inside school gym in wild fight
The violent brawl broke out inside the gym at Southeast Raleigh High School in North Carolina on Monday which also saw a second student, 16, in hospital following a non-life-threatening stab wound
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Mum's horror as two children die after scuba tank filled with helium not oxygen
Suzie Dudas' two children, Zale, nine, and Saxon, seven, were in a family friend's swimming pool when they used scuba tanks unknowingly filled with helium, which caused them to lose consciousness
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Horror as crane collapses onto block of flats as person rushed to hospital
Emergency services in Edinburgh were called to reports of a crane collapsing on a block of flats that had been constructed in the area of Leith - people have been told to avoid the area
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Brianna Ghey accused killers 'wanted to see if she'd scream like a man or girl'
Two teenagers are accused of murdering transgender 16-year-old Brianna Ghey, who was stabbed 28 times with a hunting knife in Culcheth Linear Park in Warrington, Cheshire
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Man banned from driving after killing seven geese with car and injuring others
Abraham Andemariam, 31, left seven geese dead and others injured after driving through them. He showed a 'clear disregard for the animals in the road', the court heard
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People are only just discovering the dark truth behind Nike's slogan
The iconic line 'Just Do It' is familiar to millions across the globe but one advertising executive's search for the perfect catchphrase led to an unexpected grisly inspiration
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Sheff Utd launch inquiry into Maddy Cusack's death as family release statement
Family members of former Sheffield United women's star Maddy Cusack say the Blades have agreed to an investigation surrounding her death at just 27 years of age
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Almost one in five Brits feel more targeted by scammers at Christmas time
And the most common types of scam include phishing, impersonation scams, and refund fraud - while romance scams, and get-rich-quick schemes, are also rising in popularity
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Rotherham child abuse probe finally shut after 9 years and 1,100 victims
Officers working on Operation Stovewood - started in the wake of the horrific Rotherham sexual abuse scandal - have found more than one thousand victims in their nine year investigation
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Drivers urged to clear frozen windscreens before leaving after man handed ban
David Hyslop, 54, was stopped on the A701 at Dumfries in Scotland during December of last year as police urge people to defrost their vehicles properly before driving
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Teen brothers stabbed in horror brawl outside NYC axe throwing bar
The schoolboy who was fatally stabbed in front of his brother has been identified as 17-year-old Rocco Rodden, with his brother also badly wounded in the brawl that erupted outside venue Live Axe in Manhattan, New York
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Man 'murdered in targetted attack' after being hit by car and then stabbed
Michael Beaton, 35, has died after being struck by a light-coloured vehicle and then stabbed with a knife in Greenock with police launching a murder investigation
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Man accused of shooting three Palestinian-Americans is pictured ahead of court
Jason J. Eaton is accused of shooting and injuring Hisham Awartani, Kinnan Abdalhamid and Tahseen Ahmed as they spoke Arabic in Burlington, Vermont, on Saturday evening
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Car 'deliberately crosses park and damages Jewish memorial' as cops make appeal
A memorial tree for Jewish refugees who fled Austria at the start of the Second World War has been damaged, with police believing a vehicle drove across a Brighton park to hit it
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Millions of songbirds illegally trapped and served as food at tourist hot spot
Millions of birds - including many rare species on the brink of extinction - are being poached every year so that restaurants can charge diners high prices to feed on a local delicacy
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Girl, 16, was 'stabbed 28 times by two children' after being 'lured to park'
Brianna Ghey was allegedly stabbed 28 times in a "sustained and violent attack" by a girl and a boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, who were both 15 at the time of the attack
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Groom shoots dead wife, mum-in-law and two guests then kills himself at wedding
Fears over a disability led to a Thai man shooting dead five people at his own wedding, including his betrothed, her mother, her sister, a guest and himself
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11 people jailed for role in people-smuggling operation that killed 39 migrants
Eleven people have been jailed for their role in a people-smuggling operation that killed 39 migrants who suffocated inside an airtight lorry trailer in Essex in October 2019
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XL Bully owner punched vet in the face after being told pet died during surgery
Arbas Hamaz Hamid left his XL Bully's surgeon needing stitches after he punched him in the face when he was told his dog had died having an operation at the vets in York
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Mum, 34, lived with corpses of three children to keep claiming benefits
Daria, 34, is being investigated for the murder of her children after one of her surviving kids spotted a body inside her flat in Russia - before she was turned into police by her mother
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Tommy Robinson charged with failing to comply with order at anti-Semitism march
Tommy Robinson has been charged for failing to comply to an order after he turned up to march against antisemitism in London - he was arrested by Met Police officers