Crime

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Luis Diaz's dad's adorable pledge to wife after losing wedding ring in kidnap
Respected Colombian media outlet Semana claimed after the footballer’s dad was freed that his hostage-takers had stolen all his valuables before handing him over
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Powerball lottery $2billion winner's new lavish life as he splashes out
A man who won a stunning lottery jackpot and splashed the cash on buying up luxury property is continuing to live the high life by collecting vintage and luxury cars
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Haunting final words of first woman executed in US as she begged with killers
Mary Surratt was the first woman executed by the US government when she was hanged in 1865 after being found guilty of being a conspirator in the plot to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln
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Haunting finding by neighbour after 'killer mum shot son's dead' inside home
Tiffanie Lucas, 32, is accused of shooting her children Maurice, six, and Jayden, nine, in their bedrooms, with a concerned neighbour finding their blood-stained bodies
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Nine words Maine gunman Robert Card uttered in bakery days before mass shooting
The Army reservist opened fire at two separate locations before being found days dead later at the the Maine Recycling Corporation, having killed 18 people and injuring over 60
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Dramatic moment van crashes and bursts into flames after Tesco Express robbery
Merseyside Police were called to the scene of the accident in Huyton, Liverpool, on Friday morning following reports that a man had grabbed the cash box off a security guard
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'Weapons often smuggled into police stations before Matt Ratana murder'
An inquest heard PC Richard Davey failed to find a revolver that Louis De Zoysa fired at sergeant Matt Ratana inside the custody suite in Croydon, South London, which killed the officer
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Funeral home owners who let 190 bodies decay arrested amid 'abhorrent tragedy'
The bodies were found by authorities who described the "abhorrent" scene they faced at the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose, Colorado, where locals had reported a foul odour coming from a decrepit building
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Ex-RAF mechanic bought grenades from the US with Bitcoin through Telegram app
Alex Piatt-Green paid over £500 in bitcoin to buy two grenades from an arms dealer in the US and have them shipped to his home in Redditch, Worcestershire
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Mum's agonising seven-word phone call to sister after girl, 15, stabbed to death
Elianne Andam, a 15-year-old girl from Croydon, south London, had been on her way to school when she was stabbed and killed - a 17-year-old boy has been charged with her murder
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Brother of man found dead in Michael Barrymore's pool begs for urgent request
Stuart Lubbock, was found dead in Michael Barrymore’s swimming pool 20 years ago and his brother Kevin has called on those people at the party to end their wall of silence
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Woman's astonishing response to being given life sentence for boyfriend's murder
After a campaign of abuse against her younger partner, Natalie Bennett launched a horrific knife attack on Kasey Anderson, before she lied to police as he bled to death on her driveway
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Police investigating murder of boy, 16, find body of second teen with gun nearby
West Midlands Police investigating the murder of a 16-year-old boy have found the body of a second teenager with a gun by a canal in Birmingham and they believe they are linked
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White supremacist planned to pose as armed cop and shoot dead Muslims at mosque
Joe Metcalfe, 17, idolised some of the vilest extreme right-wing terrorists and wanted to recreate previous mass shootings and planned to imitate an armed officer and kill Muslims at a mosque
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'Caring' mum with 'amazing soul' stabbed to death in front of her kids
Perseverance Ncube tragically died after being attacked at an address in Salford. Officers later arrested a 45-year-old man on suspicion of murder
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Pro-Palestine protesters demanding ceasfire in Gaza hold sit-in at museum
Police are reportedly on the scene and nobody else is being permitted to enter the gallery in Glasgow's West End. Footage shared on Twitter shows a group sitting in the main entrance hall
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Boyfriend shook partner's toddler to death inflicting car-crash style injuries
In the hours leading up to the fatal attack Michael Daymond made repeated calls and log-in attempts to sort out his Universal Credit status. Later that afternoon he said tot Maya was gasping for breath
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Murderer caught on CCTV stalking women before brutal killing of schoolteacher
CCTV evidence played a vital role in convicting Jozef Puska for the murder of schoolteacher Ashling Murphy. One of the CCTV stills that nailed him showed him on the bike that was found at the crime scene
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Family’s heartbreaking message to 'killer' mum who 'shot dead two sons in bed'
A grieving brother has spoken out after his two little brothers were allegedly shot by their mom Tiffanie Lucas in Shepherdsville, Kentucky
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Ashley Dale's alleged killer accused of 'lying in court to save pals from jail'
Prosecutor Paul Greaney KC has accused James Witham, 41, of trying to be the 'fall guy' for his co-defendants in the murder trial. Ashley Dale was shot dead in August last year
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Victim's powerful words to man who raped her in street on A-Levels night out
The young woman had been walking back from a night out to celebrate her A-Level results with friends when she was raped by a stranger, who grabbed her in the street
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Britain's cruellest crook robs disabled man, 88, of £1,100 in fake 'hug'
Andrew Merritt, who has 118 previous convictions, asked the 88-year-old if he could spare a couple of pounds, before stealing his wallet and walking away smiling to himself
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Mum, 35, brutally stabbed to death and found by her two young children
Police have arrested a man after a mother was stabbed to death in Little Hulton, Salford, Greater Manchester this morning - forensics and police officers are at the scene
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Residents hit back after viral video brands their area 'roughest estate in UK'
Blakenall Heath is one of several areas of Walsall, West Midlands, referred to in a video watched by around 400,000 on YouTube alone, and the area has been liken it to "war-torn Ukraine"
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Son's 7-word response when cops told him mum was dead hours after he killed her
Kelly Pitt, 44, a devoted grandma, was described as a 'lovely person inside and out' when she was found dead at home in Newport on May 10 - her son Lewis Bush, 27, was jailed today