Crime

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Case of Charlene Downes - feared killed and ground into kebab meat - reopened
Charlene Downes was 14 when she disappeared from her hometown of Blackpool in 2003, with prosecutors alleging she was killed by a grooming gang who used her body for kebab meat
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Man's horror after seeing baby among injured in crash that killed girl, 8
Metropolitan Police officers are still questioning a woman in her 40s on Friday after the horrifying crash at Wimbledon's The Study Prep school which killed one eight-year-old girl
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Man shot and another attacked with an axe as armed police storm pub
The gunshot victim is in hospital and fighting for his life. The second man is in hospital with a serious head injury
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Heartache as body found in search for missing teenage boy, 14
Cheshire Police began leading the investigation after enquiries suggested he had travelled to Cheshire on the bus. A number of appeals were shared following his disappearance
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Several children fight for life in school crash that left girl, 8, dead
Emergency services have been at The Study Prep school in Wimbledon, southwest London, all day following the Land Rover crash, which killed an eight-year-old girl
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Dark family history of boy suddenly found after being 'missing for 8 years'
From losing his brother and dad in a short space of time as well as suffering from depression and anxiety, it seemed Rudy Farias was particularly vulnerable at the time he disappeared in 2015. But something else was afoot
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Elle Edward's killer's chilling Facebook post to cover his tracks after murder
Sickening new social media posts have emerged from the killer of 'innocent' 26-year-old Elle Edwards, who died in a horrific pub shooting on Christmas Eve last year
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Teen who beat his teacher to death with baseball bat with pal is jailed for life
Willard Miller has been jailed for life for murdering his teacher Nohema Graber with a baseball bat with his pal Jeremy Goodale - the judge has sentenced him to life in prison with eligibility for parole after 35 years, five years harsher than the 30 year window the state prosecutor asked for
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Counsellor attacks 'sham investigation' into 'sex slave' boy missing for 8 years
Quanell X, a community activist and counsellor, has put himself front and centre in the bizarre case of Rudy Farias who went missing in March 2015 while walking his dogs in Houston, Texas
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Supermarket worker fired for recording 3 men stealing $500 in laundry detergent
Santino Burrola, the King Soopers employee, was alerted of his termination approximately a week after he brazenly captured video of the three men stealing detergent from the supermarket on Father's Day
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Tesco shoppers watch on as gangland killer tackled to ground by cops at checkout
Footage shows the dramatic capture of Connor Chapman by plain-clothed police as he stood by a till at a Tesco supermarket in Wales, where he had fled following the murder of Elle Edwards at a Wirral pub
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'Fathers who kill must be stripped of the right to be parents of their children'
Under existing British law, it is the father who maintains parental control of his children – even if he has murdered their mother, or subjected her to years of abuse
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'Caring' beautician's final act before she was shot dead caught on pub CCTV
Connor Chapman, Elle Edwards' callous killer, was convicted of murder, which Liverpool Crown Court heard was "human tragedy in its purest and most appalling sense"
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Horror moment man ignores signs at level crossing and drives into path of train
Dalat Gulzar ignored signs and flashing lights at Llanbedr railway station, in Gwynedd, north Wales, and endangered the lives of his passengers and those on board the train
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Stephen Lawrence's mum says police who botched murder probe 'got away scot free'
Stephen Lawrence's mother Baroness Doreen Lawrence has reacted to news four retired detectives who ran a failed investigation into her son's murder will not face criminal charges
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Parents sob after Wimbledon crash kills girl, 8, as school issues statement
Parents could be seen in tears outside school gates today after an eight-year-old girl died and more were left critically injured when a Land Rover crashed through a children's garden party
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Mystery deepens as son 'missing 8 years' didn't accuse mum of abuse in cop chats
Rudolph 'Rudy' Farias IV has NOT made sexual abuse allegations against his mum in chats with Houston Police Department, chief Troy Finner said today, while he did directly dispute Quanell X's claims
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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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'Cannibal' man 'killed wife, ate her brains in tacos and used skull as ashtray'
WARNING GRAPHIC DETAILS A 32-year-old "devil worshipper" who is alleged to have killed his wife before eating her brain in tacos and using her skull as an ashtray, has been arrested in Mexico
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Heartbreaking footage shows murdered beautician cuddling with nephew
Elle Edwards' callous killer Connor Chapman was today found guilty of murder, which Liverpool Crown Court heard was "human tragedy in its purest and most appalling sense"
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School holiday terror for UK's 'invisible' kids - drug dens, abuse and grooming
The cost of living crisis and lack of support services will leave many families unable to afford childcare this summer, sparking fears that more kids will be exposed to exploitation
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Chilling CCTV shows Connor Chapman opening fire outside pub killing Elle Edwards
Connor Chapman can be seen opening fire with a submachine gun outside a Wirral pub killing Elle Edwards in new footage released by the police as he is found guilty of murder
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Inside gang warfare that led to innocent Elle Edwards being shot dead at pub
Elle Edwards' murder was described as a "human tragedy in its purest and most appalling sense" at Liverpool Crown Court today as jurors found Connor Chapman guilty of the killing
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Elle Edwards' dad slams her 'scumbag' murderer who couldn't look him in the eye
Elle Edwards was fatally shot outside the Lighthouse Inn, a pub in Wallasey, Merseyside, on Christmas Eve and now Connor Chapman has been convicted of murder and other charges
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Teen 'kept as sex slave by mum for 8 years' was 'forced to play daddy & husband'
Rudy Farias was reported missing from his home in Houston, Texas, eight years ago - now he has been found amid allegations of sexual abuse, but police say Rudy has made no formal complaints