Crime

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Man who spent 33 years in prison is freed after wrongful conviction
Daniel Saldana spent 33 years in prison for a 1989 shooting in Baldwin Park, California before being declared innocent by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office
860
Double ripper jailed for murders 30 years after boasting he'd got away with it
David Smith murdered Sarah Crump and, after he was cleared of her murder initially, the fiend walked free to kill Amanda Walker in a chilling echo of the first attack
707
Murdered baby's last hours on CCTV before dying of 'worst injuries cop ever saw'
WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: Chilling footage captures 10-month-old Finley Boden being pushed in his pram around a Tesco Express store just hours before he was murdered at the hands of his parents
793
Machine guns, pistols, rifle and ammunition 'lost' by Ministry of Defence
Freedom of Information requests have revealed the weapons and ammo lost or stolen by the MoD in the past two years - sparking fears they could fall into the wrong hands
873
Monster parents jailed for murdering baby with 130 injuries in house of horrors
WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: After returning to his parents' care, 10-month-old Finley Boden was subjected to a "savage and brutal" campaign of abuse that left him with 130 separate injuries at the time of his death
1074
Seven kids found living in filthy trailer with rats, snakes and padlocked fridge
A family with seven children in West Rockhill Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania were found living in a trailer with faeces all over, as well as rats, snakes, and even maggots
1289
Evil mum is jailed for letting partner murder her baby son in 'torture chamber'
WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: Toddler Jacob Lennon was subjected to inhumane abuse at the hands of his mother Louise Lennon's partner, Jake Drummond, even sharing MEMES as they joked about their cruelty
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Monster murdered partner by causing horrific internal injuries with broom handle
Carl Silcox murdered Adell Cowan at his home in Caerphilly, Wales before leaving the flat and calling the police from a phone box to say "I just woke up and my missus is dead"
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Toddler, 2, 'jailed for life' after parents caught with a Bible in North Korea
A two-year-old is set to spend his entire life in a prison camp after his Christian parents were found with a Bible in their homes, according to a report by the US State Department
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'Our £1.5m manor house was gutted by the seller - he left it like a war zone'
The Caton family were left distraught after buying their dream home for £1.5m - as the previous owner stripped it and took items with them as they vacated the Grade-II listed property
578
IRA plotted to murder late Queen on royal yacht during US trip, FBI file claims
A man threatened to drop an object off the Golden Gate Bridge onto the royal yacht Britannia when it sailed underneath, or would attempt to kill Queen Elizabeth when she visited Yosemite National Park
1189
EastEnders fans 'work out' Stacey Slater's link to Christmas murder victim
EastEnders fans believe they've uncovered the identity of the mystery man that dies on Christmas Day and it seems Stacey Slater may be in danger
535
Cowboy builder promised dream homes but left chaotic mess not at 'DIY standard'
Cowboy builder Brett Grundy left customers with unsafe homes after promising renovation work, with a surveyor deeming his work at zero
934
Man banned from swearing in city centre after bringing 'misery' to locals
Ian Churchill, 38, has 27 criminal convictions for a variety of offences which were committed in Ellesmere Port, Merseyside, and Chester in Cheshire
941
Dad's horror after child beaten in filmed attack by kids 'acting like animals'
Footage circulated online showed the victim, aged 12, surrounded by a 'mob' of around 15 other children at Chorlton Park, Greater Manchester, as some are heard screaming "go on"
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Child, 7, arrested and charged with arson after family's home set on fire
A seven-year-old in West Virginia has been arrested and charged with first-degree arson and allegedly setting his family home on fire. His parents were in the house at the time
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Lucy Letby 'attacked baby when mum left to pick her kids up from school'
Lucy Letby denies murdering seven babies and trying to murder 10 others, during which time she was working as a nurse at Countess of Chester Hospital's neonatal unit
1258
Brian Laundrie's mom defends comments in 'burn after reading' letter
The mother of Gabby Petito killer Brian Laundrie has defended telling her son she would provide him with a shovel if he ever needed to dispose of a body. Roberta Laundrie also told her son to burn the letter
924
Two ex-cops in paedophile ring face jail for sharing sick images of children
Jack Addis and Jeremy Laxton pleaded guilty to conspiring with serving Chief Inspector Richard Watkinson to distribute or show indecent images of children
769
Woman and daughter shot dead by mum's husband who then turned gun on himself
A woman was shot dead by her abusive husband in Kansas on May 18. Her daughter also tragically died in the shooting and their family is now appealing to the public for support
1088
Teen 'thought she was going to die' when bouncer 'put her in chokehold'
A doorman is seen with his hands around 14-year-old Amarii's neck at Rainton Arena in Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, in footage, which was quickly shared online and seen millions of times
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Partner of murdered dad recalls horrific moment five bullies beat him to death
Christopher Wright's fiancée, Tracy Karopchinsky, expressed her sorrow as she recounted the tragic brawl outside their home in Baltimore, Maryland, that left her husband dead
602
Professor threatens man and chases him with machete saying 'I’m gonna chop you'
Shellyne Rodriguez, a former arts professor at Hunter College, New York, threatened a journalist by approaching a machete knife to his neck when he tried to enquire her
1214
Kids play in lake just hours after two teenagers die and four rescued
It comes search and rescue officials pulled the bodies of two young men, aged 18 and 19, from a lake at the High Eske Nature Reserve in East Yorkshire on Wednesday afternoon while another two were rescued
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Woman accused of killing husband with hammer as she signed their divorce papers
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of killing her husband as she signed their divorce papers - police said she called 911 herself and said she hit her husband in the head with a hammer in Arlington, Texas