Crime

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Tories savaged over failure to force killers to face victims' families in court
Shadow Justice Secretary Steve Reed accused the Government of doing 'nothing while killers, rapists and terrorists pick and choose whether they turn up to face the consequences of their crimes'
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Flasher ran away 'with hurt pride' after victim laughed at size of his manhood
Dana Mustapha, from Cheshire, was described as having a look of "evil excitement" on one of several occasion when he was spotted pulling down his trousers, a court heard
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Woman and man found dead at house as police arrest suspect in 30s
A man in his 30s has been arrested on suspicion of two murders after a man and a woman were found dead at a home in what a detective described as an 'exceptionally serious offence'
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'Angel' mum found dead at home died from head injuries as murder probe launched
Sussex Police have launched a murder probe with three arrested after mum Holly Sanchez, 32, was found dead at her home in Crawley on Saturday, having suffered serious head injuries
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Locals fume as cars destroyed in arson attack with area looking like a 'warzone'
Residents have spoken of their shock and fear after a night of terror in Dorset where a dozen vehicles and a property were targeted in a widespread arson attack
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Innocent mum killed in shootout crossfire as she shopped for prom with daughter
Texas mum Ana Moreno was taking her daughter to pick up a prom dress when she was caught up in a daytime gunfight between what appears to be two cars travelling down a road
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Evil 'cult mum' smirks in first pic since being found guilty of murdering kids
Lori Vallow, 49, was seen smirking in her mugshot just days after being found guilty of murdering her kids Tylee Ryan, 16, and Joshua ‘JJ’ Vallow, 7 at Ada County Courthouse in Boise, Idaho
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Pregnant mum dies in horror motorway crash that injured her two kids and nephew
Pregnant Frankie Hough, 38, her sons Tommy, nine, and Rocky, two, and nephew Tobias, four, were rushed to hospital after the crash on the M66 on Saturday afternoon
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Ex-cop turned OnlyFans star 'could've caught Wayne Couzens 3 days before murder'
Wayne Couzens kidnapped Sarah Everard before raping and murdering her in a vile attack, and one officer is facing a disciplinary hearings over claims she could've nailed the crooked cop on flashing allegations before it happened
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Top 10 cities targeted by doorstep scammers - see if your area on the list
More than a fifth of Brits say their neighbourhood has seen a rise in door-to-door con artists over the last 12 months, according to research
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Nurse who murdered patients blames hangover and wanted 'time to sleep'
The nurse said it had not been his intention for the 80 and 89 year old patients to die but he had a hangover and couldn't be bothered to care for them
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Walmart shopper scammed out of $3,600 stolen at self-checkout in crafty con
Dana Heddle said that she wants other people to be aware of the scam in the Walmart store so that they do not fall victim to it too
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Brit describes harrowing moment he killed his wife as she sobbed uncontrollably
David, 75, said Janice, his wife of 52 years, was asking him every day for six weeks to end her life and he refused to do so until one day he agreed in the hope it would calm her
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'War zone' town sees motorbike arsonist gang set 13 cars on fire
Thugs tore through Wimborne, Dorset, going street to street as they torched over a dozen cars in a ruthless late night rampage that left the night sky 'glowing orange'
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'My neighbour threatened to call the police when I mowed my lawn at 8.30pm'
A keen gardener was left baffled when their neighbour threatened to call the police on them for mowing their lawn up until 8.30pm - despite the fact it's not against the law
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Twin daughters find mum stabbed to death in apartment bedroom and call for help
Theresa Gregg's 12-year-old twins called police early Saturday morning after finding her unconscious in her room in the family's Brooklyn home - she had been stabbed in the neck and the body
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Prisoner who 'died' then came back to life argues his life sentence has finished
Benjamin Schreiber said his death when his heart stopped meant his life sentence should be considered served but judges have disagreed
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Hidden tunnel passage close to border of two countries found in abandoned house
A 60-feet-long tunnel which is presumed to have been used for drug trafficking has been found in an abandoned property in Tijuana, Mexico, near the border with the US
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Brit accused of murdering wife says she 'cried and begged' for him to kill her
David Hunter, a 75-year-old retired coal miner from Northumberland, is on trial in Cyprus for premeditated murder after his wife Janice died of asphyxiation in 2021
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Moment fearless man, 70, fights off moped thieves trying to take his £2,500 bike
Ben Derbyshire, a prominent architect, posted a shocking video of himself being targeted by "aggressive" masked thieves wielding power tools outside a cafe in Hackney, East London
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Vile predator who raped both his little sisters unmasked after decade of abuse
Edward Reid began a vile campaign of rape and abuse against his two younger sisters when he was just 12 years old - now brave Sarah and Chelsea are speaking out
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'Distressed' boy 'tried to save pal who couldn't swim' before teen died in river
The boy, who is believed to be a pupil in Year 8, was pulled from the River Soar in Leicestershire on Saturday evening but was sadly pronounced dead a short time later
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Teenage girl dragged into car and sexually assaulted as police hunt group of men
A girl was dragged into a car near a Newtownabbey shopping centre in broad daylight and sexually assaulted, leading to police and detectives appealing for information
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Britain's most senior Black police officer retires after accusations of bullying
Deputy Chief Constable Tyron Joyce, head of the Police Race Action Plan, has left his post after his second in command accused him of professionally undermining her in front of their colleagues
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Police officer and boyfriend jailed after selling dying kittens in £280,000 scam
Police officer Amy Byrne and her partner Harry Angell were jailed after selling kittens that were malnourished and unwell