Crime

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Backpacker died after 'opening carriage door to take selfie' on moving train
Irish national Patrick Ward, 45, was on a guided train tour from Bangkok to Kanchanburito in Thailand when he fell from the carriage, to the track and then a further 25ft down a slope
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Woman escapes Iran after husband viciously lashed for playing music at parties
WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES: Leila Eftetahi fled the ultra-conservative pilgrimage city of Mashhad, Iran, in 2015 with her husband Ali - who was punished twice with 82 vicious lashes for alcohol consumption charges after being caught DJing
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Drugged up stranger chews off man's face and ear in horror train station attack
WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Horrified officers from Gresham Police reportedly arrived at Cleveland Transit Station to see the suspect, Koryn Kraemer, 25, still on top of the victim, biting his face off
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Dad accused of intentionally driving Tesla off 250ft cliff with family inside
Emergency services rushed to the scene on the dangerous stretch of road in Northern California known as the Devil's Slide. Rescue teams said it was an "absolute miracle" none of them died
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Dog left chained to a pole in 'freezing' weather sparking fury from pet owners
Social media users have slammed a dog owner, after a picture of a pooch chained to a pole was shared on Twitter, as people say they cannot "understand how humans can treat animals this way"
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Man accused of murdering 4 students in their beds whispers 'I love you' in court
Bryan Kohberger attended court to waive his extradition hearing clearing the way for him to taken to Idaho to face charges of murdering four University of Idaho students in their beds
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Gran's 'own kids are scared of her' after being left with 9-inch scar in attack
Jeanette Irvine needed 11 stitches and her neck glued back together after she was left with a nine-inch slash, following a night out in Arbroath, Scotland
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Transgender man dips prosthetic penis into punter's pint as a 'drunken prank'
Jesse Hawthorne, who was born Jessica, was asked to leave the pub after dipping his prosthetic penis into a pub-goers pint glass. Customers at the bar were offended by his prank
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'Mum and daughter were renovating New Forest house' where bodies found
A neighbour has described how a mum and daughter had been renovating a house near Milford-on-Sea, Hampshire, for months before two bodies, aged 17 and 42, were found last week
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'Amazing' teen mum dies as car crashes into wall while being pursued by police
The Independent Office for Police Conduct have declared an independent investigation in the death of teenager Amber Deakin who lost her life during the police pursuit on Tuesday
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Police launch appeal for teenage girl 10 months after she vanished
Saidatu Jalloh who was 14 years old at the time and is now 15, was reported missing to Met Police by staff at her school in Lambeth on March 9, 2022
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Teen girl who died after being suspected of right-wing terrorism was 'victim'
Rhianan Rudd was studying for her GCSEs when she was investigated over alleged far-right terror offences - now her mum says she was preyed upon by online extremists
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Person dies after being pulled from water in public park by firefighters
A person was pulled out from the water at Keynsham Memorial Park in Bristol, Somerset, yesterday as Avon and Somerset Police say enquiries are ongoing to identify the body
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Mum in tribute to Brit, 33, shot dead in Jamaica with her 'heart in pain'
Personal trainer Sean Patterson, 33, from West London, was shot multiple times in the head and torso while staying at the One Love Guest House in Bogue Hill, in Jamaica's second city of St James
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Funeral home owner sold body parts of corpses including gold teeth and spines
Leonard Carollo, the FBI's special agent in charge in Denver, said in a statement that the two women preyed on vulnerable victims who turned to them in a “time of grief and sadness”
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New average speed cameras catch out thousands of unsuspecting drivers
More than 20,000 motorists received tickets last year after going too fast. But average speed cameras are different from fixed cameras and measure motorists' speed over a longer distance
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Woman, 22, killed on Christmas Eve by a police car responding to emergency call
Police and tragic Rachael Louise Moore's family are still appealing for witnesses to come forward to help with the investigation as the Independent Office for Police Conduct release a statement
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Screaming children barricaded themselves in bedroom as thug strangled their mum
Darren Wilson was jailed for 15 months after kicking down his ex-girlfriend's front door and strangling her as her kids screamed, before the family locked themselves in a bedroom
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Ronaldo slams "disgusting" racists as he backs Vinicius in row with La Liga
Real Valladolid president Ronaldo Nazario has offered his support to Vinicius Junior after the Real Madrid star suffered racist abuse during a recent La Liga match
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First transgender death row inmate's final words as state defies appeals
The first transgender person to be executed in the United States has given her final words before she was put to death by legal injection - despite controversy over her death sentence
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Death row trio claim state plans to use 'expired and unsafe' execution drugs
Three death row inmates in Texas have filed a lawsuit claiming that the state's prison system is planning to execute them using 'expired and unsafe' drugs later this year
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Brit tourist chased and shot dead while on holiday at luxury villa in Jamaica
A Brit tourist has died after he was shot multiple times by a gunman while staying at a luxury guest house in Jamaica, with local media reporting that the suspect had previously been deported from the UK
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First transgender woman put to death in the US for murder of ex-girlfriend
Amber McLaughlin was sentenced to death for the 2003 murder of ex-girlfriend Beverly Guenther in St Louis, Missouri. She transitioned just three years ago
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'My mum was a victim of Coronation Street rapist and I need to stop his release'
Andrew Barlow - known as 'The Coronation Street rapist' - is due to be released this month, and a daughter of one of his victims has now launched a petition to keep him behind bars