Crime

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Police detain a 57-year-old woman on suspicion of murdering a baby more than 40 years ago
A woman, aged 57, has been arrested on suspicion of murder over the death of a newborn baby girl who was found in Northampton in 1982, police have confirmed following fresh evidence
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Childminder sentenced to 12 years in prison for killing baby boy
A childminder who admitted shaking and killing a nine-month-old baby boy she was supposed to be looking after has been jailed for 12 years and seven months for manslaughter.
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Police investigate sex abuse allegations at Earl Spencer’s Maidwell Hall boarding school
Earl Spencer, the younger brother of Princess Diana, said earlier this year that he was sexually abused as a child and detailed how he suffered at the hands of a female member of staff when he was at Maidwell Hall boarding school.
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Two 12-year-old boys convicted of killing ’utterly defenseless’ man with machete
Both boys, who cannot be named because of their ages, have been found guilty of murdering 19-year-old Shawn Seesahai at Wolverhampton’s Stowlawn playing fields after pointing the finger at each other
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Suspect in court charged with murder and obstruction of justice after man’s death in Edinburgh
Police Scotland officers were called to Westfield Road on Friday afternoon following concern for a man within a property. The 53-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Nine arrested for attempted murder after two men in their 20s stabbed
Two men have been taken to hospital and one is in a serious condition following a knife attack in Bristol.
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Man fatally stabbed multiple times in ’horrific’ London attack
A 21-year-old has died after he was stabbed repeatedly in a ‘brutal’ attack on a London street.
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The children as young as 10 being groomed into county lines drug gangs
There’s one harrowing memory that sticks in Michael White’s mind. It was a cold winter’s evening, when his 15-year-old son walked through the door after spending the night with ‘friends.’
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US moves against BEC fraud
A workers’ union in Massachusetts received last year an email purportedly from an employee of an investment consulting firm, requesting a payment change.
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Childminder admits killing baby boy
A childminder has admitted shaking and killing a nine-month-old baby she was supposed to be looking after.
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Urgent warning issued about ’big Viking stomper’ gangster on the run for 10 days
An infamous gangster known as ‘big Viking Stomper’ has been on the run from the police for 10 days.
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A teenager has been jailed for stabbing two men to death following a dispute over a woman outside a nightclub in Halifax
Rashane Douglas, from Huddersfield, stabbed Joshua Clark, 21, and Haidar Shah, 19, outside Maggie’s nightclub in Halifax on 1 October last year.
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DoJ accuses far-right Epoch Times of being money-laundering operation
Media firm at center of scam involving about $67m, justice department alleges as it announces indictment of CFO Bill Guan
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The warring conmen at the heart of a €5bn carbon credit scam
Emissions trading was supposed to save the planet. But fraudsters quickly learned how to rip the system off, making themselves spectacularly rich. Then some of the major players started turning on each other
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’Dr Death’ and Essex gang who held brutal dog fights jailed
The ringleader’s phone contained incriminating video and photos of the dogs and gruesome fight reports.
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Newark: Eight boys arrested on suspicion of raping teenage girl on Nottinghamshire playing fields
Nottinghamshire Police says detectives are "working around the clock" and will "uncover exactly what’s happened".
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French police accused of covering-up murder of British family shot in the Alps
The brother of a British tourist who was shot dead in the Alps with his wife and mother-in-law has accused French Police of a cover up after they investigated him for the murders.
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Santander customers’ private data put up for sale for $2m by hackers
ShinyHunters stole information including bank and credit card numbers, as well as staff HR details
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’UK’s biggest benefit fraudsters’ jailed for stealing £53m with fake claims
Bundles of cash stuffed in suitcases, designer goods and a luxury car were found in a raid on their properties. One gang member had also filmed themselves throwing stacks of £20 notes in the air.
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Teacher who murdered partner and buried him in garden jailed for at least 20 years
A primary school teacher who murdered her boyfriend before burying him in their garden has been jailed for life with a minimum of 20 years.
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Moroccan cybercrime ring steals up to $100K daily, Microsoft reports
A Moroccan cybercrime ring has taken a liking to gift card fraud, stealing victims’ personal information and using it to buy and sell gift cards for profit, in a venture that generates the group up to US$100,000 per day, according to a Microsoft intelligence report.
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Notorious gangster the public ’must be protected from’ absconds from prison
Daniel Gee Gee was jailed after a secret probe caught him conspiring to buy guns and threatening to kill a teenager
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Soldier Sapper Kim Mawa, 23, found dead in Wiltshire barracks three months after 19-year-old died days into joining squadron
Sapper Kim Mawa, a 23-year-old from the Royal Engineers, was found dead
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Two ’robbers’ hunted as watch dealer found dead the day after raid
The man was found by police in Surrey on Sunday evening, following a report of a concern for safety. The death is not being treated as suspicious.
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Watch dealer put in chokehold during terrifying London robbery dies one day later
A watch dealer who was put in a chokehold during a robbery at his jewellery store in Richmond, West London, where thieves made off with high value watches, has died