All news on the topic: Court case

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Masked man who claimed to be Good Samaritan guilty of 'brutal' murder of teacher
Ashling Murphy was just 23 when she was killed on a canal path in Tullamore, Co Offaly, in January 2022. Jozef Puska denied murdering her but has today been found guilty
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Court gasps as foster mum guilty of murdering baby who had 'car crash' injuries
Katie Tidmarsh, 39, from Leicester, has been found guilty of murdering Ruby Thompson in 2012 after she had recently been adopted and was found with "car-crash-like" head injuries
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'Dangerously out of control' German Shepherd leaps out of garden and mauls woman
A German Shepherd dog belonging to defendant Ian Ladley, 50, from Winsford, that was "dangerously out of control", jumped over a garden fence and attacked a woman
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Ashley Dale shooter says he's gone through a year of 'torture' in court
James Witham, who has already pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of 28-year-old Ashley Dale but denies her murder, told a court he had been through a 'year of torture' after her death
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Coleen Rooney exposes text chat with Rebekah Vardy before explosive Wagatha post
Coleen Rooney's explosive new memoir titled My Account has been released today, which tells her side story of the Wagatha Christie court case and her relationship with Wayne
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Teen accused of schoolboy's murder blows kiss to crying mum from court dock
The teenager, who was wearing a grey tracksuit, blew a kiss to his parents, who sat in front of the dock, as he came into court. His mother was visibly upset
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CPS Joint Enterprise cases 'rife with racial discrimination', experts claim
New data released after a six-month pilot scheme shows that young people and those from ethnic minority backgrounds are disproportionately prosecuted under the Joint Enterprise law, according to the Crown Prosecution Service
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Bleeding teen found in street after attack by balaclava-clad machete gang
The 18-year-old victim has been left with lifelong injuries after he was attacked with a machete in a terrifying chase by balaclava-clad Joseph Farrell, 22, and two accomplices
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Cheers as passenger 'so drunk he can't stand' escorted off flight, court hears
Paul Carling became 'aggressive and abusive' on the flight to Turkey at Newcastle Airport with police bodycam footage showing other passengers cheer as he was escorted off
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Family of murdered mum found in septic tank sue killer husband for her fortune
Farmer David Venables murdered his wife Brenda in 1982, hiding her body in a septic tank on their Worcestershire pig farm and inheriting her fortune. Her corpse was found 37 years later
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Girl tells evil stepmum 'hope you die' after neck broken in series of cruel acts
Maya Chavez left the10-year-old with injuries which included a bone sticking out of an unhealed sore and bruises from head to toe. A nurse told Orange County District Attorney's office it was the worst case of trauma and suspected child abuse she had ever seen
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Woman, 62, keyed neighbours cars because she was feeling 'menopausal'
Sue Williams, 62, targeted her neighbours cars in the village of West Kingsdown, Kent, and keyed them in broad daylight - her neighbours claim they have been left out of pocket due to ill compensation
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Ex-nurse paid man £1,500 to have cop boyfriend's genitals cut off after breakup
Karen Kaur Warburton paid Andrew Bown £1,500 ($3,000) to ensure ex partner Queensland Police Inspector Don McKay would never walk or talk again, Cairns district court heard
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CIA agent drugged and sexually abused two dozen women worldwide in 14 year spree
Former CIA agent Brian Jeffrey Raymond would drug women before sexually assaulting them while they were unconscious - while on postings around the world. Now, he faces decades behind bars
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Wedding guest batters girlfriend and swings fists at bridesmaid in drunken rage
Roland Povall, who a court heard has a history of brutal domestic violence, also cut a teenager's face with a broken mug at the ceremony at Briars Hall in Lathom, Lancashire
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Teacher, 31, 'sexually abused 14-year-old boy 20 times including in classroom'
Melissa Marie Curtis is accused by a former student of engaging in sexual acts with him while he was just 14. After handing herself in on Tuesday, she has been charged with multiple sexual offences
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Moment thug stabs daughter’s father-in-law to death after wedding gifts row
Ahmad Al Sino confronted Mohammed Salem Ibrahim on his own doorstep in Castle Vale, Birmingham, and stabbed him four times with a knife later found in a plastic bag in the killer's car
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Drink driver on Whatsapp call killed groom in 100mph crash days before wedding
Husband-to-be Richard Allen died when his car was hit on a roundabout in Lichfield by drink driver Marius Mihai who was careering round at 110mph while on the phone
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Conduct of Trump lawyers 'surprising' as they 'aggressively protect his honour'
The behaviour of Donald Trump's lawyers is "surprising" but not "shocking" as Alina Habba needs to portray her client as the "victim" to help mobilise support among his base, according to a professor
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Teen worker, 16, has finger sliced off on his first day at dog food factory
A 16-year-old boy required two surgeries after he lost his finger whilst operating a machine at a food factory in Hereford - and has since said ther freak accident majorly impacted his mood and behaviour
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Dating site love cheat faked romance with single mum to steal her Land Rover
Callous cad Ben Robinson from Bolton sold the mum's leased Land Rover with her disabled daughter's equipment inside, meaning she was unable to stand up
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Ex-takeaway boss fined after mouse droppings found in 'dirty' restaurant
Former takeaway boss Syed Sadek Ahmed has been fined more than £2,000 after mouse droppings were found throughout his Nandini Restaurant in Oldham, Greater Manchester
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Ashley Dale murder accused fled UK after shooting as he feared 'retaliation'
Ian Fitzgibbon is among five men accused of murdering 28-year-old Ashley Dale, and claims he fled to Dubai after her death in August last year because he feared "people were gonna retaliate"
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Donald Trump's superfan lawyer who claimed 'unhinged' judge slammed table at her
Former President Donald Trump's lawyer Alina Habba furiously claimed a judge slammed a table at her in her client's fraud trial in New York yesterday. So who is Alina Habba?
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Ex-ITV presenter's dogs seized after dog walker mauled to death returned to him
Former Sky News journalist Glen Oglaza's dogs were among those being walked by Natasha Johnston when she was fatally mauled in January, but a judge has now ruled he can keep his pets