All news on the topic: Court case

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Maggots fed on obese teen's body 'for at least 48 hours' before she was found
Alun Titford denies manslaughter by gross negligence after his disabled daughter Kaylea Titford, 16, died at home in Powys, Wales, but mum Sarah Lloyd-Jones has pleaded guilty to the offence
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Mum 'abused and murdered son, six, over potty training', court told
A woman has been accused of abusing and murdering her six-year-old son in Utah over his potty training, with the boy having died from a blunt trauma to the head, it is reported
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Woman raped by stranger to save life of man she was on a first date with
The couple had been walking home from their first date in Sunderland when Sean Robinson began attacking the man, before dragging the woman into a bush leaving her traumatised
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Schoolgirl ballooned to 23 stone before dying because 'of how she was cared for'
Kaylea Titford, 16, spent the last years of her young life in conditions 'not fit for animals' after allegedly being neglected by her parents, a court heard
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Ex-Man Utd player who signed £1m deal at 14 appears in court accused of rape
John Cofie, 30, has been charged with raping a woman in Trafford, Greater Manchester, in 2019, alongside co-accused Nathan Stuart.
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Foster mum gave serial killer a home believing he was a schoolboy asylum seeker
Lawangeen Abdulrahimzai was found guilty of stabbing aspiring marine 21-year-old Thomas Roberts to death outside a Subway sandwich shop in Bournemouth
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Chef emptied jar of cockroaches in pub kitchen after pay row forcing it to close
Tom Williams, 25, had a row over the holiday pay at the Royal William V1, in Lincoln, after he left his job and threatened to "cockroach bomb" the kitchen on October 11, 2022, Lincoln Crown Court heard
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Ex-MP 'tried to claim up to £30,000 to fund cocaine habit' court hears
Jared O'Mara is on trial for allegedly submitting 'dishonest' invoices to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority - prosecutor James Bourne-Arton told a court the former MP had 'a significant cocaine habit'
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Man found guilty of robbing Mark Cavendish and wife in knifepoint raid
Romario Henry, 31, had denied two counts of robbery at an earlier hearing, but was found guilty on both counts by a majority verdict of 10 jurors to two on Monday
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'Teen' in Brit school unmasked as convicted killer who murdered two with AK-47
Lawangeen Abdulrahimzai gunned down two fellow Afghans with an AK-47 in a row about trafficking when he was in Serbia, around a year before he entered the UK as a 14-year-old schoolboy despite being 18 at the time
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Dad and son left passenger with 'horrendous injuries' in attack over plane seat
Robert Powell, 58, and his son James, 22, attacked the passenger at Heathrow Airport and left him with horrific cuts and bruises after arguing over a seat, a court heard
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Lottery winner who scooped £250,000 jailed for failing to pay £12,000 court debt
Grandfather Gerry Donaldson, from Scotland, appeared to have blown his scratch card winnings when he was taken to court and jailed for failing to pay the colossal debt
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'Overwhelmed' mum told kids to get out of family home before setting it on fire
Cheryl Duggan from Gateshead had been struggling to cope with her life, and took the extreme step in a suicide attempt, telling her children to leave the house first
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Parents of teen killed by drink driver blast justice shambles after 'no support'
Paul and Nicky Johnson’s 17-year-old daughter Phoebe was killed when a car being driven by her friend, Melissa Keilloh, crashed on the A514 near Derby in October 2021
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Handcuffed thug drags cop downstairs to escape then returns to attack girlfriend
He also punched the female officer in the face, with the ordeal leaving her in hospital and with injuries so severe that she hasn't been able to return to her job fully
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Mum laughed and told neighbour 'I just stabbed him' before boyfriend found dead
Mum of two Carrie McGuinness knifed partner Steven Davies causing him a slow agonising death over several days, during which time he Googled 'I'm dying' and 'vomiting blood'
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Woman attacked by dog that ran up as she got out of car leaving permanent scars
The victim was getting out of her car in Grays, Essex, when she was attacked by Peter Fricker's dog. She was badly bitten suffering eight deep wounds to her legs and needed urgent surgery
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Son stabbed his parents 282 times then sat on doorstep to wait for police
David Taylor, 37, used three knives to stab his parents John and Beverley, both 66, to death at the family home before calling 999 and waiting on the doorstep for the police
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Stepdad admits torturing and killing girl, 5, who died with 70 horror injuries
Nadia Zofia Kalinowska was found dead at the family home in Newtonabbey in 2019 - Abdul Wahab has been in court this week accused of her murder, alongside his partner Aleksandra Wahab
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Student who 'threw eggs at King Charles' denies threatening behaviour
Patrick Thelwell, who is accused of throwing eggs at King Charles III during a royal visit to York, has pleaded not guilty to using threatening or abusive words or behaviour
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Woman left with massive gap in her mouth after dentist pulls out wrong tooth
Zoe Stockwell, 32, received a £500 quote for a tooth extraction by a private dentist - so she instead went to an NHS clinic, but ended up having a 'horrific' experience
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Murdered security guard pictured after being battered to death in gang attack
Christopher Molloy, 55, died following an attack by a gang of three in Bootle, Merseyside, after one accused him of "touching" his girlfriend during a confrontation near a Burger King
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Woman must pay mum's partner who abused her £35K and let him live in family home
Kirsty Easthope’s late mum Irma Barnett left her a £300,000 bungalow but also stated her live-in partner Arthur Hepple - who sexually abused Kirsty for 10 years - could remain in the property for the rest of his life
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Ex-F1 star in court after blowing up brother-in-law's window with firework
A firework prank played by Jean Alesi on his brother-in-law blew up in his face as the former Ferrari F1 driver ended up in a French court explaining his actions
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Thugs bottled giraffe and provoked tigers then posted zoo break-in on Snapchat
Bradley Green and Nathan Daniels broke into Marwell Zoo in 2021 and filmed themselves causing damage and abusing animals before posting the shocking footage to Snapchat