All news on the topic: Court case

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Amazon driver feared he would die in dog attack as he delivered parcel
Gemma Saunders, 40, of Pontypool, Monmouthshire, denied being the owner of a dog which caused injury while dangerously out of control after her French mastiff attacked an Amazon driver
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Man 'had shots of rum' before 'bludgeoning neighbour to death with coffee table'
Lawrence Bierton, 63, denies murdering 73-year-old neighbour Pauline Quinn on the grounds of diminished responsibility, following a fatal attack at her home in Worksop
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Mum dumped in cupboard after being tortured, starved and beaten to death by trio
Shakira Spencer, 35, died after falling under the influence of her former neighbour Ashana Studholme, 38, her lover Shaun Pendlebury, 26, and their friend Lisa Richardson, 44
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Brianna Ghey murder accused sent messages to dead teen to 'cover herself'
A 16-year-old girl accused of murdering Brianna Ghey at Culcheth Linear Park in Warrington, Cheshire, has been giving evidence as she stands trial at Manchester crown court
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Pub chef guilty of murdering ex despite her body never being found
Claire Holland has not been seen for more than 10 years since she was spotted leaving a pub in the centre of Bristol. Today her ex partner Darren Osment has been found guilty of her murder
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'Sexy Sarah' who beat up two prison officers in latest attack escapes jail
Sarah Jagger, from Manchester, who calls herself Sexy Sarah has a 16-year record of assaults and beat up two prison officers in her latest attack but escaped jail
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Mum clutches toy as she's charged with killing all four of her children in fire
Deveca Rose, 29, has been charged with four counts of manslaughter and child abandonment after her two sets of twins died in the inferno at their home in Collingwood Road, Sutton, south London
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Christmas crooks target vans and demand drivers hand over 'expensive presents'
Three men raced around Merseyside in a black Ford Fiesta and allegedly robbed a number of delivery vans with drivers getting out Christmas gifts - including demanding the 'expensive parcels'
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American driver 'flees UK' after leaving woman paralysed in crash near SAS base
Isaac Calderon, 22, is believed to have fled the country after failing to turn up at court over a dangerous driving charge that left nurse Elizabeth Donowho paralysed for six weeks
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Sobbing rapist tells cops 'I cry if I step on an ant' just after attacking woman
Chilling new police footage shows Loui Cadman deny that he raped a woman in a Leighton Buzzard alleyway, just hours after the sickening attack that later saw him jailed
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Doctor struck off after claiming she was rushing to op to dodge speeding fine
Jodi Lestner forged ambulance service letters and a doctor's note in a bid to argue 'special reasons' to keep her driving licence clean - but her fraud was exposed
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'My brother killed mum over bacon butty - final phone call will always haunt me'
A heartbroken woman has told how she got one last phone call pleading for help from her abused mother before her life was cruelly taken away by her own son
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Special needs teen 'left to eat buttons and screws at care home', says lawsuit
The 15-year-old had been a resident at the Robert J. McMahon Children’s Center, in Long Island, New York, when they swallowed a number of unknown items which led to them needing urgent surgery
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Birmingham man jailed for using till trick to steal 80k from supermarket
A Birmingham man has been jailed for 14 months after using a till trick to steal around £80,000 worth of cash from a supermarket over a two-year period
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CCTV shows killer moving in blood-stained bathroom where friend's body found
The victim had spent a night out which ended with him and some fellow revellers taking drugs and inhaling 'happy gas' but ended up in a horror bloodbath that shocked his family
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Stalker jailed after he crept into 'frightened' neighbour's bedroom as she slept
A judge has sentenced Philip Robinson, 40, to a jail term of two years and three months after he pleaded guilty to stalking with harm and distress at a previous hearing
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Airport worker 'killed ex-partner' after claiming he could hear her having sex
An airport worker was brutally stabbed to death after her flatmate and ex-partner became obsessed with her sex life and secretly spied on her, a court has been told
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'Truly depraved' sex attacker jailed after trying to rape sleeping passenger
Depraved Ryan Johnston, 37, carried out the horrifying attack on the Piccadilly Line between Heathrow and Hounslow West in front of a horrified passenger and his child
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Shane MacGowan's widow says he urged Johnny Depp to forgive Amber Heard
Victoria Mary Clarke has revealed that Shane MacGowan urged Johnny Depp to forgive Amber Heard at the funeral of the late Pogues singer following the movie star's high-profile libel case in 2022
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Aristocrat who 'killed baby' has taxpayer-funded defence after trust fund fails
Constance Marten and Mark Gordon both deny manslaughter after baby Victoria Marten's body was found in a plastic bag in a shed in Brighton, East Sussex last winter
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Girl accused of murdering teen admits 'fantasies' and serial killer obsession
Brianna Ghey was stabbed 28 times with a hunting knife in her head, chest, back and neck in Culcheth Linear Park, near Warrington, Cheshire, in February this year
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Vet who stabbed nurse after she ended relationship guilty of murder
A killer vet has been found guilty of murder after he knifed his girlfriend to death in her seaside home because she wanted to get out of their toxic relationship
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Wolves fan who racially abused Rio Ferdinand sentenced to six months in jail
Jamie Arnold, 33, was found guilty of racially abusing Manchester United icon Rio Ferdinand at Wolverhampton Crown Court
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Mum stabs family dog to death after arguing with partner about pet running away
Erica Tavares began stabbing Thanos - an American Bulldog - after arguing with her partner about the pet escaping and the police being called in Stroud, Gloucestershire
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Note detailing 'plan to kill' trans teen Brianna Ghey found in accused's home
Brianna Ghey, 16, who was transgender, was stabbed 28 times at a park in Warrington and further evidence was put before the jury