All news on the topic: Crime

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Depraved man caught having sex with a cow after suspicious farmer set a trap
WARNING: DISTURBING DETAILS Liam Brown, 25, was caught 'clearly having sex' with a cow by a farmer who set a trap after he suspected his animals were being interfered in Dorset
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Urgent calls to stop 'rivers of blood' from crashes near US military bases
Elizabeth Donowho was unable to walk after a collision outside an SAS base used by American soldiers, the latest in a string of accidents involving US troops on British roads
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Serial rapist known as 'Brixton's R Kelly' manipulated and raped six young girls
A man referred to as the 'Brixton R Kelly', has been convicted of 22 counts of rape following a trial at Inner London Crown Court. The 19-year-old's crimes were disclosed at a sentencing hearing on December 13.
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Mum shot dead at home was 'trying to protect family from balaclava-clad gunman'
Lianne Gordon died after being shot in the head at her home in Hackney last week. The Old Bailey has now heard the mum was trying to protect her family at the time
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'Phone sex' prison officer's affair was rumbled after inmate moved jails
Ruth Shmylo, 26, was working as a prisoner officer and Harri Pullen was a prisoner at HMP Parc in Bridgend. She is now on trial for misconduct in a public office
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Three words boy, 16, told police when he was accused of murdering Brianna Ghey
Boy Y has "gradually stopped speaking" to anyone apart from his mother following his arrest for the murder of Brianna Ghey and had been diagnosed with selective mutism, as well as autism spectrum disorder
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Baby-voiced Jon Venables describes James Bulger murder in harrowing recording
Jon Venables and Robert Thompson took toddler James Bulger from a shopping centre in Liverpool and brutally murdered him before trying to blame each other for their sick crimes
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Haunting words of killer Jon Venables' parents after son murdered James Bulger
Jon Venables killed two-year-old James Bulger in 1993 when he was 10 years old, and on hearing the earth-shattering news, his mother tried to explain her son's evil actions
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Prison guard accused of phone sex 'bullied by coworkers who spat in lags' food'
Ruth Shmylo, 26, of Pontypridd, is on trial for allegedly beginning an “inappropriate relationship” with inmate Harri Pullen while she was a prison officer at HMP Parc
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Jon Venables' parole bid rejected as sick child killer will not walk free
Jon Venables, 41, who was just 10 when he brutally tortured and killed tiny two-year-old James Bulger in 1993, will now spend at least another two years in prison
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Bungling burglar caught hanging upside down from windowframe by his shoelaces
Boozed up Lee Kenneth Moore, 41, was heard "moaning and groaning" by the startled couple inside who found the intruder hanging like a bat from their living-room window
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Mobster has no regrets about posing for topless photo that put him behind bars
Mafia elderly statesman Ralph DiMatteo surrendered himself to the authorities shortly after his son posted a picture of him half naked in a swimming pool. Here’s what he had to say about the picture…
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Boy accused of stabbing teen to death 'didn't agree with trans and gay people'
The teenage girl accused of Brianna Ghey's murder told Manchester Crown Court her co-defendant 'had a problem' with transgender people and referred to the victim as 'it'
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Police issue urgent tips to stop porch pirates pinching parcels before Christmas
Officers in Greater Manchester have seen a number of reports of 'porch pirates' - thieves targeting unattended deliveries left by drivers on front doors - in the run up to Christmas
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Five men arrested over historic abuse charges at BBC star’s old school
Five men, aged between 69 and 90, have been charged in connection with alleged historic abuse incidents at Edinburgh Academy, where BBC presenter Nicky Campbell was a pupil
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Man who raped woman in front of other passengers on London Underground jailed
Ryan Johnston chased terrified victims down the street as they left Bounds Green Tube station before going on to rape a 20-year-old woman on a Piccadilly Line train in front of horrified passengers
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DJ tortured by members of 'international organised crime', court hears
Father-of-two Mehmet Koray Alpergin and partner Gozde Dalbudak were kidnapped before the dad was tortured to death while being held captive in a restaurant near the Tottenham Hotspur stadium
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Hundreds of women and kids trafficked to UK to shoplift for organised gangs
Retailers Against Crime has identified 56 shoplifting groups, all being used to fund organised crime with links to drugs, firearms and human trafficking - with the Mirror calling for urgent action
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Inmate wanted prison officer 'added to contacts after phone sex'
Former prison officer Ruth Shmylo is accused of having an 'inappropriate relationship' with HMP Parc inmate Harry Pullen whilst working at the Welsh prison, including allegations the two had phone sex
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Teen accused of murder admits finding Brianna Ghey 'attractive' - updates
Two teenagers accused of the murder of Brianna Ghey, who was stabbed in Culcheth Linear Park in Warrington, Cheshire, remain on trial at Manchester Crown Court
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Baby killer Lucy Letby breaks silence before her nursing license is stripped
Lucy Letby, who was sentenced this year to 14 whole-life orders after being convicted of murdering seven babies and trying to murder six others, has claimed she is innocent in a new statement
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Accused girl discussed killing trans teen by making her drink cleaning products
The girl, who can't be named, denied turning "dark fantasies" of torture and killing into reality with the "frenzied" murder of Brianna Ghey who was stabbed 28 times in a park
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Man faints after finding out brother killed through Ring doorbell notification
The brother of 17-year-old Ilyas Habibi has shared the moment he found out his brother had been stabbed to death on his way home from college in Sutton, South London
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Dad killed on his own doorstep after customer's ominous prediction in the pub
Joey Peloe answered his door at midnight in Speke, Liverpool, to an unknown gunman who murdered him - his family said they believe he knew who his killer was but the case remains unsolved