All news on the topic: Crime

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'Ogre of the Ardenne' in court as family of Brit killed in 1990 dream of justice
Monique Olivier, the wife of French serial killer Michel Fourniret, is standing trial in Nanterre, Paris, for Joanna’s brutal death and two other grisly killings
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Palestinian student shot with friends may never walk after bullet hit spine
Jason J. Eaton, is accused of shooting and injuring Hisham Awartani, Kinnan Abdalhamid and Tahseen Ahmed in Burlington, Vermont, on Saturday night - with Awartani's mother describing his trauma and agonising road to recovery
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Suspect in shooting of Palestinian students fired from job weeks before attack
Jason J. Eaton, is accused of shooting and injuring Hisham Awartani, Kinnan Abdalhamid and Tahseen Ahmed in Burlington, Vermont, on Saturday night as the students walked to a family dinner
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Dad stabbed to death in street 'didn't deserve for his life to be taken away'
Gerard Hand, 44, was stabbed to death in Bootle, Sefton, Merseyside, on November 22. His family now paid tribute to him, saying he was 'full of life' and 'ill never be forgotten'
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New theory probed into mystery death of MI6 codebreaker found in padlocked bag
MI6 agent Gareth Williams was mysteriously discovered dead inside a padlocked North Face bag at his flat in London 13 years ago - and a team of experts have thrown up a compelling new theory
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Met officer who Tasered girl, 10, twice within seconds says it was 'best option'
PC Jonathan Broadhead and a colleague went to the girl's family home after her mum called them - and after entering the house, he Tasered her twice within eight seconds
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'Incest-obsessed' gravedigger fatally stabbed partner over 'untrue' affair fears
Martin Hayes was found guilty of manslaughter at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin, Ireland, following the death of his partner Amadea McDermott in July 2017
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Necrophiliac David Fuller went under radar due to hospital failings, probe finds
Findings have been published in the inquiry into murderer and serial necrophiliac David Fuller who is serving two whole life sentences for abusing bodies at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust hospitals
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Teen 'murdered Brianna Ghey before posting Snapchat tribute', court hears
A teenage girl and boy are both standing trial at Manchester crown court accused of murdering 16-year-old Brianna Ghey in a park near Warrington in February
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Russell Brand results of internal probe just 'weeks away', says Channel 4 boss
Channel 4 boss Alex Mahon provided an update on the internal investigation in the rape, assault and emotional abuse allegations made against its former presenter Russell Brand
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Mum's horror as two children die after scuba tank filled with helium not oxygen
Suzie Dudas' two children, Zale, nine, and Saxon, seven, were in a family friend's swimming pool when they used scuba tanks unknowingly filled with helium, which caused them to lose consciousness
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Brianna Ghey accused killers 'wanted to see if she'd scream like a man or girl'
Two teenagers are accused of murdering transgender 16-year-old Brianna Ghey, who was stabbed 28 times with a hunting knife in Culcheth Linear Park in Warrington, Cheshire
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Man who spent 25 years in jail for two murders he didn't commit is finally freed
Jabar Walker was sentenced to 50 years behind bars in 1998 after his wrongful conviction for a double murder. Having served half of the sentence, an investigation into corrupt policing has now freed him
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Almost one in five Brits feel more targeted by scammers at Christmas time
And the most common types of scam include phishing, impersonation scams, and refund fraud - while romance scams, and get-rich-quick schemes, are also rising in popularity
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Rotherham child abuse probe finally shut after 9 years and 1,100 victims
Officers working on Operation Stovewood - started in the wake of the horrific Rotherham sexual abuse scandal - have found more than one thousand victims in their nine year investigation
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Millions of songbirds illegally trapped and served as food at tourist hot spot
Millions of birds - including many rare species on the brink of extinction - are being poached every year so that restaurants can charge diners high prices to feed on a local delicacy
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Girl, 16, was 'stabbed 28 times by two children' after being 'lured to park'
Brianna Ghey was allegedly stabbed 28 times in a "sustained and violent attack" by a girl and a boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, who were both 15 at the time of the attack
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Groom shoots dead wife, mum-in-law and two guests then kills himself at wedding
Fears over a disability led to a Thai man shooting dead five people at his own wedding, including his betrothed, her mother, her sister, a guest and himself
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11 people jailed for role in people-smuggling operation that killed 39 migrants
Eleven people have been jailed for their role in a people-smuggling operation that killed 39 migrants who suffocated inside an airtight lorry trailer in Essex in October 2019
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XL Bully owner punched vet in the face after being told pet died during surgery
Arbas Hamaz Hamid left his XL Bully's surgeon needing stitches after he punched him in the face when he was told his dog had died having an operation at the vets in York
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Mum, 34, lived with corpses of three children to keep claiming benefits
Daria, 34, is being investigated for the murder of her children after one of her surviving kids spotted a body inside her flat in Russia - before she was turned into police by her mother
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Premier League clubs 'scouting' Greenwood as Man Utd outcast scores for Getafe
Mason Greenwood, whose future lies away from Manchester United, found the net for second time in La Liga against Almeria on Saturday and he was being closely watched by Premier League scouts
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Disneyland streaker sparks chaos crawling round 'Small World' ride totally naked
There was chaos at Disneyland as a man jumped around the It's a Small World ride while he was completely nude - he was eventually arrested and taken away by police
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Moment Ed Sheeran fan left is punched to the floor by bouncer
Stripclub doorman Kevin Davies punched music fan Michael Barraclough as he was on his way home from seeing Ed Sheeran perform at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff
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'My date ended up being a convicted murderer - my mum discovered the truth'
After hearing all about her teenage daughter's date, one mum couldn't help noticing a red flag that her 18-year-old hadn't seemed to pick up on. And after a little digging and discovering the truth, they were both left horrified