All news on the topic: Crime

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Mum pretended to be daughter at middle school - and even sat in classes
Casey Garcia dressed up as her daughter and headed into school for the day - claiming she did so to make a statement on school safety. But now she has been convicted and sentenced
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Brits warned of Christmas markets 'worst for scams' including fake pricing
The bigger Christmas markets provide not just merriment and jollity, but cover for the unscrupulous to do some robbing, according to research by Radical Storage
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Twisted kidnappers stabbed dad 196 times and sent daughter video
Daryoush Kholghnik and Talib Mombeini abducted 53-year-old father Tala Tala outside his house in Leicester, took him to an Airbnb, where they carried out a sustained attack which ended with his death
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Full list of Black Friday scams to be wary of - and what precautions to take
Looking at figures from last year, experts say that online shopping fraud surged by 18 per cent in November and December last year, with each victim losing an average of £400
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Reeva Steenkamp's heartbreaking final message before Oscar Pistorius killed her
Model and law student Reeva Steenkamp was a 'beautiful, intelligent and very inspiring' woman who was tragically shot dead by her boyfriend Oscar Pistorius 10 years ago
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Who Reeva Steenkamp really was - 'angelic' law grad with 'big life ahead'
Reeva Steenkamp was a model and activist before her life was tragically cut short by her boyfriend, Oscar Pistorius, who horrifically shot her dead in the early hours of Valentine's Day in 2013
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Oscar Pistorius to go free after 9 years in prison for Reeva Steenkamp murder
Double amputee Olympian Oscar Pistorius, 37, was jailed for murder over the death of model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, 29, on Valentine's Day 2013 - who he claimed he mistook for an intruder
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Heartbreaking reason Reeva's mum will not attend Oscar Pistorius parole hearing
Oscar Pistorius faces a parole hearing to see if he can be released after being found guilty of Reeva Steenkamp's murder. Reeva's parents will not be in court today
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Evil murderer lodges appeal against conviction for killing teacher out jogging
One of the main grounds of Jozef Puska’s appeal surrounds his confession to the murder in St James Hospital - two days after the killing of Ms Murphy at the Grand Canal Way
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Psychopath Life Coach Lewis Raymond Taylor's rise from thug to mogul millionaire
The Psychopath Life Coach has landed on Netflix and at the heart of the documentary is the incredible tale of how Lewis Raymond Taylor seemingly turned his life around
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Dementia-stricken mum 'shoots herself after daughter taunted her, gave her gun'
A caregiver in Oklahoma was reprimanded by police this week after she gave her elderly mother, who has dementia, a gun before leaving the home. Her mother killed herself almost instantly
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Thief who ran over and dragged courier as he stole his van convicted of murder
Mark Lang suffered fatal injuries as he was dragged hundreds of metres by his vehicle after trying to stop Christopher Elgifari from getting away with this stolen van in Cardiff
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Brutal reality behind Liverpool gang wars that left women and children dead
Britain’s seventh largest city, Liverpool plays an outsized role in the importing of drugs primarily cocaine which has had a devastating effect on the community
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Ghislaine Maxwell sued by woman 'raped countless times' by Jeffrey Epstein
Child sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted in December 2021 and sentenced to 20 years in prison - now, two years later, she is being sued by a woman who testified she was raped multiple times by Epstein
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'Serial rapist' caught after month on run as hero cashier recognises tattoo
Authorities managed to capture landlord and accused serial rapist Sean Williams in Florida after a month-long escape - a store clerk recognised one of his tattoos
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Drugs baron Curtis Warren 'failed to disclose he had travelled to Spain'
Curtis Warren, 60, from Liverpool, is due to appear in court in December charged with breaching the terms of a crime prevention order on 11 separate occasions
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Chilling 8 words of Thanksgiving serial killer who opened fire on his family
Thanksgiving took a fatal turn for one Florida family when an estranged relative turned a holiday gathering into a bloodbath when Paul Merhige, 35, opened fire
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Ashley Dale: Defendants' mums rowed in heated exchange during murder trial
James Witham was imprisoned for life with a minimum term of 43 years, and driver Joseph Peers was told he must serve at least 41 years following the murder of Ashley Dale
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'I told my son to pay back for the cheese or he won’t eat Thanksgiving roast'
The teenage son of a Reddit user found himself in a difficult situation when he nibbled on the forbidden cheeses sitting in the fridge. Now, his mum is considering banning him from Thanksgiving dinner
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Millionaire tech boss guilty of drug rape of two women as family 'sobs at court'
Lawrence Jones, the founder of huge Manchester tech company UK Fast, was accused of raping the two women in the 1990s while he was a piano player in pubs and hotels across the city
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Champions League winner sentenced after sexually abusing young child
Tarik Oulida, the former Ajax and Sevilla midfielder, was sentenced by a court in Malaga but will not serve any time in prison, despite the 30-month sentence that was handed down
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Paedophile dies after weeks of suffering in jail after final chilling request
David Charles Zold, who was described as a "deviant, sexually manipulative individual" by a judge, has died at HMP Wakefield, aka Monster Mansion, while serving a life sentence for his vile crimes
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Ronnie O'Sullivan's painful relationship with killer dad sparked '6-year bender'
World snooker champion Ronnie O'Sullivan - dubbed The Rocket - turned professional the same year his dad was locked up for stabbing Bruce Bryan to death in a nightclub
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Paedo dad sexually abuses girl and hands her to his son to continue as 'a prize'
Pensioner Roy Lockett, from Llanelli, Wales, and rugby coach son Austin left the young victim feeling 'worthless' after the two sick men sexually abused her in succession
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Ronald Platt's haunting final moments before 'Rolex Killer' murdered him at sea
Channel 5's Devil in Disguise: The Murder of Ronald Platt documentary airs tonight and examines the heinous crimes of Canadian fraudster Albert Walker, who murdered his pal and then stole his identity