All news on the topic: Crime

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Russian soldier raped two schoolgirls the day after he returned from Ukraine war
The suspected paedophile, who was identified only by the name Sergei, told the two girls - aged 10 and 12 - that he would use a grenade to blow them up if they refused
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Netflix killer 'stole nearly $4million of dead housemaid's life insurance'
Netflix killer Alex Murdaugh, serving life in prison for shooting his wife and youngest son dead, now faces charges in several money laundering schemes involving his housekeeper
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Murder investigation launched as police issue update on human remains
Nottinghamshire Police are appealing for anyone to come forward to help identify the skeletal remains of a man, believed to have been aged between 40 and 60, found last month
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Nearly a third of Brits noticed a rise in white-collar crime in last 12 months
But nearly one in six admit they wouldn't bother reporting such fraudulent activity - while almost half wouldn't know how to do so
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Balloons to be released at tragic crash scene where teens died before riot began
Kyrees Sullivan, 16, and Harvey Evans, 15, were killed near their homes on a housing estate in Ely, Cardiff, sparking a mass riot lasting hours due to alleged police involvement
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Police solve murder of teenager 50 years on thanks to new DNA techniques
DNA found at the scene of Sharron Prior's murder in Quebec, Canada matched samples taken from Franklin Maywood Romine - who had a long criminal history - and he also matched a witness' description of the suspect
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Woman, 19, caught with cocaine in her luggage in Bali will not be executed
Friends and family of Manuela Vitoria de Araujo Farias feared she would face the death penalty in Bali but prosecutors have asked the court to jail her for 12 years
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Vinicius effigy suspect caught by police after posting blow-up doll photo online
A horrific effigy of Brazil international Vinicius Junior was hung from a bridge near Real Madrid's training ground in January ahead of a game against Atletico Madrid
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Man shoots his roommate after he ate the last Hot Pocket they had in the freezer
Clifton Williams, 64, from Louisville, Kentucky, is accused of shooting his roommate after he ate the last Hot Pocket after police said he flew into a rage
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Police's 'credible' new information sparked Madeleine McCann lake search
Respected Portuguese media has said an informant gave detectives "details" they took "very seriously" which prompted the first search for Madeleine McCann in nine years
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School bus bursts into flames with quick-thinking driver saving lives of 6 kids
The driver rescued six kids aged 5 to 11 from the school bus before it got immersed in a menacing blaze. They were on their way home from a private Yeshiva in Queens, New York
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Family of man shot dead after calling police for help receive $19million payout
Christian Glass was killed while sitting in his car having a mental health crisis, he had called 911 and and told dispatchers he was terrified before he was shot five times in Silver Plume, Colorado
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Woman who posed as a man to dupe female into 'sexual relationship' found guilty
The victim says she only discovered her lover's real gender through Facebook nearly two years after getting together as Blade Silvano is found guilty of sexual assault
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Moment stranger hurls brick at busker while he's performing on street
Busker Osaze Aigbe, 25, was performing in Birmingham when he was confronted by a stranger who was arrested and charged with assault and also assaulting an emergency worker
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Person killed and four injured after carjacking ends in horror bus stop crash
One person has been killed and another four injured after a devastating crash involving a suspected stolen vehicle. The San Francisco Police Department allege a suspect carjacked the truck invovled
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A city on the edge after rumours over boys' death that triggered night of riots
South Wales Police referred themselves to the Independent Office for Police Conduct over the deaths of Kyrees Sullivan, 15, and Harvey Evans, 16, in the Ely area of Cardiff at around 6pm on Monday
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Rolf Harris is branded 'evil' by abuse victim following his death at 93
Karen Gardner, 61, was a bag carrier on TV show Star Games in 1977 when vile Harris assaulted her three times in the space of 35 minutes
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Woman's outrage after noticing handbag stolen by cleaner being sold on eBay
Brenda Carberry, 55, snuck into rooms she was told were out of bounds during her cleaning shifts at clients' houses - before plundering various items to auction on eBay
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Former NFL star sentenced to at least 12 years in prison over stabbing death
Former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Eric Wilkerson, one of the best players in Kent State's history, will spend more than a decade in prison after admitting his part in the death of Brian Weems III
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Air hostess, 23, could be executed after being caught with drugs in Saudi Arabia
Ilaria De Rosa, from the small Italian town of Resana in the Province of Treviso, was reportedly arrested on May 6 for drug posession, as her parents explained her phone was suddenly out of operation.
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Nikki Allan's mum 'devastated' as killer not given whole life sentence
Nikki Allan's 'devastated' mother has slammed the 29-year sentence handed down to her young daughter's killer - and says she would only have been satisfied with a whole life term
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Man massacres wife and in-laws alongside pet dogs before confessing on Facebook
Jeremy Lake Bailey is accused of killing his wife Anastasia Stevens and her parents, Becky and Donald Stevens, as well as three dogs in Layton, Utah, before confessing in a post on Facebook
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Thug kidnapped ex and drove 12 hours ‘to find burial site’ after vicious attack
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT - Nathaniel Corkish, who repeatedly strangled Jasmine Molyneux and battered her with a hammer, left the woman terrified and with life-changing injuries
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Man falsely accused of schoolgirl Nikki Allan's murder says his life was ruined
George Heron was wrongly accused of the murder of seven-year-old schoolgirl Nikki, who was found dead in an abandoned warehouse after being stabbed 37 times in the chest. The real killer, David Boyd, has finally been jailed for life.
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Parents of starving boy found searching streets for food to appear in court
The boy was found wandering the streets, reportedly weighing just 36 pounds as he begged police to "please not make [him] go back" to the home where he was reportedly denied food and locked in his room.