All news on the topic: Crime

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Tories savaged over failure to force killers to face victims' families in court
Shadow Justice Secretary Steve Reed accused the Government of doing 'nothing while killers, rapists and terrorists pick and choose whether they turn up to face the consequences of their crimes'
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Flasher ran away 'with hurt pride' after victim laughed at size of his manhood
Dana Mustapha, from Cheshire, was described as having a look of "evil excitement" on one of several occasion when he was spotted pulling down his trousers, a court heard
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Ex-cop turned OnlyFans star 'could've caught Wayne Couzens 3 days before murder'
Wayne Couzens kidnapped Sarah Everard before raping and murdering her in a vile attack, and one officer is facing a disciplinary hearings over claims she could've nailed the crooked cop on flashing allegations before it happened
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Top 10 cities targeted by doorstep scammers - see if your area on the list
More than a fifth of Brits say their neighbourhood has seen a rise in door-to-door con artists over the last 12 months, according to research
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Nurse who murdered patients blames hangover and wanted 'time to sleep'
The nurse said it had not been his intention for the 80 and 89 year old patients to die but he had a hangover and couldn't be bothered to care for them
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Walmart shopper scammed out of $3,600 stolen at self-checkout in crafty con
Dana Heddle said that she wants other people to be aware of the scam in the Walmart store so that they do not fall victim to it too
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Prisoner who 'died' then came back to life argues his life sentence has finished
Benjamin Schreiber said his death when his heart stopped meant his life sentence should be considered served but judges have disagreed
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Hidden tunnel passage close to border of two countries found in abandoned house
A 60-feet-long tunnel which is presumed to have been used for drug trafficking has been found in an abandoned property in Tijuana, Mexico, near the border with the US
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Vile predator who raped both his little sisters unmasked after decade of abuse
Edward Reid began a vile campaign of rape and abuse against his two younger sisters when he was just 12 years old - now brave Sarah and Chelsea are speaking out
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Teenage girl dragged into car and sexually assaulted as police hunt group of men
A girl was dragged into a car near a Newtownabbey shopping centre in broad daylight and sexually assaulted, leading to police and detectives appealing for information
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Man stabbed to death after making crude comment about woman’s ‘big breasts’
The man was stabbed in the heart after allegedly commenting on a woman's breasts after she entered a food stall with her boyfriend and bodyguard in Malacca, Malaysia
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Kidnapped nurse found dead in boot of her car as police hunt for ex-boyfriend
The body of 29-year-old Patrice Wilson was found in the boot of a car in Detroit after she was kidnapped following a shift at a nearby hospital by a suspect thought to be ex-boyfriend Jamere Miller
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Tributes to 'angel' mum found dead in home as three men 'known to her' arrested
Tributes have poured in for a woman, named locally as Holly Sanchez, who died at her home in Crawley on Saturday with three men arrested in connection to the death
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Brits hit by anti-social behaviour must be classed as victims, ministers told
Vulnerable people who are repeatedly targeted by thugs who stamp on their flowers or throw beer bottles in their garden are not classed as victims so are not eligible for support
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Boy uses a slingshot to save his sister from being abducted from backyard
The 17-year-old's name has not been released though he has been charged as an adult with one count of attempted kidnapping/child enticement, and one count of assault and battery
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The UK town where people are scared to go out on their own in the afternoon
Residents and businesses in Pontypridd have said they are fed up with boozed up yobs causing chaos in their town, and they're afraid to go out by themselves in the afternoon
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'Gunman’ faced abuse charges before ‘taking ex hostage and shooting her dead’
Jacob Cloke, 29, who died in hospital after allegedly fatally shooting his former partner Hayley Burke, in a stand off with police, was facing a number of abuse charges
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'Ruthless Thai drug dealer lured my boy to his death in honeytrap murder'
Steven Graham, 60, fears his son Woramet Ben Taota was lured to his death by a girl who was addicted to meth before the pair were both found dead near a village in Thailand
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Footage of police hunting Olivia Pratt-Korbel's killer to air in new C4 doc
Evil Thomas Cashman was jailed last month for the murder of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel and now, a new Channel 4 documentary will show real footage of police hunting the killer
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Thug knocks out karaoke singer in one punch - before finishing his pint
Retired Terrance Daniels suffered several injuries including a broken rib and bruising when he was punched in the face and knocked out cold , causing him to fall from a stage
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How 'cult mum's' doomsday obsession led to the murders of her 'zombie' kids
Lori Vallow Daybell was found guilty by a unanimous jury in Boise, Idaho, for the murders of her children Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow, along with conspiracy to murder husband Chad Daybell's first wife, Tammy, and grand theft
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Dad left in a 'pool of blood' after police dog mauls him while chasing burglar
Retired teacher William Campbell, from Birmingham, was left with multiple injuries after a German Shepherd from the West Midlands Police mauled him while chasing a burglar
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Man 'shoots girlfriend in the head' after she had abortion he didn't approve of'
It comes a few months after Texas outlawed abortions after six weeks of pregnancy in September 2021, but almost all abortions have been halted since the overturning of Roe v. Wade in the summer
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Mother wins case against McDonald's after kid gets burnt with chicken nugget
McDonald's and Upchurch Foods have been found liable for a hot Chicken McNugget that burned young girl Olivia Caraballo back in 2019. Her mum, Philana Holmes said Olivia started screaming when the food touched her skin
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Suicidal man survives after cops fire 50 rounds at him
Trevor Mullinax is suing the York County Sheriff's Office in South Carolina claiming that police officers fired at him almost 50 times while he was in a mental health crisis, and despite him raising his hands