All news on the topic: Crime

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Doctor explains sick thing that happens to the body in electric chair executions
WARNING: ARTICLE CONTAINS CONTENT SOME MAY FIND DISTRESSING. As lawmakers in South Carolina contemplate using the electric chair for executions, one doctor has shared chilling details of what happens to the body
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'Most heinous' killer jailed for 99 years after teen executed in £7million plot
Denali Dakota Skye Brehmer was sentenced to 99 years in prison after a judge uncovered that she was part of a £7,095,285 plot to kill a disabled woman, who thought Brehmer was a 'best friend'
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Urgent police hunt to find child seen waxing naked woman's legs in sick video
Memphis law enforcement officials and the Department of Children's Services are investigating the origins of a viral social media post that depicts a young child performing a wax on a nude, adult woman
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Gang fired sawn-off shotgun at women and children in 'turf war'
A crowd of people in north London were attending a memorial service when a swan-off shotgun was fired from a car, leaving two people with life-changing injuries. Four men have been convicted
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Two teens charged over Chiefs Super Bowl parade shooting that killed mum
A mother of two was killed and 22 people were injured by gunfire Wednesday afternoon, when shots erupted amid the throng of fans gathered at a rally outside Union Station after a parade through the city
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Aunt 'beat nephew, 4, to death with broomstick and blamed his nine-year-old sister for attack'
Yolanda Denise Coale had viciously beat both young King Lyons and his sister on multiple occasions, prosecutors told the court at a sentencing hearing on Thursday
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Bullet narrowly misses lung of 10-year-old boy injured in Chiefs parade shooting
The bullet narrowly missed Samuel Arellano’s lung, but he said he did not realise he had been shot until he arrived back at his home after the terrifying incident
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Woman who took British girl, 3, to Kenya for genital mutilation jailed
Amina Noor, from Harrow, north-west London, was last year convicted of assisting a non-UK person to carry out the shocking procedure in 2006 on a then three year-old girl
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Son who killed his mum said 'it's a body bag job' on stomach-churning 999 call
Rick Parker, 40, plunged a 20-inch blade into his mum Helen Harrison's chest - then called 999 and told the operator it wasn't a "desperate hurry" but was "definitely a body bag job"
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Manhunt for Ian Beale lookalike who conned lonely people out of £400,000
South Yorkshire Police first launched an appeal for John Eric Wells in September 2019 - but, more than four years later, he still hasn't been caught as cops continue their manhunt
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Man found dead in house as bomb squad scrambled and 'replica guns' found
A body has been discovered inside a house in Rochdale where a bomb disposal team was called in - there had been concerns raised for the man's welfare
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'Terrified' judge breaks silence after vicious courtroom attack which went viral
Judge Mary Kay Holthus was about to deliver Deobra Redden a sentence in an attempted battery case on January 3 when he leaped over a judicial bench and attacked her
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Homeowners shock as cops discover 'secret brothel' on quiet suburban street
Residents living on a tranquil road in Oxford say they were 'shocked' to discover that a man and a woman had been arrested after a brothel was operated from a house on their street
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Killer BA pilot who battered wife to death 'could kill again if released'
Robert Brown killed wife Joanna Simpson in October 2010 and was jailed for 26 years - but has now served 13 years, as her mother says she fears for her family should he get out
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Chemical attack suspect Abdul Ezedi may never be found due to 'unique challenge'
Marine experts familiar with the River Thames have shared the 'crucial' factors which could influence finding the body of Clapham alkaline attack suspect Abdul Ezedi
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Judge makes major decision in trial involving Madeleine McCann suspect
Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner faces charges for crimes against women and children in Portugal, but his court case in Braunschweig, Germany was today adjourned
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Madeleine McCann suspect's lawyer says there's one thing he won't do in court
German national Brueckner, 45, is set to go on trial today accused of a number of sexual assaults in Portugal between 2000 and 2017 – he denies all charges against him and any involvement in Madeleine's disappearance
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Nightmare mum stabs houseguest after comment about 'untidiness'
A woman was stabbed in the face while visiting a mother's home - for commenting on the cleanliness of the house, which contained dog faeces and dead mice
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Putin's endorsement of Joe Biden 'carefully calculated to influence US politics'
Russian President Vladimir Putin's comments that Russia would prefer to see Joe Biden win a second term over Donald Trump should be treated with skepticism, an expert has warned.
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'Mastermind' of gang who robbed travel agent was 'friend' of the business
A takeaway boss accused of being the mastermind of a gang who tried to rob a travel agent, and ended up gunning down rookie police officer Sharon Beshenivsky was described as a 'friend' of the business he robbed
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Heroic boy, 10, saves toddler brother from mum trying to throw him in hot oven
A 36-year-old Texas mother has been accused of torturing her children and abusing her husband and has been arrested this week
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Victim in Chiefs parade shooting 'would jump in front of a bullet for anybody'
Prominent DJ Lisa Lopez-Galvan with radio station, KKFI-FM,who was much loved in the city was killed in a mass shooting after the Kansas City Chief's Super Bowl victory parade on
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Madeleine McCann suspect could walk out of jail as early as next year if cleared
Christian Brueckner, a convicted paedophile, is standing trial in a German court on Friday accused of vile crimes against women and children in Portugal
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KC Chiefs rally gunman 'fired shots while spinning in a circle' says witness
Jacob Gooch Sr. said he witnessed one shooter at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade aimlessly fire rounds into the crowds while spinning in a circle
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Couple bought designer clothes and kitchen after raking in £100k on Encrochat
Alan Roberts, 39, played a leading role in supplying cocaine and cannabis to the North West area between February 2019 and June 2021 after using the encrypted communication network Encrochat