All news on the topic: Crime

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South Florida family matriarch found guilty in 2014 murder case
The matriarch of a wealthy South Florida family was convicted Thursday of murder in the killing of her former son-in-law, a prominent law professor who was locked in a bitter custody battle with his ex-wife when he was gunned down in 2014.
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Sainsbury’s tests facial recognition to address record levels of shoplifting
Sainsbury’s will introduce facial recognition cameras to identify repeat shoplifters and potentially ban them from stores.
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“Psychopath” murder conviction under threat: CCRC cites “exceptional circumstances” in Ben Field case
The Criminal Case Review Commission said "exceptional circumstances" could lead to the conviction of Ben Field, 34, being ruled unsafe - six years after he was jailed for killing Peter Farquhar, 69.
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Teenagers arrested after young man fatally injured in Luton altercation
After 6pm on Sunday, police were called to reports of an altercation involving two men and a woman on Humberstone Road.
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Burning Man shaken by murder investigation as body found during iconic "Man" burn
A homicide investigation has shaken the final days of Burning Man after a man was found dead “lying in a pool of blood” Saturday night at the Nevada desert festival, according to the Pershing County Sheriff’s Office.
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Woman stabbed to death in Greenwich flat: man arrested
A woman has been stabbed to death at her home in southeast London.
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Andrii Parubii, former speaker of the Ukrainian parliament, shot dead in Lviv
Former speaker of Ukraine’s parliament Andrii Parubii has been shot dead in Lviv, authorities confirmed on Friday.
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Six teenagers arrested in Battersea police raids targeting phone snatching gang
A targeted Met Police operation in southwest London has led to the arrest of six teenagers linked to an organized phone snatching gang, with robbery and theft in hotspot areas falling by up to 84 percent in just three months.
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Former prisoner found guilty of murdering father-of-three in Lancashire
Lenny Scott, 33, from Prescot, Merseyside, was shot after leaving the gym in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, on February 8 last year.
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TikTok star Esmeralda FG found murdered with husband and children in Mexico
A TikTok star has been found murdered along with her family inside a pickup truck in Mexico.
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Woman found stabbed to death between cars in Cardiff: suspect charged
A woman was tragically found dead between two cars with stab wounds, an inquest heard today.
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84-year-old sex offender Sean Small murdered weeks after release
An 84-year-old man who had been released from prison just weeks ago was found dead outside his home after a ’brutal and sustained attack’.
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Chaos in Switzerland: Teenager killed during police chase sparks 48 hours of rioting in Lausanne
Switzerland – considered to be one of Europe’s most peaceful countries – has been engulfed by 48 hours of riots after a teenager was killed during a police chase.
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Horror at US station: Homeless man kills 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee who fled Putin’s war
This is the initial image of a Ukrainian refugee who was fatally stabbed at a train station in the US.
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Criminals in Britain could face pub and sports bans after prison
Criminals in Britain might soon be prohibited from entering pubs, attending concerts, and going to sports matches following their release from prison. This comes under new sentencing powers revealed on Sunday as part of the government’s strategy to reduce crime.
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Dog walker stumbles upon charred human remains in Savernake Forest
A dog walker has found "charred" human remains in a wooded area, leading the police to commence an urgent investigation.
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Police investigate elderly woman’s strangulation in Lewisham home
Emergency service crews responded to a property on Wellmeadow Road, Lewisham, in the early hours of Sunday after reports of a death.
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“Three musketeers” gang ‘hunted and killed’ Essex dogwalker
Jurors were presented with distressing CCTV footage capturing the moment a dog walker was chased by three men and ultimately stabbed to death.
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Four men arrested after teenage girl assaulted in Surbiton park
Four men have been arrested on suspicion of sexual offences, including rape, following reports of a teenage girl being assaulted at a park in southwest London.
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Man pleads guilty to murder of 47-year-old woman in Swansea
A man has admitted murdering a 47-year-old woman in her own home.
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Murder probe launched after woman in her 20s killed outside care home in Romford
Police have launched a murder investigation after a young woman was found dead in east London.
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US woman tried to smuggle £800k of crack cocaine into UK inside Parmesan cheese wheel
Jamie Choi was stopped by Border Force officers at Heathrow Airport after arriving on a flight from Brazil
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Staffordshire Police release e-fit of suspect in child rape at The Bridge Inn pub
Police are seeking to speak with a man believed to be between the ages of 45 and 65 in connection with an alleged rape at The Bridge Inn, High Green, Brewood, Staffordshire. They have provided a description of him.
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Man who raped and murdered ex-fiancee in luxury hotel sentenced to 28 years
A man who raped and murdered his former fiancée after she agreed to celebrate his 60th birthday with him as a ‘final act of kindness’ before moving on with her life has been jailed.
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Lebanese army kills three top drug traffickers in Baalbek raid backed by air force
The Lebanese army killed three of the country’s “most dangerous” drug traffickers in an armed clash Wednesday in the eastern city of Baalbek, according to a military statement.