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Thug beat his love rival to death and put body in wheelie bin at bottom of lake
David Gill has been jailed for the murder of Pat McCormick, a father of four who was viciously beaten to death before his body was hidden in a weighted down bin at the bottom of a lake
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MasterChef star who attempted to blackmail cops jailed over child abuse images
Caerwyn Ash, who appeared on MasterChef back in 2016, has been sentenced to jail for three years after being found guilty of possessing over 100 child sex abuse images
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Boy found with 9 times fatal dose of anti-depressants as mum on trial for murder
Dylan Scanlon was allegedly murdered by his mum, Claire Scanlon, 38, at their home in Limeside, Oldham on New Year's Eve 2021. Ms Scanlon denies charges of murder, manslaughter and child cruelty and is on trial at Minshull Street Crown Court
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Spider-Man prankster punched Asda worker unconscious for social media stunt
In a sick stunt that escalated into a brawl, Josh McDonald, George O'Boyle and others stormed an Asda store in south-west London, before they attacked and violently beat staff
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First picture of sub-machine gun 'used to murder' beautician in busy pub
Elle Edwards, 26, died when a gunman fired 12 shots from a Skorpion machine pistol outside the Lighthouse pub in Wallasey Village, Wirral, Merseyside, just before midnight on December 24 last year
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Gran admits killing grandson, 5, by stabbing him 29 times at family home
Elena Anghel killed David-Mario Lazar, known to his family as Mario, at their house in the Earlsdon area of Coventry in January last year and was sentenced in court today
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Lucy Letby was 'out of control' after Ibiza holiday when she 'killed two babies'
Lucy Letby is alleged to have murdered seven babies and attempted to murder 10 others at the Countess of Chester Hospital between June 2015 and June 2016. She denies all the allegations
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Met Police officer who raped girl, 16, convicted of 6 more attacks on colleague
Former Metropolitan Police officer Adam Provan, 44, of Newmarket, was found guilty of raping a 16-year-old girl in a second trial and six more sex attacks on a colleague
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Nottingham attacks suspect comes face-to-face with sons of caretaker victim
The sons of Ian Coates, a 65-year-old school caretaker who was killed on his way to work, attended Nottingham Crown Court today to see his alleged killer appear before a judge for the first time
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BMW driver admits causing death of pregnant mum-of-two after horror crash
Mum of two Frankie Jules-Hough, 38, was killed in an incident on the M66 near Bury, Greater Manchester, in May this year when she stopped on the hard shoulder to take a phone call
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Nurse Lucy Letby 'gaslighted colleagues' and said baby deaths were 'bad luck'
Lucy Letby is accused of murdering seven babies and the attempted murder of 10 others between 2015 and 2016 while she worked at the Countess of Chester Hospital
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Croydon tram driver found not guilty over horror crash that killed seven people
Alfred Dorris had been driving a tram near Sandilands, south London in November 2016, when it left the tracks at a sharp bend leading to seven people tragically dying
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Heartbroken family of stabbing victim pay tribute to 'beautiful human'
Parents of Nottingham stabbing victim Barnaby Webber, aged 19, have paid tribute to him at a vigil held at Taunton-based Bishops Hull Cricket Club calling him a "beautiful human being and a lovely soul"
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Thug ordered enormous American XL Bully to attack neighbour in street row
Thug Taig Jepson, 25, was jailed after telling his American XL Bully dog Lexi to 'attack' delivery driver and neighbour John Forsyth, 26, during an argument, which left him needing surgery
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Woman 'stabbed husband' in kitchen then 'kept chopping onions with same knife'
Teresa Hanson allegedly cut onions with the knife she used to stab her husband Paul to death on December 28. She denies murder and claims she did not realise her husband was fatally injured
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Security guards slammed for spraying brawling concert-goers with red paint
A judge said that the security team who sprayed red paint at brawlers attending a Stranglers concert in Stoke-on-Trent made a bad situation worse as they thought it was blood
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Neighbours row over loud music - but feud ends with 'knives drawn and gun shots'
A neighbours' row over loud music being played for "several nights" deteriorated when a man allegedly drew a knife and another resident fired two shots, a court heard
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Carer caught rifling through dementia patient's drawers to steal pension
Louise Cunningham, of St Helens, Liverpool, was caught on a secret camera helping herself to pills and money while attending the home of Willie Wilkinson, who suffers with dementia, on July 4, 2022
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King's Birthday Honours list in full from unsung heroes to TV legends
King Charles's list ranges from a grieving mother who turned a tragedy into a charity honouring their legacy, a 106-year-old fundraising through exercise, and those aiding Ukrainian refugees
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Man lived for weeks with dead friend's decaying body in his bedroom
Jamie Russell was slapped with a prison sentence after he failed to notify anyone that the corpse of his friend Matthew Scott, 42, was rotting away on a mattress in his bedroom in Swansea
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Chilling moment uni student carries severely drunk woman home before raping her
Preet Vikal, 20, took a photograph of the victim in his room before attacking her, Cardiff Crown Court heard - Vikal pleaded not guilty before he finally admitted the rape on the day of trial
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Gran accused of killing husband of 34 years in row 'just wanted him to go away'
Mum-of-two Teresa Hanson from in West Cowick, East Yorkshire, took to the witness stand to deny murdering her husband Paul, who she met on the bus when they were both 16
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Alleged gunman 'looked woman dead in the eyes' before 'opening fire'
Connor Chapman is accused of murdering Elle Edwards when he fired 12 shots from a Skorpion submachine gun outside the Lighthouse pub in Wallasey. Today an eyewitness to the fatal shooting took the stand
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'Jealous' teenager murdered his own brother in front of their mum
Teenager Tyler Lindley repeatedly plunged the blade into brother Cameron Lindley's neck and chest in an attack at a family meal, with the mum saying the killing may have been motivated by jealousy
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Boy denies killing woman by running her over with own car when he was just 12
The youngster, who was only 12 at the time of the incident, appeared before a high court judge at Sheffield Crown Court to deny the murder of "loving and dedicated" Marcia Grant
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