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Over 1000 Met Police staff accused of sex offences or domestic abuse in 10 years
The cases are being urgently reviewed after it emerged serial rapist David Carrick was allowed to remain in the force despite being accused of rape, assault, harassment, domestic abuse and burglary
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Wanted man 'found in wheelie bin after jumping in freezing river to avoid cops'
Suspected child sex offender Daniel Godkin, 32, was pictured leaving court handcuffed to guards after eventually being detained following an alleged search of the River Ribble last week
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Man charged with murdering Elle Edwards in pub shooting set to face trial
Connor William Chapman is facing nine charges relating to the incident on Christmas Eve at the Lighthouse Inn pub in Wallasey, Merseyside
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Murder-accused refugee sobs as he recalls parents being murdered by the Taliban
Lawangeen Abdulrahimzai, charged with the murder of Thomas Roberts, told a court in Salisbury today that his mother and father were killed after the Taliban planted bombs at his family home
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Rapist cop's timeline of terror as he preyed on victims from dating sites
David Carrick is due to be sentenced next month, after admitting 49 offences between 2003 and 2020 including rape, sexual assault and false imprisonment
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Cop guilty of 24 counts of rape called victim 'disgusting' after hotel attack
WARNING: DISTURBING DETAILS David Carrick had been reported to police on nine separate occasions over 21 years but was cleared each time to continue working as a gun carrying officer
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Met Police missed nine chances to stop serial rapist cop who attacked 12 women
WARNING: DISTURBING DETAILS David Carrick was allowed to remain on the force as a gun carrying officer despite being accused of rape, assault, harassment, burglary and domestic abuse
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Cop unmasked as one of UK's worst rapists after dozens of attacks on 12 women
WARNING: DISTURBING DETAILS Met Police officer PC David Carrick had originally denied all the allegations, claiming either the women consented or the events did not occur, until his admission of guilt on Monday
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Mum beat hairdresser who dated brother for 'moving on' too quickly when he died
Zoe Emms became annoyed when a hairdresser who used to be in a relationship with her brother 'moved on' too quickly after his death, and viciously attacked her along with her son Liam
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Hotel manager brutally bashed by stranger in row over his girlfriend's cleaning
David James has been jailed after attacking Jonathan Buck, who complained about the quality of the cleaning done by his partner at the Silver Strand on the Promenade in Blackpool
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Girl, 15, died on speedboat ride 'when skipper drove at metal buoy and hit it'
Emily Lewis suffered the injuries when the skipper of the rigid inflatable boat (Rib) skipper "failed to pay attention" and collided with the buoy in Southampton Water on August 22, 2020
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'Psychopath' escort killer's evil text messages to old friend admitting murders
A horrifying text message sent by "psychopath with a conscience" escort killer Mark Brown to a friend revealed that he was "disposing of something"
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Cop accused of raping date 'not prepared to take no as an answer', court hears
A court heard PC David Longden-Thurgood 'was not prepared to take no for an answer' when they met up, although the woman repeatedly told him they were not going to have sex
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Kevin Spacey denies seven sex offences as he appears in court via video link
Us actor Kevin Spacey, 63, is accused of three counts of indecent assault, three counts of sexual assault and one count of causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent between 2001 and 2005
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Biker trio who killed 'Hells Angels' grandad who 'wore wrong colours' jailed
Chad Brading, Benjamin Parry and Thomas Pawley have all been sentenced after being found guilty of the manslaughter of 59-year-old grandfather David Crawford on the A38 in 2021
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Killer brought to justice after 50 years snared by evidence police gave him back
Dennis McGrory, 75, has been jailed at Huntingdon Crown Court for life with a minimum term of 25 years after being convicted of the rape and murder of teenager Jacqui Montgomery nearly 50 years ago
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Man City release statement as Benjamin Mendy faces retrial over two rape claims
Benjamin Mendy faces a retrial on one count of rape and another of attempted rape after the Man City defender was found not guilty of five rape charges, one count of attempted rape and an accusation of sexual assault
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Psychic medium stole £900k from UK city council before fleeing to US
Tyler Evans committed his sophisticated fraud over a three-year period submitting 35 false refunds forms with money paid into 10 different bank accounts, including that of his business Called Paranormal Activities
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Dad 'killed newborn baby by shaking him with force of a car accident'
Abel Jax Mailey was less than eight weeks old when his father Oliver Mailey is alleged to have inflicted fatal injuries at their home in Burnley on November 28, 2021.
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Woman leaves boy, 12, 'permanently scarred' after hitting him with paddle in row
Fay Johnson hit Antwon Forrest, 12, with her paddle in St Annes Park, causing a head wound, Bristol Crown Court heard. She was handed her a four-month jail term, suspended for six months
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Ex-Premier League star gets seven year jail sentence for £15m trading scam
The former Charlton Athletic defender Richard Rufus was found guilty on December 21 of fraud, money laundering and carrying out a regulated activity without authorisation and was issued his sentence on Thursday morning.
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'Fake' doctor earned £1m in two decades after 'tricking NHS with false degrees'
Zholia Alemi, who is believed to be 60, is alleged to have forged the document and handed it to the General Medical Council, based in Manchester, in 1995, along with a forged letter of verification
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Moment accused murderer flees on foot after 'stabbing' aspiring Royal Marine
Thomas Roberts, 21, was stabbed twice outside a Subway sandwich shop in Bournemouth, Dorset, on March 12 last year as alleged murderer Lawangeen Abdulrahimzai is seen on CCTV running from the scene
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Woman sobs 'I love you' to her family as she's jailed after £1m cocaine plot
Megan Woodham, a healthcare assistant at HMP Risley in Warrington, has been jailed for her role in a multi-million pound drugs plot which included smuggling ketamine into prison
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Driver, 23, killed young mum in crash after speeding at 100mph to 'show off'
Hashim Aziz, 23, had taken his brother's Audi A3 to drive his cousins for a meal, before speeding to about 100mph before smashing into mum Baljinder Kaur Moore's Vauxhall Corsa
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