All news on the topic: Murder

09 Oct 2024 632

Two boys murdered in a ’revenge attack’ were innocent victims of mistaken identity

Two boys murdered in a ‘revenge attack’ by four other teenagers and a man wielding ‘fearsome weapons’ were completely innocent victims of mistaken identity, a court has heard.

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09 Oct 2024 840

Holly Newton murder: Logan MacPhail identified as the 15-year-old’s killer after restrictions lifted in Hexham knife attack

MacPhail inflicted 36 knife wounds, including five "defensive" injuries. Holly was taken to hospital but couldn’t be saved.

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08 Oct 2024 825

Christian B, Madeleine McCann suspect, cleared of unrelated sexual assault charges

Christian B’s lawyer says his client was put on trial for the sex crimes only because he is the suspect for the abduction of Madeleine, who vanished from her family’s rented holiday apartment in Portugal in 2007.

Crime

07 Oct 2024 821

’Murder-suicide’ investigation launched after couple found dead

The bodies of a married couple were discovered inside a home on a residential street (Picture: Athena Picture Agency)

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05 Oct 2024 820

Putin’s snipers are teaching schoolchildren that "killing Ukrainians is not murder"

Russian schoolchildren are being taught lessons by military snipers who claim killing Ukrainians is not murder.

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02 Oct 2024 635

Chris Kaba had "no space to escape" when a Metropolitan Police firearms officer shot him, the court has heard

Met Police officer Martyn Blake is accused of killing 24-year-old Chris Kaba on September 6, 2022. Mr Kaba died after being shot once in the head through the windscreen of an Audi car

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01 Oct 2024 783

Father accused of choking his 1-year-old son to death for not obeying him

A father allegedly strangled his 1-year-old son for minutes until he died for not listening to what he said.

Crime

26 Sep 2024 715

Man has confessed to murdering Sarah Mayhew and disposing of her body parts in London

Steven Sansom, who has previous murder conviction, pleads guilty to murder and perverting course of justice

Crime

26 Sep 2024 839

Police release images showing how Britain’s most wanted man could appear today

One of Britain’s most wanted fugitives who has been on the run for 20 years may be living in the Australian outback.

Crime

24 Sep 2024 670

Woolwich stabbing: Two arrested on suspicion of murder after victim, 15, identified

Two people have been arrested by detectives who have today named the teenage victim of a stabbing in Woolwich as Daejuan Campbell

Crime

21 Sep 2024 680

Burglar awarded £5m after being stabbed in Chelmsford prison kitchen

Steven Wilson was attacked after risk assessment failed to stop convicted murderer working in kitchen with access to knives

Crime

19 Sep 2024 729

Five people have been arrested in connection with a murder investigation following a fatal stabbing in Teesside

A man told Teesside Live he heard "high-pitched screaming" ran over to the man and "started doing CPR".

Crime

17 Sep 2024 914

Kyle Clifford charged with murdering wife and two daughters of racing commentator John Hunt in crossbow attack

Clifford, 26, faces three counts of murder following the deaths of Carol Hunt and her daughters, Louise and Hannah, in a crossbow attack at their home in Bushey, Hertfordshire, in July.

Crime

15 Sep 2024 697

Triple murder suspect is son and brother of victims

The suspect in a triple murder investigation is both the son and brother of the victims, who were found dead in a tower block in Luton.

Investigation

15 Sep 2024 808

Death on the Costa del Sol: The hidden double life of a German police informant ends in tragedy

Investigative files shed new light on the dangerous dealings of a German police informant whose life was cut short by a brutal murder.

Crime

03 Sep 2024 819

Five children have been arrested in connection with the murder of an 80-year-old man in Leicestershire

Three girls and two boys held on suspicion of murder after alleged serious assault in Braunstone Town park

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01 Sep 2024 749

Two teenagers arrested after 13-year-old boy stabbed to death at a house in Oldbury

The force stated that two teens were arrested on Sunday in connection with the fatal stabbing in Oldbury, West Midlands, last Thursday and are currently being questioned in custody.

Crime

30 Aug 2024 809

Woman arrested on suspicion of murder after ‘child she lived with’ is found dead

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a child was found dead at a house in Swansea.

Crime

30 Aug 2024 619

Boy, 13, stabbed to death in Birmingham as police condemn ’absolutely tragic’ murder

A residential street in Oldbury was sealed off overnight following a stabbing as emergency services and police rushed to Lovett Avenue in Lion Farm estate at around 4pm on Thursday, August 29

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29 Aug 2024 804

Ex-politician found guilty of murder in Vegas reporter’s stabbing death sentenced to life in prison

A jury has sentenced Robert Telles, a former Nevada politician found guilty of fatally stabbing a Las Vegas investigative reporter, to life in prison with eligibility of parole after a minimum of 20 years.

Crime

29 Aug 2024 696

Major breakthrough in murder case of Britons found dead in burned-out car in Sweden

A breakthrough has been made in connection with the murder of two British men who were found in a burnt-out car in Malmö.

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27 Aug 2024 802

Man ’cut off parents’ heads’ before singing songs by Tina Turner and Stevie Wonder

Joseph Brandon Gerdvil, 41, was shot by police after allegedly beheading his parents at their home in San Juan Capistrano, California before launching into song as he was arrested

Crime

27 Aug 2024 694

Two men charged with murder after body found in Gateshead park

Neil Selkirk, 54, was found in a park in Gateshead with injuries consistent with having been assaulted. He died at the scene and a murder investigation was launched.

Crime

21 Aug 2024 664

A murder investigation has been opened after a delivery driver was killed while trying to prevent the theft of his own van

Police reported that when the driver tried to stop his van from being stolen, the suspect sped off, leaving the victim partially hanging from the passenger door of the vehicle.

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