Crime

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Cop investigated for 'sharing rape CCTV of mum' who was later found dead
Ms Shotter had became unwell while in the park and lay down on a bench, while a friend she was with went to find help. Officers from the Met Police are accused of not going to help and telling her friend to dial 101
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Woman found dead on busy UK high street in 'unexplained circumstances'
Part of a busy UK town centre has been cordoned off after a woman was found unresponsive and later died, as officers said they are treating the death as 'unexplained'
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Newborn found in shopping bag by dog walker in subzero temperatures
Police have said the infant was unharmed and the member of public likely helped saved the child's life after they quickly acted to keep the child warm while they called for help
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Lucy Letby strikes up grim friendship with fellow child killer in jail
Lucy Letby, who murdered seven infants and attempted to murder of six others at the Countess of Chester Hospital, has befriend Sian Hedges, jailed for killing Alfie Phillips near Faversham, Kent
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Girl, 15, sexually assaulted on walk home from school as police launch manhunt
West Midlands Police have launched an appeal to help find the sex fiend after the 15-year-old girl was attacked in broad daylight near Old Priory Pub in the centre of Dudley
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Volunteers find missing dad dead 'in just hours' after police's 3 week search
Greig 'Stodge' Stoddart's family suffered an agonising three-week ordeal over Christmas, during which they hit out as a lack of resources delayed Police Scotland's search effort
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Teenage girl raped at Center Parcs by 'cruel' man family let stay in campervan
A teenage girl's family was enjoying their holiday at the Center Parcs in Nottinghamshire, when they offered to take in Caden Crossley who went on to rape the youngster in a vile attack
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Female tram passenger bitten by older woman who 'wouldn't stop elbowing her'
Greater Manchester Police are looking for a woman in her 50s who sat next to an unnamed 26-year-old on a tram and began "elbowing and kicking her aggressively" before she bit her hand
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Convicted paedo choirmaster teaching children at home thanks to legal loophole
Thomas Rodgers, 44, from Billericay in Essex, was convicted of historic indecent assault against two children but is reported to be still providing private music lessons to young people
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Terror police arrest man, 24, over Daniel Khalife's alleged prison escape
Ex-soldier Daniel Khalife hit the headlines last year after he allegedly escaped from HMP Wandsworth, London, on the bottom of a food delivery van - but since he has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him
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Watchdog to probe cops over 'missed opportunities' to find dead dad and toddler
Two-year-old Bronson Battersby was found curled up dead besides the body of his father, Kenneth, 60, in his home in Skegness, Lincolnshire two weeks after they were last seen
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Burglars broke into home where dad and toddler lay dead together for days
Two-year-old Bronson Battersby was tragically found dead alongside his dad, 60-year-old Kenneth, at a house in Skegness, Lincolnshire, after social workers twice visited the property but got no response
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Dr who 'poisoned wife's smoothie' was 'infatuated with lover and flaunted it'
Former Mayo Clinic doctor Connor Bowman, 30, has been charged with first-degree murder after his wife Betty Brown, 32, was allegedly poisoned with gout medication colchicine after sipping her smoothie
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Neighbour of dead two-year-old 'heard crying' days before on New Year's Eve
Neighbours in Skegness, Lincolnshire, have been left heartbroken after the tragic death of "gorgeous, happy" Bronson Battersby, who was found dead alongside his deceased father
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Police launch urgent appeal for ‘loved and missed’ teen missing for over a week
16-year-old Julia Skala left her home in Mitcham at around 1pm on Monday, January 8 - but officers have been unable to trace her movements since
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Chilling CCTV shows hospital worker who 'slashed 5 people with hunting knife'
Hooded hospital worker Jermain Rigueur, 27, from Queens, was arrested by police on Wednesday after he was accused of randomly targeting at least five victims in New York
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Grim basement flat where tragic toddler starved to death next to his dad's body
Two-year-old Bronson Battersby died alongside his father Kenneth in a basement flat in Skegness, Lincolnshire, with images showing the grim conditions of the property
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Landlady describes moment she found dead dad with two-year-old's body underneath
Bronson Battersby, two, and his dad - and sole carer - Kenneth were found dead on January 9 in Skegness and Lincolnshire County Council is now conducting a rapid review
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Boy, 14, kicked in head during football brawl 'could have died' says mum
Samuel McCarte, 14, was punched several times in the face before being kicked in the head in a vicious brawl which broke out after an amateur football match in Coatbridge, Scotland
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Ecuador lawyer gunned down in 'hit job' while investigating attack on live TV
Cesar Suarez was gunned down in a professional hit in the port city of Guayaquil this afternoon after he left his office to attend a court hearing about the TV hijacking
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Woman 'killed lookalike beauty blogger' to fake her own death and escape family
Shahraban Kh-B is on trial in Germany accused of killing a woman who looked so much like her that the case has been dubbed the “Doppelgängerinnenmord” – murder of the doppelgangers
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Killer placed in solitary confinement after 'hit ordered' as he bids for freedom
Jason Moore spent last week in solitary confinement for his own protection after a bounty was allegedly put on his head - the former professional gambler's family say it's not the first time
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Politician withdraws bill to decriminalise sex with first cousins after 'error'
US Representative for Kentucky Nick Wilson, a Republican, who in 2018 won the Survivor series, filed a bill seeking to remove first cousins from the state's criminal incest law but later withdrew it
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Grooming gangs using vapes to lure children as they offer e-cigarettes for sex
Tory MP Peter Gibson claimed children are being exploited 'as mules to fetch and carry the illegal products' and 'as agents by selling the vapes to their friends'
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Five-week-old baby died after neck 'snapped' during days of abuse
A five-week-old baby tragically passed away from the delayed effects of a broken neck, sustained during a horror period in which the infant tragically suffered 23 broken ribs