Crime

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Mum 'shattered' after daughter, 10, fatally shot by neighbour who killed grandma
A 10-year-old girl and her grandmother were shot and killed after a gunman forced his way into their apartment in Springfield, Massachusetts, opening fire on the family and their dog before killing himself
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Lucy Letby was 'devoid of emotion' in police interviews, says detective
Following Lucy Letby's conviction for murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six more, Detective Sergeant Danielle Stonier told how interviewing the killer nurse felt "intense" and "challenging" at times
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Car thieves left suspicious mark before stealing family's Audi, BMW and Mercedes
A family in Sandwell, whose three cars were stolen by a gang of thieves, believe they had been marked out as victims after finding suspicious marks left on a tree
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Dad of killer nurse Beverley Allitt victim wants red flag hospital alert system
David Crampton - whose son Paul was five months old when killer nurse Beverley Allitt attacked him - is urging there to be a “pattern spotting” warning system introduced in hospitals
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Lucy Letby feared to have killed babies at another hospital after mystery deaths
Baby murderer Lucy Letby may have struck at Liverpool Women's Hospital first as police probe her entire career with the possibility that the evil former nurse could be charged with further crimes
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Lucy Letby's bedroom had teddy bears, Rihanna lyrics and novel with eerie plot
Pictures shown to jurors during the long trial showed Lucy Letby's bedroom, containing books about adultery, a pink dressing gown and cheesy framed messages on her walls
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Thugs who stormed rival gang's house will 'look over their shoulders' forever
Criminals who robbed £1million worth of cocaine from an organised crime group in Liverpool are now facing years behind bars - but will also have to "look over their shoulder" for the rest of their life.
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Lucy Letby was a 'normal girl who seemed lovely', say friends and neighbours
Nurse Lucy Letby's friends and neighbours have spoken about the serial killer after she was convicted of murdering seven premature babies and attempting to kill six more
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Pilot 'destroyed airport parking barrier with axe after reaching breaking point'
A United Airlines pilot told authorities that he destroyed a parking barrier at the Denver International Airport because he reached his 'he just hit his breaking point.' He has since been placed on leave and has been charged with criminal mischief
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Moment boy's dog 'goes nuts' and attacks police horse as rider thrown to ground
An escaped Staffy mix believed to belong to a 12-year-old "went nuts" as two mounted officers walked by its Limehouse home on Friday, with one of the riders falling from the saddle
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Sex-crazed woman throttled her lover during sex then hacked his head off
Taylor Schabusiness killed her lover, Shad Thyrion, in February 2022 by choking him to death while they were having sex, then carried on while dismembering him
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Chilling final words of serial killer before she is executed by lethal injection
After spending more than a decade on death row, US serial killer Aileen Wuornos vowed to return seconds before she was given a lethal injection in 2002
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Mum's 'instinct' led her to find Lucy Letby standing over daughter's cot at 3am
Lucy Letby was convicted of murdering seven premature babies and attempting to kill six more at The Countess of Chester Hospital - making her Britain's most prolific child killer
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Lucy Letby likely to be on 24-hour suicide watch as she faces life in prison
A prison official says baby killer Lucy Letby, 33, faces 24-hour surveillance in prison to prevent her taking her own life and it would be "very embarrassing" if she dies before "justice gets done"
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Lucy Letby sent colleagues chilling texts to gain sympathy as she killed babies
After Letby killed babies she would send texts to her colleagues claiming to be heartbroken and looking for sympathy, even asking to work more shifts on the intensive neonatal unit
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Woman saved by her watch in horror meat cleaver attack
The vicious attack with a meat cleaver was only stopped by chance when the blade struck her watch instead of her arm in the attack in Leicester city centre
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Lucy Letby's post-it note provides only explanation for murders, says expert
Lucy Letby is the worst serial child killer the UK has ever seen after her conviction yesterday. But questions are rippling through the UK - what could bring someone to commit such atrocities?
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When Lucy Letby will be sentenced as killer nurse faces whole life in prison
Killer nurse Lucy Letby has indicated through her lawyers that she does not intend to take any part in the sentencing hearing, after the court heard she no longer wanted to be brought to the courtroom in Manchester
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Killer nurse Lucy Letby kept sick treasure trove of victim souvenirs
At the time of her arrest in July 2018, the UK's worst child serial killer, Lucy Letby, had gathered a stash of souvenirs from her victims. These included resuscitation notes, thankyou cards, and even a blood test result
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Sara Sharif death probe sees Pakistan police hunt dad for killing girl, 10
Sara Sharif was found dead at her home in Woking, on the southern outskirts of London, on August 10 and her Dad travelled to the Pakistani capital of Islamabad the day before
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Man held after Hartlepool night of chaos sees homes evacuated and cars torched
Terrified residents were left in fear for their lives after they were forced to flee their homes while emergency crews tackled a string of fires
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Serial child killer Lucy Letby enjoyed hen party hours before first known murder
Evil nurse Lucy Letby was yesterday found guilty on seven counts of murder. But it has now been revealed that she was out partying in York on a hen-do just hours before.
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Daycare worker caught on camera abusing girl, 7
Niya Jones was terrified when she noticed bruises on her daughter's arms after picking her up from Morning Starr Childcare Center at District Heights in Maryland
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Family mourn 'amazing' girl, 6, killed in crash that also injured two teens
In an emotional tribute, Millie Gribble’s family remembered their "kind, caring, funny, clever and energetic" daughter, who would "never fail to light up a room"
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Lucy Letby's parents watched trial of UK's worst baby killer every day in court
Evil nurse Lucy Letby was yesterday sentenced to multiple murders in one of the most harrowing cases the UK has ever seen. Her parents sat through every day of her nine-month trial - but who are they?