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Woman was locked up and chained to partner who kept her prisoner for five years
Michael Cooper, 50, from Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, kept his partner prisoner for five years where she was locked up at night and chained to him, a court has been told
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Teen filmed herself pouring boiling water over pal for sleeping with boyfriend
Princess Owusu-Ansah, 18, poured boiling water over a pal and filmed herself on Snapchat carrying out the attack in retaliation for sleeping with her boyfriend and left the victim in "fear for her life" a court heard
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Spider-Man thug who punched Asda worker unconscious is black belt martial artist
Josh McDonald's violent assault horrified viewers after a video taken in an Asda in South London in July 2021 was shared online - he admitted actual bodily harm and violent disorder
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Mum squandered £455,000 her soldier son left for someone else in his will
Kathryn Walker, of Washington, abused her position as executor of Richard Walker's will and spend some of it on 'pure extravagance'
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'Fan's selfie of sex offender Stephen Bear is a wake-up call to parents'
We should be teaching our children the basics around respect, the cult of celebrity and consent, says Darren Lewis, but the giddy teenage fan outside Chelmsford Crown Court wanting a photo of the sick reality star shows we have a long way to go
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Man accused of shooting nine-year-old dead in her own home goes on trial
Thomas Cashman charged with murdering Olivia who was shot in her home in Dovecot, Liverpool, on August 22. He denies her murder and the wounding with intent of Olivia’s mother Cheryl
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Man in court for having sex with wife on bollard to get revenge amid parking row
Lee Craig McConnell had been involved in a row over parking with a neighbour when he gestured to his wife to come over to the bollard and had sex with her, the court heard
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Cyclist pavement killer fears she will be bullied in jail, claims friend
Auriol Grey, 49, was jailed for three years last week after being convicted of the manslaughter of cyclist Celia Ward, 77, who fell off her bike onto a busy road during a confrontation
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Matt Hancock told lawyers he should be immune from court action over Covid
He said he should not be the target of judicial reviews over his department’s failure to safeguard care home residents simply because he was Secretary of State – and that it should be the whole Government instead
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Honeytrap killers seduced and drugged dad before calling two men to kill him
Dad-of-six Saul Murray, 33, was given sedatives after being seduced by Surpreet Dhillon, 36, and Temidayo Awe, 21, before Ikem Affia, 31, and Cleon Brown, 29, killed him
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Cyclist pavement killer risks losing home as neighbours break silence
Auriol Grey, 49, was estranged from her family and is said to only have one friend having struggled through life with health problems and limited financial means
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Serving police officer charged with four counts of rape and false imprisonment
Christopher Henderson, an officer for 15 years who has served West Midlands and Greater Manchester Police, has been charged with four counts of rape and false imprisonment
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Woman ‘raped twice by sex attacker on same Tube train’ as man charged
Ryan Johnston, 36, is claimed to have preyed on the woman on the Piccadilly Line in London between Heathrow and Hounslow West in February 2020
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Stephen Bear refuses to apologise to Georgia Harrison as he's sentenced to jail
Ahead of sentencing, Stephen spoke to reporters outside the court but refused to acknowledge questions concerning apologising to Georgia Harrison
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Distraught mum who killed OAP knocked off bike by angry lady says life is ruined
Carla Money was driving her son home from a playdate when she hit 77-year-old cyclist Celia Ward, who had fallen into the road after being sworn at and verbally abused by 49-year-old Auriol Grey
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Cannabis teen who had paranoid psychosis cleared of grandmother's murder
Pietro Addis knifed grandmother Sue Addis 17 times at her home in Brighton after it was heard she had expressed fears the cannabis-addicted teen was becoming 'paranoid'
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Name of Constance Marten's baby disclosed after body found under pile of nappies
Constance Marten and Mark Gordon appeared before Crawley magistrates court on Friday with both facing a manslaughter charge following discovery of the infant's body in a Brighton shed
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Missing aristocrat's baby girl found dead in plastic bag in shed, court hears
Marten and Gordon's appearance at Crawley Magistrates’ Court comes after remains of their baby girl, called Victoria, were found on Wednesday night after a major two-day search operation in Sussex
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Stephen Bear poses for selfies and sings as he arrives at court for sentencing
Stephen Bear has arrived at court for sentencing after he was found guilty of voyeurism and guilty to two counts of disclosing private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress
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Tragic faces of kids killed in lockdown as UK faced 'pressure cooker' crisis
Government statistics show that between April 2020 and March 2021 that 223 children died in instances where abuse or neglect is known or suspected
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Pedestrian jailed for cyclist pavement row death is ‘devastated' and will appeal
Auriol Grey, 49, was found guilty of causing a an elderly cyclist to fall off her bike and into the path of a car and after being jailed a source reportedly said she is "devastated"
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MMA fan used girlfriend as punchbag in 80month relationship before murdering her
A three-week trial at Liverpool Crown Court heard how Kevin Mannion murdered his girlfriend Elinor O'Brien after violently assaulting her several times throughout their eight-month relationship
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Woman must pay Tinder lover £100 compo after shoving apples up his car exhaust
Melanie Meigh, 20, from from Middlewich in Cheshire, also scrawled the words 't*at' and 'c**t' on ex-Tinder lover Jack McMahon's garden gate and vandalised his vehicle with spray paint after he ended their on-off fling
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Designer's £520K court bill after refusing to pay estate agent fee on mansion
Tiggy Butler and high-end realtors, Rokstone, clashed in court over her mansion in central London, which was sold to a Saudi Arabian tycoon for £10.3million - £1m less than its asking price
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Woman fled to domestic violence refuge and was sexually assaulted by male staff
A 21-year-old woman fled to Shropshire Domestic Violence, away from an abusive partner, but was met handyman Stephen Russell there who went on to blackmail her
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