All news on the topic: Crime

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Serial killer convicted of murdering five people found dead in prison cell
Prison officials said convicted killer Joshua Wade was "found unresponsive in his cell at the Indiana State Prison" on Thursday
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Unidentified body found washed up on UK island with poignant ring on finger remains a mystery
The unidentified man, found on February 21, 1979, is believed to have been born between the world wars and investigators estimate he was aged between 40 and 60
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Dudley stabbing: Armed police ’everywhere’ after triple injury incident
West Midlands Ambulance Service has said two air ambulances to the horror in Dudley, where witnesses described "scary" scenes of disorder throughout the afternoon
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Mum’s powerful statement to teenager who murdered her child in cold blood
A knife-obsessed 15-year-old who stabbed another boy through the heart on the way home from school has been locked up for life.
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Gang sold £4 million of counterfeit drugs produced in garages and sheds on the dark web
Ten members of the group have been convicted over the operation, which produced counterfeit versions of medicines such as Xanax.
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Acid attacks and crimes involving corrosive substances increase by 75%
Abdul Ezedi’s body was pulled from the River Thames earlier this year following a manhunt after he doused his ex-partner with an alkali substance.
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Teen killer who stabbed a 17-year-old boy on the dancefloor during end-of-term celebration is jailed for life
Yura Varybrus stabbed Charlie Cosser three times in the chest as around 100 teenagers celebrated the end of the school term - today he was named for the first time and sentenced to prison
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Constance Marten and Mark Gordon facing retrial for killing baby daughter
Aristocrat Constance Marten and boyfriend Mark Gordon face a retrial after an Old Bailey jury was unable to reach verdicts.
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British businessman kills TV star wife in murder-suicide in Turkey
A British businessman has killed his wife before shooting himself in an apparent murder-suicide.
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Morgan Wainewright’s disturbing reaction after knocking down victim Andrew Nicholas
Andrew Nicholas, who was visiting the Welsh town of Monmouth on a golfing trip, had a fatal encounter outside a pub with Morgan Wainewright, who killed him with a single punch
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Europol dismantles Balkan cartel trafficking drugs from South America
Eight tonnes of cocaine seized and 40 people arrested after four-year investigation led by Spain’s Guardia Civil
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Man sentenced to prison for murder after enticing former teacher to his flat via a dating app
A 29-year-old man who admitted murdering a retired teacher in a catfishing plot has been sentenced to at least 22 years behind bars. The judge told him he "exploited" the victim even in his death.
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Russian forces kill six Islamic State-linked hostage takers at Rostov detention centre, freeing prison guards
Russian special forces stormed a detention centre in southern Russia, freeing two prison guards and shooting dead six inmates linked to the Islamic State militant group.
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Former police officer sentenced to prison for perverting justice in connection with a killing
A former police officer has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for conspiring to pervert the course of justice in connection with a sectarian killing in 1997.
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Man sentenced for secretly removing condom during intercourse in rare ’stealthing’ case
A man has been sentenced to four years in prison for secretly removing his condom during sex.
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Brazil detains seven suspected members of illegal Amazon timber trade ring
Police in the Brazilian state of Pará detained seven suspects believed to be involved in the illegal extraction and sale of Amazon timber, a crime that affects the entire world’s population as deforestation in the Amazon contributes to climate change.
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El Salvador mega prison detains dangerous criminals where ’no one sleeps’
Inmates inside El Salvador’s Centre for the Confinement of Terrorism face brutal conditions with 80 crammed into one cell and no natural daylight as President Bukele takes a tough crackdown on drugs gangs
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Bungling robbers botch their own heist by accidentally setting the entire contents of a cash van on fire
The 20 balaclava-clad gangsters carrying AK47 assault rifles and revolvers blew off the roof and both sides - instead of the door of the cash van in Mhala, South Africa
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Gary Glitter faces potential loss of multi-million pound fortune as ’additional women prepare to sue’
Disgraced rocker Gary Glitter, 80, could lose his multi-million pound fortune with more women coming forward to sue him, according to a source, as he continues to earn royalties as a songwriter
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Police detain a 57-year-old woman on suspicion of murdering a baby more than 40 years ago
A woman, aged 57, has been arrested on suspicion of murder over the death of a newborn baby girl who was found in Northampton in 1982, police have confirmed following fresh evidence
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Childminder sentenced to 12 years in prison for killing baby boy
A childminder who admitted shaking and killing a nine-month-old baby boy she was supposed to be looking after has been jailed for 12 years and seven months for manslaughter.
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British tourist hijacks truck in a terrifying high-speed rampage down a Thai highway
A British tourist hijacked a truck and smashed through a toll gate in a terrifying rampage in Bali.
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Body found in search for missing 9-year-old girl who sparked international manhunt
Authorities searching for a missing 9-year-old Ukrainian girl have paused their search after a body was found.
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Washington teen shot dead by security guard while returning replica gun to store
Off-duty officer reportedly shot 17-year-old Hazrat Ali Rohani, mistaking his airsoft gun for a real firearm