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'Utterly stupid' man in 100mph crash 'could've killed someone' in police chase
Abdulmalik Sayid, 25, drove at 100mph in a 30mph zone, passed through red lights and crossed onto the wrong side of the road as he tried to escape police before crashing, a court heard
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Crucial DNA evidence on victim's teddy bear helps cops catch 'horrendous' rapist
Bardhyl Mustafaj, 64, was attacking his victim when they used the stuffed toy to push him away, which provided the crucial evidence needed to lock him up
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Judge feared for her safety after mum and daughter launched stalking campaign
Julie Southers, 61, and her daughter Lisa, 27, targeted District Judge Natalie Cuddy after they disagreed with a court ruling and the stalking campaign made her fear for the safety of her family
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Thug threatened to pour acid in woman's face for not sharing £1k Creme Egg prize
Dean Hearne has been jailed again for further threats after having said he would throw acid in the face of a woman who won £1,000 in a Cadbury's Creme Egg he had gifted her and refused to share it
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NHS nurse sexually assaulted woman, 85, in her own home after she suffered fall
WARNING DISTURBING: Steven Hicks had researched his victim beforehand, allowing him to orchestrate the unscheduled visit to her home at a time he wouldn’t be disturbed, a court heard
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Care workers tormented vulnerable patients with balloons and by speaking French
Peter Bennett, Matthew Banner, Ryan Fuller and John Sanderson were convicted of mistreating vulnerable patients at Whorlton Hall, a unit for treating people with complex needs in County Durham
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Cops pulled over to help couple with burst tyre - before they spun a web of lies
Police who had pulled over to help John Brown and Sally Colligan with a burst tyre were left shocked to discover the driver had been flagged up on their system in Merseyside
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Three men deny stealing £4.8million golden toilet from Blenheim Palace
The golden toilet - worth almost £5million - was stolen from Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire four years ago after it went on display - James Sheen, Michael Jones and Frederick Doe all denied the charges
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Driver orphan's two children after killing their dad one year after mum died
Jonathan Langston, 52, was killed in the crash - just one year after his wife Helen passed away from cancer, leaving their two children without a mum and dad
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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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Restaurant boss 'tried to spike woman's drink in Mayfair private member's club'
Vikas Nath, 61, was arrested at the club in the early hours of Tuesday morning after staff alerted police when the woman told them of the alleged attempted drugging
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Boy, 15, 'planned Isle of Wight terror attack and wanted to stab his teacher'
Police arrested a schoolboy with a kitchen knife in his rucksack, who allegedly intended to use the blade in a vicious attack on one of his teachers who made a joke about pork
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Thug slapped pregnant partner in face while she was having painful contractions
Kane Passam, 26, from Nottingham, slapped his seven-months-pregnant partner in the face, called her "unstable" and threatened to take her baby away all while she was having Braxton Hicks contractions
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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
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Man on stag do 'downed six drinks before punching horse rider and killing him'
Ryan Patient, 25, is accused of manslaughter for fatally punching 23-year-old stranger Jake Rainton on a stag do in the middle of the street after having 'six or seven' drinks
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Woman 'caked in blood' after monster husband hit her for 'not working hard'
Martins Kovers became "enraged" after his unnamed wife went out drinking following a heated argument with him, he claimed she did not work hard enough despite him not working himself
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Ex-hospital worker 'strangled partner to death before going to buy cat treats'
Mathew Pickering, 49, from Neath, south Wales, is accused of strangling his girlfriend Georgina Dowey and then going out to buy bleach and cat treats to cover his tracks, a court heard
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UK's 'most wanted' Phantom of the Forest killer murdered two cops in cold blood
Phantom of the Forest killer Barry Prudom was the most wanted man in Britain for 18 days after he shot and killed two police officers during his two-week murder spree in the summer of 1982
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Woman's vicious £60k revenge on her ex-fiancé after he broke off their wedding
Rosemary Lai is now behind bars after she tried to fleece her ex of £60,000 when his mental health was in a vulnerable state following the end of their engagement
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'Bored' ex-special forces man left mum broke after betting away her £12k savings
David Apps, former special forces serviceman, gambled away nearly £12,000 of his elderly mum's money "as a result of boredom and drinking" while staying at her apartment in Hampshire
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Teen Muslim convert 'looked up weapons and Isle of Wight festival as target'
The teen who had Osama Bin Laden as his phone screensaver left handwritten notes for his family in case anything happened to him, the court was told
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Father pleads guilty to manslaughter of baby while mother accepts child cruelty
Samuel Warnock, 29, formerly of Devizes, Wiltshire, has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his three-month-old daughter Miyah Warnock in 2021 as he was due to stand trial for murder
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Footballer killed in club 'was revenge for minor incident in bar on Xmas Eve'
Remy Gordon carried out “awful revenge” against Cody Fisher on Boxing Day after Mr Fisher made brief “unavoidable” contact with his back while leaving a crowded Birmingham bar with a friend two days earlier
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Peter's Pies heir's 'murder victim' died of 'stab wounds' at Christmas
William Bush was found dead on Christmas Eve in the house he shared with former fellow private school pupil Dylan Thomas, who has since been charged with murder
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Young footballer stabbed to death by drunk teen after asking him to leave party
Gurveer Bhandal, who was 18 at the time, knifed promising footballer Ashley Day, 20, to death at a house party in Birmingham after being told to leave due to complaints over noise
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