All news on the topic: Murder

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Two men killed, dismembered, and frozen: Colombian porn actor on trial for double murder in the UK
A porn star ‘decapitated and dismembered’ a couple before freezing part of their remains and taking the rest to the Clifton Suspension Bridge, a court has been told.
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Man sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering partner he strangled in Cardiff
Victoria ’Vicki’ Thomas was discovered dead at her home by her shocked niece, while her partner of more than four years fell asleep after strangling her and sending messages from her phone.
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"Belgrade’s secret revenge": former Serbian intelligence officer admits his commandos operated in Europe during Jill Dando’s murder
Serbian ex-spy boss Dragan Filipović has disclosed that he orchestrated a ’secret reprisal action’ in the spring of 1999, which resulted in ’great confusion in Europe.’
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Three men were sentenced to 99 years in prison for attempting to murder a former MMA fighter and participant in the UK’s largest robbery
Three men have been jailed at the Old Bailey for plotting to kill a former cage fighter who was convicted of Britain’s largest ever cash robbery.
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“Amazonian justice”: mob burns British man alive over suspected murder
A British man was dragged from a police station and burned alive in the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador hours after he was arrested by local police on suspicion of murder
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The body of Paria Vaissi was found in a house in Penylan — one of the detainees has been charged with murder
Police investigating the disappearance of a woman who went missing after leaving work in Cardiff have found a body.
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Kara Alexander sentenced to minimum 21 years for drowning her two children before weekend handover
A mother who drowned her two sons in the bath and then laid them in bed before their father came to pick them up for the weekend has been sentenced to life in prison.
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Man convicted of murdering woman with zombie knife at Notting Hill Carnival
A man has been found guilty of murdering a "radiant, loving, passionate and kind" woman who he stabbed with a zombie knife in front of her three-year-old daughter at the 2024 Notting Hill Carnival.
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Wife jailed for 22 years after murdering husband and hiding body in garde
A controlling and coercive woman who murdered her husband and hid his dismembered body in the garden has been jailed for at least 22 years.
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Syrian refugee, 16, stabbed to death in Huddersfield after escaping war-torn Syria
A 16-year-old boy who died after being stabbed in the neck has been identified as a Syrian refugee who was starting a new life in the UK after being injured in a bombing.
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Two teenagers arrested after fatal stabbing of 17-year-old in Shepherd’s Bush
Two teenagers have been arrested following the fatal stabbing of a 17-year-old boy in Shepherd’s Bush.
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Man accused of murdering a 16-year-old boy in Huddersfield
A man has been charged with the murder of a 16-year-old boy in Huddersfield.
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Teen found guilty of murdering 13-year-old Jahziah Coke in brutal stabbing over missing cannabis
A teenager has been convicted of murder after a 13-year-old was fatally stabbed in his home following ’an argument over missing cannabis’.
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Human remains found at Hartlepool recycling center, murder probe launched
At a recycling center in Hartlepool, human remains have been discovered.
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Dad who fatally shook baby daughter jailed for at least 17 years
A father convicted of murdering his six-year-old daughter, who succumbed to injuries inflicted when she was a newborn, has been sentenced to at least 17 years in prison.
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Two additional PSNI officers retire while under investigation for the Creswell case
A further two PSNI officers have retired while under investigation for new complaints into the mishandling of the Jonathan Creswell case, bringing the total who have quit to four.
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Man charged with murder of a six-week-old baby boy in Lancashire
A man has been charged with the murder of a six-week-old baby.
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Criminology student to be sentenced for murder of fitness trainer and attempted murder on Bournemouth beach
A 21-year-old criminology student is scheduled to be sentenced today for the murder of Amie Gray and the attempted murder of Leanne Miles on a beach in Bournemouth.
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The UVF killer was under the influence of drugs when he led the mob that killed Ian Ogle, a source claims
The one-time paramilitary chief led the charge as a mob attacked Mr Ogle as he stood praying with a pastor yards from his home
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Early release prisoner fatally stabs man on day of release
A 26-year-old man who was let out of prison on the government’s early release scheme stabbed a man the day he was let out.
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89-year-old Japanese man awarded record $1.45 million for 47 years of wrongful death row imprisonment
89-year-old Japanese man Iwao Hakamada, who spent nearly half a century on death row before being acquitted, has been awarded $1.45 million in compensation — a record amount.
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Grandparents arrested for suspected murder in death of French toddler Émile Soleil
A long investigation into the mysterious death in 2023 of a French toddler took a surprise turn on Tuesday when police arrested the boy’s grandparents on suspicion of murder.
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Manchester killer hid body parts in a bag in front of passersby
Nobody batted an eyelid as he walked down a busy street on a Tuesday afternoon. Stopping every so often or changing hands, it looked as if the man was carrying a heavy bag of shopping home after a trip to the supermarket.
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The families of Lucy Letby’s victims accused her and her lawyers of manipulating the victim image to distract attention
The families of Lucy Letby’s victims have accused the killer nurse and her legal team of ‘using her victimhood’ to ‘defect attention’ away from her crimes.
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In the UK, a man killed his neighbor with a hammer and dismembered his body, scattering the remains in the woods
A jury was informed that the pensioner’s body was dismembered into 27 pieces using a hacksaw, and the parts were disposed of in various locations.