All news on the topic: Murder trial

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Gangster guilty of murder after rapper shot in the face outside pizza restaurant
Following an Old Bailey retrial, Courtney Ellis was found guilty of murder and attempted murder after an attack on a rival gang member and musician
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Woman 'killed lookalike beauty blogger' to fake her own death and escape family
Shahraban Kh-B is on trial in Germany accused of killing a woman who looked so much like her that the case has been dubbed the “Doppelgängerinnenmord” – murder of the doppelgangers
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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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Doomsday cult 'murdered 191 kids' by ordering them to starve to meet Jesus
Mackenzie and the other suspects did not enter pleas in the coastal town of Malindi because High Court Judge Mugure Thande granted a request from prosecutors that they undergo mental health assessments and return to court on February 6
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Prison officer took £500 bribe to lie during murder case after man shot dead
Wiktoria Bujko, 30, reported a "false confession" for one of the three men awaiting trial for the murder of Iron Miah, who was shot dead on his doorstep in east London, and died two days later
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Socialite stares at pics of blood-stained home after 'helping lover murder ex'
Michelle Troconis, a former EPSN host in South America, is on trial in Stamford, Connecticut, for her alleged involvement in the disappearance of Jennifer Dulos more than four years ago
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Robert Thompson's mother from 'obsession with James Bulger's mum' to jail visits
Child killer Robert Thompson's mother, Ann, allegedly developed an obsession with his victim's mum, Denise Fergus, after he was locked up for James Bulger's murder
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Socialite 'kills brothers while racing with sports star lover after boozy lunch'
One of the boys killed was thrown 254 feet after being hit by an SUV with one expert saying it was the furthest he has known a human to be tossed in a crash - Rebecca Grossman, who was allegedly 'racing' with ex-Dodgers star Scott Erickson, is charged with murder
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'Horrified' daughter of murdered MP suing police for failing to stop terrorist
Ali Harbi Ali had been referred to the Home Office’s deradicalisation scheme Prevent seven years earlier but fooled officials into believing he was not a danger
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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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Cult leader to be charged with mass murder as '400 starve themselves to death'
Paul Mackenzie was arrested in April 2023 after 429 bodies were discovered in shallow graves in Shakahola forest, Malindi, with dozens of followers set to be charged
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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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Putin frees evil 'Granny Strangler' from 25-year jail term to fight in Ukraine
Maxim Myshkin, 40, known as the "Granny Strangler" in the Russian press, was released early from an almost 25 year sentence despite twice strangling and robbing women pensioners
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Bride handcuffed in white dress on wedding day as she marries drug cartel killer
Nancy Lizeth had been due to marry fugitive Clemente Mendiola Martinez, nicknamed 'El Raton' or 'The Mouse', who is accused of being a killer for a drug cartel in Mexico
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Vet jailed for life after stabbing ex-girlfriend to death in 'senseless attack'
Veterinarian Alberto Fioletti, 31, of Fordingbridge, Hampshire, has been jailed for 15 years for stabbing mother-of-two Stephanie Hodgkinson, 34, to death at her seaside home in Bournemouth
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Heiress to pay estranged daughters $10M in dad's wrongful death lawsuit
Tiffany Li, 38, was acquitted of murdering her ex-boyfriend Keith Green, 27, in 2019. The 'Hillsborough heiress' will now give her two daughters $10 million after a wrongful death lawsuit was settled
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Man who cried on TV after finding young son's body in 1989 charged with murder
Victor Lee Turner and his partner Megan Turner have been charged in the 1989 death of five-year-old Justin Turner whose body was found in a camper behind the couple's South Carolina home
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Tragic student's parents insist 'this could happen to anyone's child'
Katie Allan, 21, took her own life in prison due to bullying, with her parents Linda and Stuart desperate for the Scottish Prison Service to be held accountable
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OnlyFans model fights in footage with boyfriend months before fatal stabbing
An OnlyFans model accused of the brutal killing of her allegedly abusive boyfriend is seen having a massive fight with him in their home on a newly released video
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Mum and ex jailed for 'violent discipline' murder of 18-month-old boy
Little Alfie Phillips, described as "good as gold", was found murdered with a myriad of bruises, a broken leg, arm and ribs at his home in Hernhill, Kent. He also had cocaine in his little body
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Three accidentally cleared for stabbing due to jury forewoman's 'mistake'
Adrian Keise's family left the Old Bailey tearful after brothers Paul and Matthew Yusuff and their friend Moussa Traore were acquitted over his death due to a 'mistake'
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Amanda Knox to work with Monica Lewinsky on drama about her murder conviction
Amanda Knox was imprisoned after being found guilty for the murder of of British student Meredith Kercher in 2009, with a prison sentence of 26 years before it was later overturned
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Man, 26, shot dead in Belfast was a suspect in alleyway 'execution' murder
Kevin Conway was shot dead in west Belfast last night, almost a year to the day since the 'execution' style killing of Shane Whitla, which the 26-year-old was accused of committing
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3 chilling questions over 'Gone Girl' murder trial as victim's body never found
Michelle Troconis faces charges of second-degree hindering prosecution, tampering with physical evidence, and conspiracy to commit murder after Jennifer Dulo vanished in 2019
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Adoptive dad guilty of murdering 'bright and intelligent' two-year-old
Jan Gholami was accused of taking out his “bad temper” on little Zahra Ghulami and bashing her head against a wall. He and his wife Roqia Ghulam denied murder