All news on the topic: West Mercia Police

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Man, 50, charged with murder after mum killed at daughter's home
Damian Homer has been accused of murdering Wendy Francis, 61, in Worcester at the home of her daughter who he has also been charged with attempting to kill last Saturday
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'One-in-a-million' woman, 61, named as murder victim as second fights for life
Emergency services dashed to the scene along a residential road near Brickfields, Worcester, last night following the death of Wendy Francis, 58
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Police launch murder probe after woman, 58, dies with another fighting for life
West Mercia Police say a 50-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder, following the horror near Brickfields, Worcester on Saturday night
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PAW Patrol-obsessed boy, 6, killed in crash remembered as 'wonderful' son
Leo Painter, 6, of Abigail's Place school in Spetchley, sadly died after he was injured in a car crash just after he left school on Thursday - his mum has paid a heartfelt tribute
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Woman tells people not to panic after cops mistook it for a child
Ava Prior, who sells ultra-realistic dolls from her home in Malvern, Worcestershire, had police break into her home believing one was a real baby causing more than £400 worth of damage
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Paedophile ‘neighbour from hell’ using a secret camera to ‘spy on grandson'
Martin Prior claims a 'spycam' points towards a treehouse used by his 12-year-old grandson, 12. He claims it has been erected on a fence by a convicted paedophile 'neighbour from hell'
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Girl, 15, dies after being struck by car near school during rush hour
A teenage girl has died in a children's hospital after being hit by a car on the B502 near Thomas Telford School in Shropshire during rush hour. Police have said enquiries are ongoing
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Police car hits pedestrian who's rushed to hospital while chasing e-scooter
The police car was reportedly chasing someone on an e-scooter at the time of the crash on Bayswater Road, which runs along the edge of Hyde Park, and an image shows a police vehicle on the curb beside a mangled bicycle
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Terminal couple likely died in 'pact' as they 'could not bear living apart'
Robert and Patricia Lloyd had been married for over 50 years - both were terminally ill, suffering from lung cancer, and a brain tumour and dementia, and an inquest heard they likely took their own lives
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Boy, 9, killed by mum despite more than 60 calls to police for help
More than 60 calls were made to professionals by people who were concerned about Alfie's welfare in the years leading up to his death, it has been revealed.
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Armed police raid 'SAS drugs ring' at remote farm as 'soldier's wife arrested'
Both military and civilian police raided a remote farm in Hertfordshire where a suspicious substance was found as two SAS members as well as a soldier's wife were reportedly arrested
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Man, 81, arrested after woman, 80, 'murdered' with second man in hospital
West Mercia Police have launched a murder investigation after the 80-year-old woman died at her home in Droitwich, Worcestershire, on Friday while a man was taken to hospital
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Driver and passenger die after crashing into police car leaving 2 others injured
A man in his sixties and a woman in her fifties died after their Skoda car collided with a police vehicle in Shropshire this morning. Another passenger and an officer were injured
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Thousands of young people caught watching horrific child abuse images online
A total of 3,591 children from 21 police forces have been identified as watching or sharing online child abuse images online between January and October this year
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School friends killed in camping tragedy were known as 'The Four Musketeers'
Flowers were lined outside Shrewsbury College on Wednesday following the deaths of Jevon Hirst, 16, Harvey Owen, 17, Wilf Fitchett, 17 and Hugo Morris, 18, on a camping trip in North Wales
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Woman 'abused, spat at and hit on bus in racist attack' as cops appeal for help
West Mercia Police are looking for two people in connection with an alleged hate crime that took place on a bus in Redditch, where the victim was allegedly racially abused, spat on and assaulted
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Man and woman both attacked by two dogs as they 'tried to stop them fighting'
West Mercia Police were alerted to a double dog attack at a home in Hereford this weekend - two hounds left a man and woman suffering from injuries as the dogs scrapped with each other
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Boy's birthday money-funded foodbank targeted by heartless thieves
A boy who used his birthday money to launch a foodbank from his garden shed has been left devastated after cruel thieves ransacked the charity venture
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Moment drug suspect in his slippers leaps across roof in bid to escape police
Dramatic video was taken as the 19-year-old suspect desperately tried to flee justice in affluent Cofton Hackett, Worcestershire, where neighbours became suspicious of drug activity
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British mini-moto champion killed on road where he fell in love with girlfriend
Ryan Leigh Hastings, known as Titch, was killed in a collision on the A456 in Bewdley, Worcestershire - the same road on which his girlfriend Chloe said "they’d fallen in love"
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Yobs wreck kid's nursery 'for a laugh' leaving toys destroyed and hearts broken
Paint was thrown everywhere and toys were destroyed at Mini Explorers Nature Nursery, in Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire, the owner of which said the yobs must have wanted a laugh
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Heartbreaking tribute to DPD driver 'ambushed and killed' while on a delivery
Aurman Singh was allegedly set upon by a gang when making a delivery for DPD in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, and five men have been arrested by West Mercia Police
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Horrified man saw dead DPD driver lying in street as people rushed to lock doors
A 23-year-old delivery driver died in Shrewsbury on Monday afternoon as police arrest four men on suspicion of murder following the 'terrifying' attack in Shrewsbury that left locals 'shaking'
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DPD driver, 23, 'ambushed and killed by gang' while making afternoon delivery
A 23-year-old man in Shrewsbury has died and police have arrested four men on suspicion of murder following the "terrifying" attack on Monday afternoon that's left locals "shaking"
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'Fearless' toddler, 2, was mauled by Rottweiler in field next to his own home
Lawson Bond, two, was attacked by a dog bred by his grandmother, who found him face down in a field next to their home after going inside to use the toilet and raised the alarm