Suspended jail term for son who dropped dying mother from care home fire escape
A “devoted, loving son” who killed his dying mother to end her suffering by dropping her from a first floor fire escape at a care home has been given a
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Inquiry urged amid rumours notorious paedophile priest was police informer
Concerns a notorious paedophile priest was a police informer must be examined by a public inquiry, a lawyer for victims has said. KRW Law is making a formal submission to
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Senior officer says child may still be alive if social services shared information
A three-year-old child who was murdered by his mother’s partner may have been alive today if information held by social services had been shared with the police, a senior officer
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Victims of sexual abuse to be given chance to challenge lenient prison sentences
Victims of stalking, harassment, child sexual abuse and other sex crimes will be able to appeal the sentence given to their perpetrators if they think it is too lenient. More
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Child abuser who trolled victim online has 10-year jail term extended
A child abuser already serving a 10-year jail sentence has been handed more than three extra years after a “vindictive campaign of social media trolling” against one of his victims.
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Care worker accused of attempted murder of elderly patients at Ayrshire hospital
A care worker is to stand trial for the attempted murder of two patients at an Ayrshire hospital. Calum Knox, 29, is accused of trying to kill Ann Reid, 81,
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Rape ‘effectively decriminalised’ with only 3.3% of cases ending in conviction
Campaigners have argued rape is becoming “effectively decriminalised” as “appalling” new figures show prosecutions for the crime in England and Wales have slumped, despite record volumes of cases reported to
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Teenage father admits shaking his 23-day-old daughter to death in Highlands
A teenage father who shook his 23-day-old baby to death has pleaded guilty to killing her. Thomas Haining, who was 19 at the time of the crime, had been charged
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Ceredigion mother jailed over death of baby son freed by Court of Appeal judges
A mother jailed over the death of her four-week old baby after she took him out on a drinking binge and fell asleep on top of him has been freed
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Hospital Trust ask judge to dismiss bid to move brain-damaged child to Italy
Hospital bosses have called on a judge to dismiss a couple’s bid to move their brain-damaged daughter from London to Italy. Mr Justice MacDonald has been told that five-year-old Tafida
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