Teenager guilty of killing youth worker who confronted drug dealers
A teenager has been found guilty of killing a youth worker who confronted a group of drug dealers outside his home. Omid Saidy (pictured) was knifed in the neck after
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Father convicted of manslaughter over death of three-month-old baby
The parents of a three-month-old baby boy who died after being shaken and submerged in water have been convicted in relation to his death. Alistair Walker, 27, blamed paramedics for
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Rewards for good behaviour sees significant drop in violence at young offenders unit
Levels of violence at a young offender institution have dropped after teenagers were rewarded for good behaviour – including being given sweets and chocolate. Inspectors found an 80% reduction in
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West Sussex man jailed for ammonia attack and sexual assault on ex-partner
A 26-year-old man who sprayed ammonia in the eyes of his ex-partner and then drove her around for hours prolonging her agony has been given a 14-year sentence. Matthew Johnson,
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Police probing death of child at centre of public inquiry in Belfast
Police are investigating the death of a child at the centre of a public inquiry in Northern Ireland. Claire Roberts, nine, died in Belfast’s Royal Victoria Hospital in 1996 from
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Family left ‘reeling’ as nine police officers probed over vulnerable man’s custody death
A mentally ill man who died in police custody “must have been petrified in his final minutes”, his family have said. Kevin Clarke, 35, died at Lewisham Hospital on March
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Scotland Yard to urgently review 21 sex attacks over botched forensic examinations
More than 30 criminal investigations including 21 sex attacks are being urgently reviewed after a forensic scientist apparently botched examinations. Scotland Yard said a member of staff from its Forensic
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Uxbridge man who groomed children on Facebook jailed for eight years
An online predator who groomed underage girls in an attempt to meet them for sex has been jailed for eight years, police said. Mohamed Mohamoud, of Uxbridge, contacted the children
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Woman jailed for falsely accusing she was raped loses appeal against sentence
A woman jailed for five years after falsely accusing a soldier of rape has lost an appeal against her sentence. Rebecca Palmer, 26, from Royal Wootton Bassett, Swindon, Wiltshire, made
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Rotherham man who sexually abused young girls is jailed for 25 years
A man has been jailed for 25 years for sexually abusing three young girls. Tony Chapman, 42, from Rotherham, was convicted of raping, physically assaulting and threatening to kill two
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