Mother, 33, murdered baby son by shaking him and striking his head, court told
A mother murdered her baby son by shaking him and striking his head on a hard surface, a court heard. Eloddie Goncalves, 33, told a 999 call handler “my son
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Woman, 19, accused of murdering son denies knowing she was pregnant, court hears
A teenage mother accused of murdering her newborn son has denied ever knowing she was pregnant, a court heard. Paris Mayo (pictured) is accused of inflicting complex skull fractures on
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Desperate need for reform after ‘frankly terrifying’ decision to jail mother for illegal abortion
Women’s rights groups have said there is “desperate need for legal reform” after a mother-of-three was jailed for illegally obtaining abortion tablets to end her pregnancy during lockdown. Carla Foster,
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Derbyshire couple ‘encouraged’ each other over baby’s ‘suffering and death’, court told
A 10-month-old baby was made to eat his own vomit and was “assaulted on a regular basis” by his mother and stepfather who went on to murder him, a trial
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Fatal accident inquiries to be held into four prisoner deaths
Fatal accident inquiries will be held into four prisoners’ deaths – three of which involved drugs. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) said it has lodged notices to
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Nurse jailed after paedophile hunters caught him sending sexual images to girl
A nurse has been jailed after paedophile hunters caught him sending explicit images and sexual messages to a child decoy account they set up. Phillip Hill, 54, from Pontlliw, Swansea
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Woman admits killing baby with cling film after wrongful murder conviction
A woman has admitted to killing her newborn baby with cling film after she was wrongfully convicted of his murder. Ineta Dzinguviene, 38, pleaded guilty to one charge of culpable
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Parents jailed for life for ‘savage’ murder of ‘perfect’ baby son Finley
A mother and father who murdered their “perfect” baby son on Christmas Day have been jailed for life and will serve respective minimum terms of 27 and 29 years. Shannon
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Violent trans offenders will not be put in women’s jails, says Justice Secretary
Scotland’s Justice Secretary has said there are safeguards now in place to stop trans prisoners with a history of violence against women being put in female jails. Angela Constance made
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Parents killed baby after family court told they did not pose unmanageable risk
Ten-month-old Finley Boden was placed back in his drug-taking parents’ care just months before they murdered him after a Family Court was told they did not pose an unmanageable risk,
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