Woman in court accused of killing child by scalding her in bath in 1978
A 66-year-old woman has appeared in court accused of killing a child by scalding her in a hot bath in 1978. Janice Nix (pictured) was charged on Tuesday over the
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Tag: Domestic Abuse / Violence
Man, 47, is charged with murder of missing woman who is feared dead
A man has been charged with the murder of a missing woman who is feared dead as police search for her body. Julie Buckley (pictured), 54, from the village of
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Man convicted of murdering widow, 86, after DNA found on her nail clippings
A 70-year-old man has been found guilty of the murder of 86-year-old widow Una Crown in 2013 after DNA which matched his profile was found on her nail clippings. Retired
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Father stabbed daughter in kitchen play-fight in ‘flash of anger’, judge says
A father who stabbed his 14-year-old daughter in the heart in a “flash of anger” while they were play-fighting has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 15
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IOPC should ‘carefully’ consider costs against domestic abuse campaigner – judge
The police watchdog has been urged by a High Court judge to “very carefully” consider if it should seek costs from a woman who has the “admiration” of the Queen
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Teesside man jailed for life for murdering partner’s 22-month-old son
A man who shook his partner’s toddler to death after staying up late playing video games has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 25 years for the
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Camilla hails efforts of health staff in supporting sexual assault victims
The Queen has praised the “brilliant” efforts of health workers and other staff supporting sexual assault victims at a specialist centre she officially opened. Camilla launched the purpose-built Sexual Assault
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Man admits crossbow murders of ex-partner and sister and fatally stabbing mother
A 26-year-old man who fatally shot his ex-girlfriend and her sister with a crossbow before stabbing their mother to death has pleaded guilty to their murders. Kyle Clifford (pictured) tied
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Melanie Brown calls for action rather than talking on domestic abuse
Melanie Brown has urged the Government to increase the funding for domestic abuse charities as she complained that “talking” about the issue is not the way to fix the problem.
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Bid to review ‘unduly lenient’ murder sentence for Sara Sharif’s father
The Solicitor General has referred the murder sentence handed to Sara Sharif’s father to the Court of Appeal on the grounds that it was “unduly lenient.” The 10-year-old suffered “unimaginable
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