Father’s body exhumed in bid to clear son over two historical rape convictions
A father’s body has been exhumed in a bid by his family to clear his son of historical rapes. Eric McKenna, 60, was jailed for 23 years in March 2018
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Child rapist who faked disability in bid to avoid punishment is jailed for 26 years
A child rapist who almost escaped punishment after he tricked a judge and two psychiatrists into thinking that he was severely disabled has been jailed for more than 26 years.
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Three jailed for daily abuse of teenagers under detention centre ‘regime of fear’
Three prison officers who subjected vulnerable teenagers to daily abuse at a detention centre in 1970s and 1980s have been jailed after a judge said their behaviour breached the public’s
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Family to sue after police removed handcuffs seconds before woman fell to death
The family of a British Army captain who plunged to her death from a viaduct 46 seconds after her handcuffs were removed say they are suing police. Relatives of Janice
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Five officers convicted of physical abuse of young offenders at detention centre
Five officers have been convicted of physical abuse on young prisoners at a detention centre following one of the UK’s biggest police investigations of its kind, it can now be
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Police apologise for evidence ‘failings’ which led to collapse of grooming gang trials
Police have apologised to women who came forward to say they were victims of a grooming gang after errors in the way evidence was handled led to criminal trials collapsing.
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Hate crime event hears from support worker tormented after losing her sight
A blind woman believed to have lost her sight after her drink was spiked has told how she was tormented by children when she went for a walk with a
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Childminder shook two-year-old and caused head injuries, judges conclude
A childminder shook a two-year-girl and caused severe head injuries, judges have concluded. The youngster, who suffered a skull fracture, had been in the woman’s sole care for 28 hours
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No benefit for over-70s taking higher doses of vitamin D, study finds
Over-70s gain no benefit from taking higher dose vitamin D supplements to improve bone strength and reduce the risk of falls, a long term study has found. Older people have
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Ex-prison officer spared jail over relationship with inmate at young offenders’ institution
A prison officer at a young offenders’ institution who was caught having secret “trysts” in a cleaning cupboard with a 20-year-old inmate has been spared jail. Stacey Sutherland, 27, said
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