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Detectives are still trying to piece together the events of a brutal road rage murder that occurred on a busy road in Findon, West Sussex. Don Lock, a 79-year-old retired solicitor and dedicated cyclist, was stabbed repeatedly in a "frenzied" attack after bumping the back of a car
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Hannah Witheridge, 23, from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, and David Miller, 24, from Jersey, were killed on the island of Koh Tao in September last year. The bodies of the two British backpackers were found partially naked near blood-spattered rocks, a Thai court has heard. The case has been marred by
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British tourists Hannah Witheridge and David Miller were killed on Koh Tao island last September, and the case has highlighted Thailand's legal shortcomings and distressed the grieving families. The trial of Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo, two 22-year-old Burmese migrant workers accused of the murder, is set to
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A Sri Lankan High Court in Colombo has convicted and sentenced Staff Sergeant Sunil Ratnayake to death for the murder of eight civilians, including four children, in 2000 during the country's civil war. The court heard that Ratnayake slit the throats of the civilians and buried them in
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A 20-year-old man, Shawn Ford Jr., was sentenced to death for killing his ex-girlfriend's parents with a sledgehammer. Ford was convicted of aggravated murder and other charges in the April 2013 slayings of Margaret and Jeffrey Schobert. The same jury that convicted him recommended the death penalty, and
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A dramatic 700-mile car chase came to an end on Monday when a kidnapping suspect, Mark Emerson, was arrested in Hermantown, Minnesota, after his estranged wife managed to escape and call for help. Emerson, 26, had abducted his wife and their three young children after killing another man in Indiana,
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Law enforcement agencies have brought a violent offender to justice after a lengthy investigation. The United States Marshals Service announced the arrest of 25-year-old Nygee Taylor, who is accused of participating in the brutal attack on a female victim in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. The assault, which occurred on October 5,
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As the nation reels from the shocking church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina, the families of the victims have shown remarkable courage and resilience in the face of unimaginable tragedy. In a bond hearing, one by one, they looked at the suspect, Dylann Roof, and instead of hate, they offered
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The killing of nine people at the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal church in Charleston, South Carolina, has left the nation reeling as it grapples with a devastating hate crime that has exposed deep-seated racial tensions and inadequacies in gun control legislation. The suspect, Dylann Roof, was apprehended nearly 15
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A mother from Newcastle is speaking out against social services, accusing them of failing her 24-year-old son, Lee Irving, who was found dead under suspicious circumstances. The case has sparked concerns about a rise in disability hate crimes and the need for a specific new offence to tackle this issue.
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Bev Irving's world collapsed when police arrived at her doorstep to deliver the devastating news that her disabled son, Lee, had been murdered in Fawdon, Newcastle. Lee, 24, suffered from learning difficulties and was found dead on a grass verge on Saturday morning. A post-mortem examination led to
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A court in Pakistan has released Awami National Party (ANP) General Secretary Mian Iftikhar on bail in a murder case, despite accusations from the victim's family. The court, led by Judicial Magistrate Abdul Wahab Qureshi, accepted Iftikhar's bail plea after hearing arguments from his lawyers and
