7 h. ago Mum's girlfriend helped kill boy, 8, found stuffed inside rubbish bag in attic

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT A 34-year-old woman has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of eight-year-old Martonio Wilder - but she may receive parole in 15 years

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8 d. ago Mum's evil plot to sell daughter, 6, 'for eyes and skin' as fate remains unknown

Kelly Smith has been jailed for life after being found guilty of kidnapping and trafficking her own child, while the fate of the six-year-old schoolgirl remains worryingly unknown

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9 d. ago A South African woman is sentenced to life in prison for selling her young daughter

A South African woman has been sentenced to life in prison for selling her 6-year-old daughter

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1 week ago Evil mum scalded son's genitals before dumping body in freezer – but it was only the start

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Mitchelle Blair was sentenced to life in prison for killing two of her children before dumping their bodies in the deep freezer of her flat where they remained for years

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2 w. ago Alex Albon’s ‘hardest year of life’ after mum was sentenced to six years in prison

Alex Albon is preparing for the Monaco Grand Prix after a strong start to the Formula 1 season for Williams, and here is a look at his life away from the circuit

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2 w. ago Alex Albon's mum's prison sentence, 'hardest year in life', professional athlete girlfriend

Formula One star Alex Albon will be aiming for a long-awaited podium finish at the Monaco GP this weekend, and here's a closer look at his life away from the F1 circuit

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2 w. ago Michigan woman again gets life sentence for fiery death of husband nearly 20 years ago

A Michigan woman accused of setting her husband on fire then driving a van over his burning body has been sentenced again to life in prison

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3 w. ago Father and daughter who made £130k selling cannabis sweets disguised as Fruit Pastilles gave ridiculous lie when caught by police

Father John Miles, 52, daughter Chay, 28, and her 20-year-old boyfriend Kyle Gadsby all pocketed thousands of pounds by posting their fake sweets around the UK.

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3 w. ago Menendez brothers who killed parents could be freed after 35 years in prison

Erik and Lyle Menendez were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for murdering their father and mother

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3 w. ago Rapper Tory Lanez's alleged prison attacker is man with previous conviction for assault on inmate

Authorities say a man who attacked rapper Tory Lanez in a California prison is an inmate serving a life sentence for second-degree murder who was previously convicted for an in-prison assault with a deadly weapon

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3 w. ago California judge resentences Menendez brothers to be eligible for parole

Erik and Lyle Menendez given 50 years to life, making them eligible for parole and giving them chance at freedomA California judge resentenced Erik and Lyle Menendez, who have spent nearly three decades in prison for the murders of their parents in their Beverly Hills home, to be eligible for parole.Judge Michael Jesic shortens the brothers’ sentences of life in prison without the possibility of parole to 50 years to life. They would still need approval from the state’s parole board to be released. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Menendez brothers resentencing hearing set to get underway after months of delays: Live

Erik and Lyle Menendez were sentenced in 1996 to life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing their parents

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3 w. ago Peter Sullivan has murder conviction quashed after spending 38 years in jail

Peter Sullivan was found guilty of the 1986 murder of Diane Sindall, 21 in Bebington, Merseyside, but remained in prison despite being sentenced to life with a minimum term of 16 years

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4 w. ago Menendez brothers one step closer to freedom as judge sets high

Resentencing hearings for Erik and Lyle Menendez will move forward next week after a series of delays. The brothers were sentenced in 1996 to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

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4 w. ago Woman who was disemboweled, raped and nearly decapitated during horrific South African attack features in true crime podcast 30 years after attack

Alison Botha was just 27 when she was subjected to a sickening attack that left her having to hold onto her intestines as her partially-decapitated head 'flopped backwards'.

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4 w. ago Menendez brothers lawyers to urge judge to remove prosecutors from case

Defense attorneys push for removal of district attorney Nathan Hochman who opposes the brothers’ resentencingAttorneys for Erik and Lyle Menendez, who were convicted of killing their parents in 1989, will make their case to a judge on Friday that Los Angeles prosecutors should be removed from the brothers’ resentencing case.The brothers were sentenced in 1996 to life in prison without the possibility of parole for fatally shooting their entertainment executive father, Jose Menendez, and mother, Kitty Menendez. The brothers were 18 and 21 at the time of the killings. Defense attorneys argued the brothers acted out of self-defense after years of sexual abuse by their father, while prosecutors said the brothers killed their parents for a multimillion-dollar inheritance. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Woman who was disemboweled, raped and nearly decapitated during horrific South African attack writes book about experience

Alison Botha was just 27 when she was subjected to a sickening attack that left her having to hold onto her intestines as her partially-decapitated head 'flopped backwards'.

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4 w. ago Husband butchered wife and left her in bin before £23k shopping spree with her credit card

Jack Potter, 72, has been sentenced to 15 years-to-life in state prison for the 2003 murder of his wife, Laurie Diane Potter in California, USA before dumping her legs in a bin

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4 w. ago Awful final photo of autistic boy, 4, tortured to death by dad's girlfriend...as she turns on waterworks in court

The tears of Crystal Stephens, 48, didn't prevent a judge from sentencing her to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the savage murder of little Brandon Steckler Jr.

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