16 h. ago ‘These are traps set for the people’: the story of a mother shot dead searching for food in Gaza

A family is reeling from the killing of a woman who walked for hours to an Israeli-backed distribution point with her son and daughterReem Zeidan was terrified of being separated from her children. As they trudged for hours through the ruins of Gaza towards a food distribution centre, she rehearsed over and over again with her 20-year-old daughter and 12-year-old son what they should do and where they should wait if an Israeli attack turned the column of hungry people into a chaotic, panicking mass and the family were torn apart.It was the last conversation she had with them. She was dead before dawn broke on Tuesday, killed by a single bullet through her forehead. Her daughter and son spent nearly three hours beside her body, pinned down by gunfire. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago How to talk to someone who is grieving: a mother who lost her son explains

Katja Faber’s son Alex Morgan was killed a decade ago — a story we delve into in the Standard’s new chart-topping podcast, Killer Privilege . She shares her story of heartbreak, acceptance, and how she has learnt to mourn

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32 h. ago Father and son 'rammed' into car in fatal crash that killed their four

Patrick Maughan, 53, and Owen Maughan, 27, from Darenth, Kent, appeared at Maidstone Crown Court this morning charged with the murder of little Peter Maughan.

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35 h. ago Killer dad ordered son to dig up pregnant mum's rotting body to get a lock of her hair

Killer Andrew Griggs crafted a grim makeshift tomb for his wife Debbie Griggs, so that he could always 'keep an eye on her', before making a despicable request of their son

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36 h. ago Fareham neighbour reported dad to council for casino birthday party despite 7pm finish

Jamie Obrien, from Hampshire, says his kill-joy neighbour complained about his son's birthday gathering. He says he receieved a phone call from environmental health over the 11-person party

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2 d. ago Mum kills son, 6, in 'exorcism' as she claims 'God told her to force demons out'

Six-year-old Ra’Myl Pierre had not been to school in two weeks but cops found his dead body at his home - his mum reportedly said she tried to 'exorcise demons out of her son's body'

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3 d. ago Mum pays tribute to ‘funny and genuine' son killed in motorcycle crash and calls for 'peace' on road

The 17-year-old and his 16-year-old friend died following a motorbike crash

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4 d. ago Serial killer Rose West's son set to marry at one of Wales' most famous hotels

Stephen West grew up in the infamous 'house of horrors' where his dad was responsible for at least 12 murders over two decades, often with Rose's help

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4 d. ago Grieving father unlocks his son's phone a year after his death to find a video of 'the killer wearing a mocking grin moments after the stabbing'

A grieving father who unlocked his son's phone a year after his murder was left horrified after finding a video showing his alleged killer mocking the crime moments after it happened. 

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4 d. ago Fred and Rose West's paedophile son's fiancee opens up on life with evil in

Emma Bradley, the fiancee of serial killer Rose West's paedophile son Stephen, has spoken out about her relationship with the West family and her plans to marry Stephen

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5 d. ago Parents CHARGED after son they allowed to walk home alone is hit and killed by a car

North Carolina parents have been arrested after their 7-year-old son was killed by a car when they let him walk home from the grocery store without them.

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5 d. ago Dad unlocks dead son's phone and discovers 'mocking video left by killer'

Michael Boschetto is thought to have been stabbed to death by neighbour Giamcomo Fisco.

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5 d. ago Parents thrown in jail for 'causing son's hit and run death' by allowing him to walk home without them

North Carolina parents have been arrested after their 7-year-old son was killed by a car when they let him walk home from the grocery store without them.

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5 d. ago Dad unlocks dead son's phone and finds 'mocking video left by killer'

Giamcomo Friso, 34, allegedly knifed his neighbour Michael Boschetto to death in Italy - Michael's father finally managed to unlock his son months later and made a chilling discovery

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5 d. ago Florida mom claims she was ‘told by God to exorcise demons’ when she killed her 6

The local sheriff said the child was “killed for no other reason other than somebody just being purely evil”.

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5 d. ago Killer who hid pregnant wife’s body under patio for 23 years asked son to dig up her remains

Killer Andrew Griggs tried to manipulate his son into digging up his mother’s remains in a chilling plot to clear his own name

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5 d. ago Convicted killer asked son to dig up mother’s body in bid to falsely clear name

Andrew Griggs wanted his own child to help in a ruse to clear him of his wife Debbie’s murder.

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5 d. ago Rose West welcomes granddaughter after paedophile son has baby with former model

Serial killer Rose West has become a grandmother again after her paedophile son Stephen, 51, and his fiancée Emma Bradley, 39, welcomed a baby girl named Eden.

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5 d. ago Former glamour model who dated host of stars before settling down with Rose West's son reveals what it's like to be the serial killer's 'daughter in law'

Emma Bradley ignored concerns from her family to settle down with Stephen West, 51, and the pair have recently welcomed a baby girl named Eden.

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8 d. ago Oscar Pistorius's father reveals he and his son barely speak after ongoing row over killer Olympian's guilt

Disgraced Paralympian Pistorius, 38, served nine years behind bars for horrifically shooting his lover Reeva Steenkamp dead at his South African home.

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