12 h. ago Dad crushed premature son's skull in special care baby unit and then went outside for a fag

Daniel Gunter inflicted 'catastrophic injuries' on his two-week-old son Brendon Staddon before walking out of the hospital for a cigarette, leaving nurses desperately trying to save the infant

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15 h. ago Dad of Manchester attacker condemns son's actions in statement after terror incident

Faraj Al-Shamie spoke out against the 'heinous act, which targeted peaceful, innocent civilians'.

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16 h. ago Australian mushroom killer Erin Patterson set to appeal triple murder conviction

New legal team says they intend to file appeal but need more time to prepare

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20 h. ago Horrifying murder of entire family with gruesome weapon as killer lived with corpses for days

One of the most gruesome cold cases in history involved an attacker hiding in a families roof for months before brutally murdering all of them and living in their home and eating their food for four more days

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20 h. ago Entire family murdered by killer who had hidden in loft for months

The Hinterkaifeck Murders in 1922 saw a family brutally killed in their barn with a mattock - a gruesome weapon similar to a pickaxe - in a case that has never been solved

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62 h. ago Daughter describes watching parents’ killer die ‘gracefully’ during state execution in Florida

Victor Tony Jones, 64, was executed by lethal injection 35 years after the murders in a record 13th execution this year in Florida

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67 h. ago Death Row killer's final words before being executed over murder of couple

Victor Jones was convicted of murdering a married couple during a robbery in 1990.

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68 h. ago Daughter who witnessed her parents' brutal murder 35 years ago attends killer's execution in Florida

Irene Fisher was among the witnesses who watched as Victor Tony Jones, 64, died by lethal injection in Florida State Prison, 35 years after he murdered her parents in cold blood.

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2 d. ago Death Row killer's final two words before being executed for murdering couple during robbery

Victor Tony Jones, 64, was pronounced dead at 6:13 p.m. local time following a lethal injection at Florida State Prison near Starke. It marks the 13th execution this year in the state

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3 d. ago Dad and son ‘tried to flee for help’ before being killed in suspected triple murder

Husband and wife Mark and Louise O’Connor, along with their son Evan, were brutally killed at their home in Tallanstown, Co Louth, on Monday morning.

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3 d. ago Dad and son desperately tried to flee for help as killer murders family

Mark and Louise O'Connor, both in their 50s, and their son Evan, who was in his 20s, were all killed in a brutal attack at their home in Tallanstown, Co Louth, on Monday morning

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3 d. ago Louth murders: Desperate dad and son tried to flee as killer wipes out family

Mark and Louise O'Connor, aged in their 50s, and their son Evan, who was in his 20s, were fatally injured in a violent attack at their home in Tallanstown, Co Louth, on Monday morning

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3 d. ago 'What do you mean, murder?' Moment cops arrest 'savage' killer who bludgeoned woman to death

This is the moment police arrest a 'savage and merciless' killer who bludgeoned a woman to death in her own home.

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3 d. ago Big Brother late entry Richard, 60, adopted adult refugee son after never marrying

Big Brother latecomer Richard, 60, stunned fans as he revealed he never married but adopted an adult refugee son – but says his “dad jokes” may get him nominated

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3 d. ago Dad, 30, who left baby son blind & brain damaged during argument before he died of injuries years later is jailed

A DAD who left his his four-week baby son blind and brain damaged before he later died has been jailed. Mehmet Tufan, 30, inflicted a "catastrophic" injury on newborn Leo Williams in April 2018 at a property in Kirkby, Merseyside. The infant was rushed to hospital at 1.48am after his dad, then 23, violently shook...

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4 d. ago 'Jealous' dad cries in court as judge tells him 'your son died because of you'

As paramedics fought to save the child’s life, Mehmet Tufan tried to claim the baby was unresponsive because a hair was stuck in his throat after he shook the five-week-old causing serious brain damage.

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4 d. ago Mum, dad and son killed in suspected triple stabbing tragedy named

Mark and Louise O’Connor, in their 50s, and their son Evan, who was in his 20s, were killed in the attack in Tallanstown, Ireland - we'll be bringing you the latest on this breaking story

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4 d. ago Louth 'murders': Mum, dad and son killed in suspected 'triple stabbing' tragedy named

Mark and Louise O'Connor, in their 50s, and their son Evan, who was in his 20s, were killed in the attack in Tallanstown, Ireland. Police confirmed one man has been arrested

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4 d. ago Parents who believe Lucy Letby tried to murder their newborn baby recall chilling first interaction with serial killer nurse as they speak out for the first time in new documentary

Letby (pictured), a former nurse at the Countess Of Chester Hospital, is currently serving 15 whole-life sentences and is Britain's worst serial killer in modern times.

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4 d. ago Adopted sisters didn’t know they were missing children until murdered mother was identified more than three decades later

In 1989, a woman was found murdered in the Arizona desert, and known only as a "Jane Doe.” Her two young daughters vanished without a trace. Decades later, the sisters – who had no idea they were even missing – have been found alive. Andrea Cavallier reports the case as the hunt for the killer continues

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