7 h. ago Brave girl, 11, fought off man who sexually assaulted her while on dog walk

Alexander Dale, 31, was identified using retrospective facial recognition technology and arrested - he has been sentenced to 23 months in prison and is also subject to a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order

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38 h. ago Cake shop owner can remain in Britain despite being wanted for murder in his home country of Portugal

Carlos Kassimo Dos Santos, 33, was given in his absence a 14-year prison sentence in Portugal nine years ago, in connection with an alleged gang killing.

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45 h. ago Prison officer shooting UPDATES as killer sentenced for murder over jail affair

Elias Morgan tracked down prisoner officer Lenny Scott after he was released from prison and shot the father of three six times as he was leaving the gym in Skelmersdale, on February 8, last year

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45 h. ago Epping migrant hotel protester warned he faces immediate prison sentence after admitting violent disorder

Martin Peagram, of Loughton, 33, pleaded guilty to violent disorder outside the Bell Hotel on July 27, at an earlier hearing at Chelmsford Magistrates Court.

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47 h. ago Murderer who slit inmate's throat and said he'd happily die in prison found dead in jail

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Brian Wade was already in prison on three life sentences when he was found dead last month, having admitted that he would happily die while in prison during a hearing in June

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69 h. ago Eunuch Maker genital mutilation ring in full after vicar's penis surgery with nail scissors

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. As retired vicar Geoffrey Baulcomb is sentenced to three years in prison for his part in a vile castration ring, the Mirror takes a look at everything we know about the twisted group

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4 d. ago Beautician who stabbed boyfriend with scissors halts computer simulation bid for murder conviction

Dionne Christie stood trial on a murder charge but was convicted of the lesser offence of culpable homicide and sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison in May.

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5 d. ago Bookmaker linked to baseball star Shohei Ohtani's interpreter sentenced to just over a year

A Southern California bookmaker who took thousands of sports bets from the former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani was sentenced to just over a year in prison

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6 d. ago How distant relatives, DNA markers and a water bottle helped sentence a cold case killer to 22 years in prison

Eugene Gligor pleaded guilty to the 2001 killing of Leslie Preer, his ex-girlfriend’s mother, after he was arrested last year

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6 d. ago Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner could be free in two weeks

German Christian Brueckner is due to finish his prison sentence for raping a pensioner, but reports suggest he could walk free up to 10 days early amid ongoing Maddie investigation.

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6 d. ago Man threatened to burn down café and stab customers with a screwdriver just five days after prison release

Terrence Maughan, 40, was sentenced to 39 months in prison

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6 d. ago Love rival headteacher jailed for attacking deputy with wrench freed after five months

Anthony Felton was sentenced to two years and four months in prison in April this year after attacking his deputy and friend, Richard Pyke, in a jealous love rage, but has now been released

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7 d. ago Teen fleeing police kills pregnant mum travelling with her husband and 2

Travion Smith, 18, was sentenced to between 25 and 50 years in state prison on Tuesday following a conviction of second-degree murder

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7 d. ago Family of British man detained in India without trial urge UK Government to act

Christian Michel, 63, has been held in an Indian prison for seven years, the maximum sentence for the alleged crime he was extradited for.

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8 d. ago Woman handed suspended sentence and ordered to pay over £6k for submitting false council housing application

Amira Issa, 41, who lives in Southwark, was sentenced to six months in prison suspended for 12 months

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9 d. ago Maxwell honored at Clinton event years after sexual abuse allegations emerged

Jeffrey Epstein associate attended Clinton Global Initiative conference in 2103 as advocate for ocean conservationGhislaine Maxwell was honored by the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) in 2013, four years after sexual abuse accusations against her emerged – and two years after the former president Bill Clinton’s staff recommended banning her from official events, CNN has reported.Maxwell – who in 2022 was sentenced to 20 years in prison for sex trafficking and related crimes – attended the CGI conference as a guest of merit, where she was applauded for her work on ocean conservation alongside other “Commitment to Action” leaders, according to the network. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Gisèle Pelicot's daughter reveals she no longer speaks to her mother after heartbreaking 'spectacle' comment made during mass rape trial

Caroline Darian remained a pillar by her mother's side during the trial of Dominique Pelicot, 72, where he was sentenced to 20 years in prison for raping and organising the mass rape of his wife.

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1 week ago Teen tortured for weeks as eyes gouged out and scalp removed in UK's worst murder

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: James Patterson Smith was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of 17-year-old Kelly Anne Bates, who he tortured for weeks in one of the UK's most shocking crimes

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1 week ago Thousands of criminals to avoid jail under new 'soft justice' Bill that will see short

Labour was accused of taking the side of criminals on Sunday as ministers press ahead with the abolition of most short-term prison sentences.

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1 week ago Almost all short prison sentences to be scrapped in bid to solve UK jails crisis

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood is planning extreme changes to the justice system in a bid to try and ease the overcrowding in prisons and slash reoffending rates

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