11 h. ago Sudanese national living in hotel raped 'terrified' woman at back of court building which he recorded on his phone, court hears

Mubarak Ibrehim, a migrant living at the Royal Beach Hotel in Southsea, Hampshire, is on trial at Portsmouth Crown Court accused of the alleged rape in the early hours of June 11, 2025.

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16 h. ago Former French senator on trial accused of spiking MP’s drink with MDMA

Joël Guerriau is alleged to have drugged centrist member of parliament Sandrine Josso in order to sexually assault herA former French senator has gone on trial in Paris accused of drugging a fellow politician in order to sexually assault her, in a case that has shaken French politics.Joël Guerriau, 68, was a centrist senator for Loire-Atlantique in the west of France in November 2023 when he is accused of spiking a glass of champagne with MDMA and serving it to Sandrine Josso, a centrist member of parliament. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Man could face trial in summer accused of murdering woman in Bolton

James Morton is charged with the murder of Gloria De Lazzari

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23 h. ago The Bed Trick by Izabella Scott review – a bizarre story of sexual duplicity

A brilliant analysis of the trial of Gayle Newland and the literary and social antecedents of ‘sex by deception’In September 2015, Gayle Newland stood trial accused of sex by deception. It was alleged that she created an online identity as a man and used this character, Kye Fortune, to lure another woman into a sexual relationship, which was consummated repeatedly with the assistance of a blindfold and a prosthetic penis. The woman believed she was having sex with Kye until one day her ring caught on his hat and she felt long hair. Tearing off her blindfold, she realised her male lover was actually her female friend. As these lurid, almost fairytale details seeped out, the case went viral. “Sex attacker who posed as man found guilty” was one of the milder headlines.The trial caught Izabella Scott’s attention because it was a real-life example of a plot device she recognised from literature. The bed trick can be found in folk stories and operas, in Chaucer and Shakespeare. Often told...

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3 d. ago Mother accused of murdering ex husband in acid attack told him he was 'insane' to think she was involved in an ambush because she 'wouldn't put their child at risk', court hears

Danny Cahalane's ex-wife Paris Wilson, 35, who he shares a child with, is on trial accused of murder alongside five other men at Winchester Crown Court.

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4 d. ago Gangster drug dealer who died after acid attack 'murdered by ex

Danny Cahalane died following an acid attack at his home in Plymouth, Devon - a number of people including his ex-wife, Paris Wilson are currently on trial accused of his murder

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4 d. ago Trial of Chicago man accused of putting bounty on top Border Patrol leader sent to jury

The fate of a Chicago man accused of using Snapchat to circulate a $10,000 bounty on the life of a top Border Patrol commander rests in a federal jury’s hands

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5 d. ago Snapchats to informant central at trial for man accused in murder plot of Border Patrol leader

Snapchat messages a Chicago man accused of soliciting the murder of a Border Patrol commander unknowingly sent to a government informant took center stage at the opening day of the man’s trial

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6 d. ago Opening statements begin in sex assault trial of 'Dances With Wolves' actor Nathan Chasing Horse

Opening statements have begun in the trial for Nathan Chasing Horse, the former “Dances With Wolves” actor accused of sexually assaulting Indigenous women and girls

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6 d. ago Erika Kirk files paperwork in attempt to get speedy trial for the assassin accused of killing her husband

Tyler Robinson’s defense team wants a local prosecutor removed from the case, a move Erika Kirk’s attorney claims is a delaying tactic that will slow down the process

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9 d. ago ‘Brainwashing’: the shocking case of a Native American healer accused of sexual abuse

Nathan Chasing Horse, who had part in Dances with Wolves, accused in trial that spotlights influence of ‘medicine men’After learning she was of Lakota descent around 1996, Melissa Leone, who was adopted, hungered to connect to her Native American tribe.“I was grabbing a hold of any and all connections that felt good or safe,” she said. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Afghan man 'rammed car into German crowd, killing girl, two, and her mother and injuring dozens more': Driver 'with 'religious motivation' muttered 'Allahu Akbar' afterwards', murder trial hears

An Afghan man went on trial in Germany on Friday accused of ramming a car into a crowd in Munich last year, killing a two-year-old girl and her mother and injuring dozens.

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1 week ago Man 'beaten to death and called paedo' is 'attacked by teens' in video

The jury in the trial of three teens accused of murdering Alexander Cashford, 49, was shown footage of the alleged attack in Leysdown-on-Sea

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1 week ago Italian influencer Chiara Ferragni cleared of fraud over charity Christmas cake scandal

Social media star says ‘justice has been done’ in cases involving cakes and Easter eggs being promoted as charitable initiativesThe Italian fashion influencer Chiara Ferragni has said “the nightmare is over” after being acquitted on fraud charges in a trial linked to Christmas cake and Easter egg charity initiatives.The social media star, 38, had been on trial in Milan accused of duping consumers in two separate fundraisers – one a Christmas campaign in 2022 promoting pandoro cake, an alternative to the more famous panettone, and the other selling chocolate eggs during Easter campaigns in 2021 and 2022. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Teen girl screamed 'paedophile' as she filmed attack on man she's accused of murdering

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: A teenage girl is on trial alongside two boys accused of killing Alexander Cashford, 49, in Leysdown-on-Sea on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent - all deny murder

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1 week ago Serial killer Steve Wright will stand trial accused of 'kidnapping and murdering' 17

Steve Wright, who is serving a whole-life prison order for murdering five women in Ipswich in 2006, has been charged with the kidnap and murder of 17-year-old Victoria Hall seven years earlier.

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1 week ago Teen girl accused of murder screamed 'paedophile' as she filmed brutal seaside attack

The 16-year-old girl is on trial alongside two boys aged 15 and 16 accused of killing Alexander Cashford, 49, on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent.

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1 week ago Jurors in trial of man accused of killing Grindr date after they met for sex told they must 'distinguish what is bravado and what is reality'

Josh Baxter, 28, denies the manslaughter of Michael Barron

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1 week ago Russian captain caused death of seaman in ‘avoidable’ collision, court told

Vladimir Motin is on trial at the Old Bailey accused of manslaughter.

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1 week ago Trial begins for man accused of ‘catfish’ double murder during affair with au pair

A catfish theory is at the center of the prosecution’s case

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