9 h. ago Mother of boy, three, mauled to death in dog attack 'found son face down with blood and marks all over his neck', court hears

Daniel Twigg suffered horrific injuries in the 'furious and prolonged' attack at Carr Farm, Rochdale, on May 15, 2022.

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15 h. ago Boy who stabbed pupil to death tells jury being bullied led to anger issues

A 15-year-old is on trial accused of murdering Harvey Willgoose at a Sheffield secondary school.

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60 h. ago Former senior coroner’s officer says Lucy Letby has suffered miscarriage of justice

Stephanie Davies says crucial details about one of the babies could have made difference to police investigationA senior coroner’s officer who first reviewed the deaths of babies at the Countess of Chester hospital for Cheshire police in 2017 now believes Lucy Letby has suffered a miscarriage of justice. Stephanie Davies, who was given three hours to carry out her review, was told it was key to detectives deciding to commence an investigation into the former neonatal nurse.In her first interview, with the Guardian and Channel 4 News, Davies said she had become increasingly alarmed since December, when she learned that the hospital doctors had not reported a key medical procedure on one of the babies to the coroner at the time. She has since found the explanations of new medical experts, who have publicly contested the prosecution arguments, compelling. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Baby boy dies after drowning in lake as police investigate the 'unexplained' death

Emergency services rushed to Chatsworth Park following reports of a baby found unresponsive in the water, the baby was rushed to hospital but sadly died shortly after arrival

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5 d. ago Teenager ‘acted like he had knife’ under jumper before stabbing boy to death

A court heard the teenager accused of murdering Harvey Willgoose, 15, at school had made gestures towards him that morning indicating he had a knife.

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5 d. ago Boy dies on the beach after being buried alive in sand tunnel he dug with siblings

A teenage boy has tragically suffocated to death after the tunnel he was digging at a seaside collapsed on top of him – emergency services including air ambulances were used in the rescue effort

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5 d. ago Horror as boy, 17, suffocates to death on Italian beach after being buried alive under sand when tunnel he dug collapsed on top of him

The 17-year-old, named locally as Riccardo B., was on holiday with his family when tragedy struck on the popular Montalto di Castro beach, near the border of the Tarquinia region in north-west Italy.

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6 d. ago Sutton Park death: Tragedy as body of teenage boy is pulled out of lake

West Midlands Police and West Midlands Fire Service led a huge rescue operation in Sutton Park in Sutton Coldfield after a teenage boy got into difficulty in Powell's Pool

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7 d. ago Pupil said ‘you know I can’t control it’ after boy stabbed to death, jury hears

A 15-year-old boy is on trial accused of murdering Harvey Willgoose, also 15, at a Sheffield secondary school.

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8 d. ago Adorable boy, 1, bakes to death in 107f car while 'loving' mom left him to get lip filler

A 1-year-old died in a hot car while his mom got lip fillers. Her family says it was a tragic mistake - but she's now facing criminal charges.

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8 d. ago Jury retires in inquest into death of boy who had allergic reaction at school

A jury has heard evidence in the inquest for Benedict Blythe, five, who became unwell at school before his death.

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9 d. ago Pictured: Boy, four, crushed to death by falling gravestone as his grieving family lay floral tributes at the scene

Paramedics and police were unable to save the little boy, named locally as Eli Testa, after they were called out to Rawtenstall Cemetery on Saturday afternoon.

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1 week ago Boy, 4, mauled to death by landlord's dog after mum 'leaves kids alone with pit bull at home'

Four-year-old Enzo Gabriel Silva Custodio died at his rented family home in Itumbiara, Brazil, this week after he and his siblings were left alone with a pit bull

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1 week ago McVitie's says its biscuit was not responsible for death of boy, five

Benedict collapsed and died at school, and could not be revived

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2 w. ago Father of boy, 3, mauled to death by 50kg dog knew the lad could get into the pen where he was killed, manslaughter trial hears

Daniel Twigg suffered horrific injuries in the 'furious and prolonged' attack at Carr Farm, Rochdale, on May 15, 2022.

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3 w. ago Four nurses investigated over death of boy, 5, at flagship children’s care home

Exclusive: Nurses facing fitness to practise probe as The Independent reveals a litany of failings at one of Britain’s biggest care homes for disabled children

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3 w. ago Death of boy, 5, with sepsis 'contributed to by neglect' amid 'gross failings' in his care at hospital

'On the balance of probabilities, had there been earlier intervention, he would have survived'

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3 w. ago Teen charged with 4 counts of murder in Utah carnival shooting

Prosecutors in Utah have charged a 16-year-old boy with four counts of murder Friday for allegedly shooting to death three people in an apparent gang confrontation at a carnival in the Salt Lake City area

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3 w. ago Teenage boy, 15, 'cried out help after being stabbed to death with machete' in Woolwich

Daejaun Campbell died on a path in Woolwich, southeast London after being stabbed, the Old Bailey heard

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