47 h. ago Airdrie & Shotts MSP Neil Gray encourages organisations supporting victims of crime to apply for share of £700k

Call comes ahead of the August 4 deadline for applications to the Scottish Government’s Victim Surcharge Fund.

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47 h. ago 'Granny Ripper' killed pal with a salad then boiled her head in cannibal murder

Tamara Mitrofanovna Samsonova was dubbed 'Grjsonnny Ripper' after a spate of gruesome crimes against up to 11 victims, including her husband and mother-in-law who vanished

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49 h. ago 'Granny Ripper' accused of eating victims' organs and making stew from heads

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Tamara Mitrofanovna Samsonova, 74, from Russia, was jailed in 2017

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1 week ago Man who organised torture and killing of 'love rival' after plotting with victim's ex

John Belfield, 31, 'masterminded' the savage killing of Thomas Campbell, whose bloodied and near-naked body was found in the hallway of his Greater Manchester home.

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2 w. ago Man accused of organising murder of 'love rival' bragged he was going to have sex with victim's ex

John Belfield, 31, is accused of being the 'driving force' behind the brutal killing of Thomas Campbell, whose bloodied body was found in the hallway of his home bound in extra-strength duct tape.

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3 w. ago 'Granny Ripper' boiled dismembered friend's head in saucepan after 'disagreement'

Tamara Samsonova was arrested in 2015 after CCTV footage showed her carrying bags from her apartment block in the middle of the night – and she was soon dubbed the 'Granny Ripper'

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3 w. ago 'Granny Ripper' hacked off friend’s head with handsaw and boiled it in saucepan 

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Tamara Samsonova once earned a living from catering to foreign tourists at a hotel before she gained notoriety ten years ago when her grisly case came to light

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