16 h. ago 'I had to give testimony in court at 7 to jail my mother for life for my sister's murder'

AJ Hutto gave a heartbreaking testimony against his mother in February 2008, telling the court she drowned his sister.

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33 h. ago 'I was put on the stand aged 7 to help jail my mum for life for my sister's murder'

AJ Hutto, who helped throw his mum into prison for life when he told a courtroom she drowned his sister in a pool at their home, has spoken out for the first time in 17 years

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43 h. ago I went viral for telling a court aged 7 that my mom drowned my sister. I've kept my secret for 17 years... now I'm ending my silence

At just seven years old, AJ Hutto took the stand in a tension-filled Florida courtroom and told a jury he saw his mother drown his sister in their pool - leading to her getting life without parole.

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3 d. ago Mother who killed baby 27 years ago receives suspended prison sentence

Joanne Sharkey admitted manslaughter after secret birth while she had postnatal depression after first childA woman who killed her newborn baby 27 years ago while she had severe postnatal depression has been handed a suspended prison sentence, as a judge said the case “calls for compassion”.Joanne Sharkey, 55, admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility over the death of her days-old son, whose body was found wrapped in bin bags in woodland in 1998. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Demi Moore’s daughter says she still takes baths with her adult sisters and shares a bed with her mum

‘That's just the kind of house that I grew up in,’ said eldest daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore

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4 d. ago Rumer Willis says she still bathes with her sisters and shares a bed with her mum, Demi Moore

‘That's just the kind of house that I grew up in,’ said eldest daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore

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5 d. ago Emotional moment woman holds the hands of her twin sister five years after she died as she meets the woman who received life

When transplant patient Corinne Hutton met the sister of the donor who changed her life, their shared handshake said it all.

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5 d. ago Glen Powell addresses Sydney Sweeney dating rumors after she attended his sister’s wedding

Powell and Sweeney were both seen at his sister’s wedding last weekend in Dallas, Texas

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6 d. ago Unhappy life of Myra Hindley's sister: accusations, attacks and an early death

The youngest sister of Myra Hindley, Maureen, was just a teenager when her sibling's wicked crimes first came to light. A new ITV series now available on Netflix explores their relationship

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6 d. ago Cyprus court acquits five Israeli men accused of raping British woman

Woman’s lawyer says verdict proof of ‘patriarchal’ justice system and does not rule out taking case to European court of human rightsA Cyprus court’s acquittal of five men accused of abducting and raping a British woman in the resort of Ayia Napa has been met with outrage as calls mount for the verdict to be challenged.Dismissing the charges on Monday, the three-member district court in Paralimni ruled the testimony of the 20-year-old had not been credible because it “lacked coherence and contained numerous substantial contradictions”. The defendants, Israelis aged between 19 and 20, claimed sexual contact with the woman had been consensual. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Five Israeli men are CLEARED of gang raping Brit tourist, 20, in Ayia Napa hotel as Cypriot court calls her testimony 'inconsistent'

The defendants from the Israeli Arab town of Majd al-Krum, all of whom were aged between 19 and 20 at the time of the alleged incident, were reported to police by the British woman in September 2023

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9 d. ago Sister of head teacher Ruth Perry, who took her own life after 'inadequate' Ofsted rating, says giving ex

Ruth Perry took her own life in January 2023 after being told the school was being downgraded from Outstanding to Inadequate.

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1 week ago Sean Kingston and his mom found guilty of over $1M fraud as rapper 'cries' in court

Kingston, 35, and Turner, 62, stood accused of defrauding a jewelry business, a luxury bed company, a used luxury and exotic car dealership and a luxury microLED TV company.

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1 week ago Jakob Ingebrigtsen tells court of fear and control in testimony against father

‘Upbringing closely tied to fear,’ athlete says in abuse caseIngebrigtsen Sr allegedly physically abused daughter, tooThe double Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen described a childhood marked by fear and manipulation when he took the witness stand on Tuesday in a Norwegian court to testify against his father and former coach.Gjert Ingebrigtsen has pleaded not guilty to charges of physically abusing two of his seven children, namely the track athlete and his sister, Ingrid. The 59-year-old faces up to six years in prison, with the trial due to run until 16 May in Sandnes, south-western Norway. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Jakob Ingebrigtsen tells court of father’s physical abuse in testimony

Athlete recounts evidence of ‘violence’ for four hoursIngebrigtsen Sr allegedly physically abused daughter tooFew sports stories have been more beguiling or eccentric than that of the Ingebrigtsens, the Norwegian running family who from earliest childhood were trained as professional athletes by their father, Gjert. When his sons, Jakob, Filip and Henrik, stormed to Olympic, world and European titles, the reality television cameras were there to capture many of the steps, squabbles and medals along the way. Little wonder that Team Ingebrigtsen became the most popular TV show in Norwegian history.But on Tuesday a courtroom in Sandnes, in the south-west of the country, heard that the reality inside the family home was far bleaker, with harrowing stories of violence, threats and manipulative behaviour from Gjert towards Jakob, the double Olympic champion, and his younger sister, Ingrid. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago BBC EastEnders' Bianca Jackson's real life with famous sister

EastEnders legend Patsy Palmer's character Bianca Jackson has been at the centre of a number of dramatic storylines in recent months on the BBC soap, but what is Patsy's life like away from the cameras?

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2 w. ago 'How many murders does it take?' Sister of triple shooting victim calls for tougher gun laws after Nicholas Prosper easily obtained gun to kill family and plot Sandy Hook

Emma Ambler has dedicated her life to gun reform after her twin sister Kelly Fitzgibbons, 40, and two nieces were gunned while in bed together by her partner Rob Needham.

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2 w. ago Coronation Street fans say same thing as death 'sealed' in Rob Donovan cliffhanger

The villain has been bringing the drama ever since he waltzed back into his sister Carla Connor's life last month but the end appears to be near

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3 w. ago Team GB diver Noah Williams to run London Marathon for doctors who helped save his sister's life

The Team GB athlete has opened up about the “massive toll” his sister Jemima’s illness took on their family

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3 w. ago 'My sister accidentally killed me by pushing me into the fire before I was reborn'

When Kimberly was little she began playing with an imaginary friend but she later told her mum that her pal, Sarah was in fact her sister who had killed her in a past life

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