4 h. ago Basketball player, 27, accused of murdering man in student accommodation came to Britain a child refugee from war

Congolese national Benjamin Katabana, 27, is accused of stabbing to death Ucheena Okirie who was aged in his 30s at Somerleyton House, Norwich, Norfolk.

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15 h. ago Man accused of murdering Joanne Penney 'didn't intend to cause violence'

Joshua Gordon is on trial along with several others accused of murdering Ms Penney who was shot at close range when she opened the door of a property in Llys Illtyd

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28 h. ago Boy, 12, 'vomited in pain as mums trapped him in basement and watched him die'

Two women accused of murdering a 12-year-old boy allegedly watched him die on camera as he was trapped in their basement vomiting and screaming, a court has heard

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32 h. ago Two men accused of sick murderous plot to take over island and turn women into sex slaves

Gavin Rivers Weisenburg, 21, and Tanner Christopher Thomas, 20, are accused of making plans to take over a island in Haiti, murder its male inhabitants and turn women and children into sex slaves

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3 d. ago Brit soldier accused of murdering Kenyan mum claims 'I'm innocent'

Robert Purkiss, 38, is fighting extradition to Kenya after he allegedly murdered a woman, 21, and 'threw her half-clothes body in a septic tank' - the ex-soldier has spoken publicly for the first time

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4 d. ago Married British soldier accused of stabbing young mother to death in Kenya breaks his silence from behind bars as he fights extradition to Africa

An ex-soldier facing extradition over the 'murder' of a Kenyan mother has insisted he is innocent. Robert Purkiss, 38, has never spoken publicly. He is being held on remand.

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4 d. ago Man accused of murdering his ex's sister and her three children in house fire says he spilled petrol accidentally

Bryonie, 29, and her children Denisty, nine, Oscar, five, and 22-month-old Aubree Birtle, all died in the blaze on Westbury Road in Bradford on 21 August last year.

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4 d. ago Officer acquitted in death of Ta'Kiya Young, a pregnant Black mother accused of shoplifting

An Ohio officer who fatally shot a pregnant Black mother in a supermarket parking lot after she was accused of shoplifting has been acquitted/convicted of murder

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4 d. ago House fire murder accused says he spilled petrol accidentally, trial told

Sharaz Ali is alleged to have deliberately set fire to the home of Bryonie Gawith in a botched revenge attack on his former partner, Bryonie’s sister.

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4 d. ago Pictured: 'Burglar' accused of stabbing a father to death before leaving with a bag of cash as he appears in court charged with murder

Anthony Priestley, 53, was found gravely injured with stab wounds at his property on Aldrich Avenue, Coventry, at around 4am on November 18.

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4 d. ago Man accused of murdering dog walker Brian Low with shotgun near Aberfeldy and disabling CCTV to stand trial

Brian Low’s body was found on a track near Aberfeldy

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4 d. ago Man accused of gun murder of dog walker to face trial next year

David Campbell, 76 , is accused of killing Brian Low on a track near Aberfeldy in February 2024.

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5 d. ago Jay Slater's mum 'hurt' after trolls accused her of murdering son

The teen went missing after a night out in the Canary Islands last year and his body was later found.

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7 d. ago Alleged IS fanatic accused of plotting mass murder of Jews tells jury he was 'scared' after 'threat from mujahideen'

Walid Saadaoui denies terror charges

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7 d. ago Donald Trump defends Saudi leader over journalist murder: 'Things happen'

In shocking remarks, Trump said "a lot of people didn't like" Jamal Khasoggi, the US-based journalist who was brutally murdered - and defended Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, who was accused of being behind the killing

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7 d. ago Girl, 13, 'stabbed victim 140 times and told friends she wouldn't be in school'

Marta Bednarczyk's body was found burnt in a fire at a terraced property in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, and a 13-year-old girl has been accused of murder

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7 d. ago Mum and three kids killed in house fire 'by sister's jealous booze

Sharaz Ali, 40 and Calum Sunderland, 26, are accused of murdering Bryonie Gawith, 29, Denisty Birtle, nine, Oscar Birtle, five, and 22-month-old Aubree Birtle and attempting to murder Antonia Gawith

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7 d. ago Man accused of murdering gran told police where gun used in Elle Edwards' killing was buried

On trial for the murder of Jackie Rutter, Simon Allen tipped off police about a separate killing on Christmas Eve in 2022

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8 d. ago Milwaukee landlord accused of killing his tenant and then hours later murdering a witness

The killings happened on November 5 inside a home after Kevin Griffin allegedly confronted his tenant

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8 d. ago Cefn Fforest murder accused pictured for first time after girl knifed to death at home

Cameron Cheng has appeared in court charged with the murder of Lainie Williams and the attempted murder of her mum, Rhian Stephens at their home in Cefn Fforest, South Wales

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