12 h. ago Erin Patterson appeals guilty verdicts over deadly mushroom lunch that killed three

Lawyers lodge challenge to conviction of triple murderer who served relatives beef wellingtons laced with death cap mushrooms in regional AustraliaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTriple murderer Erin Patterson has filed an appeal against her conviction for killing three relatives with poisoned beef wellingtons, but will not appeal against her sentence.Lawyers for Patterson, 51, signalled they would be appealing last month, but the deadline for her to lodge the challenge to the court of appeal passed late yesterday. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Man who killed girlfriend's brother pictured as he's found guilty of murder

Stephen Bates, 42, has been found guilty of murdering Martin O'Donovan when he hit him with his Ford Fiesta outside his sister's home in Liverpool while heavily intoxicated

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20 h. ago Man who ran over and killed girlfriend's brother at 70th birthday party found guilty of murder

Stephen Bates ran over and killed his girlfriend's brother Martin O’Donovan on the night the two men first met after a drunken brawl erupted at his mum's birthday party.

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20 h. ago Man who ran over his girlfriend's brother after boozy family party found guilty of murder

Stephen Bates was 'extremely intoxicated' when he got behind the wheel

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45 h. ago The crime that sickened Britain: How depraved lorry driver abducted and murdered a French student then kept her body for ten days while he enjoyed a family Christmas

Morgan, now 65, was jailed for life after being found guilty of the murder of 19-year-old Céline Figard a week before Christmas 1995.

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3 d. ago Former Wales hockey coach who stabbed wife to death jailed for at least 21 years

Mohamed Samak had claimed in court that his wife Joanne had stabbed herself, but a jury found him guilty of murder

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5 d. ago Former Wales hockey coach who claimed wife stabbed herself found guilty of her murder

Joanne Samak was found dead at their home in July last year

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5 d. ago Hockey coach who claimed wife stabbed herself found guilty of her murder

Mohamed Samak, 43, denied murdering Joanne Samak, 49, claiming he woke up at around 3am on July 1 last year to see her stabbing herself at their home.

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5 d. ago New Year's Eve reveller is guilty of knife murder of schoolboy, 16, watching midnight fireworks display

Areece Lloyd-Hall, 18, has been convicted at the Old Bailey of the murder of 16-year-old Harry Pitman.

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5 d. ago Teenager found guilty of murdering Harry Pitman at New Year’s Eve event

Pitman was attacked by Areece Lloyd-Hall on Primrose Hill, north London, on December 31, 2023

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5 d. ago New Year's Eve reveller guilty of knife murder of schoolboy, 16, watching midnight fireworks display

Areece Lloyd-Hall, 18, has been convicted at the Old Bailey of the murder of 16-year-old Harry Pitman.

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5 d. ago Harry Pitman: Teen found guilty of murder at Primrose Hill event

Harry Pitman: Teen found guilty of murder at Primrose Hill event  BBC

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5 d. ago Teenager guilty of Primrose Hill murder of Harry Pitman, 16, in New Year’s Eve stabbing

Areece Lloyd-Hall, 18, attacked Harry Pitman, 16, on London's Primrose Hill on December 31 2023

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6 d. ago Man pleads guilty to killing Catholic priest who was stabbed in his rectory in Nebraska

A man accused of fatally stabbing a Catholic priest at his home beside a church in a small Nebraska town has pleaded guilty to murder and other charges

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7 d. ago Teenage murderer dies in prison 10 months after being jailed for horror crime

Jordan Tams was one of three teenagers found guilty of the murder of Gary Belfield at Newcastle Crown Court in December, and died aged just 18

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7 d. ago Two men convicted of murder of Stuart McGeachie in Rutherglen

Callum Cummins-Summers, 29, was convicted following a trial, while Craig McColl, 24, pled guilty to murder.

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1 week ago Asylum seeker found guilty of 'cowardly' murder after stabbing hotel worker 23 times

Deng Chol Majek is believed to have entered the UK by small boat less than three months before launching a frenzied attack on Rhiannon Whyte.

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1 week ago Man 'downed Jägerbombs with girlfriend's brother then killed him', court told

Stephen Bates, 42, is on trial accused of murdering Martin O'Donovan, 42, by running him down with his car during an argument in April, Liverpool Crown Court was told

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1 week ago Killer takes his stepdaughter's children to Costa and McDonald's

Derek Martin, 67, was found guilty of murder today as he 'just flipped' and brutally attacked Chloe Bashford, 30, in her own home in Newhaven, East Sussex following a row over money.

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1 week ago 'Leg shots only' message sent by defendant, Joanne Penney murder trial hears

Joshua Gordon, Jordan Mills-Smith, Melissa Quailey-Dashper, Kristina Ginova and Tony Porter have pleaded not guilty to murder.

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