30 h. ago Serial rapist Chao Xu jailed for life for raping women he drugged with a Chinese potion

Chinese national Chao Xu - dubbed one of London’s worst sex offenders - drugged women with special drink to ‘act out his deviant sexual fantasies’

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33 h. ago Moment knifeman who killed Porsche driver in 'Wild West' attack is tackled by police

Awad Abdel Samad, 24, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 27 years for murder on Thursday

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35 h. ago Man jailed for life after stabbing teenager three times in 'horrific' attack

Man jailed for life after stabbing teenager three times in 'horrific' attack  East London and West Essex Guardian

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36 h. ago Serial rapist branded 'one of the most prolific sex offenders of all time' jailed for life

Chao Xu filmed himself attacking the victims after drugging them

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36 h. ago London businessman jailed for life after filming his sex attacks on women

Chao Xu, 33, may be one of worst sex offenders in British criminal history, police fearA businessman has been jailed for life for drugging women then subjecting them to sexual attacks which he recorded for his pleasure, as well as committing hundreds of other sexual offences.The Metropolitan police fear Chao Xu, 33, may be one of the worst sex offenders in British criminal history. The judge said his offending was “calculated and planned” and he posed a high risk to women. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago Serial predator Chao Xu jailed for life for drugging and raping London women

Chinese national Chao Xu - dubbed one of London’s worst sex offenders - drugged women with special drink to ‘act out his deviant sexual fantasies’

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62 h. ago Man who stabbed Porsche driver to death in 'Wild West' attack on Edgware Road jailed for life

Awad Abdel Samad, 24, killed Mohamed Abdi, 19, during an outbreak of violence near Edgware Road station

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64 h. ago Porsche driver killed in 'Wild West' scenes as ruthless attacker jailed for life

Awad Abdel Samad, 24, insisted he was acting in self-defence when he took the life of Mohamed Abdi, 21, during a violent confrontation on London's Edgware Road last year

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4 d. ago Mentally ill people are stuck in jail because they can't get treatment. Here's what's to know

Fernando Clark spent the last 10 months of his life in an Alabama jail cell, waiting for court-ordered psychiatric treatment

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4 d. ago Chinese fraudster's luxury life on the run ends in London jail

Chinese fraudster's luxury life on the run ends in London jail  Reuters

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5 d. ago Prisoners charged with murder after child killer found dead in cell

Kyle Bevan, 33, was jailed for life for murdering his partner's two-year-old daughter Lola James

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5 d. ago Au revoir, prison! Nicolas Sarkozy arrives home after being freed from prison following appeal hearing

He arrived in a car with blacked-out windows, which was escorted by police on motorcycles.

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5 d. ago Nicolas Sarkozy walks free: Former French president arrives home after being released from prison following appeal hearing

He arrived in a car with blacked-out windows, which was escorted by police on motorcycles.

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5 d. ago Nicolas Sarkozy walks free: Former French president will leave prison later today following appeal court hearing

Sarkozy, 70, who will be placed on judicial supervision, will also be banned from leaving the French territory, the court said. An appeal trial is expected to take place later.

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5 d. ago Defiant Sarkozy says prison life is ‘very hard’ as he seeks release from jail – Europe live

Former president is seeking to be released pending his appeal against a five-year sentence for criminal conspiracyIf Sarkozy gets released with an ankle tag, it won’t be his first: Reuters notes that last year, France’s highest court upheld a separate conviction for corruption and influence peddling, ordering him to wear an electronic tag for a year, a first for a former French head of state. The tag has now been removed.In his closing arguments, reported by BFM TV, Sarkozy is reported to have lamented that his life in prison was “hard, very hard,” or “even say it’s gruelling,” as he once again insisted he was innocent. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Mark Fellows and two other serving prisoners in court after child killer found dead in cell

Kyle Bevan, who was jailed for life for murdering his partner's two-year-old daughter, was found dead in his cell at Wakefield Prison, the Prison Service confirmed

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8 d. ago Russian soldier jailed for life after killing POW in landmark Ukraine war ruling

The battlefield execution of 41-year-old veteran Vitalii Hodniuk was dubbed ‘one of the most serious crimes’ by prosecutors

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9 d. ago Convicted sex offender poses as plumber before raping disabled woman and marching her to cashpoint at knifepoint

Kevin Wyatt has been jailed for life

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9 d. ago 'Good Samaritan' killed when driver rammed wedding died doing what he 'loved'

Bryony Marriott told how husband Chris died as he lived, helping others. His killer Hassan Jhangur was jailed for life today, and will serve at least 26 years behind bars

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9 d. ago Driver who killed 'Good Samaritan' as he ploughed into wedding brawl crowd jailed for life

Hassan Jhangur, 25, was sentenced to a minimum of 26 years at Sheffield Crown Court

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