28 h. ago Deadly tornado in Brazil kills six people leaving scenes like a 'war zone' in its wake

A powerful tornado in Brazil's southern state of Parana has killed six people and injured more than 400 others, officials said - among the dead was a 14-year-old girl

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3 d. ago 'Murder' probe after man who killed girl, 2, found dead in prison cell

Three people have been arrested on suspicion of murder and remain in police custody after killer Kyle Bevan, 33, was found dead at HMP Wakefield

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3 d. ago Horror as girl, 8, shot dead as gunman disguised as clown opens fire during party

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Halloween celebrations turned to real-life horror in Colombia when an innocent young girl fell in a hail of bullets from a killer dressed as a clown

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6 d. ago Toolbox Killers' sick torture and rape of teenage girls before brutal murders

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris became friends in prison and decided to join forces as they hunted female victims in a sinister van they nicknamed the 'Murder Mac'

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6 d. ago Toolbox Killers tortured, raped and killed teen girls in horrifically brutal ways

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris, known as the 'Toolbox Killers', tortured and raped teenage girls before brutally murdering them in one of the most horrific serial killing sprees

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9 d. ago The Guardian view on the atrocities in El Fasher: the responsibility for these horrors extends beyond Sudan’s borders | Editorial

The world said ‘never again’ after Darfur’s genocide. Yet it stood by as catastrophe loomedNo one can claim they did not know what would happen in El Fasher. An 18-month siege had already seen war crimes by the Rapid Support Forces, including the execution of civilians and sexual violence. Warnings of the massacres that would follow when the city in Darfur fell – as it did on Sunday – were widespread.The reality was an even darker hell, in the words of UN officials. The World Health Organization says that the RSF killed 460 people in one hospital. Satellite images appear to capture bloodstains on the ground. Footage showed fighters executing unarmed men. Other captives were taken for ransom. The UN says hundreds of civilians and unarmed fighters were raped or killed while trying to flee the city, with clear evidence of ethnically targeted violence. The horrors continue. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Depraved final act of teacher who raped and killed partner’s daughter, 4, in bathtub

Amber Lee Hughes, 25, admitted forcing her boyfriend's four-year-old daughter, Nada-Jane Chalita, into a bathtub until she drowned as a post-mortem revealed signs of sexual assault

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1 week ago Evil teacher rapes partner's daughter, 4, then sits on her in bath until she drowns

Amber Lee Hughes raped and killed her partner's four-year-old daughter Nada-Jane Chalita on January 23, 2023, after she became angry about Elie Chalita's infidelity

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1 week ago Hollywood monster who raped and murdered two models is jailed until the year 2171

Disgraced Hollywood producer David Pearce will be behind bars until 2171 after he raped and killed two models in November 2021, a judge ruled on Wednesday.

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1 week ago Prince Andrew sex accuser Virginia Giuffre's memoir omitted name of 'well known' former Prime Minister who raped her because 'she feared he'd kill her'

Since Ms Giuffre's harrowing tell-all book, Nobody's Child, was published ten days ago, much of the heat has been on Prince Andrew over his friendship with billionaire paedophile Epstein

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1 week ago Two men arrested after girl, 4, found dead inside well next to condom and choco milk

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Esther Izabelly Pereira, four, was found dead at the bottom of a well after her seven-year-old brother saw her being led away by a man

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1 week ago Aberdeen incident: Girl, 8, dies after taking unwell at Aberdeen park and ride

The girl was taken to hospital but was pronounced dead a short time later.

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2 w. ago Mum addresses 'monster' who raped, tortured and killed schoolgirl

Lola Daviet, 12, was raped and tortured before she was killed by Dahbia Benkired.

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2 w. ago Killer's chilling admission in court over rape, murder and torture of schoolgirl, 12

DISTURBING CONTENT: Dahbia Benkired made a chilling confession in court before she was handed a rare full-life sentence for the rape and murder of Lola Daviet, 12

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2 w. ago Girl, 15, found dead in bedroom after being 'shot in head' by boyfriend, 16

Chanelle Alvarez, a 'spectacular' 15-year-old from Ogden, Utah, was allegedly murdered on October 18 by her 16-year-old boyfriend Hezekiah Plummer

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2 w. ago Mum's powerful words to 'monster' who raped, tortured and killed schoolgirl, 12

DISTRESSING CONTENT: Lola Daviet, 12, was raped and tortured before she was killed by Dahbia Benkired - the teen's heartbroken mother shared a strong & emotional statement to the 'monster' who murdered her girl

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2 w. ago Young girl dead and woman in hospital after incident in UK village

The woman is in a 'life-threatening condition', officers say

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2 w. ago Woman fighting for life and girl, 9, dies following assault at Oxfordshire home

Thames Valley Police were called to a property in Islip, Oxfordshire, after receiving reports three children had been assaulted - and the girl was declared dead at the scene

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2 w. ago Woman who 'raped, killed and left girl, 12, in suitcase' was 'exposed to satanic rituals'

Satanic rituals, a mysterious 'sorcerer' and chilling claims of occult influence: shocking new details have emerged in the trial of Dahbia Benkired, accused of the horrific sexual assault and murder of 12-year-old Lola Daviet

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2 w. ago Girl found dead at home in 'close knit' Cotswold village 'lived with her mother and sibling'

A murder probe was launched after officers were called to the property on Middle Street, in Islip, north Oxfordshire, on Tuesday.

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