7 h. ago Monstrous trio face life sentences for murder of man who pleaded 'please stop'

Joseph McGready, 30, was fatally slashed and stabbed at a flat in Glasgow - Amanda Welsh, 49, Conor Thomas, 29, and Laura McHugh, 32 have been found guilty of his murder

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9 h. ago London Man Who Killed a Boy With a Samurai Sword Receives Life Sentence

London Man Who Killed a Boy With a Samurai Sword Receives Life Sentence  The New York Times

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12 h. ago Samurai sword murderer gets life in prison for a rampage that killed a London schoolboy last year

A man who was armed with a samurai sword when he murdered a London boy on his way to school has been sentenced to life in prison

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13 h. ago Man jailed for 40 years for sword murder of London boy Daniel Anjorin

Marcus Arduini Monzo, 37, given life sentence for killing 14-year-old, and attempted murder of three others in Hainault rampageA man has been jailed for at least 40 years for the “wicked” murder of the schoolboy Daniel Anjorin during a 20-minute rampage in east London.Marcus Arduini Monzo, 37, fatally slashed Daniel with a samurai sword minutes after the 14-year-old left his home in Hainault on 30 April last year. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Why Lucy Letby has 'enhanced prisoner status' despite murdering seven babies

Former nurse Lucy Letby is said to be living on a prison unit with "all the benefits" after being granted special status just days into her whole life sentence at HMP Bronzefield

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36 h. ago Pair stabbed and bound before being stuffed in toolbox and dumped in dam alive

The families of Corey Breton and Iuliana Triscaru were 'shattered' by the almost decade-long wait for justice, but now three men have been sentenced to life for the brutal murders

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42 h. ago Mum's chilling act as paramedics fight to save dying toddler she suffocated

Despite pleading guilty to second degree murder, 27-year-old Suad Ali will spent only eight years in prison for for deliberately suffocating her three-year-old daughter

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49 h. ago Australia mushroom trial live: Erin Patterson jury to begin deliberations after judge’s charge concludes on Monday

Victorian woman, 50, has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one of attempted murder over a fatal mushroom lunch in 2023. Follow liveBeale turns to Patterson’s evidence about the dried mushrooms.He says Patterson said she realised on 2 August 2023 that she may have put foraged mushrooms in a Tupperware container including store-bought mushrooms that she used in the beef wellington. Continue reading...

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50 h. ago Australia mushroom trial live: judge’s charge to Erin Patterson jury continues on day 38

Victorian woman, 50, has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one of attempted murder over a fatal mushroom lunch in 2023. Follow liveBeale turns to Patterson’s second alleged incriminating conduct - lying about where the dried mushrooms used in the beef wellingtons.The prosecution has labelled certain conduct as incriminating, meaning it is an implied admission of guilt, the court has heard. The defence has argued there are other innocent explanations for the conduct the prosecution relies on Continue reading...

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62 h. ago Lesley Howell’s family say there’s ‘no joy’ after Hazel Stewart appeal bid fails

The family said they are continuing to live with a life sentence as they deal with Stewart’s ‘ongoing attempt to evade justice’.

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2 d. ago Australian police offer new reward in bid to find Peter Falconio’s body

Bradley Murdoch is serving a life sentence for killing the British backpacker and attacking his girlfriend, Joanne Lees.

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3 d. ago Australia mushroom trial live: judge’s charge to Erin Patterson jury continues on day 37

Victorian woman, 50, has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one of attempted murder over a fatal mushroom lunch in 2023. Follow liveWe’re waiting for the jury to enter the court room in Morwell.In the meantime, here’s how the trial played out last week during closing submissions: Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Australia mushroom lunch trial live: Erin Patterson’s lies must not cause jury to ‘be prejudiced against her’, judge says

Victorian woman, 50, has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one of attempted murder following a fatal mushroom lunch in Leongatha in 2023. Follow liveBeale turns to Patterson’s evidence. He says Patterson had no obligation to give evidence in her trial.He says Patterson does not need to prove her innocence. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Man gets life in prison for triple killings at Phoenix apartment that was set on fire

An Arizona man was sentenced Monday to life prison in the killings of three people at a Phoenix apartment that was set on fire

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5 d. ago The millionaire playboy rotting in jail for a crime he says he didn't commit...and the missing witness who holds the key to his freedom

Millionaire playboy Jason Moore was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 18 years on December 23 2013 after he was convicted of the murder of Robert Darby.

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7 d. ago Blind man stabbed flatmate to death after row over TV remote got out of hand

Scott Thomson was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of murdering his friend and housemate Jamie Murray

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8 d. ago 'Haunted' victims of serial rapist London PhD student speak out as he faces possible life sentence

Zhenhao Zou, who was studying at UCL, faces years in prison for drugging and raping women

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8 d. ago London PhD student exposed as serial rapist faces possible life sentence for raping women on camera

Zhenhao Zou, who was studying at UCL, faces years in prison for drugging and raping women

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8 d. ago London PhD student exposed as serial rapist faces possible life sentence for drugging and raping women on camera

Zhenhao Zou, who was studying at UCL, faces years in prison for drugging and raping women

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8 d. ago Australia mushroom trial live: ‘Absurd’ and ‘illogical’ propositions disputed as Erin Patterson’s defence concludes

Accused, 50, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder over a beef wellington lunch she served to in-lawsDefence turns to argument about children being testedMandy turns to the prosecution’s argument about Patterson’s reluctance to have her children medically tested. Continue reading...

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