9 h. ago Teen girl adds poison to parents' dinners after being banned from seeing boyfriend

A 17-year-old girl from Brazil confessed to putting a toxic substance, normally used for killing rodents, into the pre-prepared meals of her mum, dad and cousin

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10 h. ago Mum killed ‘severely disabled’ daughter, 8, and took her own life in tragic murder

A MUM killed her disabled eight-year-old child and then took her own life, a coroner's court has heard. Martina Karos, 40, killed her blind, non-verbal daughter and herself in their home with toxic carbon monoxide. Emergency services raced to their home in Kersal, Salford after reports that Eleni Edwards, 8, hadn't gone to school. After...

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13 h. ago Killer murdered mum then put corpse in cupboard so maggots wouldn't infest home

An Essex woman who murdered both of her parents and lived with their bodies for four years happily told arresting officers 'Cheer up, at least you've caught the bad guy'

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13 h. ago Giant 6ft 9in necrophiliac killer 'kept victim's head for sex games' before murdering mum

WARNING: DISTRESSING DETAILS. Edmund Kemper III was a giant of a man, standing at 6ft 9in, and he was also a necrophiliac serial killer who would eventually mutilate his victims in the most grisly of ways

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15 h. ago 'Overwhelmed and lonely' mum killed disabled daughter and then took her own life

Martina Karos, 40, and eight-year-old Eleni Edwards were found dead at their home after emergency services forced entry to the property when Eleni's school raised the alarm

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15 h. ago Giant 6ft 9in necrophiliac killer 'kept victim's head for sick reason' then murdered mum

WARNING: DISTRESSING DETAILS. With a genius-level intellect and an imposing 6'9" frame, Edmund Kemper III is regarded as one of the most twisted and dangerous predators ever

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16 h. ago 'Extremely lonely' mum killed disabled daughter, 8, before taking her own life

Martina Karos, 40, and her disabled daughter Eleni Edwards, 8, were found dead at their home in Salford, Greater Manchester in 2024 after Eleni failed to attend school

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16 h. ago 'Extremely lonely and isolated' mum killed disabled daughter and then took her own life, coroner rules

The inquests into the deaths of Martina Karos and her daughter, Eleni Edwards, have concluded

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22 h. ago Mum killed in 'most brutal ever shark attack' as only headless torso recovered

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Shirley Ann Durdin was diving for scallops when the horrific attack happened in 1985 as her family watched from the beach

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39 h. ago James Bulger's mum reveals deepest fear at facing killer Jon Venables

James Bulger's mum Denise Fergus shared her 'anger' and 'distress' as one of her son's killers, Jon Venables, was granted a new parole bid

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57 h. ago Distressed mum's biggest worry over killer of toddler James Bulger

Jon Venables - just 10 when he brutally tortured and killed two-year-old James - has been granted a new parole hearing which could see him back on the streets later this year

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62 h. ago James Bulger's mum to hear voice of son's killer as Jon Venables makes new bid for freedom

His face will be obscured during the hearing to protect his identity

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62 h. ago Mum of Archie York killed in gas explosion tells of the moment 'he was gone'

Archie York's parents Katherine Errington and Robbie York have told his story and given tips on how to spot what are known as cannabis "shatter" factories

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64 h. ago James Bulger's mum to hear voice of killer Jon Venables in freedom bid

Two-year-old James Bulger was murdered by Robert Thompson and Jon Venables in 1993, when they were themselves just children.

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65 h. ago Toddler killed after being shot in head by child as mum admits leaving gun out

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: The tot suffered a gunshot wound to the head and later died in hospital - his mother, Evelyn Leyva Etress, has been charged with reckless manslaughter and child abuse

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66 h. ago James Bulger's mum to reopen 'unimaginable trauma' facing son's killer at parole hearing

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66 h. ago James Bulger mum to reopen 'unimaginable trauma' by facing son's killer at parole hearing

James Bulger's mum has been granted the opportunity to observe the parole hearing of her son's killer Jon Venables after he was granted another freedom bid today

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67 h. ago James Bulger's mum will hear voice of son's killer at Jon Venables freedom bid

The Parole Board has been considering the release of Jon Venables - jailed for murdering two-year-old James Bulger in 1993 and returned to prison after being caught with child abuse videos

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3 d. ago Children killed in Boxing Day fire alongside mum identified by DNA as inquests open

Fionnghuala Shearman, 38, known as Nu, and her children, Eve, seven, and four-year-old Ohner, were all killed in a house fire in Brimscombe, near Stroud, Gloucestershire on Boxing Day

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3 d. ago Final moments of mum and kids killed in Boxing Day fire as dad 'tried to save family'

Fionnghuala Shearman, 38, known as Nu, and her children, Eve, seven, and four-year-old Ohner, were all killed in a house fire in Brimscombe, near Stroud, Gloucestershire on Boxing Day

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