45 h. ago Pensioner died after stepson who 'hated' him 'pushed him to ground in cottage dispute'

Dr Jason Waite is on trial accused of pushing his step father Peter Skilton to the ground resulting in his death with the pair embroiled in a long-running legal battle

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52 h. ago Pensioner died 'after being pushed to the ground by his stepson in a dispute over cottage left to him by his late wife', court hears

Pensioner Peter Skilton, 87, died when he was allegedly pushed to the ground and 'knocked out cold' by his stepson in a dispute over a cottage left to him by his late wife, a court heard today.

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55 h. ago Twisted Tinder rapist finally caught after faking his own death and living off puddle water

James Clacher spent two years on the run attempting to escape justice for his violent sexual crimes against women. Here's how the law finally caught up with the Tinder rapist

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58 h. ago Pensioner dies after being ‘assaulted by fellow patient’ at London hospital

Pensioner dies after being ‘assaulted by fellow patient’ at London hospital  The Independent

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3 d. ago Nursing home manager and two of her staff face jail after they admitted lying over death of pensioner who died from complications after falling from her wheelchair

A nursing home manager and two of her staff have admitted attempting to pervert the course of justice by covering up failings following the death of resident Shirley Froggett, 84.

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8 d. ago Violent rapist caged for 11 years following sexual and violent offences

William Davidson was found guilty of offences including rape, indecent assaults, and serious assaults, following a trial at the High Court in Edinburgh.

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1 week ago Eighties crime thriller Blue Velvet known as 'one of the best films of all time' is finally made free to stream on Amazon Prime Video

The eighties classic is well known for its graphic sexual and violent content, which saw it declined by several studios when it was made in 1985.

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2 w. ago Two men charged with murder and drug supply after pensioners died from house fire

Eric Greener, 77 and Sheila Jackson, 83, died after an arson attack at their home that rocked their residential street in St Helens

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2 w. ago Woman and man in their 30s are charged with murder and drug offences after pensioner couple die in house fire

Eric Greener, 77, and his partner, Sheila Jackson, 83, (pictured) died in an arson attack in St Helens on July 15. A man and a woman have since been charged with murder as well as drug offences.

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2 w. ago Labour MP reveals daughter’s ‘horrendous’ experience at scandal

Richard Quigley said his teen daughter was force-fed and repeatedly restrained at hospital where a young girl was unlawfully killed

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4 w. ago Pensioner who died after 'violent sexual assault' in Lancashire hospital was 'unlawfully killed'

"For someone to assault a vulnerable, relatively elderly woman in a hospital setting is really quite difficult to believe"

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4 w. ago Hospital sexual assault victim was unlawfully killed, says coroner

Grandmother Valerie Kneale was assaulted after she was admitted to Blackpool Victoria Hospital following a stroke in 2018. She died four days later.

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4 w. ago Pensioner dies after untreated sore turns into 'gaping open wound' in north London

A coroner has criticised how Mary Fitzpatrick’s family were offered an apology in an ‘offhand way’ following her death

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