30 h. ago Jurors have convicted a Minnesota man of killing 5 young woman in a 2023 vehicle crash

A state court jury has convicted a Minneapolis-area man of third-degree murder and vehicular homicide over the deaths of five young women in a crash in June 2023

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34 h. ago Man who killed Muslim family in London, Ont., in 2021 appeals murder, attempted murder convictions

Man who killed Muslim family in London, Ont., in 2021 appeals murder, attempted murder convictions  CBC

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40 h. ago Nurse jailed for murder of elderly patients faces wait in conviction appeal

Colin Campbell, formerly known as Colin Norris, was found guilty in 2008 of killing four women and attempting to kill a fifth.

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66 h. ago Drill rapper guilty of murdering father in front of child at East London barbershop in 'savage' attack

Renai Belle has been convicted for the murder of Josh KcKay following a five-week trial at the Old Bailey

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5 d. ago Must Laila Soueif die from her hunger strike in London before her son Alaa Abd el

Egypt’s lack of respect for the rule of law is alarming and Britain should impose sanctions to ensure his freedomUK should impose sanctions on Egypt over jailed activist, says Helena KennedyLaila Soueif is one of the most determined people I know, and for that reason, she is in grave danger. The grandmother, 69, is lying in a hospital bed in central London, perilously close to death after 245 days on hunger strike. She could still survive, but it will depend on the UK government taking strong action.Soueif stopped eating to try to save her son, the imprisoned British-Egyptian national Alaa Abd el-Fattah, an Amnesty International prisoner of conscience and winner of the 2024 English PEN writer of courage award. He has spent more than a decade in an Egyptian jail cell because of his writings on democracy. Soueif wants more than anything else to reunite him with his own son, 13, who lives in Brighton and has barely been able to spend time with his father.Helena Kennedy KC is a Labour p...

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1 week ago Cannibal cut off lover's penis, fried it with garlic and served it for dinner

Depraved Armin Meiwes enjoyed his illicit feast with potatoes and sprouts after hunting for a person willing to be eaten alive - he was later convicted of murder

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2 w. ago Dad of Scot killed on Spanish stag do pleads for help to find son's killer

Tomorrow marks 13 years since Ian Mallon’s son Craig was killed in Lloret de Mar and no-one has ever been convicted for his murder.

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2 w. ago Ministers to prioritise compensation bid by man wrongly jailed for 38 years

Justice minister Lord Ponsonby said he would ‘encourage’ Peter Sullivan, 68, to seek a payout.

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2 w. ago Two men found guilty of murdering 'precious son', 26, in arson attack on family home which was caught on chilling CCTV

Two men who launched a 'horrific' arson attack on a family home in Wolverhampton which was caught on CCTV and left Akashdeep Singh, 26, dead have been convicted of his murder.

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2 w. ago DOMINIC LAWSON: Just as innocent men are coerced by police into confessions, so I fear the vulnerable will be pushed into assisted dying under this seriously flawed Bill

There seemed something horribly familiar about the case of Peter Sullivan. The man hitherto known as 'the Beast of Birkenhead' was released last week after 38 years in prison for the murder of Diane Sindall.

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2 w. ago Major UK miscarriages of justice from twisted confession to unsolved mass murder

Peter Sullivan has had his 1987 conviction for the murder of Diane Sindall quashed, after spending nearly 40 years in prison for the crime - but his case is one of many shocking miscarriages of justice in UK history

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3 w. ago New Orleans FBI offers huge reward for information leading to the arrest of nine escaped inmates

So far only one inmate has been captured, the inmates that remain at large include at least three murderers, and several people convicted of attempted murder. The FBI has now issued a reward for information leading to their capture

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3 w. ago Eleven prisoners escape through hole in the wall and leave taunts to guards

The men - who include at least three convicted of murder and others guilty of attempted murder and have been described as 'armed and dangerous' - escaped from the Orleans Justice Center prison

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3 w. ago Man who stabbed Salman Rushdie sentenced to 25 years in prison

Hadi Matar was convicted of attempted murder for 2022 attack that left writer blind in his right eyeThe man found guilty of attempted murder of Salman Rushdie has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.On Friday, the Chautauqua county court issued the sentence to Hadi Matar, 27, of New Jersey, nearly three months after he was first convicted of attempted murder in the second degree. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘I lost my life’: Man wrongly jailed for five years demands fair compensation scheme 

The Ministry of Justice acknowledged his innocence but said Brian Buckle must ‘prove it beyond reasonable doubt’

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3 w. ago Locals said they knew who actually killed Diane Sindall, says charity worker

Peter Sullivan, 68, had his conviction for the 1986 murder of the florist quashed earlier this week.

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3 w. ago The innocent man wrongly locked up for murder for 38 YEARS who was cruelly denied parole...after he refused to say he was guilty of a crime he did not commit

Peter Sullivan spent 38 years in jail for a murder he didn't commit but the Parole Board turned him down for release just three months ago after he said he 'maintains his innocence'

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3 w. ago Peter Sullivan was wrongly jailed for 38 years – and it’s not a bizarre one

The case is a reminder that there are still people in prison who were jailed based on false confessions, Brian Thornton writes

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3 w. ago Real killer of Diane Sindall 'was KNOWN' after arrest of Peter Sullivan but locals refused to tell police

But no-one from the 'tribal' and 'tight-knit' communities was willing to come forward and name the killer to police 'for fear of repercussions', staff said today.

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3 w. ago Lawyers fume over 'Beast of Birkenhead' Peter Sullivan's £1million compensation cap who could be waiting 'years' for payment

Lawyers said the money Mr Sullivan, 68, can expect pales compared to the millions handed out to actual criminals injured on the prison estate.

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