2 h. ago Cyclists who kill pedestrians could face life in prison under major law change

Ministers are planning to overhaul outdated legislation which means cycling offenders can be sent to prison for no more than two years - bringing offences in line with motoring laws

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4 h. ago Cyclists who kill pedestrians could face life in prison under new UK law

Currently, reckless cyclists face a maximum two-year sentence under Victorian-era laws dating back to the 1860s

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21 h. ago Gunman who killed seven from rooftop during July 4 parade is sentenced to life in prison

Judge calls Robert Crimo ‘irretrievably depraved, permanently incorrigible, irreparably corrupt and beyond any rehabilitation’

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3 d. ago Tiger King star Joe Exotic marries fellow inmate behind bars

The former tiger trader, who is serving a 21-year prison sentence, announced his engagement to Jorge Marquez last October

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3 d. ago South Carolina man gets life sentence for killing New Mexico officer

A South Carolina man has been sentenced to life in prison for gunning down a New Mexico state police officer who had stopped to help him

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5 d. ago Cannibal killer murdered mum then ate her heart – now he's bragging about it behind bars

Lawrence Paul Anderson, 44, was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Andrea Blankenship, 41, and his own uncle Leon Pye, 67, along with four-year-old niece Kaeos Yates in February 2021

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6 d. ago Colorado man gets life in prison for killing his wife after posing as ex

A Colorado man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of his wife after stalking her while posing as an ex-boyfriend

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8 d. ago Man gets life in prison in killing of transgender model in the South Caucasus nation of Georgia

A man has been convicted of stabbing to death a transgender actor and model in her apartment last year in Georgia

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1 week ago Manchester Arena bomber’s brother ‘attacks prison officers with hot cooking oil’

Prison officers ‘suffer life-threatening injuries including burns, scalds and stab wounds’ in alleged attack by Hashem Abedi

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1 week ago Brother of Manchester Arena bomber ‘injures three prison officers’ in attack at HMP Frankland

Prison officers ‘suffer life-threatening injuries including burns, scalds and stab wounds’ in alleged attack by Hashem Abedi

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1 week ago Hashem Abedi LIVE updates as three prison officers suffer 'life

Hashem Abedi is alleged to have ‘thrown hot cooking oil then started stabbing with makeshift weapons’

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1 week ago Prison officers suffer 'life threatening' injuries after alleged attack by Hashem Abedi in HMP Frankland

The brother of the Manchester Arena bomber 'used cooking oil and home made weapons' in the alleged attack

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1 week ago Judge rules Menendez brothers resentencing hearing will go ahead despite district attorney’s opposition

The pair were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole at ages 18 and 21 after being convicted of murdering their parents in 1989

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2 w. ago Instagram's most dangerous woman: Influencer 'ex of Leonardo DiCaprio' scammed millions of followers with her rags

Kat Torres, a Brazilian wellness influencer and life coach, was sentenced to eight years in prison last year for human trafficking after coercing women into sex work.

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2 w. ago Justice Department seeks death penalty for man who killed fellow supermax inmate

The Justice Department will seek the death penalty against a man accused of killing a fellow inmate at the federal government’s “Supermax” prison in Florence, Colorado, while serving a life sentence for killing his cellmate at another lockup

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2 w. ago Man who murdered taxi driver over refused cigarette jailed for life

Steven Greig has been jailed for life and ordered to serve at least 16 years in prison.

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2 w. ago Man pleads guilty to trying to kill Brett Kavanaugh at judge’s home

Nicholas Roske, of Simi Valley, California, faces up to life in prison over incident in Maryland in June 2022 A California man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to trying to kill Brett Kavanaugh at the US supreme court justice’s home in a suburb of Washington DC nearly three years ago.Nicholas Roske was arrested near Kavanaugh’s home in Chevy Chase, Maryland, in June 2022. Roske was armed with a gun and a knife, was carrying zip ties and was dressed in black when he arrived in the neighborhood by taxi just after 1am, authorities said. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Human rights breach for murderer over ‘excessive length’ of criminal proceedings

Obina Ezeoke was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 40 years in 2020 after an unprecedented five trials over four years.

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2 w. ago 'I was put on the stand aged 7 to help jail my mum for life for my sister's murder'

AJ Hutto, who helped throw his mum into prison for life when he told a courtroom she drowned his sister in a pool at their home, has spoken out for the first time in 17 years

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3 w. ago Police searched his phone and what they found sent him to prison for life

'Monster' Ryan Schofield's crimes came to light after he was arrested for breaching a sexual harm prevention order and police analysed the contents of his phone

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