18 h. ago Pupil said ‘you know I can’t control it’ after boy stabbed to death, jury hears

A 15-year-old boy is on trial accused of murdering Harvey Willgoose, also 15, at a Sheffield secondary school.

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32 h. ago Groomers and child abductors could be jailed without juries in major courts shake

More than 150 offences - such as sexual grooming, child abduction or causing death by careless driving - would no longer be tried by a jury under a major proposal

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42 h. ago Jury retires in inquest into death of boy who had allergic reaction at school

A jury has heard evidence in the inquest for Benedict Blythe, five, who became unwell at school before his death.

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43 h. ago Boy stabbed in school was ‘lifeless and covered in blood’, teenager tells jury

A 15-year-old boy is on trial for the murder of Harvey Willgoose, who was stabbed during a lunch break at All Saints Catholic High School, Sheffield.

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64 h. ago Australian mushroom murders: Erin Patterson guilty verdict ends weeks of laborious detail and ghoulish fascination

Victorian jury convicts 50-year-old who poisoned her in-laws with death cap mushrooms, killing threeFull report: Erin Patterson found guilty of murdering relativesFive key moments in the murder trial of Australia’s mushroom lunch cook Erin PattersonSeveral hours after a person eats death cap mushrooms and becomes violently unwell, there is a period of relief. They feel as if they are improving. They are not.This pause soon gives way to “a relentlessly progressive and quite frightening rapid deterioration into multiple organ failure”.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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64 h. ago Pupil was happy and chatting moments before he was stabbed to death, jury told

A 15-year-old boy is on trial accused of murdering Harvey Willgoose, also 15, at a Sheffield secondary school.

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2 d. ago Erin Patterson trial latest: First photos of deadly beef wellington mushroom lunch released

Pictures first shown to the jury of the meal that contained death cap mushrooms have been released by the court

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8 d. ago Boy said ‘I’m not right in the head’ after fatally stabbing pupil, trial hears

Harvey Willgoose, 15, died after he was stabbed at All Saints Catholic High School in Sheffield

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8 d. ago Boy said ‘I’m not right in the head’ after fatally stabbing pupil, jury told

Harvey Willgoose, 15, died after he was stabbed with a hunting knife at All Saints Catholic High School in Sheffield on February 3.

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8 d. ago Boy stabbed fellow student in the heart during school lunch break, jury told

Harvey Willgoose, 15, died after he was stabbed with a hunting knife at All Saints Catholic High School on February 3.

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1 week ago Cannibal killer mutilates bodies, eats heart, cuts off penis then sets victims on fire

Jason Thornburg, 44, was sentenced to death after a jury convicted him of the gruesome murders of three people in Tarrant County, Texas, and he also confessed to two other killings

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2 w. ago Teenage boy, 15, 'cried out help after being stabbed to death with machete' in Woolwich

Daejaun Campbell died on a path in Woolwich, southeast London after being stabbed, the Old Bailey heard

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2 w. ago Boy, 15, heard screaming for help after machete stabbing, court told

Three teenagers appeared at the Old Bailey on Friday over the killing.

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3 w. ago Photos of Karen Read's dramatic courtroom moment after acquittal on murder charge

Karen Read was found not guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter in the 2022 death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe. The jury convicted her of a lesser charge of drunken driving, however.

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3 w. ago Jury reaches verdict in Karen Read murder trial over death of Boston police boyfriend

Jurors in the murder trial of Karen Read say they’ve reached a verdict in a divisive case about the death of a Boston police officer that lawyers have presented as either a tragic love story or a sinister cover-up

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3 w. ago Boy, 14, among six stabbed in HORROR weekend of violence across London

Boy, 14, among six stabbed in HORROR weekend of violence across London  News Shopper

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3 w. ago Son beat dad to death after he made horrific accusation about his dog, jury told

WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: John Sarawanskyj, 52, is accused of murdering his father Ivan at his home - a court heard the 'deliberate and sustained attack' followed a previous accusation about the son's dog

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3 w. ago Hundreds line the streets to pay tribute to boy, 14, stabbed to death

Ibrahima Seck, 14, died after suffering fatal stab wounds last week

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3 w. ago Horrific moment killer slashes at police with sword after he stabbed boy, 14, to death in Hainault rampage

Shocking footage shows Marcus Arduini Monzo wielding the weapon before he was Tasered

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4 w. ago Boy, 14, stabbed to death on way to play football in park, court hears

Three teenagers are accused of the murder of Ibrahima Seck on Sunday afternoon in Manchester.

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