11 h. ago Chilling reason serial killer Harold Shipman 'targeted particular victims'

GP turned serial killer Harold Shipman killed as many as 250 people, with a preference for elderly females. We take a look back at the murderer's early life to find out why

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53 h. ago Dressage rider left in a wheelchair after pack of dogs let off the lead by their walker spooked her horse wins £500k payout

Melissa Smith was riding her horse in Surrey when two dogs being walked off the lead by a professional dog walker suddenly spooked her mare - causing it to rear up and fall on top of her.

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5 d. ago Dog walker Bhim Kohli's last words to daughter as he lay dying from teen's attack

Bhim Kohli, 80, was walking his dog when he was was racially abused, punched, kicked, and slapped in the face in an attack by a boy, 15, while his 13-year-old female friend filmed

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5 d. ago 'They can rebuild their lives. We can't': Family's fury as schoolboy, 15, who beat 80

A 15-year-old boy was ordered to serve just seven years behind bars and a 13-year-old girl was spared being jailed over the manslaughter of Bhim Kohli.

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5 d. ago Teenagers’ sentences ‘do not reflect severity of crime’, say Bhim Kohli’s family

A 15-year-old boy and 13-year-old girl were sentenced at Leicester Crown Court on Thursday for the manslaughter of the 80-year-old last year.

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5 d. ago Teenagers sentenced for 'cowardly' filmed attack on pensioner walking his dog

"Losing dad in these cruel, violent and deeply shocking circumstances feels like our hearts have been pulled apart."

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5 d. ago Judge describes ‘violent outbursts’ that killed dog walker yards from his home

The teenagers donned masks before they attacked the 80-year-old

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5 d. ago Schoolboy, 15, who beat dog walker to death is jailed for just seven years: Pensioner, 80, was killed just metres from his home

Bhim Kohli, 80, was slapped in the face with a slider shoe and kicked and punched by the balaclava-clad male at a park near Leicester, while the female filmed and laughed.

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5 d. ago Schoolboy, 15, who racially abused and killed dog walker metres from his home in 'wicked' attack is locked up for seven years

Bhim Kohli, 80, was slapped in the face with a slider shoe and kicked and punched by the balaclava-clad male at a park near Leicester, while the female filmed and laughed.

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5 d. ago Pensioner killed in brutal park attack was ‘adored’ by community, daughter says

Bhim Kohli, 80, was attacked in a Leicestershire park just yards from his home as he walked his dog Rocky.

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5 d. ago Teenagers sentenced for killing elderly dog walker in park attack

Bhim Kohli, 80, was fatally injured while walking his dog just yards from his home near Leicester.

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6 d. ago Ultra rare 'Harbinger of Doom' fish washes up on Australian beach

A rare oarfish or 'doomsday fish' was found on a beach in Australia by a dog walker - and according to legend, the deep-sea species appearing on land is a very bad omen

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6 d. ago Dog walker Anita Rose's face was ‘black and blue’, jogger tells murder trial

Martyn Nash had been out running when he came across Anita Rose who lay injured near a sewage works in Brantham, Suffolk on July 24 last year

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6 d. ago Injured dog walker’s face was ‘black and blue’, jogger tells murder trial

Mother-of-six Anita Rose, 57, was found injured by a cyclist in Suffolk on July 24 last year and died four days later.

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6 d. ago Teenagers flee after throwing fireworks into pensioner’s house starting deadly blaze

Two teenagers have been jailed for manslaughter after a pensioner died as a result of fireworks thrown into his house.

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8 d. ago Partner of dog walker tells murder trial of their last phone call

Mother-of-six Anita Rose, 57, was found injured by a cyclist in Brantham, Suffolk.

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1 week ago Fugitive accused of murdering dog walker 'planted her phone miles away to fool detectives' who arrested wrong man, court told

Anita Rose, 57, was found fatally wounded near her home in Brantham, Suffolk, last year. Roy Barclay, 56, denies murdering her. The case continues.

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2 w. ago A body washed ashore on a rocky beach 18 months ago and nobody knows who he is

An appeal has been launched to identify the body, which was discovered by a dog walker

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2 w. ago Elderly couple killed in horror house blaze pressed panic button but their cries for help were missed by call operator

Caroline and Bernard Cleall, both in their seventies, perished in the blaze in Addiscombe, south London in January 2022 when an emergency care responder was sent instead of the fire brigade.

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2 w. ago Elderly couple killed in house fire despite desperately pressing alarm button

Bernard and Caroline Cleall, both in their 70s, died in a house fire in Addiscombe, south London, despite pressing their alarm button as a care operator missed something crucial

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