18 h. ago Constance Marten and Mark Gordon both jailed for 14 years over death of baby in tent

Couple took newborn to live in a tent in wintry conditions in Brighton after going on the run to evade social servicesTwo parents who caused the death of their newborn baby after taking her to live in a tent in wintry conditions to evade social services have each been sentenced to 14 years in prison.Constance Marten and Mark Gordon went off the grid in late-2022; their four older children having previously been taken into care due to concerns for their safety if left with the couple. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago Prime Madeleine McCann suspect REFUSES to be interviewed by the Met Police ahead of his release from prison

Christian Brueckner , 49, is due to be freed from a German prison as early as Monday after serving a seven-year sentence for the rape and assault of an American pensioner in Portugal in 2005.

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60 h. ago Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner will 'keep secrets' if let out of jail

The rapist could be set to be freed from prison after serving seven years.

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4 d. ago Striker could still play for League One club this season despite being in prison

Lucas Akins is currently serving a prison sentence after pleading guilty to causing the death of a cyclist by careless or inconsiderate driving, but he could soon return to the Mansfield side

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5 d. ago Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner wants police protection for release

Germany's prison service is preparing to release of the chief suspect in the Madeleine McCann case, Christian Brueckner, as his seven-year rape sentence comes to an end

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7 d. ago Thailand’s powerful former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to serve one more year in prison

Thaksin’s daughter says she is ‘worried’ for him

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8 d. ago Australia news live: mushroom murders survivor Ian Wilkinson says he will ‘grieve and heal’ after judge hands life sentence to Erin Patterson

Ian Wilkinson thanked police, prosecutors and health services after Erin Patterson sentenced to life in prison with 33 years non-parole. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria’s supreme court will hand down the triple-murderer Erin Patterson’s sentence shortly. The state’s supreme court will allow a television camera inside the courtroom to broadcast the sentencing hearing – with a 10 second delay – for the first time.Patterson, 50, faces the prospect of spending the rest of her life in prison. Justice Christopher Beale will deliver her sentence from 9.30am in a hearing expected to last about 30 minutes. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Sole survivor of mushroom poisioner Erin Patterson speaks out after sentencing

Erin Patterson has been sentenced to life in prison with a non-parole period of 33 years after serving up a beef wellington containing death cap mushrooms to four members fo her family

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9 d. ago Mia O’Brien's mum launches fresh bid to free daughter from 'hellhole' Dubai prison

Mia O'Brien, 23, was handed a 25-year sentence after being found with 50g of cocaine in Dubai and is thought to be serving her time in a hellhole prison, sharing a cell with up to six other inmates

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1 week ago Wrong family informed after attempted murderer died behind bars

The Prison Service has apologised after the wrong family was informed when an inmate at a maximum security prison killed himself.

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2 w. ago Scots prison officer sacked over death of inmate fails in bid to sue jail chiefs

Kenneth Aitken, 65, argued he had been unfairly dismissed by the Scottish Prison Service for failing to make sure Iain Brown was properly monitored after a nurse suspected him of being 'intoxicated'.

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2 w. ago Family ripped apart as mum of man killed by jealous girlfriend passes away

Alice Wood mowed down charity support worker Ryan Watson outside their Rode Heath home in 2022 with the murderer told to serve at least 18 years in prison

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3 w. ago I found the love of my life in a jail cell on the other side of the world. Then we met

Jessica Silvey, 30, from Brisbane married her husband Craig, 34, while he was serving a 10-year prison sentence in Kansas for attempted aggravated robbery in the US.

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3 w. ago Thailand former PM cleared of royal insult charge but Shinawatra dynasty’s fate still hangs in balance

Lese-majesty case against Thaksin Shinawatra is dismissed, but his daughter Paetongtarn will hear next week if she will be removed as prime minsterA criminal court in Thailand has dismissed a case accusing former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra of defaming the monarchy, the first of three court cases that could decide the fate of one of the country’s prominent political families.Thaksin was accused of insulting the monarchy during an interview with South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo in 2015. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra says he has been acquitted of royal defamation

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra says he has been acquitted of royal defamation by a court

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3 w. ago Southport killer wins back prison perks after 'hurling boiling water at guard'

Axel Rudakubana is currently serving 52 years in London's Belmarsh Prison after murdering three little girls at a Taylor Swift–themed yoga and dance workshop in Southport last summer

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last month Lucy Letby 'has new hope' as lawyer says baby killer 'was broken' and 'hopeless'

Lucy Letby's lawyer Mark McDonald has said he is "not naive" and knows the serial baby killer is "guilty", but he is determined to free her from prison where she is currently serving 15 whole-life sentences

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