4 h. ago Chinese student was fatally stabbed as she 'tried to attack boyfriend with a knife' after wrongly believing she had contracted an STI from him, court hears

An American student has described how he fatally stabbed a 'demented' lover after she came at him with a knife and had a 'wicked look in her eye'.

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7 h. ago Pet sitter, 23, mauled to death by three vicious pit bulls she was caring for

A 'free-spirited' 23-year-old has been remembered as being 'full of love' after being mauled to death by the three pit bulls she was caring for in a horror attack

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15 h. ago Dublin fire attack horror as woman 'doused with petrol and set ablaze'

A woman is in serious condition after an attacker is believed to have doused her with petrol and set her alight at a property in Oak Downs, Clondalkin, Dublin this morning

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20 h. ago Sex attack horror as young Italian couple are surrounded by three migrants who smash into their car and force boyfriend to watch as they rape his 18

The couple had parked in a quiet corner of Tor Tre Teoste, a park in Rome minutes before they were surrounded by the group who attacked their vehicle.

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3 d. ago Man shouted 'I'll stab you' at neighbour while brandishing knife

Lee Palmer had a history of 'threatening behaviour' towards the female victim who has been left in a state of 'constant worry' as a result of his actions

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4 d. ago Three prison guards 'stabbed by inmate with shiv' in horror UK jail attack

Two guards were reportedly rushed to hospital after being attacked in the jail by a prisoner.

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4 d. ago HMP Isle of Wight attack as '3 prison officers stabbed' as 2 rushed to hospital

HMP Isle of Wight in Albany has seen three prisons guards allegedly stabbed in a horror attack that has seen two of the guards being taken to hospital for further treatment

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4 d. ago School praises 'courage' of hero teachers after horror bear attack on pupils

One teacher involved in the terrifying bear attack in Bella Coola, British Columbia, 'took the full brunt', a parent said, and was among those airlifted to hospital

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4 d. ago Tesco stabbing as man slashed with Stanley knife after recognising attacker from YouTube

Pavel Stefanovic, 39, launched his attack after he was approached by a fellow Lithuanian in the Meir Park store, Stoke-on-Trent. He has now been sentenced after the horror incident

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6 d. ago Mum of man stabbed to death by teen begs adults to help tackle youth knife crime

Lynn Burns lost her son Sam Johnston when he was 22 after he was stabbed in the heart at a property in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, in 2013.

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6 d. ago Heartbroken mother pays tribute to 'beautiful' daughter, 17, stabbed to death in her bedroom

Lainie Williams, 17, was found stabbed to death at her home in Cefn Fforest, South Wales, with her mother Rhian Stephens, 38, hospitalised following the horror attack.

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6 d. ago Girl, 9 screams 'Mum, I'm going to die' after horror 'XL Bully' attack in Birmingham

The youngster was walking back from a shop to her home in an Erdington residential street when she was set upon by an 'XL Bully-type dog' in an unprovoked frenzied attack

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7 d. ago 'Simple trigger' sets teen 'off like a firework' and takes life of loving dad

Kamran Aman was stabbed in the heart with a kitchen knife, a court has heard

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7 d. ago Girl, 13, 'planned and researched' murder of woman found stabbed to death with more than 140 knife wounds

The body of Marta Bednarczyk was found burnt in a fire at a terraced property in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, in March.

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7 d. ago 'Miracle' baby suffers heart attack and loses half his tongue in horror incident

Sam Anwar, from Highgate, was just 13 months old when he snuck behind his mum, who was cleaning the bathroom in their flat, and drank caustic soda from a white bottle

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8 d. ago Teen in court after girl died in pool of blood 'trying to protect mum' in Cefn Fforest

Cameron Cheng, 18 has appeared in court charged with the murder of Lainie Williams, 17, who was found dead in her bedroom after a horror attack at her family home in South Wales

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8 d. ago Baby boy killed by XL bully pictured for first time after horror attack at dad's

Nine-month-old Jonte William Bluck died after being attacked by an XL bully dog in Rogiet village - a man in his 30s and a woman in her 20s were arrested in the wake of the tragedy

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8 d. ago Hollywood film legend ravaged by bull in a horror attack on his own farm

The man died at 80- after serving in World War Two and starring in Hollywood films, including True Grit alongside legend John Wayne

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9 d. ago Netflix star hospitalised after armed robber breaks into home in horror attack

Netflix star and K-Pop singer Nana is said to have bravely fought off an armed home intruder who knocked her mum out during a physical struggle

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9 d. ago Scots park taped off after woman raped in horror early morning attack

The woman was within Brodie Park in Paisley when she was seriously sexually assaulted by a man at around 4.45am on Sunday.

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