5 h. ago Valerie Kneale autopsy find that proved stroke patient was sexually abused to death

Valerie Kneale, 75, was admitted to hospital after falling from a kitchen chair at her home. Just four days later, she was dead, and a murder investigation was launched

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9 h. ago Senior nurse was in 'utter disbelief' after female patient, 75, bled to death following sexual assault in hospital bed, inquest told

Retired clerical assistant Valerie Kneale, 75, died at Blackpool Victoria Hospital on November 16 2018, four days after she was admitted following a stroke at her home in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire.

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9 h. ago Police release image of man after teenage girl sexually assaulted on a bus in Hounslow

The bus driver reported to police that a passenger had rubbed his crotch against the teenage girl

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10 h. ago Valerie Kneale's nurse found stroke victim 'covered in blood' after fatal sexual assault

Matthew Pover was speaking at the inquest of Valerie Kneale, 75, who died on 16 November 2018 at Blackpool Victoria Hospital - from injuries sustained during a sexual assault, two post-mortems found

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13 h. ago Shamed Met Police PC quits after groping woman at Heaven nightclub

The PC was accused of sexual assault on a tourist during a night at Heaven nightclub

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24 h. ago Nurse in 'utter disbelief' at internal injuries of patient 'murdered on hospital ward'

A post-mortem examination concluded pensioner Valerie Kneale died because of her stroke but due to a "forcible sexual assault"

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28 h. ago Man appears in court charged with sexual assault of boy at Loch Ness campsite

John Bell, 44, made no plea when he appeared in private at Inverness Sheriff Court on Tuesday.

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28 h. ago Man appears in court charged with 'sexual assault of young child' at Loch Ness campsite

John Bell, 44, was in the dock at Inverness Sheriff Court on Tuesday following his arrest in connection of an incident at Loch Ness Bay campsite in July.

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30 h. ago Gerard Depardieu to face trial for alleged rape of fellow actor

It comes after he was convicted of sexual assault in a separate case in May

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30 h. ago Depardieu to stand trial over alleged rape and sexual assault of fellow actor

Judge orders case to be heard against French film star after allegations made by Charlotte Arnould about 2018 incidentsThe French actor Gérard Depardieu has been ordered to stand trial on charges of raping and sexually assaulting the actor Charlotte Arnould at his Paris home in 2018.Depardieu, France’s biggest film star, has been under investigation in the case since 2020. A trial date has not yet been set. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Camilla makes first appearance since revelation she fought off sexual assault

The Queen toured the headquarters of the international disaster relief charity ShelterBox.

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32 h. ago Gérard Depardieu to face trial in Paris over rape and sexual assault allegations

French actor Gérard Depardieu has been summoned to trial in Paris over allegations of rape and sexual assault against actor Charlotte Arnould

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33 h. ago Thomas Partey's appearance in court adjourned without explanation

Partey and Villarreal received a strong backlash in early August as he completed his move to the Spanish side despite his ongoing five-count rape case.

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34 h. ago Asylum seeker begs to go back to Somalia because it's 'safer than Nuneaton' as anti

Nuneaton in Warwickshire has become a hotbed of tension amid a string of anti-migrant protests following reports two Afghan asylum seekers had been arrested for sexual assault.

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36 h. ago Man charged over ‘sexual assault’ of boy at Loch Ness campsite

The incident was reported to police in July.

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48 h. ago Man arrested in connection with sexual assault of boy at Loch Ness campsite

Officers received a report that the child was approached in his tent at the Loch Ness Bay campsite, near Drumnadrochit, on July 31.

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48 h. ago Murder investigation into the death of a grandmother on an NHS stroke ward was 'seriously compromised' by delays in raising the alarm, ex

Valerie Kneale, 75, was described as alert and talkative when she was admitted to Blackpool Victoria Hospital on November 12, 2018 after suffering a stroke and breaking her ankle.

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50 h. ago Highland crime: Man arrested after boy, 8, sexually assaulted in tent at Drumnadrochit campsite near Loch Ness

Detectives say enquiries are ongoing into the incident at a campsite near Loch Ness.

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51 h. ago NADINE DORRIES: I've met Camilla. The way she's got even with her train groper is proof she leads by example

Yesterday, we learned that as a schoolgirl of 16 or 17, our future Queen was the victim of sexual assault while travelling alone on a train.

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52 h. ago Stroke patient died after she was 'forcibly sexually assaulted' in hospital

Valerie Kneale, 75, suffered a minor stroke after slipping from a kitchen chair and was in good spirits before she was taken to Blackpool Victoria Hospital, where she rapidly went downhill

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