73 m. ago Woman kills husband then skins and cooks him and serves him to kids

Katherine Knight is the first woman to be sentenced to life without parole in Australia - after she skinned, cooked and served her husband in a pie to his kids

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16 h. ago Woman 'killed by ex in hotel' after she didn't want him to be lonely on birthday

James Cartwright, who prosecutors say was leading a double life, had been dancing with his new girlfriend the night before he allegedly killed his ex Samantha Mickleburgh

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18 h. ago Speeding driver, 31, who hit and killed woman, 89, on mobility scooter after taking cocaine is jailed for four years

Speeding drivdr Rayner Middleton, 31, from Nottingham, is jailed for four years after ploughing into Doreen Raynor, 89, who was travelling to buy vegetables on her mobility scooter.

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43 h. ago Woman who killed her family with mushrooms angry about one thing not being in prison cell

Erin Patterson, who was found guilty of murdering three relatives, complained about conditions in her cell saying she was denied special privileges granted to her by the authorities

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49 h. ago British woman run down and killed in front of husband while jogging in France

A 35-year-old British woman, who has not been named, tragically died after being knocked down by a car while jogging with her husband in the town of Beaune, eastern France

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52 h. ago Tragedy as British woman, 35, is run down and killed in front of her husband while out jogging in France as cops question driver

A British tourist has tragically been killed after she was run down while out for a jog with her husband. 

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3 d. ago Nurse almost burns to death after freak gust of wind sets her and house on fire

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: A woman was almost killed after a freak gust of wind set both her and her house alight. The nurse has admitted the incident has changed her life and has warned the public over the use of fire pits

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4 d. ago Australia mushroom verdict: Erin Patterson found guilty of murdering relatives with lunch laced with death cap mushrooms

Victorian jury convicts 50-year-old Australian woman who cooked poisoned beef wellingtons that killed three in-lawsFive key moments in the murder trial of Australia’s mushroom lunch cook Erin PattersonA jury has found Erin Patterson guilty of murdering three relatives and attempting to murder a fourth with a deadly beef wellington lunch almost two years ago.As the trial entered its 11th week, a Victorian supreme court jury convicted Patterson of murdering her estranged husband’s parents, Don and Gail Patterson, and his aunt, Heather Wilkinson. The 12-person jury also found Patterson guilty of attempting to murder Heather’s husband, Ian Wilkinson, who survived the lunch after spending weeks in hospital.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Australia mushroom trial: Erin Patterson found guilty of murdering relatives with lunch laced with death cap mushrooms

Victorian jury convicts 50-year-old Australian woman who cooked poisoned beef wellingtons that killed three in-lawsFive key moments in the murder trial of Australia’s mushroom lunch cook Erin PattersonA jury has found Erin Patterson guilty of murdering three relatives and attempting to murder a fourth with a deadly beef wellington lunch almost two years ago.As the trial entered its 11th week, a Victorian supreme court jury convicted Patterson of murdering her estranged husband’s parents, Don and Gail Patterson, and his aunt, Heather Wilkinson. The 12-person jury also found Patterson guilty of attempting to murder Heather’s husband, Ian Wilkinson, who survived the lunch after spending weeks in hospital.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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4 d. ago The mushroom murder trial: Bizarre case of woman who killed her ex

Erin Patterson has been convicted after being on trial in Australia over the deaths of her estranged partner’s parents and aunt, Rachel Clun writes

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4 d. ago Erin Patterson found guilty of murdering relatives with lunch laced with death cap mushrooms

Victorian jury convicts 50-year-old Australian woman who cooked poisoned beef wellingtons that killed three in-lawsAustralia mushroom trial verdicts live: jury finds Erin Patterson guilty of murders and attempted murderWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom lunch trial?Five key moments in the murder trial of Australia’s mushroom lunch cook Erin PattersonA jury has found Erin Patterson guilty of murdering three relatives and attempting to murder a fourth with a deadly beef wellington lunch almost two years ago.As the trial entered its 11th week, a Victorian supreme court jury convicted Patterson of murdering her estranged husband’s parents, Don and Gail Patterson, and his aunt, Heather Wilkinson. The 12-person jury also found Patterson guilty of attempting to murder Heather’s husband, Ian Wilkinson, who survived the lunch after spending weeks in hospital. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago The sick British serial killers you've never heard of: Geoffrey Evans and John Shaw planned to rape and kill a new woman each week... with new victims still coming forward today

Geoffrey Evans and John Shaw were dubbed Ireland's first serial killers after fleeing from England with a plan to rape and murder a new woman each week in the Emerald Isle.

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6 d. ago Man who urged vulnerable woman to kill herself while he watched online for his own sexual thrills is sentenced to nine years

Tyler Webb, 23, repeatedly told his victim to end her life during weeks of what she called 'calculated psychological violence' because he wanted to watch her die on a video call.

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7 d. ago British woman and New Zealander killed in elephant attack on Zambia safari

The victims were attacked by a female elephant protecting her calf in South Luangwa National Park

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7 d. ago A woman lied to deputies right before her son killed one of them, South Carolina authorities say

Authorities in South Carolina have arrested the mother of a man who killed a deputy during a shootout

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7 d. ago Woman in her 20s dies day after crash that killed girl, six, and injured two others

The collision, involving a van and a car, took place on the R240 at Carrowmore in Glentogher, Carndonagh before 6.30pm on Wednesday.

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8 d. ago Hotel owner's horrifying 999 call as 'cannibal' killed woman

WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: Mandy Miles told the 999 operator "he's eating her" after she found a 34-year-old man standing over the 22-year-old girl he killed

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9 d. ago Tragedy as pensioner sisters hit and killed by car on their morning walk: Woman, 47, arrested over crash

The women, aged 70 and 68, both died after the blue Volkswagen Tiguan drove into them on Peppard Road in Caversham, Reading, Thames Valley Police said.

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9 d. ago Tragedy as pensioner sisters hit and killed by car on their morning walk: Woman, 46, arrested over crash

The women, aged 70 and 68, both died after the blue Volkswagen Tiguan drove into them on Peppard Road in Caversham, Reading, Thames Valley Police said.

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1 week ago One dead and two injured after stabbing attack at German company

Authorities said a woman was killed and two men injured in the attack at a local electricity supplier in Bavaria

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