Carer ‘starved vulnerable man to death to inherit part of £3.5m estate’
A carer allegedly starved a “vulnerable” 59-year-old man to death in order to inherit part of his £3.5 million estate, a court has heard.
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Salmond appears in court on attempted rape and sexual assault charges
Former first minister Alex Salmond has appeared in court accused of offences against 10 women, including attempted rape and a series of sexual assaults.
Salmond to appear in court on attempted rape and sexual assault charges
Former first minister Alex Salmond is set to appear in court later on Wednesday accused of offences against 10 women, including attempted rape and a series of sexual assaults.
‘I’m always being stopped’, claims van driver accused of machete attack on Pc
A white van driver accused of a machete attack on a police officer has told jurors he got cross because he was “always being stopped”.
Ferrari and Porsche drivers spared jail over crash
Two supercar drivers have been spared jail after damaging their vehicles in a collision.
Machete-wielding attacker claimed his life was ‘worth more’ than Pc, court told
A white van driver launched a “savage” machete attack on a police officer then claimed his life was “worth more” than his victim, a court has heard.
Bungling jewellery thief caught on CCTV jailed
A bungling jewellery robber has been jailed for seven years and four months for snatching £21,000 of gold rings and earrings during a “fiasco” caught on CCTV.
Innocent victim’s father condemns ‘cruel’ Mali Boys as trio locked up for murder
Three gangsters who gunned down a young man in a case of mistaken identity were branded “selfish, cruel and stupid” as they were locked up for life.
Woman jailed for posing as teenage boy to sexually assault girls as young as 13
A “predatory” woman who duped girls as young as 13 into thinking she was a teenage boy so she could sexually assault them has been jailed for eight years.
Man jailed for duping Royal Navy into buying kit unfit for use in £1.4m fraud
A technology firm boss who endangered troops and cheated the Ministry of Defence by selling it equipment unfit for purpose in a £1.4 million fraud has been jailed for three years and four months.
Woman, 21, posed as teenage boy to ‘sexually assault up to 50 girls’
A woman posed as a teenage boy to sexually assault up to 50 girls as young as 14 after grooming them online, police have revealed.