Met launch first 2020 murder probe after man knifed to death in Finsbury Park
The Met Police have launched their first murder investigation of the year after a man was stabbed to death in north London on Friday evening.
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Tributes paid to ‘beautiful, caring’ teacher killed in village before Christmas
A young teacher who was killed in a village the weekend before Christmas has been described as “a rock for her family, a rock for her friends”, who “always thought of others before herself”.
Second man arrested over stabbing murder of 60-year-old
A second man has been arrested over the stabbing murder of a 60-year-old man in Thornton Heath in south London on Monday, police say.
Man charged with ‘murders’ after two bodies found at north Belfast flat
Detectives have charged a 35-year-old male with two counts of murder following the deaths of a man and a woman whose bodies were found in a north Belfast flat on Monday.
Inquiry into murder of firework blaze victim continues, inquest told
A former car worker died from severe burns after a 210-shot firework was pushed “fizzing and smoking” towards his feet by intruders who kicked in his front door, an inquest heard.
Murdered student’s family reveal heartache in emotional statement
The grieving relatives of a 20-year-old man who was stabbed to death in London have said “our hearts are eternally broken”.
SPECIAL REPORT: Nine Scottish women killed by their partners or exes in just one year
Urgent action to reverse funding cuts to frontline services must be reversed to save the lives of women threatened by violent partners, experts warned yesterday.
Helen McCourt’s mother ‘horrified’ by decision to release her killer
The mother of murder victim Helen McCourt has said she is “horrified” by the Parole Board’s decision that her daughter’s killer has “met the test for release”, despite never telling police where he hid her body.
25 years on: Daughter of murdered mum says her killer can still be caught
Exactly 25 years after her unsolved murder, the family of Shona Stevens yesterday said they still believe her killer can be brought to justice.
Taxi driver who murdered mother-of-five to be sentenced
A taxi driver who murdered mother-of-five Sarah Wellgreen is to be sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court on Friday.
New inquest ordered into death of murder victim found to have died accidentally
A fresh inquest will take place into the death of a man who was wrongly found to have died accidentally before video footage of his murder came to light.