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Watch live: Defence deliver closing arguments in Alex Murdaugh trial

Watch live as the defence delivers closing arguments in Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial.

The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023

'I proposed to my fiancée with a ring - then she handed me an engagement gun'

A man has taken to Reddit to share how his fiancée bought him an engagement gun to symbolise her love and commitment to him - and says he thinks of her every time he uses it

Daily Mirror · Mar 2, 2023

Epsom college headteacher ‘died from shotgun blast to chest – while daughter was shot in head’

Emma Pattison and 7-year-old Lettie were believed to have been killed by George Pattison in a murder suicide

Manchester Evening News · Mar 2, 2023

Seven-year-old Epsom College victim died after being shot in the head, inquest told

Lettie Pattison was found dead at Epsom College alongside her mother and father

Wales Online · Mar 2, 2023

Epsom College headteacher and daughter died of shotgun wounds

Surrey Coroner's Court has revealed details of their deaths

Liverpool Echo · Mar 2, 2023

Epsom headteacher ‘died from shotgun blast to chest – while daughter was shot in head’

Coroner Simon Wickens expressed his condolences to those who loved or knew Mrs Pattison and Lettie, whose full name was Ellette Francesca

The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023

Alex Murdaugh shines a true light on privilege in the US

I was in South Carolina last week: scene of the trial and home of the Murdaugh dynasty. Both tell us a lot about race and power today, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2023

Commentary: Guns are the biggest public health threat kids face. Why aren’t we warning them?

I still remember the raspy voice of the wizened cancer patient with the hole in her throat. So addicted to the poison that was killing her ‌— cigarettes ‌‌— she interspersed her words of warning about the dangers of smoking with taking puffs of a cigarette through her tracheostomy hole‌‌.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 2, 2023

Police issue update after 19-year-old is stabbed in chest in 'targeted attack' in park

The teenager was attacked after a fight broke out

Manchester Evening News · Mar 2, 2023

Engagement vs entertainment: Murdaugh draws mass attention

As the double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh wraps, the heaps of public attention poured on the case’s many twists and turns are hardly waning

The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023