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Mother jailed after drowning two-year-old daughter in pond near family home

Alice Mackey previously pleaded guilty to manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2025

Mother jailed for four years for drowning toddler daughter in village pond

Alice Mackey had suffered depression and killed two-year-old Annabel to ‘protect her from a bad mother’.

Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2025

Husband jailed for three years after killing abusive wife in ‘tragic’ case

Charles Graham, 78, strangled his wife of nearly 50 years Davinia, 67, in their home in Cheltenham after she threatened to stab him.

Evening Standard · Mar 6, 2025

Gunman wanted armed police to ‘finish the job’, court hears

Reed Wischhusen said he hoped police would shoot him dead after he failed to commit suicide.

The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2023

Four teenagers convicted of killing 16-year-old in rival group

Ramarni Crosby was stabbed to death after being confronted by youths armed with a machete, meat cleaver and knives in Gloucester in December 2021.

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2023

Teenagers re-enacted murder and celebrated victim’s death, court is told

Ramarni Crosby, 16, died after being repeatedly stabbed.

The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2023

Boy, 16, ‘killed after being confronted by rival teenagers armed with blades’

Ramarni Crosby died after being repeatedly knifed in Gloucester in December 2021, a court has been told.

The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2023