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Men gave false name to lure pensioner to door before killing him, court told

Stephen Ridgeway, 72, was left with six broken ribs before dying in hospital a month later.

Evening Standard · Jul 28, 2025

Man responsible for 1967 murder was identified 58 years on, prosecution alleges

Ryland Headley is on trial at Bristol Crown Court for the rape and murder of Louisa Dunne in 1967.

Evening Standard · Jun 25, 2025

Man, 92, was charged after police found DNA match almost 60 years on, jury told

Ryland Headley, who raped two women a decade after the death of Louisa Dunne, denies the charges against him.

Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2025

Sentencing of double murderers hears of ‘rivalry’ between areas of Bristol

Max Dixon and Mason Rist, who were best friends, were attacked in a case of mistaken identity.

Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2024

Four teenagers and man guilty of murder of two boys in Bristol

Mason Rist, 15, and Max Dixon, 16, died from stab wounds in January this year in the Knowle West area of Bristol.

Evening Standard · Nov 15, 2024

Chasing teenager ‘left behind’ during murderous attack on boys, jury hears

Mason Rist, 15, and Max Dixon, 16, died from stab wounds.

Evening Standard · Nov 8, 2024

Woman disposed of baby’s body in bin after alleged illegal abortion, court told

Sophie Harvey, then 19, said to have been ‘shellshocked’ when told she was past 24-week threshold for termination

The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2024

Man and woman accused of illegal abortion plead guilty to charges

It comes after mother-of-three was recently jailed for obtaining drugs to have abortion after legal cut-off in case that caused major backlash

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2023

Mother who killed her baby ‘threw newborn son from flat balcony’ after denying pregnancy

Care home worker Sarah Jayne Barron pleaded guilty to infanticide after the body of her son was found in a neighbour’s garden in Weston-super-Mare

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2023

Brislington murder: Life jail terms for two men convicted after knife fight over cannabis crop

Four men convicted after fatal incident in May last year

Bristol Post · Apr 21, 2023