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Murder-accused parents smoked as nurses tried to save their baby, court hears

Social services and Gunter’s family were worried about the ‘lack of emotional warmth’ the couple showed their child

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Parents accused of baby’s murder ‘smoked while nurses tried to save him’

Daniel Gunter, 27, and Sophie Staddon, 23, appeared at Bristol Crown Court accused of murder and causing or allowing Brendon Staddon’s death.

Evening Standard

Granddaughter speaks of how Louisa Dunne’s murder cast shadow over family

Mary Dainton told Bristol Crown Court in a victim impact statement how her mother never recovered from circumstances of her own mother’s murder.

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Ryland Headley evaded police for 58 years. Then a single handprint brought him to justice

For decades, Ryland Headley went undetected for the violent murder of Louise Dunne in Bristol, until police officers re-examining the case discovered key links to the killer from boxed evidence

The Independent UK

Man, 92, will die in prison for rape and murder of woman in 1967

Ryland Headley was told he had committed a “pitiless and cruel act by a depraved man” as he was sentenced for murdering 75-year-old Louisa Dunne

Evening Standard

‘Depraved’ killer, 92, finally jailed for rape and murder cold case after 58 years

Ryland Headley told he will die in prison after forcing open window at Louisa Dunne’s Bristol home and attacking her nearly six decades ago

The Independent UK

Granddaughter of Louisa Dunne never believed her murderer would be caught

Ryland Headley has been convicted of raping and killing the mother-of-two in 1967.

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Jury continues considering verdicts in 1967 murder trial

Ryland Headley has been on trial at Bristol Crown Court for the past two weeks.

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Former teacher, 90, will face trial after denying historical sex offences

Derek Barker pleaded not guilty to three charges relating to when he worked at Monkton Combe School in Bath in the 1970s.

Evening Standard

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.

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Billion-to-one DNA match links man, 92, to 1967 rape and murder, court hears

Ryland Headley is accused of forcing entry into the home of Louisa Dunne, 75, in Bristol in June 1967 before raping and killing her.

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Doctor who pronounced victim dead in 1967 gives evidence in murder trial

Louisa Dunne’s body was found by neighbours in the front room of her home in Easton, Bristol.

The Independent UK

Scream heard on night 75-year-old woman was murdered in 1967, jury told

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

Evening Standard

Man pleads not guilty to murder and rape of woman in 1967

Ryland Headley, wearing a dark red jumper, sat in the dock at Bristol Crown Court.

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Drunken fight between brothers ended in tragedy after ‘one punch’, court hears

Ben Starr, 34, inflicted a single fatal blow to his brother Lee at a motocross event

Evening Standard

‘Thoroughly evil’ man jailed for murdering partner

Kieron Goodwin, 33, denied killing 29-year-old Olivia Wood but was found guilty of murder after a five-week trial at Bristol Crown Court.

The Independent UK

Man convicted of murdering partner on night she planned to leave him

Kieron Goodwin, 33, denied killing 29-year-old Olivia Wood but was found guilty of her murder after a five-week trial at Bristol Crown Court.

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Youth sentenced for knife attack on stranger hours before double murder

The teenager, who is now aged 16, cannot be named for legal reasons.

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Mother convicted of killing her four-month-old baby girl

A jury unanimously convicted Melissa Wilband of manslaughter.

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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.

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Police make fresh appeal 15 years after father’s disappearance

Colleagues of Donavan Van Lill raised the alarm on March 3 2010 when he did not show up for work that afternoon at a leisure centre in Chippenham.

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Cold case appeal: Police renew search for father missing for 15 years

The 29-year-old vanished without a trace in 2010

Evening Standard

Man charged with murder of one-month-old son released on bail

Atticus Bartlett died in hospital on July 23 2022.

Evening Standard

Man charged with murder of one-month-old son

Tony Bartlett is accused of killing Atticus Bartlett in Chard in July 2022.

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Notorious British fraudster fails in bid to remove judge from case

Mark Acklom swindled £300,000 from his then girlfriend in 2012.

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