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Aristocrat’s ‘evil’ partner should have been jailed for life for raping me, his first victim says

The victim has spoken out after she was attacked in her home by Mark Gordon, who was armed with a knife and hedge-clippers

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How the elephant in the courtroom crashed into Constance Marten’s trial

The scene was set before the case began, as Mark Gordon’s defence team raised the thorny subject of the ‘white aristocrat and black rapist’.

Evening Standard

Man accused of suitcase murders claims he was ‘raped every day’

Yostin Andres Mosquera, 35, is on trial for the murders of Albert Alfonso, 62, and Paul Longworth, 71, on July 8 last year.

The Independent UK

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Man accused of suitcase murders claims he feared for his life

Yostin Mosquera admits to killing Albert Alfonso but claims it was manslaughter and that Mr Alfonso had killed Paul Longworth first.

The Independent UK

Jury retires to consider verdict in Constance Marten and Mark Gordon baby manslaughter retrial

Marten, 38, and Gordon, 51, are accused over the death of newborn Victoria in a tent on the South Downs in early 2023

Evening Standard

Man, 92, found guilty of murder in ‘UK’s oldest cold case’

Police are now examining whether Ryland Headley could be linked to other unsolved crimes

The Independent UK

Man, 92, convicted of 1967 murder in Britain’s longest-running cold case

Ryland Headley, then aged 34, forced entry into the home of 75-year-old Louisa Dunne in Bristol in June 1967 before attacking her.

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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.

Evening Standard

Palm print found at 1967 murder scene matched accused, expert tells trial

Ryland Headley, 92, is accused of raping and killing Louisa Dunne, 75, in Bristol.

Evening Standard

Chinese PhD student jailed for life after being exposed as serial rapist who filmed attacks as trophies

Zhenhao Zou, who was studying at UCL, faces years in prison for drugging and raping women

Evening Standard

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.

Evening Standard

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

Murder accused killed pet cat before 20-minute spree of violence, court told

Monzo said he ‘received guidance and communication’ in his head that the cat ‘was being used against me by negative forces’

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Evening Standard

Alleged sword attacker tells of taking psychedelics and drinking own urine

Marcus Arduini Monzo gave evidence about his background at the Old Bailey on Friday.

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Constance Marten’s partner tells court ‘no laws on how to raise your children’

Marten and Mark Gordon have denied the gross negligence manslaughter of their daughter Victoria and causing or allowing her death in 2023.

Evening Standard

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon ‘sought to mask reality’ to jury – court told

Marten, 38, and Mark Gordon, 50, are charged with the manslaughter of their baby daughter Victoria.

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Trial date fixed for man accused of driving into crowds at Liverpool parade

Paul Doyle, 53, is charged with seven offences.

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Russell Brand arrives at court to enter pleas on rape and sexual assault charges

The actor was charged following an investigation by Channel 4 and the Sunday Times

The Independent UK

Constance Marten’s partner attacked police officers in maternity ward, court told

Marten, 38, and Mark Gordon, 50, are charged with the manslaughter of their baby daughter Victoria, who died in a tent in early 2023

The Independent UK

UK officials ‘probe Russian links to arson attacks on Keir Starmer’

Security officials are said to be investigating whether the Kremlin is behind three fires on property linked to the prime minister

Evening Standard

Footballer Jay Emmanuel-Thomas pleads guilty to cannabis importation offence

The 34-year-old striker was sacked by Scottish Championship side Greenock Morton after his arrest last year.

Evening Standard

Mothers falling asleep after breastfeeding ‘almost universal’, court hears

Constance Marten, 38, and Mark Gordon, 50, are on trial charged with the manslaughter of their baby daughter Victoria.

Evening Standard

Constance Marten says her family ‘will stop at nothing to get what they want’

Marten, 37, and her partner Mark Gordon, 50, deny the gross negligence manslaughter of their daughter Victoria.

Evening Standard

Jury in Sycamore Gap trial begins deliberations

The tree which stood beside Hadrian’s Wall was felled in September 2023.

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