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Superdry co-founder found guilty of rape

James Holder, 54, raped the woman after a night out drinking, Gloucester Crown Court heard.

Evening Standard

Boy planning terrorist acts wanted ‘white supremacist utopia’, Leeds court told

Northumberland teenager, who denies terrorism charges, amassed weapons and researched local synagogues, alleges prosecutor

The Guardian - UK

Police officer ‘drove straight into’ pensioner who died after royal escort crash

Helen Holland, 81, died after being struck during a collision with a motorcycle that was part of an escort for the Duchess of Edinburgh in May 2023.

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‘Vicious and frenzied’: the fatal attack on Walsall hotel worker Rhiannon Whyte

Deng Majek followed Whyte to a train station near the hotel where she worked before stabbing her 23 times

The Guardian - UK

Asylum seeker found guilty of stabbing migrant hotel worker to death with screwdriver

The trial heard Majek had been reported to security at the Park Inn Hotel in Walsall, where he lived and Rhiannon worked

The Independent UK

Murderer lied to jury about his age and claimed DNA evidence was untrue

Deng Chol Majek, who came to the UK after Germany refused his asylum bid, told jurors CCTV images of him showed a different man in identical clothing.

Evening Standard

Jury out on asylum seeker accused of stabbing hotel worker to death at station

Deng Chol Majek is accused of attacking Rhiannon Whyte at Bescot Stadium station in Walsall.

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Asylum seeker was ‘utterly callous’ after hotel worker stabbed, Crown KC claims

Deng Chol Majek, who is from Sudan, was seen dancing on a car park after he is alleged to have stabbed Rhiannon Whyte and left her for dead.

Evening Standard

Murder trial asylum seeker denies lying about his age by claiming to be 19

Prosecutors allege that Deng Chol Majek is aged 27 and gave his correct date of birth to the authorities while staying in Italy and Germany.

Evening Standard

Asylum seeker accused of killing hotel worker silent in police interview – court

Deng Chol Majek denies murdering Rhiannon Skye Whyte who was stabbed at a railway station in October last year.

Evening Standard

Why Was Asylum Seeker Seen Excited After Fatal Stabbing of Woman at Bescot Station?

Sudanese asylum seeker Deng Majek accused of murdering hotel worker Rhiannon Whyte at Bescot Station. 2025 trial reveals stalking, screwdriver attack, and post-crime 'excitement' amid UK asylum surge.

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Asylum seeker accused of killing Walsall hotel worker seen ‘clearly excited’ after attack, jury told

Rhiannon Skye Whyte, 27, was stabbed 23 times with a screwdriver after shift at hotel where Deng Chol Majek lived

The Guardian - UK

Asylum seeker followed hotel worker to railway station before stabbing her 23 times, murder trial hears

Deng Chol Majek, who claims to be aged 19, denies murdering Rhiannon Whyte

Evening Standard

‘Creative use of punishment’: Covid-style lockdowns proposed for criminals in England and Wales

Bar Council calls for pandemic restrictions to help reintegrate non-violent offenders into society and ease pressure on overcrowded jails

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Dangerous driver who killed teenagers while ‘showing off’ at car meet is jailed

The Nissan Skyline Dhiya Al Maamoury was driving had been imported from Japan and heavily modified before the fatal collision in Oldbury in 2022.

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Sarah Henshaw murder: ‘Monster’ jailed for killing ex-partner and dumping body in lay-by

Darren Hall was found guilty of murdering Sarah Henshaw after a two-week trial at Derby Crown Court

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Birmingham PhD student guilty of using 3D printer to build ‘kamikaze’ drone

Mohamad al-Bared used technology at Coventry home to make drone designed to deliver a warhead or chemical weapon for IS

Daily Mirror

Alfie Steele: Mum and stepdad jailed for killing boy, 9, in cold bath as 'cruel punishment'

Alfie Steele was just nine years old when he was found dead in a cold bath. His little body had more than 50 injuries at the time of his death at home in Droitwich, Worcestershire

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Alfie Steele: mother and partner guilty over death of boy, nine, found in bath

Carla Scott guilty of manslaughter while Dirk Howell convicted of murder after child found with 50 injuries in Droitwich

Daily Mirror

Dog owner thinks he's 'done nothing wrong' after pet bit girl, 14, and police officer

Nathaniel Rook, 52, failed to arrive to his probation appointments and was jailed for two days and subjected to a two-month curfew before promising to engage with prison services

The Independent UK

Boy, 9, died after being assaulted and held in cold bath as punishment by mother and fiance, court told

Court told Alfie Steele had 50 injuries over his body when he died

The Guardian - UK

Alfie Steele, nine, ‘endured a life no child should lead’, murder trial told

Mother and her partner, Carla Scott and Dirk Howell, jointly accused of murdering boy in Droitwich

The Independent UK

Boy, 9, ‘repeatedly assaulted’ then ‘held’ in cold bath, murder jury told

Alfie Steele died after his mother reported finding him ‘submerged’ in a bath at home.

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