The Latest Breaking News from Murder

Man shot arrested, nine hour armed siege and woman critically ill after crash

The latest ECHO headlines at lunchtime on Wednesday, August 24

Liverpool Echo · Aug 24, 2022

Murder of 71-year-old woman outside her home a ‘completely avoidable tragedy’

Police were called multiple times over the weekend to a disturbance on Tanycoed Road.

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022

Rico Burton: Man in court charged with murder of Tyson fury’s cousin

The 31-year-old died after being stabbed outside a bar in the Goose Green area in the early hours of Sunday morning

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022

Ex-husband of child killer refuses to give vital DNA evidence that could clear her name

Kathleen Folbigg was convicted of the murders of her children between 1989 and 1999 and has spent two decades in prison. She hopes to clear her name by attempting to prove her children died from a genetic mutation

Daily Mirror · Aug 24, 2022

Police raid homes in Liverpool after spate of killings and murder of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel

The former GMP chief constable, meanwhile, downplayed the likelihood of criminals turning in Olivia's killer

Manchester Evening News · Aug 24, 2022

Man appears in court charged over murder of Tyson Fury’s cousin

The 31-year-old died after being stabbed outside a bar in the Goose Green area in the early hours of Sunday morning.

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022

Man shot in Olivia Pratt-Korbel murder arrested

The 35-year-old remains in hospital

Liverpool Echo · Aug 24, 2022

Pentiment, the 16th-century murder mystery that looks like a playable tapestry

Director Josh Sawyer explains why developer Obsidian decided to make a narrative adventure about a painter-detective

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2022

Sentence of Meghalaya murder accused found medically unfit to stand trial set aside

Meghalaya High court asks the State government to consider the ability of district council judges before they are given the authority to deal with serious matters.

The Hindu · Aug 24, 2022

Brickbat: Ticket to Ride

For Bob and Angie Shepherd, the news kept getting worse. First, Angie's car was stolen from their Alexandria, Virginia, home. Next, police in Prince Georgia's County, Maryland, told them it was used in a murder. And now, District of Columbia officials are demanding the Shepherds pay $400 in tickets accumulated…

Reason · Aug 24, 2022