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Justice secretary suggests Jenrick risked collapse of murder trial with tweet

Judge said shadow justice secretary’s comments during trial of Elias Morgan were ‘ill thought through’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2025

How do bodies decompose? Cape Town forensic scientists are pushing frontiers of new detection methods

Cape Town has consistently been one of the metropolitan regions in South Africa with the highest murder rates. It has more than double the national average, and is currently ranked second overall and 16th worldwide. Many victims are discovered only after their bodies have decomposed, burned, or been exposed to…

The Conversation · Sep 3, 2025

Man charged with murder of 15-year-old boy shot dead at Notting Hill family fun day event

Rene Graham, 15, was gunned down at Emslie Horniman's Pleasance Park in 2024

Evening Standard · Sep 3, 2025

Southampton flat fall victim named amid murder investigation

Emergency services were called to reports a woman had fallen from the flats in Cuckmere Lane shortly after 2.40pm on Thursday.

Evening Standard · Sep 2, 2025

Suspect locked up for alleged crime spree faces murder charges after pregnant woman found dead in abandoned car

James ‘Jaime’ Benavidez, 50, is accused of murdering 32-year-old Keeley Koff

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2025

Texas Mother Faces Murder Charges For Allegedly Leaving Her Infant Son In a Hot Car On Purpose

Texas police say that a woman intentionally left her 15-month-old in a hot car, leading to the infant's death.

Latin Times · Sep 2, 2025

‘My son was everything you are not’, mother tells killer of ex-prison officer

Elias Morgan shot Lenny Scott outside a gym in Skelmersdale, Lancashire.

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2025

Baby killed in east London 'amid parents' toxic relationship'

Three-month old Kaylani Kalanzi was on a child protection plan when she suffered catastrophic brain injuries and broken leg and ribs, murder trial told

Evening Standard · Sep 2, 2025

Criminal jailed for life after shooting prison officer dead in ‘revenge killing’

Elias Morgan had threatened to harm his victim’s family before killing him years later

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2025

Man who murdered ex-prison officer is jailed for life with a minimum of 45 years

Elias Morgan, 35, gunned down father-of-three Lenny Scott, 33, in Skelmersdale, Lancashire last year

Evening Standard · Sep 2, 2025