The Latest Breaking News from Preston Crown Court

Murderer returned to forest to show police where mother-of-two’s body buried

Andrew Burfield, 51, was jailed for life at Preston Crown Court on Thursday for the murder of Katie Kenyon.

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2022

Moment killer boyfriend collapses as police escort him to spot where he buried ex

Dressed in a full white protective suit and blue face mask with his hands clasped together in handcuffs, Andrew Burfield is taken back to the place where he buried Katie Kenyon

Daily Mirror · Nov 17, 2022

Evil killer took ex for last meal at McDonald's before murdering her with axe in forest

Katie Kenyon, 33, had been excited about starting a "new chapter" with ex-boyfriend Andrew Burfield, 51, but hours later he'd murdered her with an axe in the woods

Daily Mirror · Nov 17, 2022

Angry drunk put petrol bomb under pub landlord's car as revenge for being thrown out

Alan Magnan placed a plastic bottle with a flaming rag under a Range Rover owned by the licensee

Manchester Evening News · Nov 5, 2022

Thug who strangled terrified partner and said he 'might kill her' spared jail

Mark Slater was spared jail

Manchester Evening News · Nov 1, 2022

'Evil monster mutilated my cat as a hobby before he went on to murder a pensioner'

Georgina Barnes, 30, said her "sleepy neighbourhood" turned into "something out of a sick horror movie" after would-be serial killer David Iwo instilled terror into Norwich by severing and killing cats

Daily Mirror · Oct 30, 2022

Thug beat girlfriend so hard she couldn't donate kidney promised to relative

The woman was forced to whisper down the phone to police after being attacked by laughing 42-year-old Lawrence Fulton during an argument at her home in Preston last year

Daily Mirror · Oct 26, 2022

Vigilante couple 'took the law into their own hands' with a machete in revenge attack

"I want the public to know how serious this sort of behaviour is" a judge said as he sentenced the pair

Manchester Evening News · Oct 20, 2022

Mum-of-two stole £100,000 fortune from employer to fund lavish Instagram lifestyle

Jailing her for 10 months, the Judge said: "You stole a great deal of money to provide a lifestyle you couldn't afford - a glimpse of which can be seen on your Instagram account."

Edinburgh Live · Oct 18, 2022

Mum steals £100,000 from boss to copy his wife's lavish lifestyle and boast on Instagram

Laura Howarth began robbing from her company almost as soon as she began working there, burying the trail of stolen money amongst expense claims and flaunting her ill-gotten wealth on Instagram

Daily Mirror · Oct 16, 2022