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Axe killer jailed for 32 years for murder of mum-of-two he buried in forest

Andrew Burfield, 51, changed his plea yesterday to admit to the murder of ex-girlfriend Katie Kenyon, 33, who he killed with an axe before burying her body in a shallow grave

Daily Mirror

Two gangsters blasted in terrifying street shootout for £220,000 cannabis farm

The group have been jailed for more than 80 years together.

Manchester Evening News

Trial of two men accusing of murdering Salford University student Aya Hachem collapses

Sohayl Suleman, 38, and Junior Lewis Otway, 42, were facing charges of murder and attempted murder following the botched assassination attempt of garage owner Pacha Khan in May 2020

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'Yardie Derek': What happened to the crack dealer who killed Desmond Noonan

Crack dealer Derek McDuffus dreamed of becoming a chef, but when gang lord Dessie Noonan knocked on his door one night in 2005, he became a murderer

Manchester Evening News

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

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

Mark Slater was spared jail

Manchester Evening News

'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

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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

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

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

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

Mum stole £100,000 from employer to fund lavish Instagram lifestyle

Laura Howarth splurged on a new car, expensive hair extensions and VIP concert tickets, copying the glamourous lifestyles of other women she saw on Instagram including her boss's wife

Wales Online

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

Laura Howarth, 41, treated herself to hair extensions, VIP concert tickets and a white SUV at the expense of her employer.

Daily Record

Mum's three-word message to boss after stealing £100k for Instagram lifestyle

Laura Howarth, 41, tried to copy the lifestyles of glamorous women

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Mum's message to her boss after swindling £100k to fund lavish Instagram lifestyle

She's now in prison

Manchester Evening News

Beautiful boy, 2, killed in gas blast caused by 'neighbour from hell' kisses camera in heart-breaking video

"No-one should put their child to bed at night, in a place of safety, and not be able to see them alive again."

Manchester Evening News

Thug threatened to stab brave couple who tried to help his screaming girlfriend

She shouted 'he's hurting me' during the terrifying attack

Liverpool Echo

Thug pulled knife on couple as girlfriend screamed 'he's hurting me'

Ciaron Banks' girlfriend shouted "he's hurting me" as he pinned her against a fence

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Liverpool Echo

Police officers not guilty over bar brawl but could still face disciplinary action, says force

The officers were cleared after a trial at Preston Crown Court

Liverpool Echo

Inspector tells jury officers on trial over bar brawl were 'very brave'

Temporary Inspector Emma Haffenden said her fellow officers had "controlled the situation" and had "unquestionable integrity"

Liverpool Echo

Man 'stabbed' by off-duty police officer 'caused own injuries kicking toilet', defence claims

Jack Bennett claims he was punched, slammed into a toilet and stabbed in the leg

Liverpool Echo

Policemen 'tipped man's head into filthy toilet in bar brawl', jury told

Four officers are standing trial over a bar brawl in Liverpool city centre - all deny the charges they face

Manchester Evening News

Vile rapist, 51, sexually assaulted woman after hitting her with an axe and tying her up as victim tells court ‘he were loving it, literally loving it’

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. Mark Yeates hit the woman with an axe and tied her up during the horrific ordeal

Daily Mirror

Woman who injected child with syringe full of human faeces to 'make them ill' jailed

Elizabeth Faragher, 43, purposefully injected the child under her care with needles that had been contaminated 'with faeces' until hospital workers raised the alarm, Preston Crown Court heard

The Independent UK

Son who murdered parents in frenzied knife attack before mutilating father’s corpse jailed

Lee Tipping, 36, killed Anthony Tipping, 60, and Patricia Livesey, 57, at their home in Lancashire just hours after he broke down a bedroom door, sparking a row

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