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Mother found guilty of murdering her children

Kara Alexander, 47, of Dagenham, murdered two-year-old Elijah Thomas and five-year-old Marley Thomas in the bath at their home in December 2022.

Notting Hill Carnival attacker guilty of murder

Omar Wilson, 31, of Leytonstone, attacked Mussie Imnetu, 41, after a row broke out outside a restaurant in Queensway on the night of 26 August 2024.

Man convicted of murdering retired postmistress in 2013

A man who brutally attacked a retired postmistress more than a decade ago before starting a series of fires inside her home has today been found guilty of her murder.

Father jailed for murdering his daughter in a ‘play fight’

A father who murdered his daughter in what he had claimed to be a ‘play fight’ at their home has been jailed for life with a minimum of 15 years at Teesside Crown Court today.

Darlington man who murdered his partner’s infant son is jailed

A Darlington man who murdered his partner’s infant son has been jailed for life with a minimum of 25 years today at Teesside Crown Court.

15-year-old charged with murder of Harvey Willgoose at Sheffield school

Chris Hartley, Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service Yorkshire and Humberside, said: “The Crown Prosecution Service has reviewed a file of evidence from South Yorkshire Police.

“We have authorised South Yorkshire Police to charge a 15-year-old with murder in relation to the death of Harvey Willgoose, 15, at All Saints Catholic High School on 3 February. He has also been charged with possession of a bladed article and one count of affray.

Son jailed for murder of his mother

A 27-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his mother.

Teenage girl convicted of three attempted murders

A 14-year-old girl who stabbed two teachers and a pupil at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman has been convicted of attempted murder at Swansea Crown Court.

CPS statement on sentence of Steven Sansom and Gemma Watts

A couple who murdered a woman before dismembering and disposing of her body parts have been sentenced to life imprisonment.

Steven Sansom, 45, and Gemma Watts, 49, both pleaded guilty to murder and perverting the course of justice after they killed Sarah Mayhew to satisfy their shared sexual and sadistic fantasy.

Sansom was sentenced to a whole life order and Watts was sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum term of 30 years, at the Old Bailey on 30 January 2025.

Darlington man who fatally stabbed his daughter during ‘play fight’ convicted of her murder

Simon Vickers, 50, claimed to have fatally stabbed his daughter during a ‘play-fight’ in their home and was convicted of her murder at Teesside Crown Court.

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