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Man admits killing girlfriend by striking her 12 times with an axe

Andrew Burnfield denied killing former partner Katie Kenyon for months, but changed his plea to guilty three days into the murder trial on Wednesday.

Daily Record

Haunting warning from murder victim's family after mum was lured to her own grave

"Every Christmas, birthday and holiday will be scarred by Katie's absence"

Liverpool Echo

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.

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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

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

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

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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

Manchester Evening News

'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

Daily Mirror

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

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Edinburgh Live

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."

Daily Mirror

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

Wales Online

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

Daily Record

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.

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Liverpool Echo

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

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

Manchester Evening News

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

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"

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