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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

Liverpool Echo

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

Manchester Evening News

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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

Daily Mirror

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

The Independent UK

Man suffers brain bleed after punch from plumber over comments about his girlfriend

The plumber, from Thornton-Cleveleys, walked free from court after being handed a suspended sentence and an order to stay sober

Daily Mirror

'Pocket rocket' who fundraised Leeds' first MRI and survived WW2 dies at 101

Anita Woolman went against her father's wishes as war struck to study at Leeds University and had a successful career, family life, and loved shopping in Marks and Spencer in Moortown

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Man who killed parents in knife frenzy shouts in court as he's led away

Lee Tipping drove to Liverpool John Lennon Airport in a bid to flee the country

Liverpool Echo

Jobless 'loner' spun ruthless web of lies after murdering both his parents at home

Brothers, sisters, friends and family kept a dignified silence as lawyers, police officers and medical experts outlined the graphic details of a night of bloody violence at a home in Higher Walton

Daily Mirror

Jailed: The violent gang 'fixated' on revenge after the brutal murder of their leader

"The intention was obviously to kill"

Manchester Evening News

Mum's has been 'annihilated by grief' after son died in unsafe swimming pool

Luca Hurle, 4, tragically drowned in what Preston Crown Court heard was a pool that did not follow building regulations, and had an alarm so quiet it could not be heard in

Daily Mirror

Pub landlady filmed singing about drugs while cellar is used as spice factory for prisoners

Lorraine Jackson, 51, allowed her pub in Preston, Lancashire, to be used as a factory sending spice to prisoners after being filmed dancing on a beer keg singing about double dipping drugs

Daily Mirror

Two PCs accused of using police dog 'as a weapon' cleared for second time

PCs Paul Jackson and Paul Lockett were acquitted by a jury in 2019 and now they have been cleared of gross misconduct

Manchester Evening News

Killer foster mum tried to lie through police interview before resorting to 'no comment'

Baby Leiland-James Corkill died from catastrophic injuries to his brain, spine and eyes after he was shaken violently by foster mum Laura Castle

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Liverpool Echo

Killer foster mum Laura Castle's harrowing two-word police interview

Leiland-James Corkill was just 13 months old when he was murdered by his foster mum

Manchester Evening News

Woman jailed for life for murdering boy she was hoping to adopt

Laura Castle has been jailed for a minimum of 18 years after being found guilty for the murder of one-year-old Leiland-James who she was in the process of adopting

The Independent UK

Leiland-James Corkill: Foster mother who murdered baby she hoped to adopt jailed for life

Laura Castle previously tried to claim one-year-old’s catastrophic head injuries were caused by fall from sofa

Manchester Evening News

Terrified grandad tortured in his own flat by masked knifeman as partner hid under the bedsheets

The pensioner, who was often exploited by people in the flat above, had his savings stolen in the harrowing incident

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Evening Standard

Woman found guilty of murder of one-year-old boy she planned to adopt

A woman has been convicted of murdering a one-year-old boy she was hoping to adopt.

Daily Mirror

Daughter of woman stabbed 70 times 'will never get the chance to know her mum'

Simone Ambler, 49, was found stabbed to death following an argument with her partner Donald Payne, 62 - he pleaded guilty to her manslaughter by means of diminished responsibility

Liverpool Echo

Woman tells court she wants to 'give justice' to toddler she is accused of killing

Leiland-James Corkhill was admitted to Alder Hey with injuries ‘consistent with an assault’

The Independent UK

Leiland-James Corkill: Foster mother accused of murder ‘admits using force’ on baby she hoped to adopt

The court heard how the foster mother had ‘slapped’ the one-year-old

Manchester Evening News

Killer 'punched and kicked' 65-year-old victim then told a friend he needed to hide

Nathan Scott Williams, 32, has been jailed for 12 years and four months

Daily Mirror

Widow says life feels 'pointless' after her husband is crushed to death at work

Jayne Willoughby said her life also ended the day her husband Colin was killed by a 1,000 tonne hydraulic press at Graham Engineering Ltd in Nelson, Lancashire

The Independent UK

Trial date set for man accused of murdering missing mother Katie Kenyon

Andrew Burfield, 50, appeared at Preston Crown Court by video-link from prison on Friday.

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