Four family members stabbed to death in Bermondsey formally identified by police
Police have officially identified the four family members who were stabbed to death in a terraced house in south-east London. Denton Burke, 58, and his partner, Jamaica-born…
Man stabbed and at least 10 people injured after lone attacker strikes in town centre
One man was stabbed and 10 other people were injured by a lone attacker in a town centre. A man in his 20s is in a stable…
Man who claimed ‘voices’ told him to kill neighbour found guilty of murder
Instead, he claimed the charge he should face for killing Mr Boorman was manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. On Tuesday, a jury unanimously convicted him…
Man who stabbed neighbour 27 times had told police: ‘I will murder him’
At Bristol Crown Court on Monday, jurors heard the attacks were motivated by “anger and revenge” stemming from a dispute over parking between the Boormans and Arslan….
Killed By a Rich Kid, review: a sobering documentary on how no children are safe from knife crime
Killed By a Rich Kid appeared to continue Channel 4’s habit of giving horribly sensationalist titles to its documentaries. In this case, though, it provided food for…
Over a third of repeat knife offenders escaping jail despite strict ‘two strike and out’ laws
Sir Mike Penning, a former Conservative policing and justice minister, accused judges of letting down victims. “It is appalling for victims,” he said. “Victims need to know…
Maida Vale stabbing: ‘Hero’ driver who ran over knifeman released with ‘no further action’
An inquest at Westminster Coroner’s Court heard that an arrest warrant for Mr McCaskie had been issued three weeks prior to the incident. Speaking after the incident,…
Mother of stabbed teenager vows to return to Romania as London ‘not a place to bring up children’
“I feel like I want to run away from this country and go back to Romania with my child I still have left,” she said. “We wanted…
Drug gangs, skinheads and Stephen Merchant: the wild life of Outlaws co-creator Elgin James
Elgin James has led a more eventful life than most TV writers. He grew up on a farm in rural New England, mixed-race himself, in an adoptive…
Boy, 14, charged with murder of Ava White
A teenager has been charged with the murder of a 12-year-old girl in Liverpool, police said. Ava White was out with friends on Thursday after a Christmas…
Ava White: Police appeal for van driver who may have witnessed 12-year-old’s murder
Detective Superintendent Sue Coombs said: “We are also sharing a still image of a van which was in the vicinity of the incident and may have witnessed…
Couple ‘murdered in dispute over parking space’ while their children slept upstairs
Neighbours of a couple killed in a Somerset village have said that “everyone has an issue with parking around here” amid speculation over what led to the…