Detectives reveal how message signed with ‘x’ by millionaire bludgeoned to death led them to killers

Detectives have revealed how a single kiss in a text message helped connect a millionaire murder victim to the group of men who had bludgeoned him to death in his home in a violent robbery.  Property tycoon William John Saunderson-Smith, 58, was found in the attic bedroom of his £850,000 home in West Kensington, in … Read more

Cold-case detectives fly drone over beach where mother-of-three was stabbed to death 16 years ago

Cold-case detectives fly drone over beach where mother-of-three, 35, was stabbed to death and her body set on fire as police launch fresh witness appeal 16 years after ‘macabre’ murder Sussex Police today flew a drone over seafront where Jennifer Kiely’s body found The 35-year-old mother-of-three from Orpington, Kent, was murdered in 2005    She had … Read more

Detectives arrest 30-year-old over death of man, 20, found drowned in river

Detectives arrest 30-year-old over the death of man, 20, who was found drowned in a river after he and four others burgled a cannabis factory Sol Hemy, 20, was found drowned in River Itchen in Southampton, Hampshire He and four others broke into a cannabis factory the same night, September 5  Man, 30, has been arrested … Read more

Detectives arrest 30-year-old over murder of man, 20, found drowned in river

Detectives arrest 30-year-old over the murder of man, 20, who was found drowned in a river after he and four others burgled a cannabis factory Sol Hemy, 20, was found drowned in River Itchen in Southampton, Hampshire He and four others broke into a cannabis factory the same night, September 5  Man, 30, has been arrested … Read more

Police hunting fugitive double murder suspect find body detectives fear could be his THIRD victim

Police hunting for a fugitive double murder suspect have today found a body, which detectives fear could be his third victim. The body of the woman was found this afternoon on Newbold Comyn, near Leamington. The site is 11 miles from Coventry, where the bodies of a mother and her son were found within 24 … Read more

Detectives arrest two after heartless crooks stole purse and iPhone from dying woman, 84

Detectives arrest two after heartless crooks stole purse and iPhone from woman, 84, as she lay dying in bed after they lied to her blind husband, 87, that they were calling an ambulance Dorothy Crowther was dying in her bed in Brierfield, Lancashire, on October 16  Blind husband Ronald, 87, was desperately trying to get … Read more

Detectives renew appeal to find murdered clubber Melanie Hall’s killer as they reissue e-fit

Police have renewed their investigation into the murder of Melanie Hall – 24 years after she first went missing.  Avon and Somerset Police have released details about a possible sighting of 25-year-old Melanie arguing with a man outside a nightclub in Bath where she was last seen alive in June, 1996. The force is urging … Read more

Croydon death: Detectives hunt men after gang punched and stamped on victim who died weeks later

Detectives hunt four men after gang punched and stamped on victim who died two weeks later in hospital Simon Whisker was punched and stamped on by four men in ‘vicious’ attack Mr Whisker, 40, was treated and discharged at hospital but died two weeks later Force released CCTV of suspects and appeal for witnesses to … Read more

Detectives offer £20,000 reward in international hunt for boys, six, five and three

Detectives have today offered a £20,000 reward for information in the international hunt for three children who disappeared with their Afghan father. Imran Safi, 26, is believed to have snatched his sons Bilal, six, Mohammed Ebrar, five, and Mohammed Yaseen, three, who have not been seen since 6pm on Thursday, August 20. A total of … Read more

Detectives appeal for footage in case attacker of three-year-old was captured on dashcams or phones

Detectives appeal for visitors to check dashcam and camera phones in case they caught picture of attacker after girl, three, was sexually assaulted in country park after straying from her family Child assaulted at Fort Victoria Country Park near Yarmouth at 3pm last Monday Suspect, 60, arrested in connection with the incident and is currently … Read more