Convicted killer was freed to murder his ex-partner after catalogue of probation service failures

Probation services ignored ‘several warning signs’ that could have stopped the murder of a mother-of-six, a damning report has revealed.   Janet Scott, from Arnold, Nottingham, was murdered on a city street by her former lover Simon Mellors, who had also killed his previous partner in 1999. Mellors had beat Pearl Black, 36, with an iron bar at her Bramcote … Read more

Woman dies in a village in Essex as man, in his 40s, is arrested on suspicion of murder 

Woman dies in Essex village as man, in his 40s, is arrested on suspicion of murder Police called to address in Tyegreen, Saffron Walden, at 6.30pm for welfare call Paramedics were called and tried to save the victim but she died at the scene By Rory Tingle For Mailonline Published: 09:07 GMT, 2 March 2020 … Read more

Two prisoners deny attempted murder of schoolgirl Sarah Payne’s killer in maximum security jail 

Two prisoners deny attempted murder of schoolgirl Sarah Payne’s killer Roy Whiting in maximum security jail Kevin Hyden and Richard Prendergast accused of trying to kill Richard Whiting Both also face a second charge of maliciously wounding him with intent The incident took place at HMP Wakefield, West Yorkshire, on November 8, 2018 By Raven Saunt … Read more

Two teenagers, 17, arrested for murder after boy, 16, stabbed to death

Two teenagers, 17, arrested for murder after boy, 16, was stabbed to death ‘when house party got out of hand’ in Coventry Police received a call at around 10:30pm last night from a member of the public They found Ramani Morgan, from Birmingham, collapsed on Clay Lane  It is thought that he may have been at … Read more

Police launch murder probe after boy, 16, was stabbed to death in Coventry 

Police launch murder probe after boy, 16, was stabbed to death in Coventry Police received a call at around 10:30pm last night from a member of the public They found the young man collapsed on Clay Lane in the Stoke area of the city It is thought that he may have been at a house … Read more

Man arrested on suspicion of murder after victim was chased down a street with axe

Man, 31, is arrested on suspicion of murder after victim, 36, ‘is chased down a street and attacked with an axe before killer called the police and fled’ ‘Shocking’ attack occurred around midnight in Partington, Greater Manchester   Attacker is reported to have rung the police to report incident before fleeing  A 31-year-old man has been … Read more

Neighbour tells trial of consultant accused of murder how she found ‘grey’ infant

The mobile phone belonging to Clare Sanders (pictured above) had been used to search ‘Shaken baby syndrome NHS’, ‘Shaking babies’ and ‘baby is shaking’ on 27 August – six days before Eva’s death, the Old Bailey has heard A neighbour of a finance consultant accused of murdering her baby told a court how she found the … Read more

Congress finally outlaws lynching – 65 years after murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till

The federal government reopened its investigation into the brutal slaying of black teenager Emmett Till in 2018, 63 years after the black teenager’s death in Mississippi.   The Justice Department told Congress in a report that March it is reinvestigating Till’s slaying in Money, Mississippi, in 1955 after receiving ‘new information’.  Till’s accuser Carolyn Bryant, pictured … Read more

Teyonah Parris screams bloody murder as in the first teasers for Jordan Peele’s Candyman sequel

Jordan Peele resurrects a horror classic in the first teasers for Candyman ‘spiritual sequel’ By Glenn Garner For Dailymail.com Published: 06:56 GMT, 26 February 2020 | Updated: 06:56 GMT, 26 February 2020 Jordan Peele is preparing to drop his latest horror masterpiece, following Us and Get Out. This time, the actor/writer/director has made a ‘spiritual … Read more

Woman, 35, stabbed in ‘domestic-related’ attack at London home – with man, 54, arrested for murder

Woman, 35, is stabbed to death in ‘domestic-related’ attack at London home – with man, 54, ‘who was known to her’ arrested for murder Man, 54, was arrested for murder at scene in Leyton, east London, on Tuesday Police said female victim, 35, found with what are thought to be stab wounds It is thought they … Read more