Bed-ridden grandfather, 74, is stabbed to death at his home in south London as man, 23, is arrested

David Oliver (pictured) is the victim of the stabbing A 23-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of stabbing a 74-year-old bed-ridden grandfather to death at his home. The suspect, who was known to the deceased, was arrested yesterday morning at the property he shared with victim David Oliver and his wife Sue in Mottingham, … Read more

The Olympian who broke her neck, the soap star who stabbed herself in the head with her own skate

Traditionally you might wish a luvvie luck by saying: ‘Break a leg!’ However, for those entering the risky world of reality television, it would surely be wisest not to. For, with three Dancing On Ice stars requiring hospitalisation in the run-up to its launch at the weekend, it’s clear that appearing on some light entertainment shows … Read more

Police link knifeman on the loose who stabbed man to death to two other stabbings

Police hunting a suspect who knifed a delivery driver to death have officially linked the attack to two other stabbings within the past week. Leon Street, 48, was murdered on Neasden Road North near the home he shares with his fiancee in Brent, north west London, on January 11 at about 9.30pm.  Just 10 minutes … Read more

Pictured: Delivery driver, 48, stabbed to death in north west London as police hunt knifeman

Pictured: Delivery driver, 48, stabbed to death in north west London as police hunt knifeman who had also attacked another victim 10 minutes before Leon Street, 48, was murdered near the home he shares with his fiancee in Brent He was fatally stabbed in the chest and died at the scene on Neasden Lane North … Read more

London stabbing: Youths aged 15 and 17 ‘stabbed talented 19-year-old footballer to death’

Youths aged 15 and 17 stabbed a talented 19-year-old footballer to death in the street with a Samurai sword and an 18-inch knife, a court has heard.  Francois Kablan, 19, died when he was attacked on Great Dover Street in Southwark on May 13 last year. The footballer ran a short distance before collapsing and … Read more

Mother who stabbed her newborn son to death is jailed for two years in Ukraine 

Mother who stabbed her newborn son to death with nail scissors then hid his body among rubbish is jailed for two years in Ukraine Anastasia Skorychenko, 30, stabbed her newborn son 22 times with nail scissors At a court in Mykolaiv, southern Ukraine, she was handed a two-year sentence Skorychenko delivered the baby into a … Read more

Husband who stabbed, strangled and beat his wife to death was frustrated she wouldn’t divorce him

Husband who ‘stabbed, strangled and beat his disability campaigner wife to death was frustrated that she wouldn’t give him divorce’ Raymond Hoadley, 62, accused of murdering his wife Jackie, 58 in July last year  Jury at Lewes Crown Court in Hove were told couple built up savings of £1.3m  Mrs Hoadley found with seven stab wounds … Read more

Husband who stabbed, strangled and beat his wife to death was frustrated she wouldn’t divorce him

Husband who ‘stabbed, strangled and beat his disability campaigner wife to death was frustrated that she wouldn’t give him divorce’ Raymond Hoadley, 62, accused of murdering his wife Jackie, 58 in July last year  Jury at Lewes Crown Court in Hove were told couple built up savings of £1.3m  Mrs Hoadley found with seven stab wounds … Read more

Death of ex-Royal Marine, 33, is ruled ‘unlawful killing’ almost ten years after he was stabbed

The death of a former Royal Marine has been ruled an ‘unlawful killing’ almost ten years after he was stabbed, beaten and dumped in a ravine. Carl Davies, 33, was found dead on the south Indian Ocean island of Reunion on November 9, 2011 – two days after disappearing from a night out with colleagues. … Read more

‘Money-obsessed’ husband stabbed his estranged disability rights campaigner wife to death

A money-obsessed husband stabbed his estranged wife to death after she refused to sign up to his plans to divide their £1million fortune, a court heard today. Ray Hoadley, 62, is accused of murdering 58-year-old Jackie Hoadley at their family home in Eastbourne, East Sussex, last summer. Ms Hoadley was discovered with seven stab wounds … Read more