People are opening up about their long-held family secrets, revealing the surprising things they learned about relatives — and themselves — when they got older. Reddit user u/Flash_Dimension kicked off the tell-all thread, asking other users: ‘Once you were old enough, what were the dark family secrets you were finally let in on?’ The question … Read more
Police launch murder probe after one man is stabbed to death and another left injured in east London Emergency service crews rushed to Lea Bridge Road in Leyton shortly after 5pm One man was pronounced dead while another had ‘severe cuts to his hands’ No arrests have been made as police continue to investigate the … Read more
Personal safety app for women that ‘shouldn’t have to exist’ sees a surge in downloads following the murder of Sarah Everard in London The app, called WalkSafe, has had 300,000 downloads within the past week This saw it go to the top spot of free apps on iOS and top ten for Android apps It … Read more
A Frenchman and his wife have been convicted of murdering a British businessman in 1996 after more than two decades evading justice. Jean-Claude Lacote, 54, and Hilde Van Acker, 57, two of Europe’s most wanted fugitives, were found guilty of shooting dead Marcus John Mitchell, 44, by a court in Bruges, Belgium late Tuesday. Lacote … Read more
Two women, 26, and 27, are arrested for attempted murder after four women and one man are stabbed in Belfast city centre in early hours of St Patrick’s Day Three people were arrested following violent incident in York Street this morning Two of the stabbed women were taken to hospital and the man had minor … Read more
Two thugs have gone on trial in Salford for the murder of a woman who died 20 months after a petrol bomb attack that claimed the lives of her children. Manchester Crown Court heard how Zak Bolland, 26, and David Worrall, 28, launched the arson attack on December 11, 2017, while feuding with the 16-year-old … Read more
The ‘Amityville house of horrors’ is back in the headlines following the death of convicted killer Ronald DeFeo. The five-bedroom property – located 40 miles from New York City – was where DeFeo murdered six members of his family back in 1974. The cold-blooded killings shocked the nation, but the home gained even more notoriety … Read more
A police officer charged with the kidnap and murder of Sarah Everard faces a four-week trial at the Old Bailey. Pc Wayne Couzens, 48, is accused of snatching the 33-year-old marketing executive as she walked home from a friend’s flat in Clapham, south London, on the evening of March 3. Couzens appeared via video link for … Read more
A police officer guarding the Sarah Everard murder scene allegedly sent inappropriate WhatsApp messages to colleagues about her killing. A probationary Met police constable, who had been deployed as a cordon officer supporting the search operation in Kent, is said to have shared an ‘inappropriate graphic’ on social media with some colleagues. Horrified fellow officers … Read more
March 3: Sarah disappeared after leaving friend’s home Clapham around 9pm. She leaves out of her friend’s back gate and speaks to her boyfriend on the phone for 15 minutes. March 5: Sarah’s family share missing posters of her after they become increasingly concerned that she is still not home, spreading the word online with … Read more