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Wife killer ex-BA pilot Robert Brown's bid for freedom 'terrifies' family
British Airways
Robert Brown, 60, is due to go before the Parole Board in January, with the family of his victim Joanna Simpson speaking out today
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Chilling final words from oldest death row inmate seconds before execution
Prisons
Oscar Frankline Smith, 75, was killed by lethal injection on Thursday, May 22. He had been sentenced to death in July 1990 - after a jury found him guilty of the brutal murders of his estranged wife and her two teenage sons.
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Inquiry ordered over prison death of Glasgow killer who stabbed teen through heart
Courts
Francis Docherty, 57, has served 25 years of his life sentence before he was found in his cell at HMP Perth.
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Man accused of killing Irish journalist Lyra McKee took part in Republican parade in Glasgow
Glasgow
“The marchers don’t hide in any way the fact they are supporting Republican prisoners and they have a bedrock of support in Glasgow."
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Prison staff playing 'game of chess' as they struggle to keep rival gangsters apart
Scottish Prison Service
More cons than ever are being held in segregation, with a higher numbers of gangsters in jail.
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"Merciless" puppy torturer jailed after attacking dog with iron and bottle
Courts
Sadistic Daniel Murphy hit Buster, a Staffie, 70 times in three hour torture session, making vet feel physically sick at torture footage. Murphy was jailed for nine months and banned for life from keeping animals.
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Scotland's prisons need £8m taxpayer cash to combat drone drug smugglers
Drugs
The eye-watering cost of tackling the drugs trade was laid bare by the chief executive of the Scottish Prison Service in a letter to Holyrood’s ­criminal justice committee.
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White House Farm killer Jeremy Bamber claims police shot his sister before framing him
Firearms
Bamber claims officers shot his sister Sheila's body after arriving at the crime scene.
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Probe launched into death of vulnerable prisoner who took life days after suicide watch stopped
Prisons
Conor McHugh, 29, was found dead in his cell at HMP Kilmarnock on September 8, 2020, just two days before he was due to be released.
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Netflix true crime documentary uncovers chilling audio from Son of Sam killer who terrorised New York
Netflix
Netflix's latest true crime docuseries focuses on the infamous 'Son of Sam' murderer David Berkowitz, whose crimes took over New York in the 1970s.
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Refusing parole to killers who don't reveal where bodies are 'will make little difference'
Justice
Defence advocate Edith Forrest has spoken out on plans to refuse killers parole if they refuse to reveal the location of their victims’ remains.
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Prison officer killed 'one in a million' Scots dad in horror Cumbernauld crash
Courts
Robert Jardine was returning from a night shift at HMP Addiewell when he hit the man who was walking on a cycle path.
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Mum left toddler home alone to die while she went on holiday
Babies
Kristel Candelario's baby Jailyn tragically died in her playpen after screaming for days.
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Ghislaine Maxwell disappears from prison after push for Presidential pardon
Justice
The convicted teen sex trafficker, known as Jeffrey Epstein's 'Madam' has reportedly vanished from the US Bureau of Prisons custody register and has been transferred to cushier federal prison in Texas.
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Scots killer who stabbed man in heart in love row to go before parole board
Knife crime
The jealous killer stabbed another man through the heart believing he had sex with his girlfriend.
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Family pay tribute to 'kindest' dad after death in prison
Prisons
Thomas Oleisky, 32, died four days after he was found unresponsive in his cell at HMP Wealstun in West Yorkshire.
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Lucy Letby and child killer pal enjoy private use of prison salon and café
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Furious female lags at the 550-strong HMP Bronzefield are angry that the creepy child killer best pals are "swanning around like they own the place".
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Brit mum who allegedly smuggled cannabis into Mauritius in son's suitcase held in hellhole prison
Drugs Crime
Natashia Artug was arrested in Mauritius after an estimated £1.6million worth of cannabis was reportedly found inside luggage.
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'Disgusting' hobby of mum on death row after slitting husband's throat
Prisons
Ramandeep Kaur Mann, 38, is facing the death penalty after being found guilty of murdering her husband Sukhjit Singh, 34, after lacing his biryani with sedatives
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Baby killer Lucy Letby 'fattest she's ever been' as she splurges prison wages on junk food
Prisons
However, the killer nurse is not happy with the effects of her new diet.
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Gangland clan the Lyons mocked in footage filmed from behind bars
Organised crime
The video was posted just two days after the joint funeral of Lyons mob lieutenants, Eddie Lyons and Ross Monaghan, who were gunned down in the Spanish city of Fuengirola
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Baby killer Constance Marten in Harry Potter 'Dementors' rant at prosecutors
Prisons
Constance Marten has spoken from inside HMP Bronzefield where she is held alongside fellow serial baby-killing nurse Lucy Letby.
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Mum handcuffed young son and watched pit bull grab him by the throat 'like a chew toy'
Dangerous dogs
Angelina Williams has been jailed for a string of offences, including child endangerment.
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West Lothian prisoner who torched cell in 'pudding protest' dies behind bars
Prisons
Ryan Coutts died at HMP Addiewell on July 11, aged 36. Coutts, who had an extensive criminal record, was jailed in 2019 for four years for attacking a 62-year-old with a screwdriver in Aberdeen.
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