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Charges dropped and man tried 4 times for murder is set free

Baltimore’s new top prosecutor has dropped all charges against a Black man who stood trial four times for the same killing, freeing him from seven years in custody

The Independent UK

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Chicago Sun-Times

Officials probe officer shooting of cruiser theft suspect

A Connecticut officer who opened fire on a man stealing a police cruiser, wounding him the leg minutes before he crashed the SUV into a deli, is under investigation for deadly use of force

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Woman, 20, charged with stabbing University of Missouri student and burning body in fire pit

Unidentified victim was a University of Missouri student with high-functioning autism

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"Constitutional sheriffs" hit Texas

Some 50 Texas officials have attended trainings on the unsupported notion that sheriffs can overrule the law

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Father-of-four gunned down in second Lurgan murder in a month

The victim was shot multiple times on Thursday evening and police have launched a murder investigation.

Belfast Live

Cousin of BLM co-founder killed by LAPD

Keenan Anderson, a high school English teacher, suffered cardiac arrest after police repeatedly used a taser on him

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Staff at school knew pupil, 6, had gun before he shot his teacher in classroom

A six-year-old boy at Richneck Elementary School in Virgina, US, shot his teacher Abby Zwerner, 25, on January 6 with a 9mm handgun legally purchased by his mum

Daily Mirror

Man broke prison officer's jaw after being told to remove flip flops

Rory Payne was in jail for a previous firearms conviction

Liverpool Echo

Three-year-old boy was ‘assaulted’ by step-mother prior to death, trial told

Harvey Borrington died on August 9 2021 after sustaining serious injuries

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Baltimore state’s attorney drops Keith Davis Jr.’s criminal cases

BALTIMORE — The criminal charges against Keith Davis Jr., who was tried in Baltimore four times for the same murder, are no more.

Tribune News Service

Three arrested after man, 19, stabbed in Fallowfield

The 19-year-old victim was taken to hospital following the incident

Manchester Evening News

Teenager is fourth arrested in connection with Aldi car park stabbing

Salford Precinct car park was taped off following the attack

Manchester Evening News

6-year-old’s backpack was searched before shooting at Newport News elementary school

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — School division leaders said Thursday evening that “at least one administrator was notified of a possible weapon” on campus before a 6-year-old student shot his teacher last week at Richneck Elementary.

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Virginia teacher shooting: School officials were warned 6-year-old had gun three times hours before shooting

It is unclear why the school officials did not confiscate the weapon

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Superintendent: Official learned of weapon before shooting

A school superintendent says administrators at the Virginia school where a first-grader shot his teacher last week learned the child may have had a weapon in his possession before the shooting but did not seize the 9mm handgun he brought to his classroom in his backpack

Daily Mirror

British dad 'who touched hearts' shot dead during trip abroad for son's wedding

Sajid Sharif was out of the country at a family wedding for one of his four children when he was shot dead

Tribune News Service

Japan indicts suspected killer of former premier Abe

Japanese prosecutors indicted a man in his 40s on charges of fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe last year in a crime that horrified the country and triggered a scandal over the ruling party’s links with a fringe religion.

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‘Depraved’ double murderer took advantage of vulnerable victim, judge says

Mark Brown has been sentenced to 49 years in prison for murdering Leah Ware and Alexandra Morgan in 2021.

Chicago Sun-Times

Why Illinois’ new assault weapons ban might not hold up in court

“It seems highly likely there would be justices inclined to strike down the law,” said Eric Ruben, a law professor and expert on gun issues. “Whether there are five is another question.”

Nottingham Post

Man stabbed former friend in Stapleford house after old argument resurfaced

Detectives have described the attack as 'nasty'

The Independent UK

‘Abhorrent’ killer rapist jailed for life in oldest double jeopardy case

Jacqui Montgomery’s family described the decades Dennis McGrory spent out of prison as ‘soul-destroying’.

Liverpool Echo

Kieran Salkeld and Jake Duffy named as alleged attempted murder victims

Connor Chapman has been charged with Elle Edwards' murder and other serious offences

The Independent UK

Pensioner who murdered teen in 1975 jailed after one-in-a-billion DNA match

Dennis McGrory was convicted of murder decades after attacking 15-year-old Jacqui Montgomery

The Independent UK

Man in court accused of Elle Edwards murder and possessing sub-machine gun

Connor Chapman appeared at Wirral Magistrates’ Court charged with nine offences related to the incident at the Lighthouse pub in Wallasey.

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