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The Latest Breaking News from Teesside Crown Court

Mother and boyfriend jailed for life for sadistic murder of young daughter

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The Independent UK

Mother of dying toddler smoked cigarette instead of calling 999, court hears

Alexandra Walker Googled ‘why would my toddler be bleeding’ but did not seek help, jurors told

The Independent UK

Police officer bombarded 14-year-old rape victim with inappropriate drunken messages

John Hamilton, 55, sent the vulnerable girl late-night voice messages and offered to take her on a drive near where her abuser had taken her

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Trio jailed for life after shooting of innocent grandfather in murder caught on doorbell camera

Barry Dawson, 60, was killed after being shot through his living room window

The Independent UK

What Happened During the Pub Brawl That Got Simone Reed From Big Brother Locked Up?

Unravel the Redcar pub brawl that locked up Big Brother star Simone Reed: headbutts, threats, and a fiery assault on 9 October 2025 sentencing. From chaos to courtroom—full shocking details inside

International Business Times UK

Inmate who staged rooftop prison protest cleared after using ‘cruel’ indefinite jail term as defence

Joe Outlaw is acquitted of 12 counts of criminal damage to HMP Frankland, but convicted of two counts, after telling jurors he is being 'starved’ in segregation

The Independent UK

Prisoner on indefinite jail term ‘stripped naked and starved’ before he launched rooftop protest

Joe Outlaw hit out at his ‘soul destroying' indefinite jail term as he stands trial for climbing on the roof of maximum-security HMP Frankland

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Monk who brought shame on Catholic boarding school jailed for abusing pupils

Michael James Callaghan, known as Father James, has been jailed for seven years for preying on the vulnerable teenage boys at Ampleforth College.

Evening Standard

Second man in court over grandfather’s murder

Barry Dawson was shot dead in his own home on Saturday

Evening Standard

Man guilty of knife attack on day he was let out of jail on early release scheme

The Ministry of Justice has vowed to investigate the case fully.

Evening Standard

Father who stabbed daughter, 14, found guilty of murder after claiming it was a play fight

Scarlett Vickers died in the kitchen of their family home in Darlington

The Independent UK

Father guilty of murdering daughter after stabbing her in kitchen play-fight

Simon Vickers, 50, gave different accounts of what happened in the seconds before he plunged a kitchen knife into his daughter Scarlett’s chest.

The Independent UK

Man accused of stabbing daughter in ‘play-fight’ says it was ‘freak accident’

Simon Vickers, 50, denies both the murder and manslaughter of his only child Scarlett in the kitchen of their home in Darlington.

Evening Standard

Man accused of stabbing daughter told police ‘I must be unluckiest man in world’

Simon Vickers denies both the murder and the manslaughter of his daughter Scarlett, in the kitchen of their home in Darlington.

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Evening Standard

Father denies murdering 14-year-old daughter during kitchen ‘play-fight’

Scarlett Vickers died after an incident in the kitchen of a house in Darlington in July last year.

Evening Standard

Decorator who murdered grandfather in van hit-and-run jailed for 32 years

Martin Breeze mowed down a group of friends after his son Shaun had a disagreement with them while out buying drugs.

Evening Standard

Mother admits neglect following baby’s alleged shaking death

Charlie Roberts was one year and 10 months old when he suffered a non-survivable head injury at his home in Darlington.

The Independent UK

Couple jailed for rioting outside asylum centre following afternoon at the bingo

Steven Mailen and Ryan Sheers were ‘at forefront of baying mob’ outside a building housing asylum seekers

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UK's biggest pub company guilty of health and safety breach after student dies outside Durham bar

Stonegate Pub Company had been on trial at Teesside Crown Court

Leeds Live

Leeds man in drugs ring caught by police with cocaine and heroin stash

Thomas Cleary has been jailed for nearly three years

Chronicle Live

Dealer involved in County Lines conspiracy to supply Class A drugs across County Durham jailed

Thomas Cleary was caught after being seen acting suspiciously in Darlington

Daily Mirror

'Monster' who raped a baby and kept a record of sickening crimes jailed

Jay Perren, 34, who told one of his victims he had a 'monster inside his head' has been jailed for three decades after he was found guilty of dozens of sick sex crimes

Daily Record

Scot jailed as £1 million drug gang busted with guns and ammunition

Glaswegian William Brown, 31, Lee Moore, 48, Charles Dodkins, 29, Daniel Snowdon, 42, appeared at Teesside Crown Court near Stoke, charged with drugs and weapons offences.

Daily Record

Dad brandishing hoover pipe charged into street brawl with machete-wielding rival gang

Dawen Dilshad burst into a brawl with the cleaning implement while his pals were armed with machetes, bats and knives.

Daily Record

Murder duo who beat 'loving and doting' dad to death jailed for life

Lee Hogg, 38, and Terry Dalton, 53 were convicted of Boyce's murder this week at Teesside Crown Court and have been handed life sentences.

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