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Attacker who killed 87-year-old mobility scooter rider detained in hospital
The attacker who stabbed an 87-year-old mobility scooter rider to death in a random attack days after being released from prison was ordered to be detained indefinitely in hospital.
Lee Byer targeted grandfather Thomas O'Halloran, originally from Co Clare, Ireland, in Greenford, west London, in August 2022.
He later wrote repeatedly about a "Hunger Games" scenario in which he was required to meet "contestants" and then fight or attack.
Mental health reports found Byer was psychotic, hearing voices, and suffering from paranoid delusions and paranoid schizophrenia.
A report from one doctor described the ex-prisoner as a "very dangerous man" who attacked Mr O'Halloran with "no provocation".
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Nottingham killer Valdo Calocane's sentence not unduly lenient, say judges
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The sentence given to Nottingham killer Valdo Calocane was not "unduly lenient", senior judges have ruled. Calocane, 32, was handed an indefinite hospital order for the manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility of Grace O'Malley-Kumar, Barnaby Webber and Ian Coates, and the attempted murder of three others in June 2023. The attacker's guilty pleas were accepted after medical evidence ...
Robbery mastermind jailed for life over murder of PC Sharon Beshenivsky
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The mastermind of an armed robbery in which PC Sharon Beshenivsky was shot dead in 2005 was jailed for at least 40 years. Piran Ditta Khan, 75, was found guilty of murdering the West Yorkshire Police officer, who was shot at point-blank range at Universal Express travel agent in Morley Street, Bradford. Prosecutors said that although Khan was not one of the three smartly dressed men who carried...
Nottingham attack killer should face harsher sentence, Court of Appeal told
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The knifeman who killed three people and tried to run down three others in a spate of attacks in Nottingham should face a harsher sentence, the Court of Appeal was told. Valdo Calocane, 32, stabbed university students Barnaby Webber, 19, Grace O’Malley-Kumar, 19, and school caretaker Ian Coates, 65, in Nottingham in the early hours of June 13 last year, and attempted to kill three others. Caloc...
Teens detained over fatal stabbing of Mikey Roynon, 16, at house party
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Three teenagers who killed 16-year-old Mikey Roynon at a birthday party in Bath have been detained. Mikey died after being stabbed in the neck with a knife following an incident in the back garden of a house in the Weston area on June 10, 2023. Shane Cunningham, 16, fatally stabbed Mikey Roynon in the neck with the large knife and was convicted of his murder following a trial at Bristol Crown C...
Hospital order for attacker who set fire to mosque worshippers
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A man who attempted to murder two elderly men by setting them on fire as they left separate mosques was sentenced to an indefinite hospital order. Mohammed Abbkr attacked Hashi Odowa, 82, and Mohammed Rayaz, 70, outside mosques in London and Birmingham in February and March last year. The 29-year-old claimed he believed they were among several people "controlling him through magic". Abbkr claim...
Three jailed over fatal knife rampage at Bodmin nightclub
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Three people were jailed over a nightclub knife rampage that left a rugby player dead and four others seriously injured. Jake Hill, 25, fatally stabbed Michael Riddiough-Allen, 32, outside Eclipse Nightclub in Bodmin on 30 April 2023. Hill also injured four others with a serrated hunting knife he had hidden in a nearby hedge after the venue closed. Mr Riddiough-Allen intervened in a bid to prev...
Student who plotted terror campaign gets 13 years
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A student been jailed for 13 years for preparing acts of terrorism by compiling and sharing a bomb-making manual, after declaring he wanted to kill at least 50 people. Jacob Graham, 20, dedicated his manual, called the "Freedom Encyclopaedia", to "misfits, social nobodies, anarchists, terrorists past and future, who want to fight for freedom against the government". The security services uncove...
Two teens jailed over fatal machete attack on boy, 14, in Newcastle gang feud
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Two teenagers were jailed over their involvement in the fatal stabbing of a 14-year-old boy. Gordon Gault was stabbed in the arm with a machete as he rode on the back of a friend's e-bike in Newcastle's West End in November 2022. He died six days later in hospital. The deadly attack, which also saw one of his associates slashed in the back, broke out when two rival gangs went out looking for ea...
Trio jailed for over 100 years for murder of woman they treated like slave
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Three people were jailed for murdering a vulnerable woman they "treated like a slave" by starving, torturing and beating her. Ashana Studholme, 39, her lover Shaun Pendlebury, 26, and their friend Lisa Richardson, 45, were handed life sentences with a minimum term of 34 years each for killing Shakira Spencer and preventing her lawful burial. The trio were found guilty of murdering the 35-year-o...
Whole life term for abuser who killed ex-girlfriend and new partner
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An abuser who stabbed to death his ex-partner and a man she was dating in a "ferocious and merciless" attack was sentenced to a whole life order. Marcus Osborne murdered Katie Higton, 27, and Steven Harnett, 25, in May 2023. He forced his way into the home he used to share with Ms Higton in Huddersfield and attacked her as she returned from a date at a cinema. Prosecutors said she put up a "cou...
Cat killer who went on to murder man jailed for at least 24 years
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A murderer who led a man to his death after livestreamed the killing of a cat months before was jailed for a minimum of 24 years. Scarlet Blake, 26, hit Jorge Martin Carreno over the head before pushing him into the River Cherwell in Oxford in July 2021. Blake had a "fixation with violence" and found Jorge Martin Carreno, 30, while searching the streets of Oxford looking for someone to kill in ...
Isis bride Shamima Begum loses citizenship appeal
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Shamima Begum lost an appeal against the removal of her British citizenship. The east London schoolgirl, now 24, travelled to Syria in 2015 at the age of 15, before her citizenship was revoked on national security grounds shortly after she was found in a refugee camp in 2019. After a series of legal battles, Ms Begum lost a challenge at the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) in Febru...
Teens jailed for luring Brianna Ghey to park and killing her in knife attack
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The teenagers who murdered 16-year-old Brianna Ghey were jailed until they "no longer present a danger" to the public. Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe were aged 15 when lured their transgender victim to a park in Culcheth, near Warrington, Cheshire, in February 2023. Anxious and vulnerable Brianna was stabbed 28 times in the head, neck, chest and back in a "frenzied and ferocious" attack...
Nottingham killer Valdo Calocane to remain in high-security hospital for life
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A killer who stabbed two students and a school caretaker to death in a knife and van rampage was told he remains dangerous as he was sentenced to be detained at a high-security hospital. Valdo Calocane, 32, repeatedly knifed Nottingham University students Barnaby Webber and Grace O'Malley-Kumar, both aged 19, with a dagger as they walked home after a night out to celebrate the end of their exam...
Mother and ex-boyfriend jailed for fatal "frenzied attack" on toddler Alfie Phillips
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Mother and ex-boyfriend jailed for fatal "frenzied attack" on toddler Alfie Phillips
Pub chef jailed for life over 2012 murder of missing ex-partner
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Pub chef jailed for life over 2012 murder of missing ex-partner
Jail for hospital workers after patients sedated for "easy shift"
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Jail for hospital workers after patients sedated for "easy shift"
Four jailed for at least 173 years for murder of Ashley Dale
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Four jailed for at least 173 years for murder of Ashley Dale
Parents jailed over death of four-month-old Dallas Kelly
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Parents jailed over death of four-month-old Dallas Kelly
Gunman who shot dead Olivia Pratt-Korbel, 9, loses appeal bid
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Gunman who shot dead Olivia Pratt-Korbel, 9, loses appeal bid
Islamic State death squad suspect jailed for terror offences
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Islamic State death squad suspect jailed for terror offences
Ex-police officer jailed for life over Snapchat sex abuse
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Ex-police officer jailed for life over Snapchat sex abuse
Windsor Castle intruder gets nine years' custody for plot to kill the Queen
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Windsor Castle intruder gets nine years' custody for plot to kill the Queen
Dame Sue Carr sworn in as first Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales
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Dame Sue Carr sworn in as first Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales
Expense fraud MP Jared O'Mara loses bid to appeal jail term
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Expense fraud MP Jared O'Mara loses bid to appeal jail term
Killer nurse Lucy Letby gets 14 whole-life sentences
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Killer nurse Lucy Letby gets 14 whole-life sentences
Stepfather and mother jailed over brutal death of baby Jacob Crouch
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Stepfather and mother jailed over brutal death of baby Jacob Crouch
Operators fined £14m over Croydon tram disaster failings
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Operators fined £14m over Croydon tram disaster failings
Rape conviction quashed for man who spent 17 years in jail
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Rape conviction quashed for man who spent 17 years in jail