Crime & Courts Archive

A man appeared at the Old Bailey yesterday charged with the murder of four British solders in the 1982 Hyde Park IRA bomb blast.

THE girlfriend of a Scotland international footballer is facing jail after falsely claiming more than £13,000 in benefits while she was living with the defender.

A FORMER marina manager failed to tell police what he knew about a fatal fire in which three members of the same family died because he was terrified of the consequences, a court heard.

HUNDREDS of criminal cases could be stopped in their tracks over fears unauthorised police staff took DNA and fingerprint samples.

A pair of thieves who stole a sculpture from a tourist attraction to sell it for scrap were unaware it was a famous bronze statue worth almost £100,000.

A TEENAGE boy whose body was discovered in a derelict building in the Western Isles was stabbed 20 times.

THE mother of a nurse convicted of murdering four patients is hopeful his case will soon be referred back to the Court of Appeal.

A MAN who killed a Scots policewoman has admitted murdering four people and three attempted murders.

TWO men have admitted carrying out a £730,000 heist at a leading Scottish jewellers.

Experts found "very strong evidence" of burned human skull remains at the home of the man accused of murdering April Jones, a jury heard yesterday.

A MAN accused of killing teenager Liam Aitchison told police he did not know what they were talking about when he was quizzed about the murder, a jury has heard.

The former slaughterman accused of murdering schoolgirl April Jones told police that he "could have burnt the body", a court has heard.

Radical cleric Abu Qatada must remain behind bars until he leaves Britain after "jihadist files" were found on devices in his home.

POLICE are searching for the mother of a 20-month-old girl who was found dead at her home.