Michael Gilbert had been living with the Watt family on and off since 2001. At first, he believed he had found a haven, away from life on the streets, but Michael soon realised that his sanctuary was, in fact, a nightmare… (Part 2 of 2).
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Arlesey has stood the test of time. It is mentioned briefly in the Domesday Book of 1086 and has been through many reinventions over the centuries. It has witnessed the births and deaths of thousands of fleeting occupants, but nothing in Arlesey’s varied history could compare to the horror of one man's murder in 2009… (Part 1 of 2).
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“In the simplest of terms, assisted by her husband, she starved him to death, thereby securing for herself and her family the windfall she craved” - Oliver Saxby QC, Reading Crown Court, January 2020
Read moreA Case of Cruelty and Control / The Abuse and Murder of Jimmy Prout - Part 2
The body of Jimmy Prout had been found in some scrubland only a hundred yards from his home in Percy Main, a small village located in the North East of England. He was the victim of abuse that a prosecutor described as belonging in the dark ages. Zahid Zaman, Ann Corbett, Kay Rayworth and Myra Wood were charged with his murder, and a trial began at the start of May 2017… (Part 2 of 2).
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Late March 2016. Northumbria police appealed to the public as they were growing concerned for two missing people in Tyneside... (Part 1 of 2).
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