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29th Jan 10

Murdered children died of asphyxiation

by Katie Naylor

Police are hoping to commence the questioning of a mother suspected of killing her two young children prior to hiding their bodies in holdalls in the back of her car.
Preliminary results from post-mortem examinations undertaken on the three-year-old Harry and two-year-old Elise Donnison, revealed they had died of asphyxiation, but further tests were needed before [...]

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24th Dec 09

Boy charged over Facebook murder

by Paul Russell

A 15-year-old boy from Bow, east London, has been charged with the killing of an 18-year-old, which was allegedly triggered by postings on Facebook.
Salum Kombo was found dead in east London on Sunday, with friends claiming he was targeted after posting a message on the Facebook page of another boy who was not invited to [...]

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24th Dec 09

Jilted lover convicted of killing ex

by Sally Davies

A jilted lover who was released on bail by a judge in spite of vowing to murder his ex girlfriend has been sentenced to life for her killing.
Alan Entwistle, 52, stalked mother Clare Atkinson as she was walking home from her work before he coaxed her into his vehicle, stabbing her 13 times in the [...]

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25th Nov 09

Police officer jailed for murdering fiancée

by Katie Naylor

Police officer Martin Forshaw has been jailed for life for the murder of his police constable fiancée Claire Howarth, just days before the couple were due to marry.
Forshaw, 27, of Tottington, Bury, was told he would serve at least 18 years in prison for the killing of 31 year old Ms Howarth.
He owned up to [...]

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9th Nov 09

Briton shot dead in Texas bar

by Harry Oldfield

A British citizen has been shot dead in a US bar in what has described as the victim being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Tom Reeve, from Maidenhead in Berkshire, had only stopped in Amarillo, Texas whilst travelling throughout the US because he liked the song by Tony Christie, according to his relatives.
The [...]

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