Mon, Jul 13th, 2009 | U.K. |

Miss Barnes, 19, managed to drag herself to a telephone moments after Ricardo Morrison, 21, had allegedly attacked her with a kitchen knife and left her for dead. She was barely alive when her father walked into the house in Farnworth, ...Read More

Surprises still to come in Knox trial

Fri, Nov 20th, 2009 | Top Stories |

Perugia, Italy (CNN) -- For all the intrigue that's passed through this medieval city, from Roman battles to papal wars, Perugia is now in the throes of a modern mystery. This stunning city, perched atop a steep hill has become an ...Read More

Rabbi used cocaine and prostitutes, jury hears

Thu, Nov 19th, 2009 | U.K. |

Rabbi used cocaine and prostitutes, jury hears A multimillionaire rabbi developed a £1,000-a-week cocaine habit and turned to prostitutes to blot out the pain of his wife's death, a court heard today. Rabbi Baruch Chalomish, 54, was described by his counsel, Jonathan Goldberg QC, as a "broken ...Read More

Rabbi used drugs and prostitutes

Thu, Nov 19th, 2009 | U.K. |

Rabbi used drugs and prostitutes Baruch Chalomish denies two counts of intent to supply the drug A rabbi from Salford developed a £1,000-a-week cocaine habit and visited prostitutes to cope with his wife's sudden death, a court has heard. Rabbi Baruch Chalomish, of Upper Park Road, ...Read More

Rabbi Baruch Chalomish faced drug charges in Manchester Crown Court yesterday

Wed, Nov 18th, 2009 | U.K. |

A wealthy rabbi financed a drug dealing operation in which girls were given cocaine in exchange for sexual services, a court heard yesterday. Baruch Chalomish, 54, turned a city centre flat into a base for a ' commercial cocaine supply operation' ...Read More

Six questioned after death of woman found with hand severed

Tue, Nov 17th, 2009 | U.K. |

Police were tonight questioning six men after a young woman was found with severe head injuries and her hand severed in a suburban street in west London. She was taken to hospital but died from her injuries. Friends identified the victim ...Read More

Parishioners mourn fallen pastor at Sunday services in Chatham - The Star-Ledger

Sun, Oct 25th, 2009 | Top Stories |

Parishioners mourn fallen pastor at Sunday services in Chatham - The Star-Ledger CHATHAM -- Morning Mass at St. Patrick's Church brought more tears and questions today from parishioners still reeling from the news that their pastor was stabbed to death days earlier, with the longtime janitor charged in the killing. New details continue ...Read More

Avalanche's Tucker taken off on a backboard after hit by Hurricanes' Ruutu

Sat, Oct 24th, 2009 | Top Stories |

DENVER - Colorado Avalanche forward Darcy Tucker was taken off the ice on a backboard after he was checked into the boards by Carolina forward Tuomo Ruutu. Ruutu hit Tucker from behind as the right wing tried to play the puck ...Read More

Nursery worker Vanessa George guilty of child sex abuse

Thu, Oct 1st, 2009 | Top Stories |

George, and her co-accused, all aged 39 and parents themselves, appeared at Bristol Crown court, facing a combined total of 37 charges, including making and distributing indecent images of children. George, of Plymouth, Devon, Blanchard, from Smallbridge, near Rochdale, Greater Manchester, ...Read More

Blears blames vandals for attack on car

Mon, Aug 10th, 2009 | U.K. |

Hazel Blears, the former Communities Secretary, has insisted that her car was attacked by vandals rather than political opponents carrying out a political vendetta. The windscreen of the Salford MP’s Citroen Xsara Picasso was smashed and all four tyres slashed as ...Read More

Model's 'monster' boyfriend guilty of stabbing her to death

Tue, Jul 28th, 2009 | U.K. |

A former football coach with a history of violence against women has been jailed for life after being found guilty of murdering his girlfriend, a young model who named her killer as she lay dying. Ricardo Morrison, 22, stabbed Amy Leigh ...Read More

Father of model Amy Leigh Barnes recalls daughter's last moments

Tue, Jul 14th, 2009 | U.K. |

The father of a young model told a jury today how he raced to rescue his daughter only to find he was too late and that she was bleeding to death from multiple stab wounds. Amy Leigh Barnes, 19, had earlier ...Read More

Science teacher Peter Harvey charged with attempted murder of pupil

Fri, Jul 10th, 2009 | U.K. |

Science teacher Peter Harvey was today charged with the attempted murder of one of his students. The 49-year-old teacher is accused of attacking 14-year-old student Jack Waterhouse, who was found by paramedics on Wednesday in a pool of blood at the ...Read More

'Teacher attack' pupil stable with head injuries

Fri, Jul 10th, 2009 | U.K. |

A 14-year-old boy who suffered serious head injuries during an alleged assault in a science lesson is in stable condition in hospital, Nottinghamshire Police said today. The boy, Jack Waterhouse, was rushed to hospital after the incident on Wednesday at the ...Read More

Teacher questioned on suspicion of attempted murder

Fri, Jul 10th, 2009 | U.K. |

Jack Waterhouse, 14, was left lying in a pool of blood and fighting for his life after the science teacher, Mr Harvey, allegedly attacked him with a metal weight. Mr Harvey, an experienced and well respected teacher, is said to have ...Read More

Teenage babysitter murdered two-year-old girl

Fri, Jun 26th, 2009 | U.K. |

A 15-year-old babysitter was today convicted of the murder of a two-year-old girl who was beaten and suffered 68 injuries while her mother was shopping. Demi Leigh Mahon was bitten, beaten and had her hair sheared off by Karl McCluney who ...Read More

Babysitter beat toddler to death

Fri, Jun 26th, 2009 | U.K. |

Demi Leigh Mahon died from head injuries A 15-year-old boy has been convicted of murdering a two-year-old girl who was left in his care for 90 minutes. Demi Leigh Mahon was beaten, bitten and had her hair sheared off during the ...Read More

Burglar, 16, murdered neighbour

Fri, Jun 19th, 2009 | U.K. |

Christopher O'Hara was jailed for a minimum of 17 years A 16-year-old boy has been jailed for life for murdering his neighbour during a suspected burglary in Lancashire. Christopher O'Hara bludgeoned George Thornley, 68, to death at the man's home in ...Read More