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Breast-ironing recognised as child cruelty and assault by CPS

Breast-ironing should be prosecuted as a form of child abuse, the CPS says in new guidance published today.

Soldier murdered Britain’s Got Talent singer

A former army fusilier has been found guilty of murdering his girlfriend in a frenzied knife attack at his Battersea home.

Man who stabbed his partner 123 times jailed for life

A man who murdered his partner by stabbing her around 123 times has been jailed for life.

Couple found guilty of causing toddler’s death

A couple have been convicted of causing the death of a toddler after they lied to cover up the true cause of his injuries.

Daniel O'Malley-Keyes found guilty of beating his partner to death

Daniel O'Malley-Keyes, 38, from Bournemouth, was today found guilty of the murder of his partner, Sharon Perrett, 37, who died in the early hours of Sunday, August 26. He was sentenced to life imprisonment, to serve a minimum term of 18 years.

Trio who tried to make pregnant teen miscarry plead guilty to crimes

Three people who beat a pregnant teenager and forced blue laundry detergent down her mouth in order to trigger a miscarriage have pleaded guilty to their crimes.

Harief Pearson, 22, his cousin Kydie McKenna, 22, and their 16-year-old accomplice attacked the young victim and kept her hostage for hours in an attempt to abort her unborn baby.

Controlling boyfriend jailed for murdering his girlfriend after funeral row

A controlling boyfriend who stabbed his girlfriend at least 21 times - of which 15 were capable of being fatal - after a row about her going to her grandmother’s funeral has been jailed for life.

Woman sentenced for injuring her own baby

A woman has been sentenced to fifteen months’ imprisonment at Cardiff Crown Court for inflicting grievous bodily harm on her six-month-old son.

UPDATE: Woman convicted of the gross negligence manslaughter of her mother

A woman who left her 91-year-old mother lying in filth for days has been found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter.

Hartlepool Man found guilty of murder of ex-partner in street attack

A Hartlepool man who brutally stabbed the mother of his three children, has been convicted of murder at Teesside Crown Court today.

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