A father accused of murdering his 14-year-old daughter by stabbing her in the heart told emergency services they were just play-fighting in the kitchen at the time, a court has heard. Simon Vickers, 50, denies both the murder and manslaughter…
Father-of-2 died after ‘man he met on Grindr smashed his head in’
An army veteran who was found in a partially buried grave having suffered ‘at least 10 blows to the head’ was killed by a man he had met on Grindr, a court has heard. The remains of Paul Taylor, 56,…
Woman who caused cyclist to fall into oncoming car has manslaughter conviction overturned
A woman who shouted and waved at a cyclist causing her to fall into the path of an oncoming car, has had her manslaughter conviction overturned. Auriol Grey, 49, was caught on CCTV shouting and waving her arm aggressively at…
James Crumbley: Father of Michigan school gunman convicted of manslaughter
The father of a 15-year-old Michigan school gunman who killed four students has been convicted of manslaughter. The trial heard that James Crumbley, 47, had ignored his son Ethan’s mental health needs, buying him the handgun he used in the…
Jennifer Crumbley: Michigan gunman’s mother found guilty of manslaughter
A jury has found a Michigan mother guilty of involuntary manslaughter for failing to stop her son from carrying out a deadly school shooting. Jennifer Crumbley, 45, is the first US parent convicted of manslaughter over a mass shooting carried…
Kathleen Folbigg, jailed 20 years for death of her 4 children, has conviction quashed
A woman imprisoned for 20 years over the deaths of her four children, and pardoned in June, saw her convictions quashed by New South Wales state on Thursday, with her lawyer saying she plans to claim “substantial” compensation. Kathleen Folbigg…