A British scientist has come up with a breakthrough new technique that uses blowfly eggs and larva to help crack unsolved murder cases. The postgraduate researcher from the University of Portsmouth demonstrated how insects that land on dead bodies can inadvertently collect and retain DNA left at the scene by the killer. Blowflies are already … Read more
There was certainly cause to celebrate at 32 Portland Place last week, the £15 million west London mansion owned by Edward Davenport. The self-described “flamboyant entrepreneur”, also known as “Fast Eddie”, won a court battle to stop police from shutting down parties at his home. “Fighting. Won. Freedom to party,” the 58-year-old wrote on Instagram after … Read more
A man who was arrested on suspicion of the murder of Irish schoolboy Kyran Durnin has been released without charge. The man was released on Friday as an “intrusive” search at a home in Co Louth concluded. Searches at two homes in Drogheda began on Thursday, with a forensic and intrusive examination of one house … Read more
A man who murdered and dismembered a vulnerable 20-year-old before disposing of his body parts in a park has been jailed for life. Dajour Jones, 27, killed Jamie Gilbey just one week after they met at supported housing accommodation in January 2022. CCTV showed the pair entering Jones’ room, where he launched a savage attack, … Read more
Luigi Mangione’s new police mugshot has been put up for sale emblazoned on stickers and t-shirts. The 26-year-old has been charged with murder in connection to the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside his Manhattan hotel on 4 December. Mangione is currently being held in a Pennsylvania jail without bond as he awaits extradition … Read more
WEST Yorkshire’s two crown courts are facing a backlog of more than 3,500 cases. The figures have been published by the Ministry of Justice, and both Bradford Crown Court and Leeds Crown Court sit in the top 20 courts in England and Wales facing the largest backlog. In 15th place is Bradford, which, as of … Read more
A former British paratrooper found dead in Ukraine was unlawfully killed by a “comrade” Australian-Algerian jihadist, a coroner has concluded. Daniel Burke, from Wythenshawe in Manchester, went missing in August 2023 while in the Zaporizhzhia region to help fight against the Russian invaders. A “suspect” who was not named during the hearing but is known … Read more
A watchdog is investigating after a police officer was involved in an altercation with a 15-year-old girl at a train station. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said the British Transport Police officer used force against the child who he arrested and handcuffed. She was later dearrested at the Camden Road overground station, north-west … Read more
One man has been arrested and dozens of properties have been raided as part of a sweeping crackdown on dodgy firesticks. The cheap and easy-to-hack streaming devices have grown in popularity as an illicit way to watch live sport and services like Netflix for a fee, often as low as £100. To combat their proliferation, … Read more
It is thought that two-year-old Isabella Wheildon had been dead for about three days when the girl’s mother, Chelsea Gleason-Mitchell, and her partner, Scott Jeff, were captured on CCTV wheeling the toddler’s body around Ipswich in a pushchair. Footage shows the pair pushing the child’s body to a service station, a pub and to shops … Read more