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London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
5 days ago

'My bike was stolen while I was riding it and police did nothing'

A cyclist was knocked off her electric bicycle and robbed by two men on a moped, but police declined to investigate due to lack of identified suspects, leaving her traumatized and unable to cycle home.
fromFortune
1 week ago

Colorado funeral home co-owner who hid nearly 200 bodies and gave families fake ashes seeks leniency at sentencing | Fortune

Carie Hallford, 48, faces up to 20 years in prison for taking over $130,000 from families for funeral services, including cremations, and often giving them urns full of concrete mix instead. In two cases, investigators found the wrong body was buried. In August, she pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and admitted that she and her ex-husband Jon Hallford cheated customers and also defrauded the federal government out of nearly $900,000 in pandemic small business aid.
Law
Law
fromIndependent
1 month ago

'After six years and two trials, I found out my abuser had been freed from jail via Instagram'

Sexual assault victims face low reporting rates and high rates of undetected offences, often suffering further trauma during lengthy legal processes and cross-examination.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

We owe it to Epstein's victims and to British democracy to demand historic change | Gordon Brown

Wealthy, powerful men used impunity to sexually traffic women and girls, causing deep victim trauma and eroding public trust in politics.
fromIrish Independent
3 months ago

Liverpool parade driver jailed for over 21 years for ploughing into crowds and injuring 134 people

Doyle used a car as a "weapon" to plough through more than 100 people at Liverpool's Premier League title celebrations. Prosecutors said he flew into a "rage" on May 26 - with horrific dashcam footage showing him shout "move", "f****** pricks" and "get out the f****** way" as he drove through the crowds. On Tuesday, some of his victims spoke of their suffering following his "spine-chilling" rampage, with one telling him: "Don't sit in the dock and cry for yourself."
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
3 months ago

Paul Doyle said he 'just panicked' in parade attack

I felt an overwhelming pain in my leg and looked up to see Teddy's pushchair on its side further up the road. I thought my Teddy was dead. I thought I was next. I thought my children would grow up without a mother.
UK news
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 months ago

Family of schoolgirl assaulted by migrant sex offender speak out after prison release

An asylum seeker who sexually assaulted a 14-year-old was accidentally released from prison due to a system failure, causing the victim's family intense distress.
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