UK court hears compensation case for disabled man born from incestuous rape
A landmark case involving a severely disabled man born from incestuous rape has reached the Court of Appeal.Last year, the Upper Tribunal said the 29-year-old, who can only be identified as Y, was...
View ArticleWoman arrested over death of Kim Jong Nam
Kim Jong NamMalaysian police say they have arrested a woman in connection with the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's half- brother.The statement said that the woman was arrested at Kuala...
View ArticlePensioner caged for kidnap and indecent assault of girl (6)
Arnold BaxterA 72-year-old man has been jailed after admitting abducting and indecently assaulting a child more than 15 years ago.The six-year-old girl was taken from Barton-under-Needwood,...
View ArticleDeceased’s Facebook messages “opened days after he was last seen alive”
Monika Matracka (Pic: Irish Independent)A witness has told a murder trial that Facebook messages he sent the deceased were delivered and opened, days after he was last seen alive.Monika Matracka (35),...
View ArticleBelfast man jailed for horror claw hammer attack on woman
Hammer attacker: Aaron Hyland was sentenced to 11 yearsA Belfast man who left a woman with life-threatening injures in a claw-hammer attack in 2014 has been jailed for 11 years.Aaron Hyland, 22, from...
View ArticleDublin mum caught holding drugs and stun gun in family home
Aisling ClarkeA mother of four caught holding drugs and a stun gun in her family home after being "preyed on" by those in the drugs trade has avoided jail but may lose her house.Dublin Circuit Criminal...
View ArticleCase against woman charged in connection with Hutch murder dropped
Gareth HutchTHE Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has dropped a case against a woman who was accused of withholding information in connection with the murder of a Gareth Hutch in...
View ArticleDublin youth goes on thousand euro spree with stolen bank cards
Stock imageA DUBLIN youth has been given a six-month sentence for a litany of thefts using stolen bank cards in a "contactless" payments spree in a betting shop.The 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named...
View ArticleMan charged in relation to huge Dublin arms seizure remanded
Johnathon HardingA man charged in connection with an arms seizure in Dublin has been further remanded in custody.Members of the Garda Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau and the National Bureau of...
View ArticleDublin cousins shot dead in mistaken identity case at petrol station, inquest...
Mark Noonan and Glen Murphy, who were tragically shot dead in Dublin (Image via Independent.ie)TWO cousins shot dead at a Dublin petrol station in a case of mistaken identity had gone to the shop to...
View ArticleArmed man caught trying to rob Dublin pub in garda surveillance sting
The incident took place outside the Seabank House, East Wall, Dublin (Image via Google Maps)A man who was caught trying to rob a pub following a garda surveillance operation has been jailed for 18...
View ArticleMan knocks out cyclist in one-punch Tallaght attack
The incident happened in the Cheeverstown area of Tallaght (Image via Google Maps)A Zimbabwean man suffering from schizophrenia who punched a passing pensioner, knocking him off his bicycle, will be...
View ArticleBREAKING: Man charged with armed robbery
A 32-year-old man is to appear in court this morning charged in connection with an armed robbery at a retail outlet in Bunratty, Co Clare.The incident occurred at 2:30pm yesterday when a lone male...
View ArticleCross dressing ‘bus w**ker’ insists he’s no pervert
STOCK IMAGEA cross dresser convicted of masturbating in front of passengers on the Bus Eireann Galway to Derry coach says he’s the victim of a witch hunt.Kevin Ryan, who witnesses claim digitally...
View ArticleMan sought after boy’s face bitten by dog
A dog owner walked away after his Staffordshire bull terrier attacked a four-year-old boy, leaving him with serious injuries to his face.Police described the man's actions as "staggering" and said the...
View ArticleCops examine footage of shooting that killed toddler
Lavontay WhitePolice are examining dramatic video that captured a shooting that killed a toddler and a man who is believed to have been the intended target.The video, streamed live on Facebook, was...
View ArticleThree arrested over “assassination” of Kim Jong Nam
Kim Jong-NamTwo women and a man have been arrested over the killing of the North Korean leader's half brother, who was reportedly poisoned by a pair of female assassins as he waited for a flight in...
View ArticleMan charged in connection with Dublin arms seizure appears in court
Johnathon HardingA MAN charged in connection with an arms seizure in Dublin has been further remanded in custody.Members of the Garda Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau and the National Bureau of...
View ArticleRobber’s face carved open in horror prison slash attack
Lorcan MerrimanA CONVICTED robber had his face carved open by a thug known as ‘the Little Fagin’ during a sickening attack in a Mountjoy exercise yard.Lorcan Merriman was held down in the exercise yard...
View ArticleWheatfield Prison is full of rats
RATS are causing serious problems at one of Dublin’s biggest jails.However, the hardened gangsters doing time at Wheatfield Prison don’t have to worry about informers, because the rats involved are of...
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