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A prison officer accused of throwing a 15-year-old youth jail inmate into a wall and choking him has been cleared of misconduct in public office.
A woman had to have her leg amputated after she was left pinned between vehicles when her friend failed to apply the handbrake, a court heard.
A former soldier who killed his passenger in a head-on crash while driving the wrong way down a motorway has been told to expect jail.
Householders were "violated" when burglars ransacked homes and stole thousands of pounds of property - even "disturbing" a man's ashes.
The former chairman of a Christmas Lights Association whose abuse of children spanned four decades has been given a 19-year jail sentence.
A young mum woke to find a drink and drug-crazed stranger in her bedroom, who stripped and climbed into bed with her before molesting her.
A teenager who stabbed and repeatedly stamped on a diner as horrified customers begged him to stop will have to wait until next year to hear his fate.
A hairdresser who broke into a supermarket cash dispenser and stole more than £16,000 after security cameras were painted over has been jailed.
A pensioner wrote to police demanding they take action against a suspected sex offender or he would shoot him and bury him alive.
A customer smelled so strongly of cannabis as he shopped at a discount designer store that staff became suspicious and called the police.
A teenager who broke into a home in the street where he lived at night and drove off with the owner’s car has been jailed.
An elderly dementia sufferer is facing sentence after stabbing a bed-bound care home resident in the face almost 50 times with a blunt table knife.
A monster killed a pet hamster by throwing it at a wall - and then destroyed six other pets bought to replace it in a violent spree.
A man was left with a serious head injury after he was attacked with a wheel brace and repeatedly kicked by two brothers in the street.
A nearly blind Czech national assumed a false identity and claimed thousands of pounds in benefits after he was ordered to be deported.
A violent thug left a traffic warden with a fractured shoulder after shoving him into a window as he prepared to slap a parking ticket on his car.
A 16-year-old boy has appeared in court accused of murdering a middle-aged man with a single punch in a disturbance at McDonald's.
A man drove at another driver who got out of his car to confront him propelling him onto his bonnet as he accelerated at speeds of up to 30mph.
A bus driver and wedding photographer who downloaded vile film clips of children being abused has been jailed for 16 months.
A meat supplier has been jailed after he was found with six metric tonnes of "unfit" poultry destined for kebab shops.
