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Acid Attacks

Acid attack victim Adele Bellis to feature in new crime series Eastern Daily Press, Norfolk16:50 22-Mar-21

Teen blinded in potentially ‘racially motivated’ daytime acid attack The Independent13:32 18-Mar-21

Arson

Police car torched as officer escorts vulnerable person to hospital Lancs Live13:45
Three antique tractors in Devon worth £35k destroyed in suspected arson incident Devon Live12:24
Arson suspected after fire at skate park in Cornwall Cornwall Live12:19
Arson suspected after fire at Saltmill Skate Park Plymouth Live12:18
Flintshire football coach hopes artwork will help rebuild club following arson attack Evening Leader12:08

Child Abuse

Paedophile took baby wipes, WKD and Mini Eggs to Preston McDonald's meet up Lancs Live09:12
Thornton-Cleveleys paedophile sent 'disgusting' graphic messages and pictures to '13-year-old… Lancs Live05:18
Porn-obsessed Northumberland pensioner secretly downloaded child abuse images for seven years Chronicle Live08:15
Jailed: Five years for paedophile who paid sick compliments to underage 'girls' Gazette and Herald07:03
Paedophile brought WKD and Mini Eggs to McDonald's meet up with '12 year old girl' Liverpool Echo07:09

Domestic Abuse

Migrant women need equality from the Domestic Abuse Bill too i News16:55
New SafeLives survey finds healthcare services are missing opportunities to support domestic abuse victims Safelives.org14:23
Behind closed doors: Domestic violence in lockdown EastLondonLines12:04
Nine out of ten Da services say demand has increased during a year of Covid-19 in new research from SafeLives Safelives.org09:18
Police officer facing dismissal after ‘trying it on’ with domestic abuse victims Police Professional12:47

Female Genital Mutilation

Statement opposing female genital mutilation GOV.UK (Press Release)11:16 19-Mar-21

Gangs

'We don't like snitches - if you call the police we'll come back for you': Terrifying moment… Manchester Evening News18:34
Albanian drugs gangs running cannabis farms across Britain are posing as victims of modern… Mail Online14:31
Gran unmasked as gangland Mrs Big who batch cooked zombie drug in her kitchen Metro.co.uk13:21
Gang of men jump out car to attack schoolboy on footpath STV18:45
North London robbery gang who targeted undercover cops are jailed Evening Standard13:34

Gun Crime

Man killed during fast-flowing police operation, inquest is told Belfast Telegraph21:22 13-Apr-21
Dante Mullings killing: Four jailed for life over drive-by killing murder plot West Midlands Police13:12 10-Apr-21
3 teens charged after shooting in east end: London police Global News21:02 7-Apr-21
A-Team gang members fail in bid to escape long jail sentences for 'Paul Massey revenge attack' Manchester Evening News08:05 5-Apr-21
Teen, 18, in critical condition after third shooting in West Midlands this week Metro.co.uk17:31 4-Apr-21

Human Trafficking

Three in court accused of human trafficking offences STV17:07
Romanian national lived in mouldy flat with 11 others in Dublin, modern slavery trial told Nottinghamshire Live07:25
Fifth of UK victims of criminal exploitation are children, research reveals Children & Young People Now07:43
Albanian drugs gangs running cannabis farms across Britain are posing as victims of modern… Mail Online14:31
Task force celebrates first-year success in tackling modern slavery Humberside Police (Press Release)13:11

Knife Crime

Woman, 36, charged with stab murder of teenage boy Evening Standard12:32
Boy, 14, stabbed 'multiple times' on basketball court in Lozells park Birmingham Live12:28
Valuable lessons can be learnt. Nub News, Oakham11:40
Boy, 14, in hospital after park stabbing BBC12:27
Have you seen Jordan McManus, 23, from Blackpool? Lancashire Police (Press Release)12:23

Murder

Woman, 36, charged with murder following stabbing of Levi Earnest Morrison in Sydenham on Saturday London News Online12:20
Wolverhampton murder trial due to start this week adjourned Express & Star12:19
Murder investigation launched after woman, 26, found dead in Horsforth, Leeds Yorkshire Post11:56
Police name St Leonards murder victim as man is charged Bexhill Observer10:12
Man charged in connection with St Leonards murder Sussex Police (Press Release)10:02

Organised Crime

Line of Duty: Explaining the ending of Episode 4 Belfast Live08:25
Guns and drug gangs targeted as new crime taskforce set up in Merseyside Liverpool Echo10:23
Acid attack Scots journalist turned MSP vows to root out organised crime and clean up streets Daily Record04:58
Scot Christopher Hughes denies being involved in the murder of Dutch crime writer Martin Kok Glasgow Evening Times17:22
Mobile phones and drugs seized in Forest Bank cell raids Hits Radio11:55

Prostitution

Three suspected human traffickers arrested as part of investigation into modern day slavery Northumbria Police (Press Release)13:52
Police rescue four women in raids targeting North-East sex trafficking The Northern Echo13:50
Student who 'could barely afford food now makes £7,200 a month on OnlyFans' Mirror.co.uk18:07 10-Apr-21
Wild West prostitutes, gamblers and gunfighters loved Irish angel Belfast News Letter06:15 9-Apr-21
Restaurateur says 'criminals, sex workers and drug dealers' are plaguing street yards from his… Manchester Evening News15:58 7-Apr-21

Robbery

Asda nappy gang targeted stores across Lancashire in £160k theft spree Lancs Live08:21
Man's hand slashed in attack near Lidl and Asda Liverpool Echo17:12
Shopkeeper describes terrifying moment armed robbers confronted her and and 13-year-old daughter Nottinghamshire Live15:51
Appeal following attempted knifepoint robbery in Runcorn Cheshire Police (Press Release)15:21
Knife-wielding robbers punched man in the face to steal his e-scooter Bournemouth Daily Echo14:25

Sex Crime Cases

Man jailed for nine years after being found guilty of rape Leicestershire Police (Press Release)13:27
Man cleared of attempting to rape little girl when he was 15 Cornwall Live13:10
Jury clears man in sexual assault trial The Carlisle News & Star12:00
Man wanted in connection with Kings Cross sex assault Islington Gazette09:49
Suspended sentence for sex offender who breached court order This is Wiltshire12:08

Youth Crime

Teens jailed for burglary spree in latest strike against Coventry gangs West Midlands Police17:50
Murder investigation launched after teenage boy stabbed to death Evening Standard21:51
New pictures released of Wales’ Most Wanted man who fled after teenager's murder Free Press Series11:57
Murder accused joined gang to fund drug habit Kent Messenger06:03
Family of teen who died in hit-and-run left 'broken' by her death - her killer is likely to be… Manchester Evening News20:32

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