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Sunak says armed police need ‘clarity’ over powers after murder charge

The Metropolitan Police Commissioner has demanded legal protections for firearms officers after a Home Office review was announced.

The Independent UK

Armed police need clarity about legal powers, Sunak says

PM backs review after officers hand in weapons over charging of marksman with Chris Kaba murder

The Guardian - UK

Who is Chris Kaba and why his fatal shooting led to protests by Met police

Chris Kaba was killed by a single gunshot in south east London last year

The Independent UK

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Man charged with murder after woman dies from gunshot wound

Richard Basson, 44, will appear in court on Monday following the death of 37-year-old Carrie Slater

Evening Standard

Lucy Letby: Prosecutors to decide if killer nurse will face retrial

Letby was convicted of seven murders and six attempted murders but a jury could not reach a verdict on six further counts

Evening Standard

The Long Shadow’s creator and stars on bringing the Peter Sutcliffe serial killer case to TV: ‘It took a long time to unravel the terror’

A new ITV series highlights the flaws in the search for the murderer who terrorised the north of England in the late Seventies, and shines a spotlight on the victims’ stories, its cast and creator tell Katie Rosseinsky

The Independent UK

Prosecutors to decide if killer nurse Lucy Letby will face retrial

Letby was convicted of seven murders and six attempted murders but a jury could not reach a verdict on six further counts.

The Independent UK

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Alex Murdaugh lawyers say he can’t afford a second trial as they float explosive new murder suspect theory

Lawyers appeared at CrimeCon 2023 on Saturday in Orlando, Florida for ‘tell-all’ conversation

The Independent UK

Met police request support from army after officers down firearms

Officers in Greater London’s police force have put down weapons in protest at colleague’s murder charge

The Guardian - UK

Two arrested, murder case solved

Two people arrested for murdering Mahantesh Alagodi in Goravanakolla village. Investigation revealed that they got him drunk, strangulated him and made it look like a road accident.

The Hindu

Who is Chris Kaba and why his fatal shooting led to protests by Met police

Chris Kaba was killed by a single gunshot in south east London last year

The Independent UK

Man charged with murder after 53-year-old stabbed to death in north London

A man has been charged with murder after a fatal stabbing in north London.

Evening Standard

Man accused of throwing sex therapist off balcony presents no defence at murder trial

Gareth Pursehouse, 45, on trial for February 2020 death of sex therapist and author Amie Harwick

The Independent UK

Some UK police put down guns after an officer is charged with murder in the shooting of a Black man

London’s police force says some officers are refusing to conduct armed patrols after a colleague was charged with murder in the shooting of an unarmed Black man

The Independent UK

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India freezes visas for Canadians amid row over murder of Sikh separatist

India has suspended visa services in Canada citing security threats and asked Ottawa to prune its diplomats in Delhi, further escalating a diplomatic row over the killing of a Sikh separatist on Canadian soil.

Evening Standard

Army on standby as Met firearms officers protest against Chris Kaba murder charge

Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley demands legal protections for officers amid armed police revolt in open letter to Suella Braverman

The Independent UK

Army called in over Met police crisis as officers refuse to carry guns after colleague charged with murder

As officer faces charge over death of unarmed man Chris Kaba, home secretary announces review to ensure armed officers ‘have the confidence to do their jobs’

The Independent UK

Braverman orders review after armed police step back from firearms duties

Home Secretary Suella Braverman intervened after officers refused to carry out armed duties following a murder charge in a London police shooting.

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French rapper MHD handed 12 year jail term for youth's murder

French rapper MHD has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for the murder of a young man in Paris in 2018 during a fight between rival gangs.

The Independent UK

French rapper MHD jailed for 12 years for murdering young man in Paris

The rapper was charged with second-degree murder in 2019

The Independent UK

Murder investigation launched after woman, in 50s, dies with multiple injuries

The woman has been named as Alison Dodds

The Independent UK

Armed police step back from duties after murder charge over Chris Kaba death

More than 100 police officers have handed in their tickets, an accreditation to permit them to carry firearms while on the job, according to the BBC.

The Independent UK

BTK killer’s daughter wears prison-like orange at CrimeCon for ‘special convict in her life’ - live updates

Follow live updates as The Independent attends the true crime conference CrimeCon 2023 in Orlando, Florida

The Guardian - US

Texas death row inmate at mercy of supreme court – and junk science

Robert Roberson was convicted of murdering his two-year-old daughter on the basis of the now largely discredited shaken baby syndrome theory

The Guardian - UK

Dozens of Met officers refuse armed patrols after colleague’s murder charge

At least 70 police firearms officers are reconsidering carrying a gun after marksman to go on trial over death of Chris Kaba

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