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Psychiatrist to examine Shindo Kaur of Holbrooks

By Staff Reporter A COVENTRY woman accused of stabbing her mother-in-law to death is to be examined by a psychiatrist before the murder charge is put to her. Shindo Kaur, aged 60, is accused of murdering 80-year-old Swarn Kaur at...

Posted by Esh Capelo on January 5, 2009 9:19 AM

How gang planned brutal M40 killing in an Earlsdon supply shop

By Emma Stone THE brutal killing of Hell's Angel Gerry Tobin by a rival biker gang was planned at a small garage just off one of Coventry's busiest suburban shopping areas. Supreme Harley Supplies in Warwick Street, Earlsdon, was the...

Posted by Esh Capelo on November 28, 2008 9:04 AM

Remanded on charge of murder of Foleshill woman

By Staff Reporter A man has been remanded in custody charged with the murder of a 35-year-old woman who was stabbed to death at her home in Coventry. Zakarya Rezaia, 28, appeared before a judge at Birmingham Crown Court but...

Posted by Esh Capelo on November 25, 2008 9:12 AM

Man Murdered In West Ealing

A murder investigation has been launched after a man was shot dead in West Ealing on Friday night. An ambulance was called at about 8.50pm on Friday to a man shot in an alleyway off Cavendish Avenue....

Posted by James Gates on November 24, 2008 9:34 AM

Murder Charge For Southall Man

A man has been formally charged with the murder of his wife at their home in Southall last month. Aftab Khan, 47, had been charged with the attempted murder of Shireen Khan, 41, at Hillary Road on October 4....

Posted by James Gates on November 5, 2008 5:20 PM

Alleged Murderer To Stand Trial

A man accused of a double murder at an anti-gun demonstration in Southall six years ago is to stand trial at the Old Bailey in April next year. Shakah Anderson, 27, allegedly shot Mohamed Korneh and Selorn Gbesemete, both 21,...

Posted by James Gates on November 3, 2008 11:40 AM

Bob Woolmer - It's Just Not Cricket

The Case The 2007 World Cup was supposed to be a relaxed affair as the West Indies played host to a carnival of cricket. But the peace and quiet of this most tranquil of international sporting occasions was ripped...

Posted by Ben Goldby on October 29, 2008 6:59 PM

Dr David Kelly - A very British murder?

The Case When the BBC and the government clashed over the "45 minute" dossier that took Britain to war in Iraq there was always going to be trouble. But no-one could have imagined that the heated battle over whether...

Posted by Ben Goldby on October 15, 2008 7:21 PM

Jeremy Lewis remanded in custody over Bernard Ryan's murder

By Staff Reporter A 45-YEAR-OLD man accused of stabbing a disabled Coventry man to death has been remanded in custody until his trial some time next year. Jeremy Lewis, of James Galloway Close, Ernesford Grange, Coventry, appeared at Warwick Crown...

Posted by Esh Capelo on October 8, 2008 8:37 AM

Sorrow over Bernard Ryan's death is felt in Ireland

By Emma Stone CRIME REPORTER THE DEATH of a disabled man in Coventry has had an impact on those that knew him across the Irish Sea. Friends of Bernard Ryan, whose body was discovered by police in a house in...

Posted by Esh Capelo on October 2, 2008 10:29 AM

Millionaire Denies Murder

A wealthy businessman denied killing his wife more than nine years after she vanished without trace. Martin Hale, 51, is accused of murdering his wife Maureen, who was last seen alive on June 22, 1999....

Posted by James Gates on September 25, 2008 11:43 AM

Hanwell Father Murderer Accused

A man has been remanded in custody to stand trial for the murder of a young father from Hanwell. Colin Welsh, 40, of no fixed abode, appeared at south Western Magistrates' Court yesterday accused of murdering Elliot Guy after a...

Posted by James Gates on September 25, 2008 11:40 AM

Shock at death of Ernesford Grange disabled man

By Emma Stone CRIME REPORTER THE BROTHER of a disabled Coventry man found dead in a city house has paid tribute to an "inspiring man with a fantastic personality". Michael Ryan has spoken of his grief following the discovery of...

Posted by Esh Capelo on September 25, 2008 8:58 AM

Reporting restrictions on Rhys Jones accused end

BY DAILY POST CORRESPONDENT A TEENAGER accused of murdering schoolboy Rhys Jones in Liverpool can now be named as Sean Mercer. Mercer, of Good Shepherd Close, Croxteth, turned 18 on Wednesday and loses the legal protection banning publication of the...

Posted by Ben Schofield on September 17, 2008 1:05 PM

Murder frenzy

I got caught up in a bit of unwanted excitement earlier this week when my block of flats in Birmingham city centre became the focus of a national murder investigation....

Posted by Sam Thorne on September 17, 2008 12:06 PM

9/11 - Catastrophe or Conspiracy?

The Case Very few days in history truly change the world forever. Whatever the truth of what happened on 11 September 2001, it was undoubtedly one of those days. More than 3,000 people lost their lives as two airliners...

Posted by Ben Goldby on September 11, 2008 1:00 AM

Liverpool Science Festival - author events

The BA festival of Science visits Liverpool this September and there is a whole host of lectures planned including some that writers may find interesting. I'm certainly hoping to attend one or two on the events....

Posted by Susan Humphreys on July 23, 2008 9:15 AM

Murder plot trial begins over shooting

By Emma Stone CRIME REPORTER THE TRIAL of five men who have been charged with conspiring to murder a Coventry dad after he was gunned down in a city street has started in Liverpool. Mohammed Rashid, who is in his...

Posted by Esh Capelo on June 24, 2008 9:21 AM

Perhaps doing time isn't enough anymore?

I wonder how many of you were as sickened as I was by convicted murderer Mark Dixie's pathetic defence that he didn't kill model Sally Anne Bowman but that he 'only' had sex with her dead body? I am so...

Posted by Veron Graham on February 28, 2008 8:31 AM

This week's news

I've just been speaking with my news editor Ben Steele and this week's papers are certainly going to be jam packed with news. For the first time since I have been editor we have a 64 page newspaper, so everyone...

Posted by Julie Voyce on May 23, 2007 9:39 AM