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A machete attack has left a man in hospital with head injuries. Police Scotland is investigating after the 31-year-old was attacked by a man armed with the weapon in Rhyber Avenue, Lanark, North Lanarkshire. In what is believed to be a targeted ...

10 Jun 2022 at 13:42

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Derry Court: Suspended sentence for Clooney Terrace 'machete' incident

Derry Magistrate's Court heard on Wednesday how a man was arrested after police investigated reports of someone running about with a machete in Clooney Terrace in the city because 'his mouth got the better of him.' Jason Murphy (31) of Dennet ...

21 Jun 2023 at 13:33

Twelve-year-old boy accused of playing fields murder admits possessing machete

One of two 12-year-old boys charged with murdering a man on playing fields has admitted possessing a machete at the scene. The youths, who cannot be named because of their age, appeared in person at Wolverhampton Crown Court, where they both ...

08 Apr 2024 at 14:14

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Jail for man caught with ‘machete-type' knife at Letterkenny bus station

A man caught by Gardai with a machete-type knife in his backpack at Letterkenny Bus Station has been jailed for five months. Ross Lappin appeared by video link at Letterkenny District Court this week. Garda Sergeant Jim Collins told the ...

17 Jan 2024 at 07:33

Young man fighting for life after machete attack

A 22-year-old man is fighting for his life and three other people were also injured in a stabbing at a pub in east London. Police were called to The Duke in Wood Street, Walthamstow, shortly after 8.15pm on Monday following reports of ...

14 Feb 2023 at 15:54

Plans to ban more machetes and zombie knives used by criminals in legal loophole

More machetes and zombie knives could be banned in England and Wales with criminals who buy or sell them facing up to two years in jail under Government plans. Certain types of the blades which are “designed to look menacing” and ...

18 Apr 2023 at 00:01

April trial date for 12-year-old boys charged with murder after park stabbing

Two 12-year-old boys charged with murder and possessing a machete will face trial in April. The youths, who cannot be named because of their age, made a 25-minute video-link appearance at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Friday, ...

05 Jan 2024 at 11:09

Jury sworn in to try 12-year-olds accused of machete murder

A jury has been sworn in to try two 12-year-old boys charged with murdering a man who was attacked with a machete on playing fields in Wolverhampton. The youths, who cannot be named because of their age, have both pleaded ...

01 May 2024 at 13:56

Machete attack victim died from 23cm-deep stab wound, murder trial jury told

A victim of a fatal machete attack was killed by a 23cm-deep wound which almost went the whole way through his body, a pathologist has told a court. Jurors were told that the weapon went into the victim’s back, between ...

03 May 2024 at 14:55

Boys, 12, searched online for news articles about machete murder, court told

Two 12-year-old boys accused of murdering a man with a machete had screenshots of knives on their phones and searched online for news articles about the attack, a court has heard. The defendants, who cannot be named ...

02 May 2024 at 12:38

Two 12-year-olds killed man with machete blows to the skull and heart, jury told

Two 12-year-old boys used a machete to murder an “utterly defenceless” man, slashing his legs and inflicting an injury that went through his back and ribs into his heart, a court has heard. Jurors were told that ...

02 May 2024 at 13:13

Boy, 12, accused of murder claims co-defendant attacked victim with machete

A 12-year-old charged with a machete murder has claimed his alleged victim put him a headlock and was then stabbed by a second youth of the same age. The defendant, who cannot be named because of a court order, ...

16 May 2024 at 13:20

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