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Five youths in court after man fatally stabbed near supermarket

Five youths have appeared in court charged with murdering a man who was fatally stabbed near a supermarket. Ian Kirwan, who worked as a software engineer contractor for Jaguar Land Rover, died after an incident outside the Asda store in Jinnah Road, ...

06 Jun 2022 at 12:58

Supermarket murder trial shown CCTV of youths ‘handling knives’

A jury trying five teenagers accused of “acting as a pack” as they murdered a software engineer has been shown CCTV footage alleged to capture the moment the victim was stabbed in the heart. Prosecutors claim the enhanced film from a security ...

10 Nov 2022 at 15:53

Boy, 15, convicted of murdering innocent shopper after Asda toilet row

A 15-year-old boy has been found guilty of murdering an innocent shopper knifed to death after challenging the youth for messing about in a supermarket’s toilets. Jurors unanimously convicted the youngster on Wednesday after hearing how ...

18 Jan 2023 at 16:26

Boy, 15, detained for life after supermarket row knife murder

A 15-year-old boy has been detained at His Majesty’s pleasure for murdering a shopper after a row in a Redditch supermarket toilet, having travelled to the Worcestershire town planning to rob and deal drugs. The youngster was convicted ...

15 Feb 2023 at 15:29

Boy, 15, detained for life for ‘senseless’ supermarket stabbing murder

A 15-year-old boy has been detained for life for the “senseless” murder of a shopper after a row in a Redditch supermarket toilet, having travelled to the Worcestershire town planning to rob and deal drugs. The youngster was convicted ...

15 Feb 2023 at 16:33

26-year-old died after Covid jab following out-of-date advice at vaccine hub

A 26-year-old graduate died from a rare complication of the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine after being given out-of-date information about the risk of blood clots, an inquest has heard. Jack Hurn, who was originally from Devon but was ...

27 May 2022 at 21:04

Man shot dead by armed police after Christmas Eve standoff

A knife-wielding man was shot dead after an hours-long standoff with armed police on Christmas Eve. West Mercia Police said officers were called to Fownhope Close in Redditch, Worcestershire, at around 2pm on Tuesday after ...

25 Dec 2024 at 17:53

Software engineer ‘knifed to death by boy, 14, after challenging teenagers’

A software engineer was stabbed to death by a 14-year-old boy after challenging teenagers messing about in a supermarket’s toilets, the trial of five boys accused of murder has been told. Ian Kirwan was kicked by a ...

09 Nov 2022 at 18:15

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A 38st financial manager sheds 8st training for a 6km open water swim only to suffer kidney failure and sepsis and be told swimming saved his life

A 38st financial manager who shed 8st training to complete a 6km open water swim was suddenly struck down by kidney failure and potentially deadly sepsis – and was told by doctors that swimming had saved his life. ...

28 Jun 2022 at 09:10

Man, 39, shot dead by armed police on Christmas Eve

A 39-year-old man was shot dead by armed police on Christmas Eve. West Mercia Police said officers were called by West Midlands Ambulance Service to Fownhope Close in Redditch, Worcestershire, at around 2pm on ...

25 Dec 2024 at 15:24

Defendant in Cody Fisher murder trial made call ‘boasting’ of fight, jury told

One of three men accused of murdering a footballer in a nightclub made a phone call in which he boasted about knocking out his alleged victim and another man, a court has heard. Jurors were told Remy Gordon, ...

02 Feb 2024 at 15:00

Nightclub murder suspect accuses co-defendant of making up confession ‘lies’

A man accused of murdering a semi-professional footballer inside a nightclub has claimed a co-defendant has “manufactured” lies, including an alleged confession, to disguise his own involvement in the ...

23 Feb 2024 at 16:33

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