Teen parents jailed after their 15-day-old baby was found with 100 rat bites leaving skull exposed
Erica Shyrock, 19, and her 18-year-old boyfriend, Charles Elliott, have been jailed for 5 years after their baby was bitten by rats in Magnolia, Arkansas.
Couple 'told 13-year-old boy he will die from 7 brain tumours to make money from donations'
Ginny Irovando Long and Robert Edward Long, from Fort Walton Beach, Florida, face 9 counts of fraud and one count of child abuse after being arrested on Thursday (1 February).
'Deacon of Death' who killed at least 5, including his mother, by injecting air into their veins jailed
Ivo Poppe, a deacon and nurse, was jailed for 27 years in Bruges, Belgium, for killing five people. The 61-year-old had been accused of six murders.
Teenager stabbed budding male model who died in front of parents after girlfriend 'joke'
A jury at Birmingham Crown Court found a 17-year-old boy guilty of stabbing 26-year-old James Brindley to death in Aldridge, Walsall, West Midlands in June last year.
Teenage tearaways shot two men in the face because they 'desperately needed cannabis'
The two 16-year-olds, from Kirkdale and Everton, in Liverpool, used a gas-powered BB gun to rob a taxi driver and a newsagent to steal money to spend on the Class B drug.
Boy, 18, shot in the head in front of mum after 'he hit constable with his own baton'
Steven Bertrand was shot at the Maniwaki courthouse, in Quebec, on Wednesday (31 January) when after he reportedly got into an argument with a special constable.
Drug dealer concealed heroin and crack cocaine in Kinder Eggs, court told
Levi Gough, 22, has been jailed for three-years at Sheffield Crown Court after 35 wraps of heroin, and 77 wraps of crack cocaine, were discovered.
Boyfriend of mother-of-9 charged with murder after her disabled 5-year-old son was found buried in garden
The remains of 5-year-old Jordan Rodriguez were discovered in the back garden of a home shared by Larissa Rodriguez and her boyfriend Christopher Rodriguez, in Cleveland, Ohio.
Man who tied-up and raped 13-year-old girl spared prison because he is blind
Benjamin Lawrence Petty, 36, of Spencer, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to 15 years on probation after he accepted rape charges and a plea deal was arranged.
Female paedophile said she was 'monster' for collecting stash of child porn and grooming girl
Michaela Sheldrake, 41, has been jailed for seven years after being caught with a huge stash of child porn and taking indecent pictures of a girl who she had groomed.
Glamour model who claimed she kissed Amir Khan faces jail after handgun found in cupboard
Model Sandy Hunter, 33, from Dagenham, Essex, claims Khan kissed her and slapped her bottom in a London hotel after he had appeared on ITV with his pregnant wife Faryal Makhdoom.
Hamas co-founder dies after 'accidentally shooting himself in head while cleaning gun'
Imad al-Alami, a senior Hamas figure, was declared a 'specially designated global terrorist' by the US in 2003 but was shot in the head earlier this month.
Man arrested for 1994 sex attack and murder of 86-year-old woman who was stabbed and strangled to death
Amy Shepherd, 86, was found dead at her home in Wibsey in August 1994 and a post mortem revealed that she had been strangled, stabbed and sexually assaulted.
North Korea increases executions of corrupt military officials in purge as sanctions bite, says US
North Korea is also cutting back on training exercises as new crippling sanctions take hold, according to General Vincent K Brooks, commander of US Forces in Korea.
Pregnant mother-of-four handcuffed and starved 'very thin' son, 8, out of jealousy, police say
Melissa Miranda, 33, and her partner Josue Tovias, 28, were arrested on 27 January on suspicion of child abuse charges after the boy's appearance began changing at school.
Charles Manson-obsessed neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division linked to 5 killings
Four alleged members of Neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division have been linked to five murders in California, Florida and Virginia over the past year.
Masked woman 'tried to snatch 4-year-old girl from H&M while the girl's mother shopped'
Polish national Anna Kaminska, 26, allegedly approached the girl and told her 'just come with me' at the Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre, in Edinburgh.
Man who grew 14 cannabis plants to treat debilitating medical condition is spared jail
Sheffield Crown Court was told the 14 plants Dean Gilbourne was growing in Doncaster could yield 1.26kg. He was handed a 26-week prison sentence, suspended for 12-months.
'Thelma and Louise' couple go on the run with pet hamster after mugging massage parlour boss with mallet
Zoe Hickey, 29, and her partner Imogen Mellor, 28, went on the run after attacking Kevin Garfoot with a rubber mallet and then kicked and punched him in the head in Blackpool.
Muslim convert ex-soldier pledged allegiance to Isis before execution-style killing of security guard
Ex-soldier Joshua Cummings, 38, was found guilty of the first-degree murder of 56-year-old Scott Von Lanken, a transit guard, in Denver last year.
Steven Seagal accused of raping woman at wrap party in 1993
Regina Simons, who was 18 at the time, called the alleged assault 'very predatory, very aggressive and traumatising' during an interview on NBC's Megyn Kelly Today.
Teenager murdered friend with meat cleaver after Snapchat emoji row about who was 'toughest'
Abdulrahman Ali, 16, from Tottenham, north London, sent laughing emojis on a group chat when Osman Sharif Soufi, also 16, claimed he was toughest.
Panic as 52 baboons escape from their enclosure at Paris zoo
Visitors to Paris's Zoological Park were evacuated and the tourist attraction closed as staff try to lure animals back to enclosures on Friday (26 January).
Fetish club DJ who collected animal and child porn caught when he left images on USB stick
David Dawson known by his DJ name 'Dave the Butcher' ran 'Kage Club' events in Bury, Greater Manchester, before a USB stick was found that contained disgusting images.
Teenager, 17, promoted jihad after extremist material found in two hospital prayer rooms, court hears
Extremist material including lectures by the banned al-Qaeda preacher Anwar al-Awlaki were discovered in prayer rooms at the Royal London Hospital and University College Hospital
Ex-Manchester City player turned crime boss jailed over 'professional' money laundering ring
Ryan McDowell, 33, from St Helens in Merseyside, who was a youth player at Manchester City has now been jailed after police made cash seizures in 2014, totalling over £230,000.
Deacon 'addicted to Ashley Madison killed wife and faked suicide after emailing hitman on Dark Web'
Stephen Allwine, 44, a deacon and church elder with the United Church of God allegedly had at least three affairs with women he met on the dating website, Ashley Madison.
Host celebrating his 21st birthday party kills himself after accidentally shooting dead best friend
Zachary Woodcock, from Merrill, Michigan, accidentally shot dead his best friend, Richard Skillman at his 21st birthday party on Friday (19 January).
Woman 'raped, tortured and had ovaries ripped out by cannibal gang who ate her and killed husband'
Cristina Amaral, 44, from Camaçari, in the State of Bahia, was found decayed and buried in a shallow grave in her back garden alongside her husband.
Armed 11-year-old boy on skateboard pointed gun at cashier in botched broad daylight robbery
Police in Stockton, California, are hunting for an 11-year-old boy after the attempted armed robbery of an ARCO petrol station on Monday (22 January).