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  Intruders threatened to slice mum's unborn baby from stomach and slit children's throats

  May 21st, 2013

  A judge has said a family's ordeal at the hands of three masked robbers was 'very, very serious’...

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  Judge admits he should have jailed teen burglar - 11 days before he burgled again

  May 3rd, 2013

  A judge has apologised to a burglary victim – for giving the serial thief who robbed him a second...

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  Baby shot dead while dad changed her nappy - months after she was shot in mother's womb

  Mar 13th, 2013

  A six-month-old baby girl has died after she was shot five times during an attack on her father -...

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  Dad's guilt: 'I should have done more to protect my son from axe-wielding robber'

  Jan 31st, 2013

  A devastated dad has revealed how he feels 'less of a man' for not fighting back hard enough...

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  Missing boy abducted as a five-year-old is found alive and well 19 years later

  Jan 14th, 2013

  Richard Wayne Landers Jr who went missing aged five has been discovered safe and well 19 years...

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  Boy of 12 walks free from court despite 20 crimes including sexual assault

  Jan 4th, 2013

  A court has been forced to allow a boy of 12 who carried out more than 20 criminal acts – including...

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  Two thirds of Brits would walk-on-by rather than confront troublemakers

  Dec 12th, 2012

  According to a poll by YouGov, 64 per cent of Brits would ignore a gang of teens who were drinking...

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  Teen burglar spends 13 hours in wardrobe after homeowner returns

  Nov 27th, 2012

  A teenage burglar ended up hiding in a wardrobe for 13 HOURS after he was disturbed mid-break in.

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  Young People of the Year Awards: One dad's battle to change our paranoid perceptions of...

  Oct 23rd, 2012

  It’s a scenario familiar to us all. On your way home, you see a group of teenagers standing around...

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