United Kingdom Crime Cases - Links to cases on Websleuths *No Discussion* #2

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UK- PC Yvonne Fletcher, 25, gunned down by shots fired from inside Libyan Embassy, London, 17/4/84, *Ex-colleague launches private action on suspect*

April 2024 By Dominic Casciani, https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-68826304 ''A police officer who held the hand of his dying colleague after she was shot 40 years ago is launching a private prosecution of one of the suspects. PC Yvonne Fletcher was killed when gunmen in London's then Libyan...

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[dotr]

UK - UK- Aimee, 38, left home for a walk without her personal possessions or medication, Bristol, 22 April 2024, *Vulnerable*

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/live-missing-woman-last-seen-9240955?int_source=nba ''She is described as 'vulnerable' and concern is growing for her welfare. Aimee left her home for a walk at 1.30pm yesterday, Monday, April 22, and has not been seen since. She is described as...

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[Luwin]

Wales - Girl arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after teachers and pupil stabbed at school

Two teachers and a pupil are injured in a stabbing at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman in Carmarthenshire All three are in hospital, but the extent of their injuries is not yet known A teenage girl has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and is in custody After being locked down in classrooms since...

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[Luwin]

UK - murder inquiry after human torso found in woodland, Salford

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-68902090 Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a human torso was found wrapped in plastic at a nature reserve. The male victim, found near a bunker in Salford's Kersal Dale Wetlands on 4 April, remains unidentified. Greater...

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[Luwin]

Amended link for above thread - didn't realise I'd created a duplicate

UK - UK - Manchester. Human torso found in woodland, Salford , 4th April 2024

My guess on this and it’s only a guess is that the guy arrested could have been SA by the victim. The choice of body parts left to be found is telling. JMO

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[AcbMurders]

UK - Lisa Welford, 49, body pulled from North Yorkshire river, Malton, 24 April 2024 *arrest*

https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/24283499.malton-man-charged-murder-lisa-welford/ A police spokesperson said: " We’re now in a position to name the woman who sadly died after being pulled from the River Derwent at Malton on Wednesday as 49-year-old Lisa Welford from Malton. “Detectives...

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[dotr]

New thread, cold case.

UK - UK- Karen Reed, 33, fatally shot 5X, killer disguised as pizza delivery man, possible contract killing of wrong target, Surrey, 30/4/94,*New appeal*

https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/karen-reed-murder-investigation-crimestoppers-20245486 ByJames Gamble Saffron Otter Assistant Features Editor 29 Apr 2024 https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/chilling-murder-karen-reed-doorstep-32697061 ''Police have today issued a fresh appeal in...

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[bobbymkii]

UK - Critical incident in Hainault. 5 people stabbed. 36 year old man arrested

https://news.sky.com/story/hainault-latest-stabbings-reported-as-man-with-sword-attacks-people-near-tube-station-13126112

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[bobbymkii]

UK Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire: Farmer arrested over burglary shooting death

A farmer is being questioned on suspicion of murder and attempted murder over the shooting of two men during a burglary in Derbyshire, the BBC understands. Derbyshire Police was called to reports of a burglary in Eccles Road, in Whaley Bridge, at 01:20 BST on Wednesday. Officers found a...

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[Luwin]

UK - Rebecca Joynes, teacher, accused of sex offence against 2 pupils

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13395477/Maths-teacher-rebecca-joynes-sex-pupil-pregnant-court.html Rebecca Joynes' appearance was 'definitely' the talk of pupils in her class, the boy said in a police interview played to jurors on the second day of the 30-year-old's trial for sex...

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[CocktailQueen]

Is there a thread for the 5 month old LEGOLAND Windsor baby death? The mother has been arrested on suspicion of neglect.

Legoland Windsor: Baby who suffered cardiac arrest at theme park dies Legoland Windsor: Baby who suffered cardiac arrest at theme park dies

 

[Luwin]

UK - women die in house fire, Wolverhampton- arrests

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c72p01klg79o A third man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after two women in their early 20s died in a house fire in Wolverhampton. Four other people were taken to hospital after the fire in Dunstall Hill shortly before 02:00 BST on Saturday. Three...

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[dotr]

UK - UK- Michelle Conroy, 57, last seen Queen's Drive area of Glasgow, 18 May '24, *"extremely unusual" disappearance, Active search*

https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/24330316.extremely-unusual-concerns-grow-missing-woman/ ''Police are investigating the "extremely unusual" disappearance of a Rutherglen woman. Michelle Conroy, 57, was last seen around 5.55pm last night in the Queen's Park, Queen's Drive area of...

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[dotr]

UK- ' Operation Painter', Cold Case Investigators: Solving Britain's Sex Crimes , May 2024

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/28021687/cold-case-investigators-solving-britains-sex-crimes-bbc/ ''Cold Case Investigators: Solving Britain's Sex Crimes looks at the cutting-edge science in identifying the suspects in previously unsolved sex offences. The series follows a group of determined...

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[dotr]

UK - UK- James ‘Jimmy’ Adams, 46, glass collector @ New Beehive pub, fatally stabbed 22X @ public toilet, Bradford, 26/5/81, *New initiative*

May 24 '24 rbbm https://uk.news.yahoo.com/cold-case-detectives-message-ahead-000000670.html ''James 'Jimmy' Adams had just finished his shift as a glass collector at the New Beehive pub He said his goodbyes and headed for home - but the 46-year-old would never make it. ''Instead of walking...

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[dotr]

UK- LGBTQ+ Londoners targeted by Colombian thieves who used fake Grindr profiles and sleeping drug, 2024

https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/lgbtq-londoners-targeted-colombian-thieves-29238783?int_source=nba May 25 '24 ''A pair of Colombian thieves flew to the UK to spike and rob Londoners by luring victims with fake dating profiles and knocking them out with sleeping pills. Brandon...

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[dotr]

UK - UK- Olive Wilkinson, 36, sustained fatal injuries in her family home, Montague Street, Cleethorpes, 10 June '83, *New initiative*

May 30 '24 https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-news/family-release-never-before-seen-9314904 ''On Friday, 10 June, 1983, Olive Wilkinson, 36, was found dead having sustained fatal injuries inside her family home on Montague Street, Cleethorpes. A murder investigation was launched...

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[dotr]

UK national, missing in Turkey.

Gary Burns, 39, UK national, working @ bar in the resort of Icmeler, Turkey, Aug. 2016, *family received 'chilling message' that he was murdered*

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/devastated-family-fear-missing-man-13498885 2017 "The family of a Birkenhead man missing in Turkey have been told he was brutally murdered in a row over money – but said nobody would listen to them. This weekend marks a year since relatives of...

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[dotr]

UK- LE hunt for 'dangerous' South Norwood man, Mateo Valencia Cano, 24, after woman in 30s stabbed, Lewisham, 24 May '24

https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/police-hunt-dangerous-south-norwood-29294562?int_source=nba rbbm ''Police investigating the attempted murder of a woman in Lewisham have named a man they wish to speak to in connection with the incident. Officers were called to the scene at...

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[dotr]

UK national missing in Greece, 2021

Greece - Greece- David Wolstenhulme, 69, UK national (Yorkshire) on holiday, disappeared after leaving hotel for a hike, island of Serifos, 25 June 2021

David's wife Heide said she dearly loves her husband who vanished in 2021 https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/missing-brits-wife-believes-could-30486032 By Steven White 17 Jul 2023 A British holidaymaker missing for more than two years could have fallen down a sinkhole, believes his...

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