HISTORICAL FACTS: 3 - Caught on Camera

Mother convicted of killing her four-month-old baby girl

A jury unanimously convicted Melissa Wilband of manslaughter.

Evening Standard · Apr 2, 2025

Husband jailed for three years after killing abusive wife in ‘tragic’ case

Charles Graham, 78, strangled his wife of nearly 50 years Davinia, 67, in their home in Cheltenham after she threatened to stab him.

Evening Standard · Mar 6, 2025

Police make fresh appeal 15 years after father’s disappearance

Colleagues of Donavan Van Lill raised the alarm on March 3 2010 when he did not show up for work that afternoon at a leisure centre in Chippenham.

Evening Standard · Mar 4, 2025

Man who committed grievous bodily harm on baby jailed for 21 years

Judge Julian Lambert described the impact of Tom Kember’s actions as ‘utterly catastrophic’.

The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2025

Man murders paedophile suffering with Alzheimer’s in ‘brutal attack’ after ‘exploiting him for money’

Anthony Gardiner carved ‘I am a n**** killer’ onto his dinner plate while in prison for a violent robbery, after killing 76-year-old John Coxon

The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2025

‘Beloved’ lollipop lady, 49, killed after car crashes into mother-of-four with drink driver jailed

Ashley Billing, 39, was sentenced to nine years in prison over the death of Rebecca Ashmead, 49

The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2025

Three people appear in court charged with assisting Knowle West murderers

The defendants will next appear before Bristol Crown Court in February.

Evening Standard · Jan 7, 2025

Four teenagers detained for life for murdering innocent boys

Mason Rist, 15, and Max Dixon, 16, were chased and cut down by a gang of youths armed with machetes in Bristol.

Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2024

Four teenage killers detained for life for murdering innocent boys in Bristol

Mrs Justice May described how Max Dixon and Mason Rist had been attacked where they lived.

Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2024

She thought her son was at home playing PlayStation. But what happened next was every parent’s worst nightmare

Riley Tolliver, 18, Kodishai Wescott, 17, and two other teenagers have been sentenced for the murders of Mason Rist and Max Dixon

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2024