CRIME

Marilyn Hartman, a 'serial stowaway' pensioner, was caught by customs officials after sneaking onto a British Airways flight from Chicago to London.

Mujahid Arshid googled 'acid bath murderer' and researched infamous killer John George Haigh, before he killed his niece and attacked another woman with a knife, a court has heard.

Comic Steve Brown was performing at the Comedy House in Columbia, South Carolina, when a man in the front row took issue with his act.

Police are hunting a gang of thieves who burst into homes to steal jewellery and cash and douse their victims with bleach to hide DNA evidence.

Lawyers for a murderer on death row have filed a petition that he should face a firing squad after a previous lethal injection execution was botched.

Mafia boss Fausto Pellegrinetti arrested in Alicante, Spain, after spending 25 years on the run from police. He has been charged with drug trafficking and money laundering.

A thug stamped on a woman's head and robbed her of just £20 while witnesses filmed the attack on their smartphones.

Adil Sultan, originally from Pakistan, had travelled from Sunderland to Middlesbrough in August 2017 to meet the girl.

Malaysian man who slapped Muslim woman because she was not wearing a hijab arrested in Bukit Tengah, in northern state of Penang.

The incident allegedly took place in the Malaysian state of Kedah and the video was posted on Facebook.

Police release footage after male victim left with life-changing injuries following collision on Normanton Road.

The Malaysian man is also accused of repeatedly molesting and raping a 12-year-old girl at the charity home.

Police in the Indian state of West Bengal were able to arrest the men after they robbed two others as part of their scam.

"Finbar Shirley had taken an unhealthy interest in the house and then calmly attacked the woman without hesitation," said investigating officer DC Steve Day.

Along with a Nile crocodile, police found an arms stockpile including 40 Kalashnikovs.

Serial black cab rapist John Worboys could be awarded damages if judicial review of his release fails.

A couple in Michigan have been charged with murder after a 4-year-old girl died in a 'scalding bath'.

A 54-year-old man has been arrested after an 8-year-old girl died of stab wounds in hospital. The man is expected to be questioned shortly.

Former Memphis Grizzlies basketball player Lorenzen Wright was shot dead in 2010. His wife Sherra Wright has been charged with his murder.

Ritu Chhabra was shot at least four times in the chest, stomach and shoulder from a close range with a .32 bore gun by the student.

The gang-rape incident is said to have taken place on 18 January in the north Indian city of Ludhiana, Punjab.

Billy Lambert, brother of Louise Anna Turpin, said that her sister had recently told him that she and David Turpin were planning to have their 14th child in 2018.

Dori Myers, who teaches social science at The New School for Leadership and the Arts in Kingsbridge, New York City, was arrested on Friday, 19 January, night.

A major police operation is underway in St James parish following a spate of murders. British tourists have been urged to remain in their hotels.

Sussex police boarded a British Airways plane and arrested the pilot after crew noticed he smelled of alcohol and contacted authorities.

Police in Elizabeth City, North Carolina have charged Bradley Hardison with three felony offences over a break-in at a local donut restaurant.

The mystery surrounding the deaths of three alpacas brutally killed in Buckinghamshire may be part of a local planning dispute.

Disturbing pictures released by South Devon Animal Rights on Facebook allegedly show an activist with significant facial injuries after clashing with a huntsman.

Kane Gamble used a computer at his parent's home to impersonate then-CIA director John Brennan and other senior figures.