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British murder suspect 'feared losing kids'
A British mum will be questioned after police found the bodies of her two children in her car.

Rockefeller case possible homicide
Police investigating the disappearance of millionaire businessman Herman Rockefeller said he "may have met with foul play".

'House of horrors' killer jailed for 23 years
'House of horrors' killer Jason Somerville will spend at least 23 years in prison for crimes described as 'absolutely incomprehensible.'

Driver carjacked at knifepoint
A man will appear in court after stealing a car at knifepoint.

Australian sentenced to death in Kabul
A former Australian soldier has been sentence to death in Afghanistan for murdering an Afghan security guard and then accusing the Taliban for the crime.

Murder accused had link to woman at house - police
One of the men accused of Dean Browne's murder had a "loose connection" to the woman who lived at the address where his body was found.

'Cowardly attack' left toddler like stroke victim
Relatives of a 22-month-old girl shaken and dropped when she would not stop crying are upset at her attacker's sentence.

Mercy killings undertaken by two mums, only one goes to jail
Both are loving mothers, who after years of devoted care to their disabled children felt they had no choice but to take the law into their own hands but while one was allowed to walk free from court yesterday the other will go to jail.

Victim 'dragged down by his lifestyle'
When Dean Browne's former girlfriend heard he had been murdered and dumped in a New Plymouth garage, she knew his lifestyle had finally caught up with him.

Man who twisted cat's head off in front of family jailed
A man who tore the head off a kitten in front of his family has been sentenced to two years and four months in prison.

Pressure grows in Britain for publication of 'torture boys' report
In the United Kingdom, calls are growing by opposition politicians and the public that the full report of the review of the case of two brothers who savagely attacked a pair of boys in Edlington, South Yorkshire, should be made public.

Police identify body found in garage
Police have identified the man who was apparently killed and his body dumped in a New Plymouth garage.

Murder inquiry after body found in garage
Police have been unable to identify the body of a man found in a New Plymouth garage last night.

Worst killers not covered under three strikes law
A proposed three strikes law would have done nothing to prevent some of New Zealand's most notorious killings, critics say.

Killer stole the love of my life, says grieving partner
Diane Elizabeth White died of head injuries after she was allegedly attacked by her neighbour on a suburban Hamilton street.