Killer who blamed teen son for wife's death and two predatory cops among most notorious criminals jailed in the UK in October

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A delivery driver who murdered his wife, set fire to their home, and then blamed their teenage son and a man who bludgeoned a woman to death with a dumbbell were among the worst offenders sent to jail in the UK in the last month.

Other criminals facing lengthy jail terms include a self-styled 'assassin' who was encouraged by an AI chatbot to break into Windsor Castle with a loaded crossbow to kill the late Queen and a predatory police officer who violently raped his friend.

Five members of a Rochdale grooming gang, a former GCHQ worker who tried to kill a US spy and a widower who shot dead his daughter’s ex-partner and his father over a family court case were also locked up in October. READ MORE: Teenage killers, 'monsters', and drug-dealing brothers - The criminals locked up in Greater Manchester in October Read more court stories from the Manchester Evening News here. Lengthy sentences are handed to some of the worst offenders each month.

These are some of the most shocking court cases that have been widely reported in the UK in recent weeks. An eco-terrorist, who was radicalised on online forums, planted a potentially explosive device in one of Edinburgh’s tourist hotspots.