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A van driver left his friend in the road to die after a horror crash as he rushed to dispose of three bags of cocaine, before begging police to tell him 'is she alive'.

Two gun thugs who carried out the "public execution" of a beloved dad-of-two were found guilty of murder today.

A man whose DNA was discovered on a bullet casing left at the scene of a "public execution" was cleared of murder on March 29.

A teenager has admitted to killing his younger sister at a caravan park.

A vicious gang whose targeted robbery led to the death of an innocent man “partied the night away” as their victim lay dying on his bed.

Manchester Evening News reported. Mason had paid Alex, who lived in Pickmere, near Knutsford, more than £2,000 over a three week period, in an attempt to stop his secret coming out.On December 12, 2019, Mason picked up Alex from outside his house and drove him to a secluded woodland, prosecutor Ian Unsworth QC told jurors.It was there that the popular schoolboy was beaten to death with a large metal wrench, in a vicious attack described by a pathologist as a “violent, repetitive assault with a blunt weapon”.

The ex-girlfriend of a teen accused of murder has told a court he broke down in tears and told her about the killing.

The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxAn apprentice mechanic is accused of bludgeoning his 15-year-old lover to death, a court has heard.It's reported that Matthew Mason, 19, paid 15-year-old Alex Rodda more than £2,000 to stop him reporting their relationship.Mason is accused of beating Mr Rodda with a wrench in woods in Ashley, Cheshire, on December 12, 2019.Opening the trial at Chester Crown Court on Monday, Ian Unsworth QC, prosecuting, said: "The case for the prosecution is that Matthew Mason took Alexander Rodda to the woods on the pretence of sexual activity and then murdered him in cold blood."He said the defendant, who was 18 years old at the time, had known Alex

Cour t on Monday, Ian Unsworth QC, prosecuting, said the case for the prosecution was that "Matthew Mason took Alexander Rodda to the woods on the pretence of sexual activity and then murdered him in cold blood." He said the defendant, then 18, and Alex had known each other for some months before his death and "enjoyed an intimate sexual relationship".Mr Unsworth said Alex, a pupil at Holmes Chapel High School, was struck with at least 15 heavy blows in the "brutal" and "merciless" attack in a remote wooded area near Ashley, not far from Bowdon in Cheshire.He added: "Alex did not stand a chance.

An apprentice mechanic bludgeoned his 15-year-old lover to death after paying more than £2,000 to stop him reporting their relationship, a court has heard.