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'I thought Fred West was just a dirty old man, it was the 70s': Teenage lodger reveals how she believed House of Horrors was 'a refuge' with 'innocuous' holes in the wall until serial killer started to molest her

04/10/25 08:24

When teenage Kathleen Richards arrived at the door of 25 Cromwell Street, she thought she had found a haven. It was Autumn 1977, and, aged just 17, Kathleen was grateful to Fred West, a well-known local handyman, for offering her a home. 'When Fred opened the door, he was friendly and smiley. More than anything, he seemed normal and ordinary, which I appreciated,' she shared....read

Heartbroken mother reveals her agony at losing son after his cocaine-fuelled father killed him in car crash - and shares teen's final brave act
05/09/25 04:01
A heartbroken mother from Cumbria, who lost her teenage son after his father crashed a van during a cocaine-induced seizure is calling for stricter laws regarding killer drivers.
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I heard my mother's murderer smash into her home on the Ring doorbell before beating her to death
21/08/25 12:40
Natasha Flynn-Farrell could only watch helplessly from her own home as Mears, 34, kicked in the front door and smashed the window of her mother's home in north Wales last October.
My father was bludgeoned to death in bed in a random attack as I slept blissfully unaware just feet away - now I'm hoping to finally track down his killer
26/07/25 12:19
Five-year-old Emma Childerley was asleep in her bedroom when her parents, Kevin and Denise, were brutally bludgeoned in their beds at the family's Nottinghamshire home in February 1990.
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I was refused entry onto a fairground ride because of my weight- so I lost seven stone
09/07/25 02:34
Vanessa Gregory, from Cheshire, who was refused entry onto a fairground ride because of her weight has lost almost seven stone.
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British mother has not seen her son, six, for TWO years after her ex 'abducted him' and moved to Saudi Arabia - as she points finger at police for not listening to her warnings
29/06/25 10:55
Ranem, 27, from Wirral, was devastated when her ex-husband, Hamzah Faraj, abducted their six-year-old son, Ibrahim, and took him to Saudi Arabia in November 2022.
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I looked an ISIS terrorist in the eye as he slaughtered Brits on a beach in Tunisia... 10 years on, here's how I'm coping with the bittersweet twist of fate that saw me cheat death
26/06/25 02:42
Alison Caine from Staffordshire was staying in the Riu Imperial Marhaba with her husband Baron in June 2015 when a bittersweet twist of fate changed her life forever.
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Doctors dismissed my pregnant daughter, 19, when she complained of dizziness. Days later she collapsed and died - and then the unimaginable happened
16/06/25 09:36
Justine Ryan, from Atherton, Greater Manchester, had been so excited when her daughter, Mellodie-Ocean Jarman, announced she was having a baby.
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Mystery over 'heartbreaking' message in a bottle that left people in tears is solved as bereaved daughter reveals her late mother's final wishes
06/06/25 04:51
Single mum of five Wendy Chadwick always dreamed of seeing the world but could only manage holidays in the UK. But this has changed after her death.
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For 50 years, I carried my evil father's secret. When a decades-old letter revealed his most sickening lie of all, I finally had the proof I needed to expose him
30/05/25 10:51
A letter written by a doctor in the 1970s revealed a heinous lie about Sarah's childhood and it ended up being absolutely crucial in her fight for justice.
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I was raped by my dad from the age of three. I thought I'd escaped it, then attacks from my brother began. This is the crucial piece of evidence that brought me justice 50 years later
27/04/25 07:16
Sarah Sidebottom, 54, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, was raped by her father, Arthur William Bowditch, and her brother, Arthur Stephen Bowditch throughout her childhood.
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My boyfriend played the hero as bodyguard to Simon Cowell and Johnny Depp - but this is the horrific truth about how he abused me behind closed doors... and did something so unforgivable I had to leave
20/04/25 06:57
Stevie-Sara Russell, 43, from Chelmsford, Essex, was showered with gifts and compliments by close-protection officer John Hookings, who claimed he was employed by a string of celebrities.
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I didn't know I was fostered until my biological dad approached me in the park when I was 7 - just a few years later, he raped me and fathered my child. This is why I've decided to tell my daughter the truth about where she came from...
12/04/25 09:29
Stace Don, now 37, from Oldham, was taken into foster care as a baby after being neglected by her parents. When she finally met her father, everything went wrong..
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Lesley's stillborn daughter was whisked away by nurses and buried before she could cuddle her. After a 40 year search she finally found her grave - as a national scandal affecting thousands of mothers comes to light
31/03/25 12:19
Lesley Elkins, 70, from the Wirral, UK, was devastated when her first child, Rachael, was stillborn in 1982. She was not allowed to see her baby and was never told where she was buried.
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My husband locked me in the house for two years and monitored my every move through Alexa - but he said I was imagining it
08/03/25 09:08
Wayne Wellings, from Liverpool, forced Carolyn Shepherd to open the window to parcel delivery drivers while he was at work and would not allow her to leave the house.
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Kiena Dawes was 'failed' after her 'monstrous' partner was cleared of manslaughter over her suicide, victims of domestic violence say - as one bereaved mother claims jury 'didn't understand' devastating abuse
15/01/25 01:05
EXCLUSIVE: Women across the UK impacted by domestic violence shared Kiena's mother's disappointment at the outcome of the trial and three bravely spoke about their experiences.
Oldham grooming gang survivor says her 'whole life was smashed apart' by scandal as she bravely speaks out following government's decision against public inquiry
09/01/25 02:59
Sam Walker Roberts, 31, from Oldham, has been calling for a multi-agency inquiry into the failings for many years and has waived her right to anonymity.
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Woman who was repeatedly raped by her father and brother from the age of three reveals she had to have emergency surgery to repair internal damage - but her abusive parent told doctors she had 'fallen on a go-cart'
24/10/24 04:18
Sarah Sidebottom, 54, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, was raped and sexually abused by her father, Arthur William Bowditch, and her brother, Arthur Stephen Bowditch
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I had to identify my partner's body on the same day I had planned to propose to her
24/07/24 08:32
JJ Warner, 40, from Hull, reveals he had to identify his partner's body - on the same day he had planned to propose. Their holiday became a nightmare after Sophie's lifeless body was found on the balcony
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Mother of nine-month old boy who died hours after coming home from hospital when he was misdiagnosed with 'tonsillitis' says she's 'frightened to love her new baby'
02/04/24 10:06
Lucas Thomas Munslow, from Flint, north Wales was discharged from hospital with what doctors thought was tonsillitis. He passed away from acute bacterial meningitis later.
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I was sexually abused by my father from the age of six - he always said it wasn't his fault and my desperate letter to teachers was ignored
13/03/24 10:08
Trish Hinde, 37, from Manchester, was abused by her father from the age of six. After writing to her teachers as a child and going to the police five times, Gerard King was jailed in 2022.
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Monster who strangled his girlfriend as she cradled their baby and banned her from breastfeeding is jailed - as his tortured ex bravely speaks out about her years of hell
20/01/24 01:52
Serial abuser Jonathan Cole, 42, made his pregnant girlfriend Alexis Flavlin's life hell by ripping up their scan picture, forcing her to give birth alone and not allowing her to join baby groups.
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'Fit and healthy' mother, 24, who assumed she had piles from giving birth dies of bowel cancer
05/12/23 11:46
Mia Brehme, from Greater Manchester, was just 23 when she was given the devastating diagnosis earlier this year. Mia passed away last month, aged 24, four months after being diagnosed.
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My driving instructor sexually assaulted me for six months - he destroyed my teenage years and now walked free after only serving half of his prison sentence
13/11/23 10:20
Chenine Woods, 37, from Winsford, Cheshire, was subjected to a series of horrifying attacks at the hands of her driving instructor Frank Barham in 2003.
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Sister of Yousef Makki says her late brother's character was 'pulled apart' at 2019 trial that cleared his friend Joshua Molnar of stabbing him to death - because he was 'a working-class, mixed-race boy from a council estate'
31/10/23 04:16
Jade Akoum, 32, from Manchester, says last week's inquest held at Stockport Coroner's Court - which ruled Makki had been unlawfully killed - means 'his good character is restored'.
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Mother of schoolgirl Charlene Downes who was 'murdered and minced into kebabs' by Blackpool grooming gang reveals she's still 'stuck in that day' 20 years on from her disappearance
30/10/23 11:10
Karen Downes, mother of missing schoolgirl Charlene Downes, will release 20 white doves - 'one for each year' - to mark 20 years since she went missing in Blackpool.
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I caught my brother putting laxatives in my milk after setting up a camera near the fridge - I'm disgusted to see he will stop at nothing to get his hands on the family money
20/10/23 01:59
Despite not being particularly close with her sibling, the malice behind Robert McCabe's actions shocked Bury-based Sharon 'to the core'.
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My abusive ex smashed my phone, wouldn't let me out alone and threatened to bury me while I was pregnant - I thought I had to accept that's how life should be
18/10/23 03:45
Natalie Wood, 29, from West Yorkshire is speaking out after being 'love-bombed' by her ex partner George Bannister, 31, before he threatened to kill her
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My stepfather raped me from the age of 8 and I got not help from Victim Support - we have a flawed system that benefits paedophiles more than victims
09/10/23 03:42
Michelle Sallis, 27, from Wigan, Greater Manchester, was subjected to horrific sexual abuse by her depraved stepfather, David Sallis, who is now beginning a 14-year jail term.
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My stepfather raped me from the age of 8 and made a sick excuse when I finally confronted him in front of my mother
04/10/23 03:15
Michelle Sallis, 27, from Manchester, endured years of sexual abuse at the hands of her stepfather, David Sallis - who she's branded a 'monster' - when she was just a little girl
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I found out my husband was married to someone else after seeing photographs of his wedding online - so I shopped him to the police
31/08/23 03:01
Hayley Brown, 36, from Southport, married once-divorced Mark Rowlands, 47, in 2012 before splitting. She discovered he had married someone else after seeing images of their wedding online.
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A mystery stalker put me through nine years of sexually explicit abuse - I was horrified when his identity was finally revealed
26/07/23 10:40
Single mother Karen Smith, 41, from Sheffield, endured almost nine years of sexually explicit phone calls, during which the caller described what she was wearing.
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I'm a 21-year-old single mum with incurable brain cancer - doctors say I have two years to live, but I'm hoping for a miracle
19/07/23 11:12
Sophie White, 21, from Rotherham, was left shell-shocked when she was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer in June this year, and is making memories with her 14-month-old son.
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Widow, 28, reveals heartbreak after her husband was told he had terminal cancer the day she found out she was pregnant - and never got to meet their baby
13/06/23 02:46
Jonathon Wells, 28, from Derbyshire, died of cancer last December, three weeks before his daughter Ophelia was born. His family are now planning three fundraisers in his memory.
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My ex-partner battered me with a hammer and drove around for 12 hours - I feared he was trying to find somewhere to bury me, but my grandparents saved my life
23/05/23 01:21
WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES: Jasmine Molyneux, 26, was left with life-changing injuries by ex-partner Nathaniel Corkish last November in the Wirral.
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My brother was murdered by his abusive female partner weeks after his 50th birthday - men must speak up about domestic violence before it's too late
22/05/23 09:47
Jonathan Gibbons, 50, was stabbed to death at his home in Litherland, Merseyside, by Joanne Moran, 43, on October 30 last year. Now his sister Sandra, 54, is speaking out.
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Woman who was raped by both her father and brother reveals how a crucial document she had no memory of helped bring them to justice after almost 50 years
09/05/23 03:02
Sarah Sidebottom, 54, from Barnsley, has spoken of her relief after her father Arthur William Bowditch, 73, and her brother, Arthur Stephen Bowditch, 54, were jailed for a total of 32 years.
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A dad sexually harassed me on the school run - it got so uncomfortable in the playground I had to get a restraining order
04/05/23 02:00
Sabrina Cowley, 43, from Knutsford, Cheshire, has revealed she was sexually harassed by a dad on the school run. Simon Rowland, 50, made lewd comments and gave her his hotel room number.
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My mother tried to kill me twice as a child and I thought it was normal - but what happened next made me feel even more worthless
25/04/23 03:32
Monica Allan, 55, from East Kilbride, was just five when her mother Betty Mount forced her head under running bathroom taps and tried to strangle her.
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'How could a member of his own family treat him with such utter cruelty?' Relatives of retired referee, 80, fleeced out of his £37k life savings by his own granddaughter, 25, say they are 'sickened' by her 'incomprehensible betrayal'
13/04/23 03:16
Nicole Taylor, 25, of Preston, Lancashire, stole the life savings of her 80-year-old step-grandfather Norman Glover. She often took out £1,000 a day and has since been jailed at Preston Crown Court.
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My daughter hanged herself aged 28 after she was sexually abused as a child - I pleaded with doctors to keep her in hospital after she overdosed but they sent her home
07/04/23 06:48
Jade-Ann Williams, from West Yorkshire, was only 28 years old when she died in March 2021. An inquest last week recorded a verdict of misadventure.
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I got together with my best friend because I thought he'd never hurt me - he phoned me 200 times a day, banned me from seeing family and threatened to cut my ears off
30/03/23 06:26
The ex-partner of Leanne Hoare, from Merseyside, has been jailed after admitting assaulting, controlling and harassing her. Michael Duncan is serving a six-month jail term.
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My daughter took her own life after pain caused by mesh surgery - she was the best mother to her little girl, 11, but she couldn't take it anymore
24/03/23 11:21
Sara Baines, 34, from Flintshire, died in September last year. She suffered chronic pain due to complications resulting from surgical mesh that was implanted after she gave birth in 2011.
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Why I can't celebrate Mother's day: My daughter died from a broken heart on the anniversary of her father taking his own life
19/03/23 09:01
Faye Smith, 56, from Sheffield, will mark Mother's Day with a charity walk for her 12-year old daughter Gabi, who suffered non-epileptic attack disorder after losing her dad.
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My violent ex locked me in the house and beat me for an hour while threatening to kill me - I only escaped by secretly dialling 999 on mobile that was in my pocket
11/03/23 01:21
Rebecca A'Barrow, from Rugby, was brutally attacked by her ex-husband Paul Welsby in 2010. Now she wants other victims of domestic violence to know they can find happiness again.
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Woman, 22, who was fatally stabbed by controlling thug, 45, when she quizzed him about seeing other women 'kept the whole ordeal of his abuse a secret', her devastated family reveal
03/03/23 10:57
Mollie Lune, 23, from Birmingham, told FEMAIL her cousin Elinor O'Brien, 22, was 'absolutely beautiful' as she spoke after Kevin Mannion, 45, was convicted of her murder.
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I transformed my £37,000 house after becoming obsessed with home improvement programmes - now it's worth £170,000
22/02/23 01:05
DIY novice Fay Murrish, 33, from Seaham, Durham, set about her renovations with such stunning results that her home is now worth £170,000.
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I was so sure my 'lovely' husband would kill me that I kept a secret photo diary of my injuries so that everyone would know what he was REALLY like after I died
18/02/23 01:06
Sarah Rowland, 51, from Surrey, has described how she was so convinced her husband would kill her that she began secretly documenting her injuries as evidence until she found the strength to leave
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My mother abandoned me outside a shop when I was three and my father raped me at 15 - but it hasn't ruined my life, it's made me stronger
30/01/23 09:00
Amelia Hendrey, 39, from St Albans, has written a book describing how she overcame her nightmare childhood. She's now happily married with a daughter and has her own business.
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Woman who reunited with her teenage sweetheart reveals how he told her 'I wish death on you' as he punched and strangled her - despite never being violent during their four-year relationship
06/07/22 10:41
Benjamin Rumfitt, 40, from Leeds, strangled, punched and pressed his thumbs into the eye sockets of Faye Matthews in an unprovoked New Year's assault. He was jailed for nearly three years.
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Grieving mother reveals how 'kind stranger' who raised funds for her cancer-stricken daughter, 2, claimed to be her SISTER, turned up at her little girl's deathbed and then pocketed the money herself
25/05/22 01:13
Carla Dawson, 36, from Nottingham, was raising money to save the life of her two-year-old daughter, Jorja-Rose, when stranger Chanel Bailey offered to help. Bailey has been jailed for theft and fraud.
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Tattooed mother, 45, who was sexually abused by her brother from the age of six reveals she gets at least one new inking a WEEK to cover the 'emotional scars' from his torment
25/05/22 10:06
Melissa Sloan, 45, from Powys, South Wales, claims she was abused by her brother Gavin, 46, who's been jailed for a string of sickening rapes and sexual assaults against other children.
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Sister of Yousef Makki, 17, who was stabbed to death by a friend from his £13,380-a-year Manchester Grammar says she hopes to meet his killer because she has 'compassion in her heart' and 'wants to forgive'
25/04/22 02:58
Jade Akoum, 31, from Manchester, has written a book 'The boy with a pound in his pocket,' out this Thursday, about her family's ordeal since the killing of her brother Yousef Makki, 17, in 2019.
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Evil Behind Bars: 'Hannibal the Cannibal' murderer Robert Maudsley - who has been caged in a glass cell since 1979 - warns he will 'kill again' if ever released and that he's 'happy and content' in solitary
28/03/22 07:21
Robert Maudsley, 68, has been in solitary confinement in a glass cell since 1979 after killing three people in prison while serving a life sentence to for the murder of John Farrell in 1974.
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Half-sister of Alfie Lamb's killer who gave evidence against him in court is 'living in fear' after he was freed early from prison for crushing toddler with car seat - and says he should spend rest of his life behind bars
01/02/22 05:19
Samantha Dawson (pictured) disowned her brother Stephen Waterson, 30, who was found guilty of manslaughter over the death of three-year-old Alfie Lamb. who was crushed to death in 2018.
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Dance teacher, 43, who was stalked for five YEARS by a man who set up fake accounts in her friends' names to accuse her of affairs with married men reveals she lost her relationship and became scared to leave the house
31/01/22 02:53
Sabrina Cowley, 43, from Mere, Cheshire was harassed by Matthew Hardy, 30, despite only ever meeting him once for five minutes.
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Mother who spent years grieving her baby daughter and toddler son after her partner killed them and made it look like natural causes to stop her leaving him admits she still feels 'guilty' over their deaths
17/01/22 10:21
Jordan Monaghan, 30, of Blackburn, killed his 24-day-old daughter Ruby in her Moses basket at home on New Year's Day in 2013, and smothered 21-month-old son Logan at a swimming pool in August.
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Woman reveals how cousin, 35, she looked on as her 'best friend' abused her from the age of 14 after grooming her at family parties and assaulted her for the first time while sharing a taxi with her parents
05/11/21 08:30
Stephen Griffiths, then 35, used family occasions to target his second cousin, Emily Hodgson, then 14, from Merseyside at one point plying her with cocaine before forcing himself upon her.
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Family of woman, 44, whose partner killed her and left her body to rot in an airing cupboard for more than a YEAR after claiming she'd 'moved out' launch charity for domestic abuse victims
15/09/21 10:04
The body of Vicky Cherry, who went missing in 2015, was later found in a cupboard in Bolton. Her partner Andrew Colin Reade, was jailed after he admitted to concealing the body.
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Twins and their older sister who were abused by a school caretaker aged 8 and 10 and waited decades for justice reveal heartbreak that he can't be prosecuted due to Alzheimer's - after one traumatised twin took her own life
08/09/21 07:34
EXCLUSIVE: Rachel Todd, 47, Sarah Ibbs, 44 and Sarah's twin Beccy, who took her own life in 2019, were all abused by their school caretaker in Sefton, Merseyside in the 1980s.
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Bride, 28, kills herself after fearing that her wedding to 'possessive' fraudster convicted of £12 million insurance scam was a SHAM and hearing that he was still married to his wife
28/07/21 01:33
Daniela Stepien, 28, from Burnley, was found dead by suicide on August 8, 2020, after her husband Rezwan Javed, 41, left her. He was previously jailed for one of the UK's biggest insurance frauds.
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Woman reveals how her abusive ex-partner was jailed for two-years after she severed her foot in a motorbike accident he caused when she told him she was leaving him for another man
27/07/21 09:03
Tanya Buckley, 27, from Liverpool, revealed how her foot had to be amputated after her controlling ex-boyfriend David Croxton, crashed into a car in 2019 while she was on his motorbike.
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Moment abusive wife is caught climbing over the wall to attack her ex and his new girlfriend in bed - after her 6ft3 husband was arrested because police didn't believe HE was the victim
28/06/21 07:55
EXCLUSIVE: Simon Deaton, 44, from Derbyshire, has revealed his ex-wife Nicole Clarke, 41, attacked his new partner and pulled out her hair extensions, causing the relationship to end.
At least he's not in purr-gatory! Family left shocked as their 'dead' cat miraculously returns home - after believing they'd cremated him
16/06/21 10:01
Rachel Fitzsimons, 40, from Stretton, Cheshire, and her family were devastated when their 16-year-old pet cat, Frankie, failed to come home on May 19.
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The dress that snared an abuser: Woman, 25, reveals how boyfriend beat her unconscious after accusing her of cheating at her Christmas party and HID her bloodied gown in the car boot so her family wouldn't see it
13/11/20 08:43
Paige Middlehurst, 25, from Cumbria, was brutally assaulted by her partner, Declan Clough, after he flew into a rage when her battery ran out at her Christmas party and she couldn't text him.
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Distraught woman reveals hateful messages from her much-loved mother-in-law of 22 years calling her 'white trash' and saying her mixed-race daughter should 'burn' because her father is Pakistani
02/11/20 07:39
Joanne Gillies, 39, from Sataffordshire, was left devastated after her former mother-in-law Jackie Polanski sent her vile and racist texts about her mixed-race daughter Iliza.
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Mother whose son, 19, killed himself after he was blackmailed on his Xbox by revenge porn bullies says she fears students are at greater risk of cyber abuse because they're spending more time online due to Covid-19
25/09/20 02:21
Ruth Crockett's 19-year-old son, Joel, of Liverpool, hanged himself after revenge porn photographs of him were circulated around his social group in April 2019.
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Devastated father-of-four, 45, who lost his son, 16, after he suffered a fatal allergic reaction to a kebab and his wife to a sudden brain bleed six months later admits he's trying to 'stay strong' for their children
18/09/20 09:11
Chris Kelly and his partner Kim Clarke, from Liverpool, lost their son Nick in March this year, to a suspected allergic reaction. Kim passed away on Sunday 13 following a sudden brain bleed.
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Widow is left heartbroken after her business partner of 15 years stole £75,000 to spend on a Jaguar and luxury hotel stays while she took time off to care for her dying husband
08/06/20 11:05
Widow Karen Pritchard, 55, from Merseyside, discovered her friend and business partner, Carl Gilroy, had stolen £75,000 from their jewellery shop, leading to a two-year suspended sentence.
Yousef Makki's sister reveals their mother was 'depressed' and 'felt like the walls were closing in on her' before she died with a 'broken heart' a year after her son, 17, was stabbed to death
25/05/20 03:24
EXCLUSIVE: Jade Akoum believes her mother, Debbie, died from a broken heart following her young son's death and has spoken exclusively to FEMAIL about the family's devastation.
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Woman who was so close to her adopted brother that people 'accepted them as twins' despite their different skin colour tracks down the birth family in Uganda he never got to meet after dying in a house fire aged 27
06/05/20 03:19
EXCLUSIVE: Michaela Foster Marsh, 53, from Glasgow, longed to know where her adopted brother Frankie came from after he was welcomed into their family aged 13 months in 1967.
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Mother of murdered toddler James Bulger reveals she's 'heartbroken' at cancelling fundraisers to mark his 30th birthday due to lockdown - and says there's still 'not a moment' when she doesn't think of him
05/05/20 02:05
Denise Fergus, 52, from Liverpool, told FEMAIL she's been forced to postpone the Black Tie and Tiara Ball to mark what would have been her son's milestone birthday because of cronavirus.
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Woman, 19, who was sofa surfing and living on benefits says she's made £18,000 in five months by selling racy snaps of herself online - and reveals 'business is booming' during lockdown
04/05/20 06:53
EXCLUSIVE: Holly Jo Ballard 19, from Hull, has made nearly £20,000 in five months by selling saucy photos of herself online and says that her 'career' has given her newfound confidence.
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Woman who was repeatedly sexually assaulted by her former Sergeant Major driving instructor when she was 17 reveals she attempted suicide when he escaped justice after she reported the abuse twice
20/04/20 04:17
Chanine Woods, now 33, from Chester, told Femail how she was repeatedly sexually abused by her driving instructor Frank Barham, now 69, when she was 17. He has now been jailed.
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Distraught mother says she blames herself for her son's suicide after he was bullied at school over a BBC documentary about her alcoholism and secretly plunged into his own booze battle
06/04/20 03:38
EXCUSLIVE: Jane, 60, from Lancashire, is grieving the death of her only child, Lee Mulligan, 34, who hanged himself in her garden just hours after celebrating her 60th birthday.
Mother whose son, 12, with cerebral palsy died when hospital failed to spot he had sepsis reveals his twin believes his brother visits him in his dreams to stop him feeling lonely
31/03/20 02:37
Candice Scambler-Holt, 34, from Greater Manchester has received an undisclosed sum in compensation from Stockport NHS Foundation Trust after the death of her son Alfie,10.
Woman left paralysed after being pushed out a window by her triplet, is fighting for her sister's RELEASE from prison because she 'forgives' her - but is devastated as coronavirus blocks her parole hearing
27/03/20 05:20
EXCLUSIVE: Louise Velloza who was left in a wheelchair after being attacked by her triplet Gillian, 31, is appealing for her sister's release from HM prison Drake Hall in Staffordshire.
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Wife who became locked in a love triangle during a break in her marriage admits she feels 'so guilty' after one boyfriend killed her other lover - and is 'grateful' her husband has taken her back
10/03/20 01:47
Natalie Strickland, 41, from Salford, has revealed she still feels 'so guilty' after Alan Maidment, 40, killed her lover Tom Jones, 47, by stabbing him repeatedly and setting his body on fire.
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Mother reveals how controlling boyfriend who was jealous of her bond with her family attacked her dad with a pickaxe at her 20th birthday meal while she cowered in the corner with their baby son
06/03/20 10:21
WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Courtney Whitfield was celebrating her 20th birthday with a family meal in St Helens, Merseyside, when Michael Greenall went on the rampage.
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Single mother is slowly becoming trapped in her own body due to a rare neurological condition that affects only four people in the UK
02/03/20 10:15
EXCLUSIVE: Babs Mason, 35, from Manchester is thought to be one of only four people in the UK who suffer with neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (NBIA).
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