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Updated 02:41, 28 Apr 2026

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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Coventry Man Jailed for Repeated Assaults on Stoke Girlfriend

ON THE RUN

Police Hunt Man Wanted Back Behind Bars – Do NOT Approach

PRISON PROBE

Murderer Dies in Prison After Taking Drugs

GRIM ASSAULT

Coventry Man Mohammed Zareer Charged with Brutal Hillfields Attack and London Sexual Assault

CRUEL REALITY

Coventry Man Jailed for Brutal Manslaughter and Burial of Reanne Coulson in Shallow Grave

BRUTAL ATTACK

Two Men Convicted for Brutal Killing and Woodland Burial of Reanne Coulson in Coventry

MURDER CHARGE

Three Charged with Murder After Man Found Dead in Kenilworth Home

TEEN RAPE CHARGE

Two Teens Charged Over Coventry Teen Girl Rape, Court Date Set for April

POLICE PROBE

Two Teens Charged in Coventry Canal Rape as Police Hunt Oxford Assault Suspect

TRIO CHARGED

Three Charged with Murder After Man’s Body Found in Wheelie Bin in Coventry

FOUND DEAD

Coventry Man Thomas Niven Found Dead in Bin as Police Arrest Three in Murder Probe

TRIO ARRESTED

Coventry Horror: Three Held After Man’s Tattooed Body Dumped in Wheelie Bin Park Find

LITTLE STARDUST

‘Little Stardust’ Tattoo May Crack Mystery Dead Man in Coventry Park Bin

GRIM FIND

Man’s Body Stuffed in Wheelie Bin Found in Coventry Park – Police Urge Witnesses to Come Forward

KNIFE ATTACK

Coventry Man Charged Over Oxford Brookes Student Halls Stabbing of Asylum Seeker Cleaner

MOST WANTED

Manhunt Launched for Four Teens Over Michael Ababio’s Fatal Coventry Stabbing

MAN ON THE RUN

Manhunt on for Deara Sadiq After Brutal Coventry Stabbing Leaves Woman Fighting for Life

HIT AND RUN

Coventry Hit-and-Run Horror: Pedestrian in 20s Fighting for Life After Driver Flees Scene

CAUGHT ON CAMERA

Coventry Fake Cop Scam: West Midlands Police Hunt Fraudster Demanding £3,500

DEADLY ATTACK

Michael Ababio, 18, Stabbed to Death Near Foleshill Library in Coventry – Police Hunt Murder Suspect

COVENTRY STABBING

Coventry Woman Critically Stabbed in Early Morning Attack – Police Hunt 21-Year-Old Deara Sadiq

TRAGIC DISCOVERY

Body Found in Coventry Lake Confirmed as Missing Man Vishnu Jayakumar, Police Say No Suspicious Circumstances

JAILED FOR LIFE

Asylum Seeker Jailed for Life After Savage Stabbing Murder of Hotel Worker at West Midlands Station

TRAIN HORROR

Birmingham Man Avoids Jail for Sexual Assault on Coventry Train Amid Mental Health Battle

GUN ATTACK

Four Arrested After Targeted Coventry House Fire and Air Gun Attack

RAPE PROBE

Coventry Man Charged with Rape After Police Arrest 29-Year-Old Suspect

GMC PROBE

Ex-Apprentice Doc Faces Striking Off Over Vile Antisemitic and Sexist Social Media Rants

HANDCUFFING

Two Women Jailed for Brutal ‘Kinky Sex Game’ Attacks and Robberies in UK Hotels

MURDER CHARGE

Man Charged with Murder After Fatal Coventry Aldrich Avenue Stabbing

STABBING PROBE

Man, 28, Arrested Over Fatal Tile Hill Stabbing in Coventry – Police Appeal for Witnesses

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Coventry Man Jailed for Repeated Assaults on Stoke Girlfriend

ON THE RUN Police Hunt Man Wanted Back Behind Bars – Do NOT Approach

PRISON PROBE Murderer Dies in Prison After Taking Drugs

GRIM ASSAULT Coventry Man Mohammed Zareer Charged with Brutal Hillfields Attack and London Sexual Assault

CRUEL REALITY Coventry Man Jailed for Brutal Manslaughter and Burial of Reanne Coulson in Shallow Grave

BRUTAL ATTACK Two Men Convicted for Brutal Killing and Woodland Burial of Reanne Coulson in Coventry

MURDER CHARGE Three Charged with Murder After Man Found Dead in Kenilworth Home

TEEN RAPE CHARGE Two Teens Charged Over Coventry Teen Girl Rape, Court Date Set for April

POLICE PROBE Two Teens Charged in Coventry Canal Rape as Police Hunt Oxford Assault Suspect

TRIO CHARGED Three Charged with Murder After Man’s Body Found in Wheelie Bin in Coventry

FOUND DEAD Coventry Man Thomas Niven Found Dead in Bin as Police Arrest Three in Murder Probe

TRIO ARRESTED Coventry Horror: Three Held After Man’s Tattooed Body Dumped in Wheelie Bin Park Find

LITTLE STARDUST ‘Little Stardust’ Tattoo May Crack Mystery Dead Man in Coventry Park Bin

GRIM FIND Man’s Body Stuffed in Wheelie Bin Found in Coventry Park – Police Urge Witnesses to Come Forward

KNIFE ATTACK Coventry Man Charged Over Oxford Brookes Student Halls Stabbing of Asylum Seeker Cleaner

MOST WANTED Manhunt Launched for Four Teens Over Michael Ababio’s Fatal Coventry Stabbing

MAN ON THE RUN Manhunt on for Deara Sadiq After Brutal Coventry Stabbing Leaves Woman Fighting for Life

HIT AND RUN Coventry Hit-and-Run Horror: Pedestrian in 20s Fighting for Life After Driver Flees Scene

CAUGHT ON CAMERA Coventry Fake Cop Scam: West Midlands Police Hunt Fraudster Demanding £3,500

DEADLY ATTACK Michael Ababio, 18, Stabbed to Death Near Foleshill Library in Coventry – Police Hunt Murder Suspect

COVENTRY STABBING Coventry Woman Critically Stabbed in Early Morning Attack – Police Hunt 21-Year-Old Deara Sadiq

TRAGIC DISCOVERY Body Found in Coventry Lake Confirmed as Missing Man Vishnu Jayakumar, Police Say No Suspicious Circumstances

JAILED FOR LIFE Asylum Seeker Jailed for Life After Savage Stabbing Murder of Hotel Worker at West Midlands Station

TRAIN HORROR Birmingham Man Avoids Jail for Sexual Assault on Coventry Train Amid Mental Health Battle

GUN ATTACK Four Arrested After Targeted Coventry House Fire and Air Gun Attack

RAPE PROBE Coventry Man Charged with Rape After Police Arrest 29-Year-Old Suspect

GMC PROBE Ex-Apprentice Doc Faces Striking Off Over Vile Antisemitic and Sexist Social Media Rants

HANDCUFFING Two Women Jailed for Brutal ‘Kinky Sex Game’ Attacks and Robberies in UK Hotels

MURDER CHARGE Man Charged with Murder After Fatal Coventry Aldrich Avenue Stabbing

STABBING PROBE Man, 28, Arrested Over Fatal Tile Hill Stabbing in Coventry – Police Appeal for Witnesses