'A very tragic case'
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In what experts say is a rare occurrence, a man accused of murdering two children and attacking their mother has asked a judge to let him plead guilty and to sentence him to death.
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Andrew Piddingtonâs devastating re-enactment of events leading up to, including and immediately after the murder, is taken from interviews, depositions and court transcripts.
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A woman who cradled her dying daughter and later died herself has become the subject of a medical investigation.
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A man whose family has been hit by tragedy speaks of how he and his brother tried to save their brother's life.
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"The Almost Moon" (Little, Brown and Company, 304 pages, $24.99), by Alice Sebold: Even under the best circumstances it's hard to imagine conjuring much sympathy for someone who casually offers, by way of introduction, that she has murdered her mother.
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Special prosecutors in Colorado said Friday that DNA found on a murder victim does not match the man convicted for her murder. Tim Masters should be freed immediately while he awaits a new trial, they added. The case of the horrific 1987 killing and 1999 trial has pitted cop against cop and raised many questions about whether an innocent man was convicted.
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Obituary: A victim, but also a culprit in a way, of Pakistan's chronic instability
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Comment is free: Carol Nahra: We were unlucky in the tragic hand dealt to our son, but blessed to have had British healthcare.
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Families of those killed or injured when a Glasgow factory blew up hear in detail how the tragedy unfolded.
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The legal case of a girl with special educational needs could prompt a rethink of the use of restraint in schools.
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Â· Overflow of scalding water killed 10-month-old girlÂ· Inquest hears incident may lead to change in law
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Â· Grand chamber of human rights court to hear appealÂ· Women argue that one will lose house when other dies
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Under scrutiny the case in which a male patient died earlier this year, showing symptoms consistent with a rare and invariably fatal brain disease.
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The trial of one brave journalist in Indonesia has implications far beyond the courtroom in Jakarta. By the time this article appears, the Central Jakarta District Court is due
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The police are investigating circumstances surrounding the death of a man found seriously injured in Belfast.
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His case is bringing awareness to the larger problem of how to care for Italy's aging population.