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POLICE have appealed for three teenage girls who may have seen a vulnerable Irish woman before she went missing to come forward. Paula Elliott was last seen near the Lagan Towpath in Lisburn, Co. Antrim on Tuesday, March 5. Now missing for two weeks, the 52-year-old is described as “high-risk” by PSNI officers investigating the case. She was last seen on CCTV cameras leaving … [Read more...] about Appeal for teenage girls to come forward as ‘high risk’ Irish woman missing for two weeks

A MAN has been charged with attempted murder after two people were stabbed at a house in Nottingham. Police officers were called to Harrow Road in Wollaton, Nottingham, at around 8.20pm on Thursday, March 14. A man and a woman were found at the property with stab wounds and were taken to hospital for treatment. James O’Connor has since been charged with two counts of attempted … [Read more...] about Man charged with attempted murder after two people stabbed

POLICE have praised the return of the annual St Patrick’s Parade to Birmingham – which passed off “peacefully” and with “no significant arrests” over the weekend. The event, which drew thousands to the streets of Digbeth on Sunday, March 17, last took place in the city centre in 2019. Since then it has been unable to go ahead due to Covid-19 restrictions and roadworks being … [Read more...] about Police praise return of ‘peaceful’ St Patrick’s Parade in Birmingham

A MAN who drove into his father-in-law in a fit of rage has been convicted of murder. William Connors, 28, mowed down Thomas ‘Tommy’ Connors outside his home in Wolverhampton in September 2023. Yesterday, Connors, of Cannock Road, Wolverhampton, was convicted of murder by a majority verdict at Wolverhampton Crown Court. The court heard that on September 11, 2023 Connors drove … [Read more...] about Man who mowed down father-in-law in horror hit-and-run convicted of murder

A MAN who carried out a 'despicable' sexual assault on a child before forcing his victim to endure a trial has been jailed. Steven McGibbon, 49, targeted the girl as she slept before subjecting her to a sickening sexual assault when she was just 12 years old. McGibbon was sentenced to five years in prison at Sheffield Crown Court on Friday, March 8, having previously been found … [Read more...] about Man jailed for ‘despicable’ child sexual assault