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27/04/2012
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Inquest Shown Demonstration Of Man Locking Himself In Bag
Video footage of a man of similar build to MI6 officer Gareth Williams trying to lock himself in a bag has been played to his inquest.
The body of Mr Williams, 31, from Anglesey, was found in a holdall in the bath of his London flat in August 2010.
William MacKay, who said his military career made him an expert at working in confined spaces, tested whether someone could get into and lock the bag alone.
Footage revealed a struggle to shut the bag and, one time, the zip was damaged.
10 Years For ’Revenge Pact’ Killing
49-year-old Colin McFarlane has been jailed for 10 years for murdering a man as part of an apparent ‘revenge pact’.
A ‘revenge pact’ was agreed between McFarlane and the victim, 37-year-old Mark Gallagher, who had previously stabbed McFarlane's son.
The High Court in Glasgow heard Mr Gallagher bled to death after making an appointment to be stabbed by McFarlane in Alexandria on 15 January.
McFarlane pled guilty to culpable homicide stabbing Mr Gallagher twice, severing a major vein and artery.
Former Union Leader Jailed For Theft
A former union leader has been jailed for four years for stealing almost £150,000 from a miners' charity.
Neil Greatrex, 61, former Union of Democratic Mineworkers president, was found guilty of stealing from Nottinghamshire Miners Charity, which ran a Lincolnshire care home.
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Video footage of a man of similar build to MI6 officer Gareth Williams trying to lock himself in a bag has been played to his inquest.
The body of Mr Williams, 31, from Anglesey, was found in a holdall in the bath of his London flat in August 2010.
William MacKay, who said his military career made him an expert at working in confined spaces, tested whether someone could get into and lock the bag alone.
Footage revealed a struggle to shut the bag and, one time, the zip was damaged.
10 Years For ’Revenge Pact’ Killing
49-year-old Colin McFarlane has been jailed for 10 years for murdering a man as part of an apparent ‘revenge pact’.
A ‘revenge pact’ was agreed between McFarlane and the victim, 37-year-old Mark Gallagher, who had previously stabbed McFarlane's son.
The High Court in Glasgow heard Mr Gallagher bled to death after making an appointment to be stabbed by McFarlane in Alexandria on 15 January.
McFarlane pled guilty to culpable homicide stabbing Mr Gallagher twice, severing a major vein and artery.
Former Union Leader Jailed For Theft
A former union leader has been jailed for four years for stealing almost £150,000 from a miners' charity.
Neil Greatrex, 61, former Union of Democratic Mineworkers president, was found guilty of stealing from Nottinghamshire Miners Charity, which ran a Lincolnshire care home.
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Shopping Basket Thefts Rise After Carrier Bag Levy
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Plastic Bag Charge A 'Complete Mess'
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Plastic Bag Charge A 'Complete Mess'
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14 February 2011
Man Murdered In Sydenham
Police have launched a murder inquiry following the death of a man in Sydenham. Samuel Guidera, 24, was found on Saturday collapsed in the street at Bailey Place, junction with Newlands Park, in south east London. He was taken by London Ambulance Service to a south London hospital suffering from a stab wound. He was later pronounced dead.
Man Murdered In Sydenham
Police have launched a murder inquiry following the death of a man in Sydenham. Samuel Guidera, 24, was found on Saturday collapsed in the street at Bailey Place, junction with Newlands Park, in south east London. He was taken by London Ambulance Service to a south London hospital suffering from a stab wound. He was later pronounced dead.
08 June 2004
Thief returns £100,000 in missing cash to bank
London police are trying to track down a thief who stole £115,000 from a cash machine, only to return most of the cash within a week. The cash was stolen from a cash machine located in a bank at Barkingside High Street in east London between May 21 and May 22 this year.
Thief returns £100,000 in missing cash to bank
London police are trying to track down a thief who stole £115,000 from a cash machine, only to return most of the cash within a week. The cash was stolen from a cash machine located in a bank at Barkingside High Street in east London between May 21 and May 22 this year.
30 March 2012
MI6 Death Mystery Hindered By Human Error
18 months after the naked and decomposing body of an MI6 spy was found locked inside a holdall the police have still not been able to establish how he died. The body of Gareth Williams, a GCHQ codebreaker, was found inside the locked holdall in the bathtub of his Pimlico flat on August 23, 2010.
MI6 Death Mystery Hindered By Human Error
18 months after the naked and decomposing body of an MI6 spy was found locked inside a holdall the police have still not been able to establish how he died. The body of Gareth Williams, a GCHQ codebreaker, was found inside the locked holdall in the bathtub of his Pimlico flat on August 23, 2010.
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