https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/crime/ The latest Flip News stories on crime. en-GB Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:23:23 GMT https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/2026-10-01-2245-bournemouth-chine-hotel-machete-attack/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/2026-10-01-2245-bournemouth-chine-hotel-machete-attack/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Armed police arrested a man at the Chine Hotel in Bournemouth after a man was struck on the head with a machete in Boscombe Chine Gardens, Dorset Police said. James Calloway bournemouth dorset-police crime Dorset Police, The Sun, Britbrief, Daily Echo https://flipnews.co.uk/sport/bulgaria-fc-botev-owner-filipov-shot-dead/ https://flipnews.co.uk/sport/bulgaria-fc-botev-owner-filipov-shot-dead/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Iliyan Filipov, president and majority shareholder of FC Botev Plovdiv and founder of transport giant PIMK, was shot dead at around 1am at a property he owned in Plovdiv. Tom Ellery Bulgaria Botev Plovdiv football crime Reuters / Radio Bulgaria https://flipnews.co.uk/world/shiv-sena-ubt-pradeep-purnekar-shot-dead-thane/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/shiv-sena-ubt-pradeep-purnekar-shot-dead-thane/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Shiv Sena (UBT) local leader Pradeep Purnekar, also known as 'Bala', was shot dead outside his office in Thane's Manpada area on Tuesday night; police say the motive is unknown and all angles are under investigation. Sarah Whitfield India Thane Shiv Sena UBT crime Times of India https://flipnews.co.uk/world/slovakia-schoolboy-stabs-teacher-dead-staskov/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/slovakia-schoolboy-stabs-teacher-dead-staskov/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 18:45:00 GMT A 13-year-old boy stabbed a 61-year-old teacher dead and seriously wounded another teacher and a schoolgirl in the northwestern Slovak village of Staskov. Police detained the boy and are investigating him for premeditated murder. Sarah Whitfield slovakia school stabbing staskov europe crime Al Jazeera https://flipnews.co.uk/sport/graeme-dott-sentenced-seven-years/ https://flipnews.co.uk/sport/graeme-dott-sentenced-seven-years/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott, 49, has been jailed for seven years at the High Court in Edinburgh after being found guilty of sexually abusing a young girl and boy. Tom Ellery snooker Graeme Dott crime Scotland The Sun https://flipnews.co.uk/world/malaysia-kampar-scam-raid/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/malaysia-kampar-scam-raid/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Perak police raided three condominium units in Kampar on 24 September, detaining nine Japanese nationals and four Chinese men suspected of running call centres that impersonated Japanese police officers to defraud victims in Japan. Sarah Whitfield Malaysia scams crime Japan Perak Free Malaysia Today https://flipnews.co.uk/world/eleventh-woman-ekurhuleni-suspected-serial-killings/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/eleventh-woman-ekurhuleni-suspected-serial-killings/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 01:42:00 GMT An 11th woman's body has been found in Ekurhuleni since mid-July, deepening fears of a serial killer as police hold four suspects and President Ramaphosa condemns the killings. Sarah Whitfield South Africa Ekurhuleni femicide Johannesburg crime gender-based violence Al Jazeera https://flipnews.co.uk/world/south-africa-mass-shootings-27-killed/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/south-africa-mass-shootings-27-killed/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Eight gunmen stormed a bar in Wedela township killing 17, while 10 died at a barbecue venue in Lwandle — the latest mass shootings in a country recording about 60 murders a day. Sarah Whitfield South Africa shootings Johannesburg Cape Town crime Geo News / South African Police Service https://flipnews.co.uk/world/supreme-court-suo-motu-delhi-ncr-sexual-assaults/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/supreme-court-suo-motu-delhi-ncr-sexual-assaults/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT India's Supreme Court took suo motu cognisance of a spate of sexual assaults against minors and women in Delhi-NCR, drawing a 'painful parallel' to the 2012 Nirbhaya case and seeking Delhi Police's response. Sarah Whitfield india delhi supreme-court crime Hindustan Times / The Hindu / LiveLaw https://flipnews.co.uk/world/lpu-protest-alleged-rape-fir-sit/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/lpu-protest-alleged-rape-fir-sit/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 22:05:00 GMT Students of Lovely Professional University in Phagwara vandalised the campus and blocked National Highway 44 early on Sunday over unverified claims a female student was raped. Police have registered an FIR against an unknown person and formed a special investigation team; the university calls the reports rumours. Sarah Whitfield India Punjab Lovely Professional University protest crime The Economic Times https://flipnews.co.uk/world/ten-killed-lwandle-cape-town-entertainment-venue-shooting/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/ten-killed-lwandle-cape-town-entertainment-venue-shooting/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Gunmen killed ten people and wounded 11 others in an early-morning attack on an entertainment venue in Lwandle, outside Cape Town, hours after 17 people were shot dead at a tavern west of Johannesburg. Sarah Whitfield South Africa Cape Town Lwandle shooting crime AFP; NovaNews; Geo News https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/met-re-examines-jill-dando-cctv-putney-bridge/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/met-re-examines-jill-dando-cctv-putney-bridge/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Met Police are re-examining CCTV footage from Putney Bridge station using new enhancement technology, 27 years after the BBC presenter's murder. Sarah Whitfield uk crime metropolitan police jill dando cctv BBC News https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/uk-mobile-phone-theft-ring-jailed/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/uk-mobile-phone-theft-ring-jailed/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Three men have been jailed for a combined 25 years after a Metropolitan Police investigation found them responsible for trafficking up to 40,000 stolen mobile phones to China. James Calloway crime mobile phones met police Metropolitan Police https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/robbie-lawlor-murder-charge/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/robbie-lawlor-murder-charge/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:58:00 GMT A 41-year-old man arrested in Liverpool has been charged with the 2020 murder of Robbie Lawlor in Ardoyne, north Belfast, and is due before Belfast Magistrates' Court today. Sarah Whitfield northern-ireland belfast robbie-lawlor crime psni The Irish Sun https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/danny-tommo-charged-channel-dinghy-slashing/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/danny-tommo-charged-channel-dinghy-slashing/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Daniel Thomas, 37, has been charged with criminal damage and failing to disclose his phone PIN after allegedly slashing an empty dinghy in the English Channel; he pleaded not guilty and was remanded in custody. James Calloway channel-crossings crime far-right uk The Times https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/swindon-man-denies-russian-drone-factories-plot/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/swindon-man-denies-russian-drone-factories-plot/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Joshua Cammidge, 31, appeared at the Old Bailey charged with assisting a foreign intelligence service and preparing an act of sabotage; his lawyer said he intends to deny the accusations. James Calloway uk crime courts russia espionage national security Reuters https://flipnews.co.uk/world/sa-kwamakhutha-mass-shooting/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/sa-kwamakhutha-mass-shooting/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Eleven people have been killed and three injured after at least three armed men opened fire on guests at a house party in KwaMakhutha township, south of Durban, on Tuesday night. James Calloway south africa kwamakhutha durban kwazulu-natal mass shooting crime Reuters https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/uk-arms-broker-jailed-16-years/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/uk-arms-broker-jailed-16-years/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT David Greenhalgh, 68, and Christos Farmakis, 48, were each sentenced to 16 years at Southwark Crown Court over unlicensed arms deals spanning 2009–2016. Sarah Whitfield UK crime Southwark Crown Court arms trafficking Libya Sudan Reuters