A mother with a debilitating disorder that causes her to pass out when she laughs claims a ‘date rape drug’ has given her a normal life again. Heather McFarlane, 47, suffers from terrifying sleep attacks that leave her unable to move or speak
Scotland Yard today posted a statement saying it ‘remains deeply disgusted and ashamed’ that a Met Police officer was responsible for the murder of Sarah Everard, on the first anniversary of her horrific rape and killing. Wayne Couzens was handed a whole-life
Former Met Police officer, 58, denies raping a woman while off-duty and two sex attacks 18 years ago Former PC Stephen Kyere has denied a rape charge in Teddington back in 2004 He also denied attempted rape and indecent assault charges in
Woman, 26, appears in court accused of making a fake rape report with intent to pervert the course of public justice Jade Wass, 26, from Darlington, has been accused of making false report of rape Wass had appeared at Teesside Magistrates’ Court in
Specialist courts should be set up to clear huge backlog of rape cases, watchdog demands Watchdogs said specialist rape courts should be put in place to tackle backlog This comes following a shocking report which exposed victims’ ordeals Some interviewed said appearing
Victims of a Louisiana sheriff who was convicted of child rape and incest were able to confront their attacker as he was sentenced to four life sentences on Tuesday. Jack Strain, the former St. Tammany Parish Sheriff, was convicted in November on
Rape trials are being delayed or abandoned because police are taking more than a year to examine potentially key mobile phones for evidence with nearly 6,000 cases waiting to be inspected. Significantly in some scenarios, the delays go on for so long
House Intelligence Committee chair Rep. Adam Schiff wrote a letter to the FBI demanding the agency look into whether police are using data from rape kits to link sexual assault victims to other crimes. San Francisco police were accused last week of
A female World Cup official is facing a sentence of 100 lashes and seven years in jail for ‘extramarital sex’ after she reported being raped while working in Qatar. Paola Schietekat, 28, from Mexico, was working for the World Cup organising committee when
Personal trainer who was shot dead years after he stopped a gang rape aged just 14 and gave evidence in court to convict the suspects was sent threatening text messages warning him he was ‘dead meat’, inquest hears Man who stopped rape