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Julia Roberts joined the KM Group in August 2023 covering Canterbury Crown Court.

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Woman who murdered partner in flat jailed for life

18 March 2025
Woman who murdered partner in flat jailed for life

A woman who fatally stabbed her partner in his flat has been jailed for life.

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‘This remains the best job in the world’: Judge who inspired Tony’s Law retires

18 March 2025
‘This remains the best job in the world’: Judge who inspired Tony’s Law retires

A judge who inspired changes in the law around child abuse is retiring after a 50 year legal career.

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Paedophile, 22, caught on security camera abusing victim

18 March 2025
Paedophile, 22, caught on security camera abusing victim

​A young paedophile who was caught on camera abusing one of his two victims has been told by a judge he "destroyed childhoods and innocence".

Guilty: Wife murdered husband and hid body in garden

13 March 2025
Guilty: Wife murdered husband and hid body in garden

A "hate-filled" woman who stabbed her "meek and frail" husband to death and then dumped his body in her garden has been found guilty of murder.

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Religious leader found guilty of child sex abuse

11 March 2025
Religious leader found guilty of child sex abuse

A 61-year-old Imam is facing a lengthy spell behind bars after being found guilty of sexually abusing four children over a nine-year period.

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Boy, 16, electrocuted after being chased onto train tracks by armed gang

11 March 2025
Boy, 16, electrocuted after being chased onto train tracks by armed gang

A masked gang chased a 16-year-old onto train tracks, blocked his escape and then hit him with a hammer as he was electrocuted by a live rail.

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Woman accused of murder tells jury: ‘Good riddance to bad rubbish’

06 March 2025
Woman accused of murder tells jury: ‘Good riddance to bad rubbish’

A woman accused of murdering her husband and dumping his body at the bottom of her garden told jurors: “Good riddance to bad rubbish.”

‘Please save me!: Woman’s cries after men intent on sex attack dragged her from bar

05 March 2025
‘Please save me!: Woman’s cries after men intent on sex attack dragged her from bar

Two men who kidnapped a drunk woman from a bar with the intention of sexually assaulting her are facing lengthy spells behind bars.

Woman on trial for missing husband’s murder ‘believed he had killed himself’

04 March 2025
Woman on trial for missing husband’s murder ‘believed he had killed himself’

A woman accused of murdering her husband and dumping him in a garden told a jury that she believed he had killed himself after not hearing from him.

Killer jailed for life for 'terrifying and merciless' murder of lone woman

28 February 2025
Killer jailed for life for 'terrifying and merciless' murder of lone woman

A “highly sexualised” killer caught on camera at a shop and gym hours before murdering a woman walking her dog has been jailed for life.

Pub chef sexually assaulted and murdered dog walker hours after being sacked for upskirting

27 February 2025
Pub chef sexually assaulted and murdered dog walker hours after being sacked for upskirting

A pub chef sexually assaulted and brutally murdered a woman walking her dog within hours of being fired from his job for upskirting.

‘Trusted’ Imam accused of abusing four children he taught at a mosque

27 February 2025
‘Trusted’ Imam accused of abusing four children he taught at a mosque

A “revered” religious leader has gone on trial accused of inappropriately “kissing and touching” youngsters in his care.

Drunk woman ‘kidnapped’ outside bar feared she would be raped, jury told

26 February 2025
Drunk woman ‘kidnapped’ outside bar feared she would be raped, jury told

A drunk woman described as "out of it" feared she would be raped by two strangers after they allegedly "dragged and carried" her away from a bar.

High-flying graduate facing prison for causing fatal crash in dad’s Range Rover

25 February 2025
High-flying graduate facing prison for causing fatal crash in dad’s Range Rover

A high-flying university graduate is facing a lengthy spell behind bars for causing a man’s death in a horror head-on crash in his dad’s Range Rover.

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Murder accused’s cluttered and chaotic room ‘smelt of death’

24 February 2025
Murder accused’s cluttered and chaotic room ‘smelt of death’

A murder accused’s chaotic bedroom is said to have “smelt of death” moments before her husband’s body was found stuffed in a holdall in her garden.

‘Cutting the backlog in the justice system should not mean cutting corners’

24 February 2025
‘Cutting the backlog in the justice system should not mean cutting corners’

Delays in the justice system are well-documented, but cutting the backlog should not mean cutting corners, says KentOnline’s crown court reporter.

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Gardener detected ‘musty smell’ days before body of man stuffed in holdall found

21 February 2025
Gardener detected ‘musty smell’ days before body of man stuffed in holdall found

A woman accused of murdering her husband and dumping his body in the garden had asked a handyman to cut her grass days before the corpse was found.

Man allegedly killed by wife seen with ‘bruised, swollen face’ at Wetherspoons

20 February 2025
Man allegedly killed by wife seen with ‘bruised, swollen face’ at Wetherspoons

A geologist allegedly stabbed to death by his wife and found stuffed inside a holdall had been spotted with a bruised face at a pub before he died.

Wife stabbed ‘missing’ husband to death and hid body for weeks, jury told

19 February 2025
Wife stabbed ‘missing’ husband to death and hid body for weeks, jury told

The body of a man reported missing by his family was found stuffed inside a canvas holdall in his garden after he was allegedly murdered by his wife.

Speeding driver, 20, on wrong side of road at time of fatal crash

18 February 2025
Speeding driver, 20, on wrong side of road at time of fatal crash

A speeding driver was on the wrong side of the road when he collided with a taxi, killing the rear-seat passenger, a court has heard.

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