Verdict due in Atif Muhmood torture murder trial

Verdict due in Atif Muhmood ‘torture murder’ trial

JURORS have been sent home after a second day of deliberations in the case of a Nelson drug dealer accused of brutally torturing and murdering his runner.

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/17495369.verdict-expected-in-atif-muhmood-torture-murder-trial/

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Man who called himself a paedophile hunter was actually a paedophile himself
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Woman who witnessed death of child caught drink driving
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Father and firm in court after scaffolder fell to death through factory roof
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29-year-old woman dragged 40 metres to her death by driver who walked free from court
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Killers smile and give middle finger to murdered teen's family in court
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Three men on trial accused of murder of Huyton teenager James Meadows: updates
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Smirking killer shows finger to Brandon Regan's family in court - sentencing updates
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CCTV played in court shows Brandon Regan less than an hour before his brutal murder
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Drug dealer who stabbed teen to death over stolen scooter found guilty of murder
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Evil thug battered six stone victim to death - then tried to blame 'drinking buddy'
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Life sentences for two found guilty of murdering Birkenhead woman Glenda Jackson
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Self defence claims of Brandon Regan murder suspect do not even 'get out of the blocks', jurors told
Pupillage Applications Now Open- Pupillage Commencing September 2019

Pupillage Applications Now Open- Pupillage Commencing September 2019
Alleged murderer doesnt know how his DNA got on axe and meat cleaver

Alleged murderer 'doesn't know' how his DNA got on axe and meat cleaver
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"Passionate" LFC fan stole £12,000 from disabled supporters to feed gambling habit
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Driver who 'ran murdered teen off road' tried to sell car afterwards
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Three men accused of murdering teenager Brandon Regan who was found dead in garden - trial updates
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Man grins at detectives after being cleared of murdering stabbed teen
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Video shows boy stabbed to death buying slushy and riding bike before he was killed
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Boy stabbed to death after 'stealing scooter' was found dead in back garden
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Four men accused of murdering teenager found dead in garden Brandon Regan - trial updates
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'The best thing in our life has been taken away': murdered teen's mum on the heartbreak of losing…
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Mum makes heartbreaking plea after son stabbed to death in dispute over girl
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"Eddie was not only my son but my best friend"- Mum pays tribute after killers found guilty
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Friend of two brothers charged with murder denies he attacked Glenda Jackson 'with kicks and stamps'
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Worker exposed to Sellafield plutonium had skin removed
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Woman stabbed to death hours after telling police she was victim of homophobic attack
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'Bully' Nelson drug dealer tortured 'vulnerable' man to death.
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Sean Cox: Man jailed for Liverpool fan assault
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Telford brothers behind bars after police chase and string of burglaries
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How car salesman lived the high-life by skimming £400k from his company
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Blake Brown's "professional execution" compared to "wild west" by senior barrister
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Wirral gas explosion jury fail to reach verdict
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'Wealthy' teenage drug dealer caught with ecstasy at Y-Not festival
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Man whose failing business blew up says he has "no idea" who turned the gas on
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Inquest told of family worries about ambulance response time
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Man stabbed his mum to death and tried to kill gran's carer in psychotic episode
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Son accused of stabbing his Ellesmere Port father to death while he slept on the couch
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Three men accused of murdering Huyton teen James Meadows set to stand trial
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Boy, 15, accused of Macclesfield murder claims he acted in self defence
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Wanted man cleared of knifepoint robbery on ex-council leader - despite skipping trial
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Tory MP Craig Mackinlay 'aware of election spending limits'
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