Authorities believe that in 2022 Austin Thompson, then 15, went on killing rampage, beginning with his older brother

An 18-year-old plans to plead guilty to a 2022 mass shooting in North Carolina that left five people dead – including his older brother – avoiding a trial in February, his attorneys have said.

A written notice filed in Wake county court by the lawyers for Austin Thompson said their client intends to plead guilty to all charges against him.

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Cheshire Constabulary has hit out at the decision not to bring further charges, saying it was ‘not the outcome we had anticipated’

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The actor and comedian has already pleaded not guilty to five allegations from between 1999 and 2005

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The president has justified many significant moves of his second term with inaccurate claims and overstated boasts.

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Surrey Police said the boy, whose age has not been given, was pronounced dead at the scene

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Uprisings in three prisons have killed 10 police officers, presenting another challenge for President Bernardo Arévalo in his fight against corruption and organized crime.

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Derek Davies died after Jane Barnard mistakenly gave him medication prescribed for another patient

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The country has seen a surge of unrest in recent days, including uprisings at prisons and the killing of police officers, which the authorities have blamed on gangs.

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The Metropolitan Police says the pilot in Croydon has so far led to 103 arrests

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The killer was sentenced to life in 2009 with a minimum term of 14 years

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Rebecca Pinckard was sentenced to 32 weeks in prison on Friday

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The former NHS manager was sentenced at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Friday

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The charges relate to incidents that took place in Basingstoke, Alton, Petersfield and Yateley in Hampshire, and Earley in Berkshire

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Robert Rhodes had coached the couple’s child to claim he had acted in self-defence

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McKenzie Morgan told friends he wanted to commit a similar terrorist-style attack and was trying to make the deadly poison ricin

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The court heard handwritten letters from Murphy containing ‘explicit romantic and sexual content’ were found in the prisoner’s cell

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Robert Rhodes had stabbed himself and inflicted a cut on the child’s arm – wounds he blamed on his wife

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Treadwell's former partner, Joshua Lovell, was believed to be the intended victim

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Internet Watch Foundation found the majority of the AI-generated videos fell into Category A, the most extreme classification

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Charles Brohiri, 29, pleaded guilty at Westminster Magistrates’ Court to evading more than £3,000 in fares over a period spanning nearly two years

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Andrew Pickering was caught on camera repeatedly attempting a clumsy exit from the scene

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Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court heard that Matthew Jenkins stole £782.96 worth of meat from an Aldi store, including premium wagyu steaks

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The ‘Grange Hill’ actor was previously convicted of supplying illicit drugs to former News of the World journalist Mazher Mahmood

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James Bulger was two years old when he was murdered by Jon Venables and Robert Thompson in Bootle, Merseyside

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