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Sam Corbishley

@corbishleys

Reporter @MetroUK [email protected]. Previously @CourtNewsUK

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Joined March 2011
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'My girl had to die to be heard': Call for domestic abuse-related suicide law metro.co.uk/2026/08/07/my-gi… via @MetroUK
'My girl had to die to be heard': Call for domestic abuse-related suicide law

'My girl had to die to be heard': Call for domestic abuse-related suicide law

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After weeks' spent focusing on judges getting it wrong in their sentencing remarks, here is Mr Justice Bright with a moving tribute to a victim. In fact, he refuses to use that word, or complainant or survivor, saying they're 'demeaning'. He instead refers to her as the 'hero'.
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Abusive husband jailed for killing wife who jumped off bridge to escape him metro.co.uk/2026/04/10/abusi… via @MetroUK
Abusive husband jailed for killing wife who jumped off bridge to escape him

Abusive husband jailed for killing wife who jumped off bridge to escape him

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Soham killer Ian Huntley dies after prison attack metro.co.uk/2026/03/07/soham… via @MetroUK
Soham killer Ian Huntley dies after being bludgeoned with pole in prison attack

Soham killer Ian Huntley dies after being bludgeoned with pole in prison attack

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'I called 999 when I was attacked by my partner - but it was me they arrested' metro.co.uk/2026/03/07/i-cal… via @MetroUK
'I called 999 when I was attacked by my partner - but it was me they arrested'

'I called 999 when I was attacked by my partner - but it was me they arrested'

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Man charged with driving woman to suicide through campaign of domestic abuse metro.co.uk/2026/03/06/man-c… via @MetroUK
Man charged with driving woman to suicide through campaign of domestic abuse

Man charged with driving woman to suicide through campaign of domestic abuse

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Man cleared of murdering wife faces life in prison after child reveals truth years later metro.co.uk/2025/12/12/husba… via @MetroUK
Man cleared of murdering wife faces life in prison after child reveals truth

Man cleared of murdering wife faces life in prison after child reveals truth

Robert Rhodes, 52, slashed his wife Dawn’s throat at their home in Redhill, Surrey, on June 2, 2016, but walked free from the Old Bailey 11 months later after claiming he acted in self-defence.

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Replying to @ringmagazine
@ringmagazine September 2015 issue - I keep this with a box full of covers of my favourite fighters through the (many, many) years. True 10 years ago, still true now. @terencecrawford is the best of his era and one of boxing's greatest ever
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'Why should my daughter/sister/mother's life be worth less than someone who is killed on the street?’ metro.co.uk/2025/03/13/why-d…
My daughter's murder was treated less seriously because it happened in the home

My daughter's murder was treated less seriously because it happened in the home

Campaigners say the 'epidemic' of fatal violence against women and girls should be treated with the same seriousness as knife crime.

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'Murder is murder, and the punishment should fit the crime. Unfortunately, in this country we don’t have that. 'We are diminishing victims and victims’ families by treating women differently, and in some ways they are facilitating the continued murder of women within the home.'
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'Hidden scandal' of domestic abuse-related suicides 'needs urgent attention' @tim_woodhouse metro.co.uk/2025/02/26/hidde… via @MetroUK
'Hidden scandal' of domestic abuse-related suicides 'needs urgent attention'

'Hidden scandal' of domestic abuse-related suicides 'needs urgent attention'

Statistics now show the number of domestic abuse victims ending their lives has surpassed the number murdered by a current or former partner.

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Violent bully cleared of killing ex who blamed him in suicide note metro.co.uk/2025/01/13/man-a… via @MetroUK
Domestic abuser cleared of killing ex who blamed him in suicide note

Domestic abuser cleared of killing ex who blamed him in suicide note

Kiena Dawes, 23, ended her life after telling friends she had been ‘bullied’ and ‘terrorised’ by Ryan Wellings.

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Man accused of driving partner to suicide with abuse drank prosecco after being charged with manslaughter metro.co.uk/2025/01/03/man-a… via @MetroUK
Man accused of driving partner to suicide with abuse drank prosecco after charge

Man accused of driving partner to suicide with abuse drank prosecco after charge

Kiena Dawes, 23, left a note saying ‘I was murdered before ending her life on a railway line in Lancashire in July 2022.

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‘By still only using the aggravating factor route to potentially harsher sentences, the government are still saying that these murderers are not as dangerous as those who murder strangers outside.’ metro.co.uk/2024/12/06/ex-pa… via @MetroUK
New domestic murder sentencing measures 'only prove victims are not a priority'

New domestic murder sentencing measures 'only prove victims are not a priority'

Every year around 85 people – overwhelmingly women – are killed by their current or ex-partner.

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One in five rape cases where there has been a charge are being dropped with complainants withdrawing rather than waiting years for their case to get to trial metro.co.uk/2024/12/05/one-f… via @MetroUK
One in five rape cases dropped with complainants waiting years for trial

One in five rape cases dropped with complainants waiting years for trial

Between March and May this year, 62 prosecutions (20%) were stopped because complainants withdrew their support.

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‘The stories men tell about redemption are about bad men becoming good men. ‘But for women, the act of being saved comes from the way they care for and love one another in light of what men have done to them.’ metro.co.uk/2024/11/30/husba… via @MetroUK
My husband was found not guilty - then went on to abuse other women

My husband was found not guilty - then went on to abuse other women

Natalie Collins thought her ex-husband would never be brought to justice after seeing him walk free from court.

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‘How do I look back on it? You know me, I’ve got no regrets.' Charles Bronson has recounted his most memorable jailmates - and the best bit of advice he has been given - across 50 years in prison. metro.co.uk/2024/09/24/charl… via @MetroUK
Charles Bronson reveals his most memorable inmates during his 50 years inside

Charles Bronson reveals his most memorable inmates during his 50 years inside

‘Some of the top gangsters. I’ve met them all, the good the bad and the ugly.'

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Banned ‘torture’ sentence has left my brother languishing behind bars for 15 years, says justice campaigner metro.co.uk/2024/09/15/one-b… via @MetroUK
My brother is a wronged prisoner - he'd rather die than be in jail

My brother is a wronged prisoner - he'd rather die than be in jail

‘I found that quite distressing. I didn’t recognise my own brother.’

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The three 'problems' with Lucy Letby's case her new barrister is investigating metro.co.uk/2024/09/09/lucy-… via @MetroUK
The three 'problems' with Lucy Letby's case her new barrister is investigating

The three 'problems' with Lucy Letby's case her new barrister is investigating

'It is clear to me that there are real problems with this case and that there could be a serious miscarriage of justice.'

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Replying to @PremSportsTV
@PremSportsTV Can we have the Copa America final stream back on please?
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Internet sleuths take on Jay Slater case - are they a help or a hindrance? metro.co.uk/2024/06/25/inter… via @MetroUK
Internet sleuths take on Jay Slater case - are they a help or a hindrance?

Internet sleuths take on Jay Slater case - are they a help or a hindrance?

‘I think there are dangers in this kind of armchair web sleuthing, but there are opportunities that should be harnessed.’

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