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Anne James: Alleged killer 'had driven to grandmother's for engagement ring cash'

Anne James: Alleged killer 'had driven to grandmother's for engagement ring cash'

A man alleged to have killed his ‘perfect’ grandmother drove to her house to pick up cash she was giving him for an engagement ring just before she was found stabbed more than 40 times, a jury heard.

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'End the chaos' - Cabbies urge rethink over Wolverhampton Railway Station taxi rank

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Bargain homes up for grabs in the Black Country - for as low as £14,000

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JAILED: Addict thief threatened to give Sainsbury’s security guards AIDS

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Thousands pour in for stab victim Richard Helm's family

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'Wolverine knifeman' jailed for shocking high street rampage

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Football pitch will stay at Commonwealth Games aquatics site

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Anne James: Alleged killer 'had driven to grandmother's for engagement ring cash'

Anne James: Alleged killer 'had driven to grandmother's for engagement ring cash'

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