Mugshots of mobsters in 1930s New York found in private diaries of detective now up for auction. Eugene Canevari joined the New York Police Department and worked for 24 years in crimeHe dealt with some of the most prominent New York organized crime figures of the eraUpon retiring in 1952 he took with him a collection of police documents and photos as souvenirs By James Gordon Published: 21:49 GMT, 20 June 2013 | Updated: 18:27 GMT, 30 November 2013 Striking images of New York mobsters from the dirty thirties have been revealed as they come up for auction.
Over 24 years, Eugene Canevari, a detective with the New York Police Department began working on cases involving some of the most well-know crime figures of the era: Lucky Luciano, Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter, Dutch Schultz and Vincent 'Mad Dog' Coll. Preview Page. Forced marriage: British girl, 5, could be UK's youngest victim. By Steve Doughty Published: 12:03 GMT, 30 March 2012 | Updated: 21:43 GMT, 30 March 2012 Up to 400 children in the past year have been coerced into or threatened with marriage – including a girl aged just five.
She is the youngest victim in Britain, according to the Home Office's Forced Marriage Unit. The young age of victims was disclosed as ministers consider whether to bring in new laws to make it possible to prosecute families who compel children to marry. Brutal exercise, hard work and strict education - topped off with a bit of musical theatre: The days Borstals knocked yobs into shape. By Jane Fryer Published: 21:47 GMT, 28 March 2012 | Updated: 09:54 GMT, 29 March 2012 At first glance, the pictures seem to show a group of keen young men enthusiastically taking part in a series of innocent, if somewhat old-fashioned, pastimes.
However, these extraordinary photographs actually depict daily life at Lowdham Grange, North Sea Camp and Rochester Borstals for boys in 1937. The images, released to the Mail by the National Archives, show that life for young offenders nearly 80 years ago was a mixture of very hard work, intensive training, rehabilitation and self-improvement, with a dollop of fun thrown in for good measure. Bend those knees! Former Pakistani dancing girl commits suicide 12 years after horrific acid attack which left her looking 'not human' Fakhra Younus said 'My face is a prison' after attack which melted her noseShe had undergone 39 separate surgeries to repair damageLeapt to her death from sixth floor Rome building earlier this monthHer ex-husband was charged with attempted murder in 2002 but has since been acquitted By Chris Parsons Published: 11:12 GMT, 28 March 2012 | Updated: 11:52 GMT, 28 March 2012 A Pakistani former dancing girl left fighting for life by a 'horrific' acid attack has committed suicide a decade after being heavily facially disfigured.
Fakhra Younus, 33, leapt to her death from a sixth floor building in Rome 12 years after the acid attack which she said left her looking 'not human'. At the time of her attack in May 2000, her ex-husband Bilal Khar was the man accused of entering her mother's house and pouring acid over Younus's face as she slept. The attack, which took place in front of Younus's then five-year-old son, left her unable to breathe and fighting for life. Three jailed for 'gratuitous' attack on man who almost died after they broke every bone in his face. Andrew Morris, 47, was assaulted at his home in Darlington, County DurhamHe and three others, including a 'friend', had been drinking in the houseRingleader Sean O'Brien, 23, jailed indefinitely; Paul Lodey, 42, given 5 years and 4 months; Victoria Blakey, 32, given 4 years and 8 months By Nick Enoch Published: 15:48 GMT, 28 March 2012 | Updated: 22:11 GMT, 28 March 2012 Andrew Morris, 47, was so badly injured in the prolonged assault in his home last November that the detective who led the inquiry said he was lucky not to have died.
Father who killed burglar with meat cleaver was 'justified' coroner rules. Steven Shaw and his brother broke in and assaulted a taxi driver and his wifeViolence only stopped when Xiaopeng Wang hit Mr Shaw with a meat cleaver.
Samantha Williams: Bank manager who bit off part of Gary Bedler's ear on stag do jailed. By Amy Oliver Published: 15:13 GMT, 26 March 2012 | Updated: 09:59 GMT, 27 March 2012 Attack: Samantha Williams, 28, ripped off the top part of Gary Bedler's left ear with her teeth while he was on his friend's stag do in Weymouth, Dorset A female bank manager who bit off part of a man's ear while he was on a stag do, has been jailed.
The group of men had stopped for a drink at the Cutter Hotel in Weymouth, Dorset, when Samantha Williams attacked Gary Bedler, a friend of the groom. Police said a friend of Williams, 28, had been talking to the group of men, one of whom was dressed in a mankini, outside the hotel just before 9pm on May 13 last year. Williams then launched the vicious attack on Mr Bedler, 39, ripping off the top part of his left ear with her teeth. Mr Bedler, from Weymouth, had to be taken to Odstock Hospital in Salisbury, Wiltshire, which specialises in plastic surgery.
But surgeons could not re-attach the missing part of his ear and were forced to cut a deeper hole instead. Peter Parnell, 34, held in South African jail after his bath salts are mistaken for crystal meth. 9.5 kilos of bath salts found Peter Parnell's apartmentLondoner held in a crowded Cape Town jail for two weeks By Emily Miller Published: 15:30 GMT, 26 March 2012 | Updated: 21:53 GMT, 26 March 2012 A British man spent a fortnight in prison in South Africa after police mistook bath salts in his apartment for the illegal drug crystal meth, his lawyer said today.
Peter Parnell, 34, from London, was arrested and held in a crowded Cape Town jail before lab tests revealed the granules were just harmless toiletries. Today his lawyer David Mbzwana said the case, which was dropped earlier this month, had 'disturbed him deeply'. Spot the difference: Police mistook bath salts (right) for crystal meth (left) House hiding a cannabis factory captured by helicopter police with thermal imaging camera. By Phil Vinter Published: 16:37 GMT, 26 March 2012 | Updated: 16:59 GMT, 26 March 2012 A million pounds worth of hi-tech heat-seeking camera kit is helping high-flying cops to weed out unsuspecting cannabis growers in the West Midlands.
These incredible pictures taken from a £5.5million police helicopter show how coppers are bringing the illegal cannabis-growing business out of the shadows and leading officers straight to the door of the criminals. Three found guilty of gang shooting that left Thusha, 5, paralysed for life. Youngster was caught in crossfire of a 'tit-for-tat' gang feudVictim Thusha Kamaleswaran had dreamed of becoming a dancerInstead she will have to wear a brace and leg splints permanentlyMother's agony as shooting of five-year-old is shown to court By Leon Watson and Chris Greenwood Updated: 13:46 GMT, 27 March 2012 Three members of a notorious street gang jailed for the shooting of a five-year-old-girl could have been behind bars on the night of the attack, it has emerged.
Thusha Kamaleswaran was left paralysed by a bullet fired by 21-year-old Nathaniel Grant as she danced in a grocery store aisle in front of her parents. Grant and his accomplices Anthony McCalla, 20, and Kazeem Kolawole, 19, last night faced long jail sentences after a jury at the Old Bailey unanimously convicted them of causing grievous bodily harm. Tibetan protester sets himself on fire in demonstration ahead of Chinese president's visit to India. Protester ran 50m before collapsing in flames outside Indian ParliamentOver 30 have performed self-immolation this year in protest at China's rule over Tibet By Chris Parsons Published: 09:14 GMT, 26 March 2012 | Updated: 10:49 GMT, 28 March 2012 A Tibetan protester who set himself on fire in India during a demo against a visit by the Chinese president has died from his injuries in hospital. Jamphel Yeshi sustained burns to 98 per cent of his body when he sprinted for 50m outside the Indian Parliament building engulfed in flames in New Delhi on Monday.
The 27-year-old had been protesting against China's continued rule over Tibet and collapsed in flames as other protesters tried to put him out. Scroll down for video Demo: The unnamed Tibetan man ran 50m outside the Indian parliament before collapsing today. Mother left her 16-month-old baby home ALONE while she partied for five days and nights. Baby was found starving and wearing a nappy which had not been changed for daysShe came home periodically to feed infant CheeriosMother told she could be jailed after pleading guilty to numerous charges By Anthony Bond.
Russian banker German Gorbuntsov gunned down in 'assassination attempt' near Canary Wharf. German Gorbuntsov was 'blasted with a submachine gun' as he entered a block of flats near Canary WharfFriends fear he was victim of mafia contract after he was a witness in the case of an attempted murder of another banker in 2009Forty-five-year-old exile is in a medically-induced coma in hospitalGorbuntsov is also on Moldova's wanted list over allegations of an illegal bank takeover and embezzlementHe has previously said: 'If I go back to Russia, they will kill me' By Will Stewart and Rebecca Camber and Damien Gayle.
Photos found on lost phone of 'Chinese gangster' show his bad-boy lifestyle. By Damien Gayle Published: 12:45 GMT, 22 March 2012 | Updated: 14:30 GMT, 22 March 2012 A series of garish and violent photographs claiming to be leaked from a gangster's mobile phone have become an online sensation, attracting nearly 5million hits. Groom who torched reception venue on his wedding night in row over payment is jailed for six years. Owners of hotel had threatened to cancel just three days before the wedding over £15,000 unpaid billFinal straw came when property developer, 37, was refused more credit at the bar Blaze started at 5am as guests slept after wedding festivitiesFire caused £5.4 million damage to historic Grade I-listed Peckforton Castle By Liz Hull Published: 12:57 GMT, 21 March 2012 | Updated: 02:26 GMT, 22 March 2012 Jailed: Kay showed no emotion as he was sentenced to six years behind bars.
Last madame of Montana dies at 94 - after a colourful career including shooting her husband over a card table. By Laura Cox. Oksana Makar video: Teen raped and set alight in Ukraine speaks from hospital bed. Girl, 18, incredibly survived ordeal after being left for deadWhen questioned as to what punishment her attackers should receive the teen replies their testicles should be cut off and fed to dogsShe suffered 50% burns and needed arm and feet amputatedNaked protesters lead mass outcry at sloppy police investigation By Simon Tomlinson and Jill Reilly. Uld you be friends with your burglar? Two men struck up unlikely friendship. Toulouse shooting: Did a serial killer gun down a rabbi and his two young sons? Harry Potter actor ¿swigged stolen champagne before carrying petrol bomb on masked mob rampage during riots' Jamie Waylett was caught on camera during the third day of last summer’s civil disorder in north LondonHe was cleared of intent to destroy or damage property with a petrol bomb.
'God told me to do it': Immigrant waiter jailed indefinitely after cutting off his manager's head with a cheese knife. Jonathan Limani admitted to Britain despite being detained for mental health problems twice in SwedenLess than 30 days before entering the country he had tried to wrestle a gun from a police officerLimani will be admitted to a secure psychiatric unit. If his mental health improves he will go to jail By Damien Gayle and Claire Ellicott. Mexican drug cartel leaves 10 severed heads in the street as warning to rivals a week before Pope's visit. Family forced out of dream home after lawyers run off with their £400,000 live savings they used to buy property. Savings were transferred to seller's solicitors on day of completion Property sellers owed hundreds of thousands to bank But solicitors concealed this, allowed sale to go ahead then stole the cashGary Humphris, his wife Samantha and their children left homelessMan jailed for his part in the scam, two more people on police bail.
Conspiracy Archives. 10 of the Greatest Unsolved Mysteries. The last hundred years have borne witness to humankind’s extraordinary technological advancements. Man has walked on the moon, ventured deeper into the oceans than ever before and even uncovered the building blocks of life, DNA. But even with our inexorable progress as a species there are still mysteries and enigmas the solutions to which elude us. Ian Brady: Furious reaction of Moors murderer's victims to decision to allow public hearing on his battle to starve himself to death.