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When the horrors surrounding the murder of toddler Ethan Ives-Griffiths came to light, details of the violent household he lived in, did not surprise everyone.

From BBC

He was booked on suspicion of murder, was offered no bail, and is awaiting his next court date in a San Francisco County jail.

Our Chris Smith’s main worry is that his kindly alternate dimension father and brother will find out that he killed his doppelganger in an act of self-defense; Earth X Peacemaker would have murdered him otherwise.

From Salon

Sir Mark became the force's chief after the murder of Sarah Everard, who was killed by a serving officer, at the time he vowed to remove wrongdoers from the Met.

From BBC

Stories of abuse, murder, and physical and psychological torture poured out from behind the walls since the day it opened in 1829.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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