UK News 26-05-2005 who: Male stripper Steve Parton what: Tried to liquidise murder victim`s body, court is told where: Crown Court, BIRMINGHAM when: Friday snippet: "Steve Parton, 39, killed housemate Nelvaughn Brade in a rage after they fell out. He hacked off the 22-year-old`s head and cut his torso into bits," reports The Sun. "Parton, who performed on stage in a military uniform like that worn by Richard Gere in An Officer and a Gentleman, then tried to liquidise the parts in a kitchen blender." In other news from the courts, The Independent reports that killer Robert Boyer, who sparked "one of the biggest manhunts in the history of Nottinghamshire Police", has been detained in hospital indefinitely under the Mental Health Act for the brutal murder of National Union of Mineworkers activist Keith Frogson. The Mirror could be argued to have crossed the line of good taste by describing the killer as a "manic miner". The BBC reports that a 28-year-old man is being questioned on suspicion of rape and aggravated burglary after a 77-year-old woman was attacked in her Bury home on Monday; [... more]

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