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A series of recent news reports highlights several criminal incidents spanning different sectors and locations.
In the world of horse racing, a two-year investigation concluded with a finding that jockey Dylan Kitts and John Higgins, the father-in-law of Premier League footballer Ashley Barnes, conspired to prevent the horse Hillsin from winning a race.
The horse, a 2-1 favourite, drifted to 11-1 before finishing third.
The jockey admitted he deliberately held the horse back due to a perceived threat from Higgins, who refused to cooperate with the investigation.
In a tragic case from Benidorm, a British woman is accused of strangling her female friend to death with a vacuum cord in a Spanish apartment.
Separately, in Mexico, the body of 21-year-old boxing prodigy Jesus Ivan Mercado Cabrera was found wrapped in a blanket on the side of a road, with police launching an investigation into his death.
On a more local note, a racially-motivated air gun attack on a nine-year-old girl in Bristol has prompted a police investigation and calls for justice.
The councillor for the area, Mark Weston, described the perpetrators as 'bottom of the bin horrible people' who need to be found to ensure they never harm anyone again.
The girl was traumatized but not seriously injured in the attack.
In a final story of justice, a man who planned to 'kill the occupants' of a pub in Reading has been jailed.
Dean Power, 36, was sentenced to six years in prison after police discovered an extensive 'kill list,' weapons, and notes in his home, including a Samurai sword, knives, and duct tape.
The investigations into these crimes demonstrate a wide-ranging effort to protect the public and bring offenders to justice.