A penniless man turned to armed robbery in a despe 2 Nov 1991 A penniless man turned to armed robbery in a desperate bid to get home to see his cancer-stricken widowed mother. On St Valentine’s Day, devoted son John Murphy, 37, terrorised staff at This Content is for Members only Please register or login to access it Login Username Password Remember me Enter your email address or username Cancel Register A father who repeatedly abused his daughter for th The son of an Ashanti princess bungled a sec MORE FROM SURREAL Recent PostsCrane driver who flushed his wife’s head down the toilet The wrong trousers CRACK DEALER WAS NOT ‘MR BIG.’ THE SCHOOLGIRL CALLED ‘SCOTT’ Ram raid on the mobility scooter Recent PostsCrane driver who flushed his wife’s head down the toilet The wrong trousers CRACK DEALER WAS NOT ‘MR BIG.’ THE SCHOOLGIRL CALLED ‘SCOTT’ Ram raid on the mobility scooter MORE FROM THE CRIME VAULTS Recent PostsCop Wayne Couzens will die in jail for the rape and murder of Sarah Everard THE MASKELL TWINS: BRITAIN’S DUMBEST KILLERS Peter Bryan: THE REAL HANNIBAL LECTER ‘Bermondsey Bloodbath’ killer Joshua Jacques was smoking 15 joints a day PETER LING: THE GARDENER’S WORLD Recent PostsCop Wayne Couzens will die in jail for the rape and murder of Sarah Everard THE MASKELL TWINS: BRITAIN’S DUMBEST KILLERS Peter Bryan: THE REAL HANNIBAL LECTER ‘Bermondsey Bloodbath’ killer Joshua Jacques was smoking 15 joints a day PETER LING: THE GARDENER’S WORLD