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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-20T04:46:49.000Z",
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    "Man jailed after telling mum and her children 'I want to rape a white girl' while exposing himself",
    "Burglar orders traumatised pensioners to drink black liquid at knifepoint in their own home",
    "Four arrested after man killed and teenager critically hurt in 'tragic' knife attack at skate park",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\nA man has been charged after the body of an elderly woman was found in a freezer.\n\nThe body was discovered after police searched his home in Porthcawl, South Wales after reports of welfare concerns.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nChristopher Phillips, 60, from Porthcawl, was charged with preventing a lawful burial.\n\nA spokesman for South Wales Police said the force attended an address on Poplar Crescent, Porthcawl at 1.45pm on Tuesday after a call concerning the welfare of a woman.\n\nPolice said a woman in her 80s, also from Porthcawl, was found dead inside.\n\nThe force added: \"Christopher Phillips, 60, from Porthcawl has been charged with preventing a lawful burial. Investigations into the death are ongoing.\"\n\n### LATEST CRIME NEWS:\n\n\n\n\n  * Man jailed after telling mum and her children 'I want to rape a white girl' while exposing himself\n  * Burglar orders traumatised pensioners to drink black liquid at knifepoint in their own home\n  * Four arrested after man killed and teenager critically hurt in 'tragic' knife attack at skate park\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nPreventing a lawful burial is an offence for which people, if found guilty, can be given jail sentences in England and Wales.\n\nThe offence can cover concealing a body, obstructing a coroner, or failing to dispose of remains properly.\n\nIt carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment and/or an unlimited fine.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards:The GB News Editorial Charter **",
  "title": "Man, 60, charged after elderly woman's body found in freezer in seaside town"
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