She fought to save her son but paid a terrible price

A mother vanished at sea, her son – rescued after eight days – said it was an accident, but as a popular new Netflix film examines the evidence, it raises questions about another family death...

Melody Hoffman, 20, loved unconditionally. She thought of others and even animals before herself and navigated the world with an endearing innocence. An intellectual disability meant she was mentally

‘PERFECT NEIGHBOUR’ CASE

Beneath the brightly wrapped gifts lay a grim and heartbreaking discovery

Before they could celebrate the new year, she shot him dead