1. getbracknell's most-read stories in 2012

2. Investigation speed was key to catching murderer, say police

Police have said the speed detectives gathered evidence played a key part in catching and convicting a man who beat his girlfriend to death with metal tin snips.

3. Underpass murderer sentenced to life

A murderer has been sentenced to life in prison for killing his girlfriend in a Bracknell underpass.

4. Murder accused tells court he "does not remember" attacking girlfriend

“I was a butcher,” cried a man accused of murdering his girlfriend, as he gave evidence at Reading Crown Court on Tuesday.

5. Court hears how victim was "left for dead in underpass"

A ‘jealous' boyfriend tried to offload a bag of bloodstained clothes after he battered his girlfriend to death in a Bracknell underpass, a court heard.

6. Claims 'jealous' boyfriend asked 'murder' victim for group sex

A 'jealous' boyfriend said he would like to kill his girlfriend when she was drunk, a court heard.

7. Underpass murder defendant 'dumped weapons and bloodstained clothing'

A man murdered his girlfriend then dumped weapons and bloodstained clothes in nearby bushes, a court heard.

8. Passer-by saw couple and heard screams from 'murder' underpass

A woman vomited when she discovered there had been a murder in the underpass where earlier she had walked away from two screams, a court heard.

9. Underpass murder trial begins

A 'jealous' and 'controlling' boyfriend bludgeoned his girlfriend to death and left her battered body in a Bracknell underpass, a court heard.

10. Murder charge man to appear in court today

A man charged with murder is due in court today.