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'I would do anything to have one more moment with him' - Victim's mother speaks of never ending heartache after Tipton pair jailed for Shrewsbury murder

The mother of a DPD worker savagely murdered on the streets of Shrewsbury has told how she "would do anything to have one more moment with him".

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Aurman Singh

Two Tipton men who were part of gang who killed DPD worker in Shrewsbury are given life sentences

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Sehajpal Singh, 26, and Mehakdeep Singh, 24

Watch: DPD ambush killers from Tipton buy Starbucks at Shrewsbury Railway Station just an hour after shocking attack

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The New Trench Road, A518 was closed for several hours after the crash.

Council calls for 'urgent' review of road safety along A518 between Telford and Newport after fatality

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Exact date to order your repeat prescription in time for Easter, according to a pharmacist

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Next stage of Shrewsbury's major Riverside redevelopment should be approved, say planners

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'She was 10, think about that' - Wannabe gangster robbed phone from 'terrified' Telford girl as she scooted home from sweet shop

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