Westminster car crash driver Salih Khater jailed for life – BBC News
‘A man who drove at cyclists and police officers outside Parliament has been jailed for life for attempted murder.’
BBC News, 14th October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: attempted murder
Vincent Fuller: White supremacist jailed for launching far-right terror attack a day after Christchurch shootings – The Independent
‘A far-right terrorist who tried to kill Muslims in a rampage the day after the Christchurch attack has been jailed for more than 18 years.’
The Independent, 11th September 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Would-be assassin whose gun jammed is jailed for 28 years – The Independent
‘A would-be assassin whose gun jammed as he opened fire on a woman while she watched TV has been jailed for 28 years.’
The Independent, 5th September 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Four men jailed for life over machete murder in Blackburn – The Guardian
‘Four men have been jailed for life for murdering a man in a “vicious, terrifying and sustained” machete attack in the street.’
The Guardian, 19th August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Man jailed for life for pushing 91-year-old on to tube tracks – The Guardian
‘A man with paranoid schizophrenia who pushed a 91-year-old on to London Underground tracks has been jailed for life by a judge who described him as “a grave and enduring risk to the public”.’
The Guardian, 24th June 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Unlawful arrest – inadequate grounds for suspecting person to be guilty of an offence – UK Police Law Blog
‘Where a court finds a wrongful arrest, it is often due to inadequate grounds for belief in its necessity. However, a brief judgment in Smith v Police Service for Northern Ireland [2019] NIQB 39 is a demonstration of where there is a lack of reasonable suspicion that the person arrested has, themselves, committed the offence. Also of interest is the sum for damages – £3,550 for the unlawful arrest and ten hours’ consequent unlawful detention.’
UK Police Law Blog, 10th May 2019
Source: ukpolicelawblog.com
Man who attacked four police officers with knife after hoax 999 call found guilty – The Independent
‘A man who lured police to a fake crime scene before attacking four officers with a knife has been cleared of attempted murder.’
The Independent, 16th April 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man who drove car on to packed dancefloor jailed for 28 years – The Guardian
‘A clubber who ploughed his car on to a packed dancefloor in a drink and drug-fuelled rage after being thrown out by bouncers has been jailed for 28 years.’
The Guardian, 10th January 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Mark Waterdall guilty of Watford GP crossbow shooting – BBC News
A patient who wrongly blamed a GP for his father’s death has been found guilty of attempting to murder the doctor with a crossbow.
BBC News, 8th January 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man who killed friend in club crash ‘rage’ jailed for life – BBC News
‘A man who killed his friend when he drove a car into a crowd in a “drink-fuelled rage” has been jailed.’
BBC News, 19th December 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Dad jailed for ‘cannabis-induced’ baby murder attempt – BBC News
‘A young father who repeatedly tried to smother his newborn son amid a cannabis-induced psychosis has been jailed for ten years.’
BBC News, 8th November 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man guilty of Tube push murder attempt – BBC News
‘A man who pushed a former Eurotunnel boss on to Tube tracks in central London has been found guilty of attempted murder.’
BBC News, 5th October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man pleads guilty to attempted murder of six children in hit-and-run – The Guardian
‘A man has admitted trying to kill six children in a hit-and-run that left one teenage girl with a broken neck.’
The Guardian, 28th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Man who tried to gouge baby’s eyes out is jailed – The Guardian
‘A “very dangerous” man who threw a baby out of a window after trying to gouge its eyes out has been jailed for life. Sean Ziemelis, 31, also tried to strangle the baby boy before throwing him from a second-storey window in the early hours of 1 August 2017, Luton crown court heard.’
The Guardian, 3rd August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Man who threw baby out of window in Luton jailed – BBC News
‘A man who threw a seven-month-old baby and its mother out of a window has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 2nd August 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Knife-wielding Louis Morgan jailed for stamping on partner’s head – BBC News
‘A man who stamped on his partner’s head and then tried to kill her neighbour has been jailed for 20 years with five more years on extended licence.’
BBC News, 1st August
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Parachute murder bid: Emile Cilliers jailed for life – BBC News
‘An Army sergeant has been jailed for life for trying to murder his wife by sabotaging her parachutes.’
BBC News, 15th June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Army sergeant guilty of trying to murder his wife by tampering with her parachute – Daily Telegraph
‘The “very dangerous, coercive and manipulative” physical training instructor showed no emotion as he was convicted on Thursday of two counts of attempted murder and a third count of damaging the gas fitting recklessly endangering life following a retrial at Winchester Crown Court.’
Daily Telegraph, 24th May 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man jailed for setting his neighbour alight – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A man who doused his neighbour with petrol and set her alight has been jailed for 19 years.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 20th April 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Paul Moore jailed for Leicester hate crime car attack – BBC News
‘A man who hit a Somali woman with his car before going back to run her over as she lay helpless has been jailed for a minimum of 20 years.’
27th March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
