Man jailed for attempting to throw woman in front of Tube at King’s Cross – BBC News

Posted April 25th, 2023 in attempted murder, news, railways, sentencing by sally

‘A man who drunkenly tried to throw a woman in front of a Tube train as she travelled to Notting Hill Carnival has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.’

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BBC News, 24th April 2023

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Driver jailed for deliberately hitting Solihull pedestrian – BBC News

‘A driver who mounted a pavement and deliberately hit a pedestrian has been jailed for 13 years.’

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BBC News, 22nd March 2023

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Counter-terror police help investigation as man set alight near Birmingham mosque – BBC News

Posted March 22nd, 2023 in attempted murder, Islam, news, police, terrorism by tracey

‘Counter-terror police are involved in an investigation into a man being set alight as he walked home from a mosque.’

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BBC News, 21st March 2023

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Liverpool teenager jailed for life over ‘outrageous’ shooting of schoolgirl – The Guardian

Posted January 11th, 2023 in attempted murder, firearms, gangs, imprisonment, news, sentencing, wounding by sally

‘A teenager has been jailed for life for an “outrageous” gangland shooting in which a 15-year-old girl was struck in the neck by a bullet as she waited for a bus home from school.

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The Guardian, 10th January 2023

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Ricky Morgan: Tube machete attacker jailed for attempted murder – BBC News

Posted September 13th, 2022 in attempted murder, news, offensive weapons, sentencing, transport by tracey

‘A man who attacked a stranger with a machete on a London Tube train has been jailed for a minimum of 16 years.’

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BBC News, 12th September 2022

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Man, 90, not guilty of attempting to murder wife- BBC News

Posted September 7th, 2022 in attempted murder, married persons, news, wounding by sally

A 90-year-old man has been found not guilty of trying to murder his unwell wife, after she woke him up one night.

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BBC News, 6th September 2022

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Man who stabbed girlfriend 29 times in Gateshead jailed for life – The Guardian

Posted July 27th, 2022 in attempted murder, domestic violence, imprisonment, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man who stabbed his partner 29 times and left her locked in their house in a pool of blood has been jailed for life.’

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The Guardian, 25th July 2022

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Amine Laouar guilty of Leon Street’s murder and injuring two others – BBC News

Posted July 27th, 2022 in attempted murder, DNA, grievous bodily harm, murder, news by sally

‘A university student has been found guilty of killing one man and injuring two more during a spree of “random” knife attacks in north London.’

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BBC News, 26th July 2022

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Masked driver guilty after double shooting – The Independent

Posted June 14th, 2022 in attempted murder, firearms, murder, news by sally

‘A masked driver has been found guilty of his part in two shootings on the same night which left one man dead and a second seriously injured.’

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The Independent, 13th June 2022

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Former officer poisoned by Novichok in Salisbury settles claim against Wiltshire Police – The Independent

Posted April 13th, 2022 in attempted murder, compensation, murder, news, poisoning, police, Russia by tracey

‘A former police officer who was poisoned in the Salisbury Novichok attack has reached a settlement in a legal case against his former force, his lawyers have said.’

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The Independent, 13th April 2022

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Woman jailed for creating ‘to-do list and toolkit’ in plan to murder ex – The Independent

Posted April 8th, 2022 in attempted murder, imprisonment, news, offensive weapons, sentencing by sally

‘A 20-year-old woman who created a “meticulous” to-do list and a “murder toolkit” has been jailed for plotting to kidnap, torture and kill a former lover.’

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The Independent, 7th April 2022

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Sasha Johnson shooting: case against four men collapses – The Guardian

Posted February 23rd, 2022 in attempted murder, Crown Prosecution Service, firearms, murder, news, prosecutions by sally

‘The case against four men charged over the shooting of the Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson has collapsed, after the prosecution announced it would not be offering any evidence against them.’

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The Guardian, 22nd February 2022

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Rapist jailed for terrifying attack on victim during 34-hour ordeal – The Independent

Posted February 2nd, 2022 in attempted murder, imprisonment, news, rape, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A man has been jailed for life after raping and stabbing his victim in the throat during a terrifying 34-hour hostage ordeal.’

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The Independent, 1st February 2022

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Man to be sentenced for murder of hotelier and trying to kill his own mother – The Independent

Posted December 20th, 2021 in attempted murder, dangerous driving, families, murder, news by sally

‘An artist found guilty of the murder of millionaire hotelier Sir Richard Sutton and the attempted murder of his own mother will be sentenced on Monday.’

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The Independent, 20th December 2021

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Birmingham stabbings: man given minimum 21-year prison sentence – The Guardian

‘A man diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia who killed a 23-year-old man and injured seven others in a violent stabbing spree in Birmingham last year has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 21 years.’

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The Guardian, 18th November 2021

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Man guilty of murdering teenager at south Wales Chinese takeaway – The Independent

Posted November 10th, 2021 in attempted murder, murder, news by sally

‘A man has been found guilty of killing a teenager and attempting to murder her stepfather at a family-run Chinese takeaway in Wales.’

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The Independent, 9th November 2021

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Teenager sentenced to 24 years after double-barrelled shotgun attack – The Guardian

Posted November 2nd, 2021 in attempted murder, firearms, news, sentencing, young offenders by sally

‘A teenager who shot a 15-year-old boy in the face with a double-barrelled shotgun has been sentenced to 24 years in custody for attempted murder.’

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The Guardian, 1st November 2021

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Birmingham man tried to kill baby with poisoned milk bottle – BBC News

Posted October 26th, 2021 in attempted murder, children, imprisonment, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man who tried to kill a newborn baby by giving her prescription drugs in a milk bottle has been jailed.’

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BBC News, 25th October 2021

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Reading stabbings: Khairi Saadallah to appeal sentence – BBC News

‘A man who stabbed three men to death in a Reading park is seeking permission to appeal his whole-life jail term.’

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BBC News, 5th October 2021

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Northampton man guilty of attempted murder of stranger – BBC News

Posted September 21st, 2021 in attempted murder, grievous bodily harm, news by sally

‘A man who strangled a woman in a random attack after she left a supermarket has been convicted of attempted murder.’

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BBC News, 20th September 2021

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