Regina v Brennan – WLR Daily

Regina v Brennan [2014] EWCA Crim 2387; [2014] WLR (D) 502

‘Where, on a charge of murder, there was uncontradicted expert evidence to the effect that a defence of diminished responsibility was made out and the defendant applied at the close of evidence for the case of murder to be withdrawn, the judge should not leave the case of murder to the jury simply because the Crown wanted it to be left to the jury, but should evaluate whether a properly directed jury could properly convict of murder.’

WLR Daily, 21st November 2014

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No murder trial for mother who suffocated disabled children – The Guardian

‘A mother who admitted suffocating her three disabled children before trying to kill herself will not face trial for murder, a court has heard.’

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The Guardian, 13th October 2014

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Man who killed partner and son lays claim to her estate – The Guardian

Posted September 23rd, 2014 in diminished responsibility, homicide, mental health, news, wills by sally

‘A killer who is laying claim to the £80,000 estate of his partner whom he stabbed to death has told a court he is not motivated by money.’

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The Guardian, 22nd September 2014

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How could 16-year-old Christina be killed on her way to school? – Daily Telegraph

‘As a report declares the fatal stabbing of schoolgirl Christina Edkins as ‘preventable’, her family speak out about the serious failings that led to the unprovoked attack.’

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Daily Telegraph, 21st September 2014

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Aaron De Silva guilty of Joseph Griffiths murder – BBC News

‘A prolific burglar has been convicted of murdering a grandfather whom he stabbed to death in his London home.’

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BBC News, 25th February 2014

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Lewis Dale guilty of murdering grandmother Irene Dale – BBC News

‘A teenager has been found guilty of the murder of his grandmother and the attempted murder of his grandfather in an attack “like the film Psycho”.’

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BBC News, 4th February 2014

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Regina v Williams (Dean Arthur) – WLR Daily

Posted December 19th, 2013 in alcoholism, appeals, diminished responsibility, homicide, law reports, mental health by tracey

Regina v Williams (Dean Arthur): [2013] WLR (D)  497

‘For the purposes of establishing the defence of diminished responsibility, the concept of mental responsibility, within section 2(1) of the Homicide Act 1957, described the extent to which a person’s acts were the choice of a free and rational mind.’

WLR Daily, 13th December 2013

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Man who beheaded flatmate with cleaver is jailed for life – The Guardian

Posted December 4th, 2013 in diminished responsibility, homicide, mental health, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man with paranoid schizophrenia who beheaded a flatmate with a cleaver after he “disappeared” from the mental health care system has been jailed for life.’

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The Guardian, 4th December 2013

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Chinese businessman found guilty of murdering family of four in ‘revenge’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 28th, 2013 in complaints, costs, diminished responsibility, mental health, murder, news, police, trials by tracey

‘A Chinese businessman who massacred a family of four by stabbing them to death in a “cold-blooded” revenge attack after losing a court battle with them has been found guilty of murder.’

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Daily Telegraph, 27th November 2013

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Hazel Bailey death: Husband jailed for walking stick killing – BBC News

“A 74-year-old man suffering from dementia who brutally beat his wife to death with a walking stick in a row over the heating has been jailed.”

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BBC News, 29th October 2013

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Big Issue stabbings: Homeless man detained for life – BBC News

Posted October 16th, 2013 in diminished responsibility, homelessness, homicide, mental health, news, sentencing by sally

“A homeless man who admitted killing two Big Issue sellers in a knife attack in Birmingham has been detained for life.”

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BBC News, 15th October 2013

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Psychiatric patient released from prison stabbed schoolgirl to death on bus – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 3rd, 2013 in diminished responsibility, homicide, mental health, news by sally

“A paranoid schizophrenic stabbed a schoolgirl to death just weeks after being released from prison without any supervision.”

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Daily Telegraph, 2nd October 2013

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Son who killed his mother after struggling to cope with her dementia jailed for 40 months – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 20th, 2013 in arson, diminished responsibility, homicide, mental health, news, sentencing by sally

“A son who smothered his mother because he could not bear watching her suffer from dementia has been jailed for three years and four months.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th September 2013

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Kieran Raiswell death: ‘Sniggering’ killer jailed – BBC News

Posted July 12th, 2013 in diminished responsibility, mental health, murder, news, sentencing by tracey

“A man who stabbed a Manchester teenager to death in a random attack in the street ‘to see what it’s like to kill someone’ has been jailed for murder.”

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The Guardian, 12th July 2013

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Kieran Crump Raiswell random stab murder: Man convicted – BBC News

Posted July 11th, 2013 in diminished responsibility, homicide, mental health, murder, news by sally

“A man has been convicted of murdering a teenager in a random knife attack in a Manchester street.”

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BBC News, 11th July 2013

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Student who killed ‘devil’ arts blogger is detained indefinitely – The Guardian

Posted May 28th, 2013 in detention, diminished responsibility, mental health, murder, news by sally

“A student is to be detained indefinitely in Broadmoor secure hospital for killing an arts expert who blogged as Professor Whitestick.”

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The Guardian, 28th May 2013

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Man jailed for smothering mother – The Guardian

“A man who smothered and strangled his mother has been jailed for 13 years, police said today.”

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The Guardian, 22nd May 2013

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Oxfordshire beheading: Jonathan Limani’s appeal rejected – BBC News

“A man who beheaded a restaurant manager will not have his 19-year sentence reduced by the Court of Appeal.”

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BBC News, 17th May 2013

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Ivan Esack jailed for murdering wife Natalie – BBC News

Posted January 14th, 2013 in diminished responsibility, domestic violence, murder, news, sentencing by tracey

“A former policeman has been jailed for at least 28 years for murdering his estranged wife at her hair salon.”

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BBC News, 14th January 2013

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Scissor death killer Sandra Clinch jailed for husband’s manslaughter – BBC News

Posted November 9th, 2012 in diminished responsibility, domestic violence, homicide, news, sentencing by tracey

“A woman who fatally stabbed her husband with a pair of scissors in a row about tidying their house has been jailed.”

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BBC News, 8th November 2012

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