‘A bus driver has been found guilty of killing three people in a ‘devastating and avoidable’ Valentine’s Day motorway crash.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th November 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for 12 years for shaking his partner’s baby to death.’
The Guardian, 14th November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The defendant was charged with murder. He admitted that he had strangled his partner, but denied murder on the ground that he had suffered a loss of control and that he had a personality disorder such as to give rise to a defence of diminished responsibility. He was convicted of murder. He applied for permission to appeal against conviction on the grounds that the trial judge had: (i) been wrong to decide that the burden of proof in relation to diminished responsibilty lay on the defendant under section 2 of the Homicide Act 1957, as amended, notwithstanding article 6 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms; (ii) misdirected the jury in relation to the words “general capacity for tolerance or self-restraint” in section 54(3) of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009; and (3) failed to give the jury guidance on the meaning of the word “substantially” in section 2(1)(b) of the 1957 Act.’
WLR Daily, 3rd November 2016
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘The Ministry of Justice has dismissed calls to create US-style degrees of murder, ruling out a consultation due to an ‘already full programme’ of reform and legislation. In a letter to the chair of the House of Commons justice committee this week, justice minister Sir Oliver Heald said he did not share concerns that the law needed to be urgently reformed.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 2nd November 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A man who punched and killed his girlfriend just days after he was overheard saying he would kill her has been jailed.’
BBC News, 25th October 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man has been found guilty of killing a takeaway delivery driver in a “snatch and grab” robbery for three pizzas.’
BBC News, 27th October 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man has been found guilty of killing his toddler son by force-feeding him a mixture of bread and cereal.’
The Guardian, 26th October 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The government’s ambitious prison reform plans are “simply not achievable”, the former chief inspector of prisons has warned.’
BBC News, 20th October 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The inquest into a baby boy’s death at a vicarage in Lancashire has been halted and the coroner has referred the case to prosecutors.’
BBC News, 5th October 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who killed his best friend with one punch after a “silly row”, has been jailed.’
The Independent, 4th October 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A teenager who stabbed two strangers to death in Essex in 2014 has lost his appeal against a minimum term of 27 years’ detention.’
The Guardian, 28th September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A man who attacked his heavily pregnant ex-girlfriend, killing their unborn baby, has lost his appeal against a life sentence.’
The Guardian, 27th September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Prosecutors are re-examining the case of a toddler from Cumbria who died after being sexually assaulted.’
The Guardian, 23rd September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Three servicemen who face being prosecuted for manslaughter over the death of an Iraqi teenager were cleared a decade ago, after it emerged that key witnesses had lied about the claims and were paid expenses in exchange for their testimony.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The mother and grandmother of a six-month-old girl who was mauled to death by an American pitbull have been jailed.’
The Guardian, 15th September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Ministry of Defence has said it is “extremely sorry” for the death of an Iraqi teenager who drowned after being “forced” into a Basra canal by four British soldiers.’
The Independent, 16th September 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘he government has rejected growing calls for a major overhaul of the law on homicide, including the creation of a US-style offence of first-degree murder, saying it would create a “murder-lite” category for most killings.’
The guardian, 14th September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A father who was acquitted by a jury of killing his six-week-old son has been named as the person responsible for his death in a ruling by a high court judge.’
BBC News, 7th September 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man whose murder conviction was quashed by the Supreme Court in a landmark ruling on joint enterprise has been convicted of manslaughter.’
BBC News, 5th September 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An optometrist who failed to spot symptoms of a life-threatening brain condition during a routine eye test of an eight-year-old who later died has been given a two-year suspended prison sentence.’
The Guardian, 26th August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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