Death driver’s drug levels ‘highest police had seen’ – BBC News
‘A driver who had a “staggering amount” of drugs in his system when he killed a passenger in a car crash has been jailed for two years.’
BBC News, 15th April 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: homicide
Teenager found guilty of stabbing 18-year-old to death with ‘Zombie Killer’ knife – The Independent
‘A teenage boy has been found guilty of stabbing 18-year-old Stefan Appleton to death with a 2 foot-long ‘Zombie Killer’ machete in a north London park.’
The Independent, 1st April 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man jailed for killing friend who asked to be punched – BBC News
‘A man has been jailed for three years after killing a friend who asked to be punched in the face, police said.’
BBC News, 30th March 2016
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Clayton Williams convicted of PC Dave Phillips’s manslaughter – BBC News
‘A car thief has been found guilty of the manslaughter of a policeman by running him over in a stolen pick-up truck during a chase.’
BBC News, 21st March 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rotherham pair who kicked Muslim grandfather to death while calling him a ‘groomer’ jailed for 46 years – The Independent
‘Two men convicted of kicking a 81-year-old grandfather to death in a racially motivated and “unprovoked” attack have been jailed for 46 years.’
The Independent, 29th February 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Catalogue of errors around protection of Jayden Parkinson before murder, review finds – Daily Telegraph
‘Police and care services criticised over handling of Jayden Parkinson, 17, who was strangled by her violent ex-partner Ben Blakeley after she told him she was pregnant.’
Daily Telegraph, 24th February 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Dolton Powell murder: Joint enterprise ruling causes charge rethink – BBC News
‘Prosecutors are reconsidering murder charges in the trial of eight people following a Supreme Court ruling on the joint enterprise law.’
BBC News, 19th February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
R v Taylor (Appellant) – Supreme Court
R v Taylor (Appellant) [2016] UKSC 5 (YouTube)
Supreme Court, 3rd February 2016
Cheryl James: Teenage army recruit ‘may have been killed by someone else’ – The Independent
‘New forensic evidence reveals that a teenage army recruit found dead at Deepcut barracks may not have shot herself and could have been killed by someone else, it has emerged.’
The Independent, 8th February 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
George Verrier death: Two Met Police constables dismissed – BBC News
‘Two Met Police constables have been dismissed for gross misconduct after a teenager died when he was punched in south-east London in September 2013.’
BBC News, 5th February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Paedophile killer Sarah Sands’ sentence extended – BBC News
‘A woman who stabbed a paedophile to death in east London has had her three-and-a-half-year jail sentence more than doubled.’
BBC News, 22nd January 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Poppi Worthington death file to be reviewed by CPS – BBC News
‘Prosecutors are to review the death of Poppi Worthington after a family court judge ruled her father sexually assaulted her before she died.’
BBC News, 21st January 2016
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Murder rate rises after spate of killings in June 2015 – BBC News
‘Murders and killings in England and Wales have increased to their highest level for five years, figures show.’
BBC News, 21st January 2016
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Abuse survivors ‘re-victimised’ through family court process – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Victims of domestic abuse should not endure the trauma of being cross-examined by their abusers in court, a national charity has recommended in a study on child deaths.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 20th January 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Poppi Worthington death: toddler was sexually assaulted by father, says judge – The Guardian
‘A baby who died in suspicious circumstances had been sexually assaulted by her father just before her death, a judge has ruled.’
The Guardian, 19th January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Landmark case puts NHS Trust on trial alongside two doctors it is claimed were underqualified – Daily Telegraph
‘Court hears two underqualified doctors watched as a previously healthy young woman lay dying without taking the basic steps that could have saved her.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th January 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Jack Adcock death: Doctor and nurse get suspended sentences for manslaughter – BBC News
‘A doctor and an agency nurse who “seriously neglected” a six-year-old boy who died in hospital have been sentenced for his manslaughter.’
BBC News, 14th December 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Love you to death: the British women dying at the hands of their partners – The Guardian
‘In 2013, 86 women in Britain were killed by a husband, a boyfriend or a male ex-partner. A new documentary by Vanessa Engle tells the story of every one of them by giving voice to the traumatised families left behind.’
The Guardian, 6th December 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Prisons to introduce tests for legal highs in bid to reduce violence – The Guardian
‘Ministers claim the introduction of new drug tests able to detect legal highs such as spice and black mamba will prove a “gamechanger” in curbing the rising tide of violence in jails across England and Wales.’
The Guardian, 1st December 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Mother Tania Clarence who killed children ‘overwhelmed’ – BBC News
‘A woman who killed her three children had become “overwhelmed” by their care up to four years before, a report said.’
BBC News, 23rd November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
