‘A convicted people smuggler, responsible for the manslaughter of 39 people who died in the back of a lorry in Essex, has today (24 September 2023) been ordered to pay a total of £65,157.65 to victims’ families through a Confiscation Order made by the court today.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 24th November 2023
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A boat skipper has been jailed after a man was killed when the vessel he was steering crashed into a buoy at high-speed.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 21st November 2023
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Murders where mothers kill their babies are thankfully rare, however recent cases raise questions about the legal framework surrounding this offence, and whether laws concerning murder, manslaughter and infanticide are applied in a way that protects not only vulnerable children but also vulnerable women.’
Doughty Street Chambers, 9th October 2023
Source: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk
‘A father whose disabled 12-year-old son was killed while trying to run across the M62 has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.’
The Independent, 6th November 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man who bludgeoned his friends to death after claiming they had cursed him has been sentenced to an indefinite hospital order.’
BBC News, 25th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The family of a teenage boy who was stabbed in the heart by his friend said they have finally got justice after a coroner ruled that he was unlawfully killed.’
The Guardian, 25th October 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A van driver who smoked crack cocaine before crashing into a nine-year-old boy and killing him has been jailed.’
BBC News, 19th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for killing a father of two who died after a city centre street fight.’
BBC News, 13th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Amrita Hurst, Hannah Taylor and Jake Barras look at the questions raised by Justice Secretary Alex Chalk’s plan to implement “Jade’s law”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 13th October 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A man who killed his wife with a claw hammer has had his automatic release from prison blocked by the government.’
BBC News, 12th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An inquiry into the circumstances leading to the manslaughter of a 24-year-old man by a 14-year-old girl has found “a failure of the system as a whole” to protect her and her victim.’
The Guardian, 10th October 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A public inquiry into allegations that 80 Afghans were summarily killed by members of three different British SAS units begins on Monday amid pleas from victims’ families to uncover the truth behind the deaths.’
The Guardian, 9th October 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has updated its homicide guidance, specifically addressing mercy killings and failed suicide pacts, in order to increase transparency on “how prosecutors think and decide”.’
The Independent, 11th October 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A driver who killed a mother-of-two when he fell asleep at the wheel has been jailed for three and a half years.’
BBC News, 26th September 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A driver accused of taking part in an “impromptu” race which killed two young brothers has been cleared of causing their deaths.’
BBC News, 14th September 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A lorry driver who ploughed into a line of stationary cars, killing one driver and seriously injuring another, has been sentenced.’
BBC News, 13th September 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who started a fire at a house in Dewsbury in which one man died and five people were left seriously injured has been jailed.’
BBC News, 11th September 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A TikTok influencer, her mother and a group of associates have been sentenced at Leicester Crown Court for their involvement in the killing of two men on the A46 in Leicestershire.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 1st September 2023
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Prosecutions involving more than a dozen homicides and more than 100 sexual offences collapsed before trial in England and Wales last year as a result of lost or missing evidence, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 3rd September 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
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