“The Ministry of Defence has agreed to pay £100,000 compensation to the family of an Iraqi teenager who drowned near Basra after being detained by British troops. In an out-of-court settlement with his relatives’ British lawyers, the MoD did not admit liability for the death of 18-year-old Saeed Shabram in May 2003.”
The Guardian, 21st July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A 26-year-old man has been jailed for six years for shaking a four-month-old boy to death in Oxfordshire.”
BBC News, 20th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“This review by the Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses raises issues that need debating, especially in the light of recent cases. The judiciary will give this report close attention alongside the draft Directive on victims issued by the Commission in May which they are already considering carefully.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 6th July 2011
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“Justice Secretary, Kenneth Clarke, has announced an additional £500,000 to help victims of homicide, following the publication of the Victims Commissioner’s report today.”
Ministry of Justice, 6th July 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“A man who left his collapsed wife lying on the floor of their Warrington home for at least four days has been jailed for 15 months for her manslaughter.”
BBC News, 5th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A mother who strangled her autistic son because she could no longer cope with looking after him has walked free from court.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The care and treatment given to a man with a history of schizophrenia who killed a pensioner because voices in his head ordered him to attack a stranger have been severely criticised in a review.”
The Guardian, 30th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man who killed his friend with a single blow to the head has been jailed.”
The Independent, 20th June 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Scotland Yard officer accused of killing homeless newspaper vendor Ian Tomlinson during the G20 protests is to appear in court on Monday.”
The Guardian, 19th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A teenage burglar who boasted on Facebook that he would serve only six months for a raid on a pensioner’s home was sentenced to more than two years after his remarks were brought to the judge’s attention.”
The Guardian, 8th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A cyclist from Brighton who punched a man in the face after he opened a car door in his path has been jailed for 18 months.”
BBC News, 3rd June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Keir Starmer QC announces that the Met police officer is to face criminal proceedings over the death of Ian Tomlinson.”
The Guardian, 24th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“PC Simon Harwood will face criminal proceedings for striking newspaper vendor with a baton during G20 protests in 2009.”
The Guardian, 24th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A woman who stabbed her husband to death in their luxury Hampshire penthouse flat after rowing over their buy-to-let empire has been jailed.”
BBC News, 4th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“From today, local areas should undertake new action to tackle domestic homicide following any case where someone has been killed by their current or former partner, Home Secretary Theresa May announced.”
Home Office, 13th April 2011
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“A teenage driver who ploughed into a woman in Reading moments after receiving a text message has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.”
BBC News, 11th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A mother has been jailed for killing her 12-year-old autistic son by making him drink bleach.”
BBC News, 1st April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A registered blind man from Suffolk, who stole a car which was involved in crash which left a woman dead, has been sentenced to 12 years custody.”
BBC News, 31st March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A lorry driver who killed a workman has been jailed for causing death by dangerous driving.”
BBC News, 23rd March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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