“The artist who created an inflatable artwork which blew away in a high wind, killing two people, will not face a retrial on manslaughter charges, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced this morning.”
The Guardian, 6th March 2009
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“A teenager who killed a gay man after hurling homophobic abuse at him, has been detained for more than two years in a young offenders’ institution.”
BBC News, 5th March 2009
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“A ‘self appointed vigilante’ has been jailed for 10 years for killing a former policeman who had been charged with possessing child pornography.”
BBC News, 3rd March 2009
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“A man who killed a woman while wearing a ‘Phantom of the Opera’ mask has been sent to a mental hospital indefinitely.”
BBC News, 3rd March 2009
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“A woman has been found guilty of manslaughter after a shopper was killed following a row over queue jumping.”
BBC News, 26th February 2009
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“The jury in the trial of an artist accused of killing two women when his inflatable sculpture blew away failed to reach verdicts today (25 February).”
The Guardian, 25th February 2009
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“A Wearside nurse who killed her 84-year-old mother with a ceramic ornament has been jailed for four years.”
BBC News, 3rd February 2009
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“A man was jailed for 11 years today for killing his neighbour with a samurai sword after a row over a child’s football.”
The Guardian, 30th January 2009
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“Amateurish safety precautions led to a huge inflatable artwork tearing free and twisting into the air in a strong gust of wind, killing two women inside, a court heard yesterday.”
The Guardian, 29th January 2009
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“A man has been sentenced to a year in prison for the manslaughter of a seven-year-old girl.”
BBC News, 23rd January 2009
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“Two teenage brothers who started a fire at a derelict factory in which two homeless people died have been sentenced to six years in custody.”
BBC News, 23rd January 2009
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“A 61-year-old woman from Kent who admitted killing her estranged husband with an axe is fighting a decision to strike her off the nurses’ register.”
BBC News, 23rd January 2009
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“A young mother was jailed for five years today for killing her three-month-old baby, who died of injuries so severe they were likened to a car accident or fall from a first-floor window.”
The Guardian, 14th January 2009
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“A 55-year-old man has been jailed for stabbing his partner to death on their houseboat on the River Medway in Kent.”
BBC News, 17th December 2008
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“A primary school teacher who struck his son-in-law with a cricket bat as he tried to defend his daughter has been jailed for manslaughter.”
BBC News, 16th December 2008
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“A teenager has been sentenced to eight years in a young offenders’ institution for killing a man who tried to give medical help to his drunken friend.”
BBC News, 15th December 2008
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“A teenager who kicked a Good Samaritan to death had carried out a similar brutal street attack two months earlier but police failed to deal with the initial crime properly, a court has heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th December 2008
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“A Frenchman was jailed for life today after being found guilty of a frenzied knife attack on a schoolgirl as she walked through a Lancashire park earlier this year.”
The Guardian, 8th December 2008
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“Jailed Liverpool fan Michael Shields is due to take his bid for freedom to the High Court in London.”
BBC News, 4th December 2008
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“A teenage rapper has been jailed for four-and-a-half years for killing a 16-year-old schoolboy in a row about lyrics posted on the internet.”
BBC News, 1st December 2008
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