‘Eleven young men, including a 14-year-old boy, have been convicted of the gangland killing of an 18-year-old in Manchester.’
The Guardian, 8th August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A mother who stamped her toddler daughter to death has had her minimum sentence reduced by five years after an appeal.’
The Independent, 1st August 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A mum who suffocated her two-year-old daughter after sending the toddler’s father “one last picture” of her has been jailed for a minimum of 16 years.’
BBC News, 27th July 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two 15-year-old gang members who murdered an innocent teenager with a “Rambo-style knife” have been given life sentences.’
The Guardian, 24th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The collapse of a trial of police officers accused of framing innocent men for murder collapsed due to human error, not corruption, an official report has concluded.’
The Guardian, 18th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The police and not a local authority must pay for the provision of special advocates in a rare example of them being required for a Family Court case, Cobb J has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th July 2017
Source: localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Four homeless street drinkers have been found guilty of killing a “vulnerable” man who was attacked in his own home.’
BBC News, 12th July 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man found guilty of killing two former girlfriends, five years apart, following a long campaign for justice by his second victim’s family has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 25 years.’
The Independent, 6th July 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An unemployed man is facing a life sentence after being convicted of killing two of his former girlfriends five years apart following a long-running campaign for justice by one of his victim’s family.’
The Guardian, 5th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Police repeatedly failed to protect a disabled Iranian refugee as neighbours waged a violent seven-year campaign of hate that culminated in his murder by a misguided vigilante, a report has concluded.’
The Guardian, 5th June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man has admitted murdering his six-month-old baby daughter on Christmas Day.’
BBC News, 3rd July 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two people have been jailed for life for murdering a vulnerable man who was tortured for months and forced to eat his own testicle.’
BBC News, 27th June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A series of NHS and police failings led to the brutal murder of a woman by a psychiatric patient, a report has found.’
BBC News, 23rd June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for life for hiring a hitman to kill his stepfather.’
BBC News, 23rd June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A churchgoer who murdered his partner’s two-year-old son after biting him and fracturing his skull during months of abuse has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 21 years.’
The Guardian, 23rd June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An investigation into evidence given to the Stephen Lawrence murder inquiry will only be concluded after a separate corruption investigation is completed, the police watchdog has announced.’
BBC News, 20th June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two people have been found guilty of murdering a vulnerable man who was tortured for months and forced to eat his own testicle.’
BBC News, 19th June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The number of suspected far-right extremists referred to the Government’s key anti-terror programme soared by 30 per cent in the past year, The Independent has learnt.’
The Independent, 19th June 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for at least 29 years for hacking a rival gang member to death with an axe during a fight in a supermarket car park.’
The Guardian, 14th June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Care home staff could not lock doors to prevent a 14-year-old from running away before she and a 13-year-old friend murdered a vulnerable alcoholic in her own home, it has emerged.’
The Independent, 13th june 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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