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Jealous teenager who stabbed girlfriend 60 times jailed for life – The Guardian

Posted September 10th, 2012 in domestic violence, murder, news, offensive weapons, sentencing, young offenders by sally

“A teenager brutally stabbed his 15-year-old girlfriend 60 times in her head, neck and upper chest with two different knives, following arguments over his jealousy. Andrew Hall, 18, who attended Stoke City academy, the youth development part of Stoke City Football Club, pleaded guilty to murder on Friday at Luton crown court. Judge Richard Foster jailed him for life, with a minimum of 10 years.”

The Guardian, 7th September 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Shafilea Ahmed’s mother seeks leave to appeal against conviction – The Guardian

Posted September 5th, 2012 in appeals, domestic violence, forced marriages, murder, news by sally

“Shafilea Ahmed’s mother, Farzana, is seeking leave to appeal against her conviction for murdering her daughter, it has emerged.”

The Guardian, 4th September 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Julie Sheriff Afro comb murder: Girl detained for 10 years – BBC News

Posted August 29th, 2012 in murder, news, offensive weapons, sentencing, young offenders by sally

“A 16-year-old girl has been detained for a minimum of 10 years after she was found guilty of murdering a teenager with an Afro comb.”

BBC News, 28th August 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Stephen Lawrence killers Gary Dobson and David Norris lose appeal bid – The Independent

Posted August 23rd, 2012 in appeals, murder, news by sally

“The two men jailed for the racist murder of black teenager Stephen Lawrence have lost the first round of their attempt to challenge their convictions at the Court of Appeal.”

The Independent, 23rd August 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Essex police failed woman murdered by her ex-partner, watchdog says – The Guardian

Posted August 22nd, 2012 in domestic violence, murder, news, police by sally

“The police watchdog has found there was a ‘failure of systems’ in Essex police’s handling of a man who murdered his former partner and their two-year-old daughter, criticising a lack of adequate training, insufficient resources for domestic violence cases and ‘poor oversight’, in a report released on Wednesday.”

The Guardian, 22nd August 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

“No precedent? Then set one!” – Nicklinson right to die case – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted August 21st, 2012 in assisted suicide, defences, euthanasia, human rights, murder, news, precedent by sally

“This is Richard Dawkin’s battle cry in response to the recent High Court rejection of the challenge by locked-in sufferers to the murder and manslaughter laws in this country that have condemned them to an unknowable future of suffering.”

UK Human Rights Blog, 20th August 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Regina (Nicklinson) v Ministry of Justice (Attorney General and another intervening); Regina (AM) v Director of Public Prosecutions and others (Same intervening) – WLR Daily

Posted August 20th, 2012 in assisted suicide, EC law, euthanasia, human rights, law reports, murder, necessity by sally

Regina (Nicklinson) v Ministry of Justice (Attorney General and another intervening); Regina (AM) v Director of Public Prosecutions and others (Same intervening) [2012] EWHC 2381 (Admin); [2012] WLR (D) 248

“The court should not depart from the long established position that voluntary euthanasia was murder unless article 8 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms required that it be recognised as a possible defence to a murder charge under the doctrine of necessity, which was not the case.”

WLR Daily, 16th August 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Jeanette Goodwin murder: Martin Bunch jailed for life – BBC News

Posted August 20th, 2012 in bail, complaints, electronic monitoring, harassment, murder, news, police, sentencing by sally

“A man who murdered his ex-partner four days after appearing in court charged with harassing her has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 27 years.”

BBC News, 17th August 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Moors murderer Ian Brady’s legal advocate arrested – The Guardian

Posted August 17th, 2012 in legal profession, mental health, murder, news, preventing lawful & decent burial by sally

“The legal advocate of the Moors murderer Ian Brady has been arrested for allegedly failing to reveal where the body of Keith Bennett, one of Brady and Myra Hindley’s five young victims, is buried.”

The Guardian, 17th August 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Serioza Lawskoski: Gang jailed for Derby street murder – BBC News

Posted August 15th, 2012 in conspiracy, grievous bodily harm, mistaken identity, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“Five men have been given life sentences for murdering a father-of-three who died after being hit with a hammer and kicked in a Derby street.”

BBC News, 15th August 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Stephen Streener guilty of Jacqueline Grant murder – BBC News

Posted August 15th, 2012 in arson, domestic violence, murder, news by sally

“A Northumberland man has been found guilty of murdering his girlfriend and then setting his house on fire to conceal the evidence.”

BBC News, 15th August 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Polish builders jailed for beating multimillionaire to death in vain attempt to get him to reveal where he kept his cash – The Independent

Posted August 13th, 2012 in burglary, murder, news, robbery, sentencing by sally

“Three builders have been jailed for life with a recommendation that they serve at least 30 years for murdering a multimillionaire, police said.”

The Independent, 11th August 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

An injustice that won’t go away – The Independent

Posted August 13th, 2012 in Crown Prosecution Service, DNA, evidence, inquiries, miscarriage of justice, murder, news, perjury, police, witnesses by sally

“A 1988 murder led to the conviction of three innocent men. Now ‘Panorama’ looks again at the role of the police.”

The Independent, 12th August 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Shafilea Ahmed’s parents guilty of murder – The Guardian

Posted August 3rd, 2012 in domestic violence, murder, news by sally

“The parents of Shafilea Ahmed have been found guilty of murdering the 17-year-old, who was killed because they believed she had brought shame on the family.”

The Guardian, 3rd August 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Drug addict who killed pensioner jailed for 28 years – The Guardian

Posted August 3rd, 2012 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A drug addict ‘parasite’ who murdered a pensioner as she desperately clung on to a handbag containing her husband’s ashes has been jailed for a minimum of 28 years.”

The Guardian, 2nd August 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Clifford Collinge murder: Wife jailed for 23 years – BBC News

Posted July 31st, 2012 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A woman who lured two men back to her house with promises of sex and convinced them to murder her husband has been jailed for life.”

BBC News, 31st July 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Life sentences for brothers who beheaded man and set light to body – The Guardian

Posted July 31st, 2012 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“Two brothers have been jailed for life for the murder of a man whose decapitated body was set alight in a town centre.”

The Guardian, 30th July 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Kiaran Stapleton jailed for 30 years for murdering student – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 27th, 2012 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“Kiaran Stapleton, the killer of Indian student Anuj Bidve, has been jailed for life with a minimum of 30 years.”

Daily Telegraph, 27th July 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Julie Sheriff Afro comb murder trial: Girl found guilty – BBC News

Posted July 27th, 2012 in murder, news, sentencing, young offenders by sally

“A girl has been convicted of murdering a teenager who died five months after she was attacked with an Afro comb.”

BBC News, 27th July 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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