Life term for wife killer Malcolm Webster – The Independent

Posted July 6th, 2011 in fraud, insurance, married persons, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A man who murdered his first wife in a staged car crash and tried to kill his second in a copycat smash was jailed for life today.”

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The Independent, 5th July 2011

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Sun and Daily Mirror articles ‘could have impeded trial’ in Yeates case – The Guardian

Posted July 6th, 2011 in contempt of court, media, murder, news, trials by sally

“The Sun and Daily Mirror published three stories after the arrest of a suspect in the hunt for the killer of Joanna Yeates that could have ‘prejudiced’ and ‘impeded’ a trial, the attorney general, Dominic Grieve QC, told the high court on Tuesday.”

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The Guardian, 5th July 2011

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Murder victims’ families treated awfully in court warns Louise Casey – The Guardian

Posted July 6th, 2011 in bereavement, families, murder, news, victims by sally

“The families of murder victims receive worse treatment from the courts than the rich and wealthy who want to protect their privacy and they need a statutory ‘victims’ law’ to protect their rights.”

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The Guardian, 5th July 2011

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Witness in murder trial ‘went online to mock the defendant’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 5th, 2011 in murder, news, trials, witnesses, young offenders by sally

“A key teenage witness in a murder trial went online within minutes of giving evidence to mock the defendant, a court heard.”

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Daily Telegraph, 4th July 2011

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‘Whole life’ term for hair fetish killer – The Independent

Posted June 30th, 2011 in extradition, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A hair fetishist has been given a ‘whole life’ jail sentence for the ‘depraved’ and ‘callous’ murder and mutilation of a mother of two.”

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The Independent,

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‘Hair in hand’ case: Danilo Restivo guilty of Heather Barnett murder – The Guardian

Posted June 29th, 2011 in extradition, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A man with a fetish for surreptitiously cutting locks of hair from girls and women has been found guilty of murdering a British seamstress and now faces extradition over the killing of a teenager in Italy.”

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The Guardian, 29th June 2011

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Jane Clough murder: Bail law read in Commons – BBC News

Posted June 29th, 2011 in bail, bills, crime prevention, murder, news by sally

“A Lancashire MP has introduced a bill in Parliament which he claims could have prevented the murder of Blackpool nurse Jane Clough.”

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BBC News, 28th June 2011

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Kenneth Clarke backs judge over Milly Dowler murder trial – BBC News

Posted June 29th, 2011 in cross-examination, families, murder, news, trials, victims by sally

“Kenneth Clarke has said he recognises the ‘appalling’ treatment of Milly Dowler’s family at her killer’s trial.”

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BBC News, 28th June 2011

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Nail bomber David Copeland loses sentence appeal – BBC News

Posted June 28th, 2011 in appeals, explosives, mental health, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“Nail bomber David Copeland has failed in his bid to reduce his minimum jail term of 50 years.”

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BBC News, 28th June 2011

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Levi Bellfield gets life without parole – The Guardian

Posted June 27th, 2011 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“Levi Bellfield refused to leave his prison cell to hear Mr Justice Wilkie sentence him to life without parole and condemn him as a ‘cruel and pitiless killer’.”

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The Guardian, 24th June 2011

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Milly Dowler family’s court ordeal ‘appalling’ says victims czar Louise Casey – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 24th, 2011 in cross-examination, murder, news, victims, witnesses by sally

“The treatment of Milly Dowler’s family in court has been branded ‘appalling’ by the Government’s victims’commissioner, Louise Casey.”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th June 2011

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Sally Challen guilty of murdering husband Richard with hammer – BBC News

Posted June 24th, 2011 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A woman has been jailed for life after being convicted of murdering her estranged husband by bludgeoning him to death with a hammer.”

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BBC News, 23rd June 2011

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Devon man jailed for double murder – The Guardian

Posted June 23rd, 2011 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A ‘controlling and dominating’ husband has been jailed for a minimum of 30 years for the murder of his estranged wife and her friend in a frenzied sex attack.”

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The Guardian, 23rd June 2011

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Levi Bellfield guilty of Milly Dowler murder – BBC News

Posted June 23rd, 2011 in kidnapping, murder, news by sally

“Former nightclub doorman Levi Bellfield has been found guilty of murdering 13-year-old Milly Dowler.”

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BBC News, 23rd June 2011

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Dewi Evans guilty of Pontyberem murder of wife Jackie – BBC News

Posted June 23rd, 2011 in murder, news by sally

“A former miner who stabbed his wife during a row after she refused his offer of a cup of tea has been unanimously convicted of murder.”

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BBC News, 22nd June 2011

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Tido v The Queen – WLR Daily

Posted June 20th, 2011 in admissibility, death penalty, evidence, identification, law reports, murder by sally

Tido v The Queen [2011] UKPC 16; [2011] WLR (D) 199

“A dock identification of a defendant was not inadmissible evidence per se. Nor was the admission of such evidence to be regarded as permissible in only the most exceptional circumstances.”

WLR Daily, 15th June 2011

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Regina v Kelly; Same v Bowers; Same v Singh (Balraj); Same v Harding and others – WLR Daily

Posted June 20th, 2011 in appeals, law reports, murder, offensive weapons, sentencing by sally

Regina v Kelly; Same v Bowers; Same v Singh (Balraj); Same v Harding and others [2011] EWCA Crim 1462; [2011] WLR (D) 197

“For the purposes of deciding the starting point for determining the minimum term to be served by a defendant sentenced to life imprisonment on conviction of murder committed with a knife the fact that the defendant had taken a knife from the kitchen of a home to another room in the same home, even if a locked door was forced, did not mean that he had taken the knife to the scene within the meaning of paragraph 5A of Schedule 21 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003.”

WLR Daily, 16th June 2011

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Revenge killers jailed for Kent murder of Ted Shaxted – BBC News

Posted June 15th, 2011 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“Three men have been jailed for life after being convicted of murder in a revenge attack at a property in Kent.”

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BBC News, 15th June 2011

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Yvonne Freaney cleared of murder of autistic son, 11 – BBC News

Posted May 26th, 2011 in autism, diminished responsibility, mental health, murder, news by sally

“A woman has been cleared of the murder of her severely autistic 11-year-old son.”

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BBC News, 26th May 2011

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Farm labourer guilty of four shotgun killings – The Independent

Posted May 26th, 2011 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A man who murdered two couples with a sawn-off shotgun was jailed for life today after evading justice for more than 25 years.”

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The Independent, 26th May 2011

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