“A 12-year-old girl who was raped and murdered by her uncle in Manchester was failed by child protection agencies, an independent inquiry has found.”
BBC News, 13th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Two men from Northern Ireland whose convictions for murder during the Troubles were quashed following the emergence of fresh evidence are entitled to compensation, the supreme court has ruled.”
The Guardian, 11th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Families who have lost loved ones under terrible circumstances are facing costs of £37,000 on average as they struggle to pick up the pieces, according to figures released today.”
Ministry of Justice, 11th May 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The UK Supreme Court is due to rule on whether compensation should be more widely available for people who have been wrongfully convicted.”
BBC News, 11th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man will today stand trial accused of murdering Milly Dowler, almost 10 years after the schoolgirl disappeared.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th May 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A shopkeeper who bludgeoned his postmistress wife to death as she slept then blamed an armed robber was convicted of murder today.”
The Independent, 19th April 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A man has been jailed for life for murdering his wife and dismembering her body at their Norfolk home.”
BBC News, 12th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A ‘cynical and cruel’ killer who murdered his 21-year-old wife then dismembered her with an electric saw and hid her remains was today told that he would stay in prison for at least 22 years.”
The Independent, 12th April 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Two members of a murderous gun gang were jailed for life today for the murder of an innocent 16-year-old girl shot dead when a tit-for-tat revenge hit went wrong.”
The Independent, 12th April 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The murder convictions of two Nottingham men could be unsafe because one of the jurors was a prison officer, the Criminal Appeal Court has heard.”
BBC News, 9th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A Liverpool-born carpenter has been found guilty of murdering two former girlfriends and dumping their dismembered remains in canals in Rotterdam and London.”
The Guardian, 4th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man has been jailed for life for the murder of a 36-year-old drug user whose burnt body was found on a golf course on the outskirts of Brighton.”
BBC News, 31st March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man who murdered a Bradford policewoman during a bungled robbery has lost an appeal against his conviction.”
BBC News, 28th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Six people involved in the abduction, torture and murder of a restaurant worker from Hertfordshire have been jailed.”
BBC News, 28th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man who murdered his five-year-old daughter by driving a car into a river has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 22nd March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Road rage killer Kenneth Noye lost an appeal against his murder conviction today.”
The Independent, 22nd March 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A father was convicted today of murdering his five-year-old daughter after he drove his car into a freezing river with her on the front passenger seat. A jury at Birmingham Crown Court took five hours to find 42-year-old Christopher Grady guilty of murdering Gabrielle Grady.”
The Independent, 18th March 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A Lancashire man has received a life sentence for the murder of a Rochdale drug dealer who had been kidnapped.”
BBC News, 17th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Two accomplices who helped shotgun killer Raoul Moat during his murderous rampage last summer have been jailed for life.”
The Guardian, 15th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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