Beshenivsky killer Mustaf Jama loses appeal – BBC News
“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
Category: murder
Six people jailed in ‘severed thumb’ case – BBC News
“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
Life sentence for Evesham river plunge father – BBC News
“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 loses appeal – The Independent
“Road rage killer Kenneth Noye lost an appeal against his murder conviction today.”
The Independent, 22nd March 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
River dad guilty of child’s murder – The Independent
“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
Burnley man’s life sentence for Paul Brady’s murder – BBC News
“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
Raoul Moat accomplices get life sentences – The Guardian
“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
CPS stops prosecution for 1987 killing of Daniel Morgan – Crown Prosecution Service
“The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has decided that the prosecution of three men for the killing of private detective Daniel Morgan in 1987 cannot continue.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 11th March 2011
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Raoul Moat accomplices guilty of murder and conspiracy to murder – The Guardian
“Raoul Moat accomplices guilty of murder and conspiracy to murder.”
The Guardian, 11th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Scotland Yard in spotlight as axe murder case collapses – The Guardian
“A major Scotland Yard investigation has ended in failure after three men were acquitted of charges over the 1987 murder of a private investigator who was found with an axe embedded in his head in a pub car park.”
The Guardian, 11th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Naomi Bryant inquest: Failings in sex offender release – BBC News
“A woman was killed by a convicted sex offender after a series of failings by the agencies involved in his release, an inquest jury has ruled.”
BBC News, 10th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Youths face life for boy’s murder – The Independent
“Three youths face life sentences after being found guilty today of murdering schoolboy Nicholas Pearton.”
The Independent, 10th March 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Kenneth Noye appeals against M25 murder conviction – BBC News
“One of the UK’s most notorious criminals is appealing against his conviction for a 1996 road rage murder.”
BBC News, 9th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
IPCC finds police response to Joanne Butler’s emergency calls was ‘flawed’ – The Guardian
“The way police responded to a woman who made two 999 calls before she was battered to death was ‘wholly inadequate’, according to a report by the Independent Police Complaints Commission. It highlighted failings in Leicestershire Constabulary’s response to phone calls they received prior to Joanne Butler’s murder in January 2006.”
The Guardian, 1st March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man gets life for party murder – The Independent
“A knifeman who stabbed an innocent 16-year-old partygoer to death in what a judge said was any parent’s ‘worst nightmare’ was jailed for life today.”
The Independent, 1st March 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Murderers launch campaign for ‘freedom’ based on their human rights – Daily Telegraph
“Three murderers who were expected to die in jail have launched a campaign for freedom based on their human rights and the European Court of Human Rights has agreed to hear the cases.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Bamber challenges whole-life tariffs in European court – BBC News
“Jeremy Bamber and two other killers are to ask the European Court of Human Rights to rule on whole-life sentences.”
BBC News, 26th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Life sentence for US wife killer Harold Landry – BBC News
“A US businessman who stabbed his wife 23 times and left her under a hedge has been jailed for at least 16 years.”
BBC News, 25th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Millionaire found guilty of murdering wife – The Independent
“A retired American millionaire who stabbed his wife to death as he battled to stop her benefiting from their impending divorce was convicted of murder today.”
The Independent, 24th February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Mother cleared of killing children in house fire – The Guardian
“A mother cleared of killing her children in a house fire wept as she walked free from court and said she just wanted to start piecing her life back together.”
The Guardian, 22nd February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
