Three life sentences for 1982 murder of Dalston family – BBC News

Posted December 17th, 2010 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A man has been given three life sentences for killing a woman and her two daughters in east London in 1982.”

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BBC News, 17th December 2010

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Hertfordshire housemate killer jailed for life – BBC news

Posted December 17th, 2010 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A man who murdered a housemate over a row about a woman and buried him in the garden in Hertfordshire has been jailed for life.”

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BBC News, 15th December 2010

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Axing provocation defence ‘not sensible’ – Lord Judge – BBC News

Posted December 16th, 2010 in domestic violence, murder, news, provocation by sally

“New laws aimed at protecting female victims of domestic violence have come under fire from the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales.”

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BBC News, 16th December 2010

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Brothers jailed for murder of uncle run over in Kent – BBC News

Posted December 15th, 2010 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“Two brothers have been jailed for life for murdering their uncle who was run down by a Range Rover in Kent.”

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BBC News, 15th December 2010

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Killer Roger Kearney claims Royal Mail sacking ‘unfair’ – BBC News

Posted December 15th, 2010 in murder, news, unfair dismissal by sally

“A man jailed for killing his married lover is to take his former employers to tribunal after he was sacked following his conviction.”

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BBC news, 15th December 2010

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Man jailed for 23 years for chef murder – BBC News

Posted December 14th, 2010 in murder, news, offensive weapons, sentencing by sally

“A man who murdered a chef following a classical music concert in Essex has been jailed for at least 23 years.”

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BBC News, 13th December 2010

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Man convicted of murder in double jeopardy retrial – The Independent

Posted December 13th, 2010 in double jeopardy, evidence, murder, news, retrials by sally

“The first person to face a murder retrial following the discovery of new forensic evidence was convicted today.”

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The Independent, 13th December 2010

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Judgment reserved in murder appeal as forensic evidence divides experts – The Guardian

Posted December 10th, 2010 in appeals, evidence, forensic science, murder, news by sally

“Scientists split over fibres that prosecution says links jailed office worker to home of widow killed during break-in.”

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The Guardian, 9th December 2010

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Pensioner cleared of murdering wife in mercy killing – The Guardian

Posted December 9th, 2010 in diminished responsibility, euthanasia, homicide, murder, news by sally

“A pensioner who smothered his 75-year-old wife in a “mercy killing” has been jailed for two years.”

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The Guardian, 9th December 2010

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Family anger at IPCC and police after failings that led to mother’s murder – The Guardian

Posted December 8th, 2010 in complaints, criminal records, domestic violence, murder, news, police by sally

“Relatives of Maria Stubbings plan action after Essex force failed to inform mother that her new partner was a convicted killer.”

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The Guardian, 7th December 2010

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Abuser who videoed attacks on toddler jailed for murder – The Guardian

Posted December 3rd, 2010 in child abuse, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A man who filmed himself attacking a 15-month-old repeatedly over six months has been jailed for 24 years for the boy’s murder.”

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The Guardian, 2nd December 2010

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Man guilty of arranging estranged wife’s machete murder – The Guardian

Posted December 3rd, 2010 in domestic violence, murder, news, soliciting to murder by sally

“A man was today found guilty of ordering the murder of his estranged wife, who was hacked to death with a machete in a suburban street as she walked to collect the couple’s children.”

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The Guardian, 2nd December 2010

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The law on mercy killing is badly in need of an overhaul – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 3rd, 2010 in assisted suicide, attempted murder, attempts, euthanasia, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“The mandatory life sentence for murder is unknown in other countries and distorts the law.”

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Daily Telegraph, 2nd December 2010

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26 years for stabbing mum and baby – The Independent

Posted December 2nd, 2010 in murder, news, offensive weapons, sentencing by sally

“A bar manager who murdered his girlfriend and their 10-month-old daughter in a ‘sustained and fearsome’ knife attack will spend at least 26 years in prison, a judge said today.”

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The Independent, 1st December 2010

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Peter Sutcliffe to challenge high court ruling over sentence – The Guardian

Posted November 30th, 2010 in appeals, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, will tomorrow (30 November) challenge a high court ruling that he must spend the rest of his life in jail. His case will be heard at the court of appeal by the lord chief justice, Lord Judge, Mr Justice Calvert-Smith and Mr Justice Griffith Williams. In a decision in July, Mr Justice Mitting said the serial killer must serve a ‘whole life’ tariff. The former lorry driver, from Bradford, West Yorkshire, was convicted at the Old Bailey in 1981. Sutcliffe, 64, received 20 life sentences in 1981 after being convicted of murdering 13 women and attempting to murder another seven.”

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The Guardian, 29th November 2010

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Man jailed for shooting two brothers in Croydon – BBC News

Posted November 26th, 2010 in attempted murder, attempts, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A man has been jailed for at least 37 years for shooting two brothers in the head, killing one of them, after being thrown out of a south London pub.”

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BBC News, 26th November 2010

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Devizes man jailed for neck stabbing murder – BBC News

Posted November 24th, 2010 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A man has been jailed for life for stabbing another man 11 times in the neck.”

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BBC News, 24th November 2010

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Brighton prostitute killer sentenced for earlier rape – BBC

Posted November 23rd, 2010 in murder, news, rape, sentencing by sally

“A murderer who killed a transgender prostitute has been given an indefinite jail term for raping another woman in Brighton five weeks earlier.”

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BBC News, 22nd November 2010

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Beshenivsky killer Mustaf Jama starts appeal – BBC News

Posted November 19th, 2010 in appeals, murder, news, police, robbery by sally

“A man who murdered a policewoman during a bungled robbery has started an appeal against his conviction on the eve of the fifth anniversary of her death.”

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BBC News, 17th November 2010

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Man jailed for murder of girlfriend’s toddler – The Guardian

Posted November 19th, 2010 in domestic violence, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A man was jailed for life today for the murder of his girlfriend’s toddler, whom he viciously attacked after her crying interrupted him playing on his Xbox computer game.”

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The Guardian, 18th November 2010

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