Suffolk bolt gun killer’s minimum sentence increased – BBC News
“A murderer who killed a woman with a bolt gun has had his life sentence tariff increased from 20 to 30 years.”
BBC News, 11th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: murder
Drive-by Liverpool shooting gang jailed for life – BBC News
“Four men have been jailed for life for the murder of a cyclist who was killed in a drive-by shooting in Liverpool.”
BBC News, 10th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man guilty of murdering daughter, Chanelle Sasha Jones – BBC News
“A 48-year-old man has been found guilty of murdering his teenage daughter.”
BBC News, 10th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Offenders who commit ‘grave crimes’ must be named, says judge – Daily Telegraph
“A judge said the public deserved to know the identities of offenders who committed ‘grave crimes’ as he allowed the naming of a juvenile who killed an innocent peacemaker with a single punch.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Facebook murderer who posed as teenager to lure victim jailed for life – The Guardian
“A serial sex offender was today sentenced to life in prison after he admitted kidnapping, raping and murdering a teenager whom he ensnared using a fake profile on Facebook.”
The Guardian, 8th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
UK’s ‘longest miscarriage of justice’ heads back to appeal court – The Guardian
“The case of a man convicted of a murder in London nearly 35 years ago is to be sent back to the court of appeal. Campaigners claim that the case is one of Britain’s longest-running miscarriages of justice.”
The Guardian, 8th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man jailed for fatal bus attack – The Independent
“A bus driver who used his single-decker bus to knock down and kill a man who tried to confront him over damage caused to his pick-up truck was jailed for seven and a half years yesterday.”
The Independent, 5th March 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
The Big Question: Is the Yorkshire Ripper going to be released early from prison? – The Independent
“Why are we asking this now?
The serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, who was given 20 life sentences in 1981 for murdering 13 women – he was known as the Yorkshire Ripper because he mutilated his victims’ bodies with a sharpened screwdriver – has applied to the High Court for a ruling on how much longer he must serve in jail.”
The Independent, 3rd March 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Murders committed by mentally ill ‘could be double what official figures show’ – Daily Telegraph
“The number of murders committed by people with mental health problems could be double what official figures show, according to research.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Nurse fights murder conviction – The Independent
“A nurse jailed for 30 years for murdering two patients and seriously harming 15 others was convicted of crimes that never took place, new evidence suggests. Benjamin Geen, 29, was found guilty in 2006 of injecting patients with drugs that stopped their breathing in order to satisfy a ‘lust for excitement’ when reviving them. Two men, David Onley, 75, and Anthony Bateman, 66, died.”
The Independent, 28th February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Somerset man tried to smother his wife with pillow – BBC News
“A prominent Rotarian from Somerset has been sent to prison for eight years after admitting trying to smother his ex-model wife with a pillow.”
BBC News, 23rd February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Psychopathic’ father jailed for baby murder – BBC News
“A father who ‘used his baby as a tool to avoid deportation’ has been jailed for life for her murder, and must serve a minimum of 16 years.”
BBC News, 19th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Three not guilty over Birmingham riot death – BBC News
“Three men accused of murdering a 23-year-old man during riots in Birmingham have been found not guilty.”
BBC News, 17th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge orders extradition of five men over Crete murder bid – The Independent
“Five young men accused of attempting to murder a British holidaymaker in Crete were today ordered to travel to Greece to face justice. A judge granted an extradition request after hearing the gang were suspected of the savage mob attack in Malia in June 2008.”
The Independent, 16th February 2010
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Men jailed over Blackpool flat stab murder – BBC News
“Two men have been jailed after being found guilty of murdering a man in his Lancashire home.”
BBC News, 12th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
County Durham torture murderer jailed for life – BBC News
“A man convicted of helping torture to death his ex-lover’s partner in County Durham has been sentenced to life in prison, with a minimum of 20 years.”
BBC News, 12th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teenage killer’s custody doubled over Gloucester attack – BBC News
“A teenager who killed a man with one punch has had his sentence more than doubled to three-and-a-half years.”
BBC News, 10th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman jailed for killing lover with poison curry – The Independent
“A jealous woman who killed her former lover by lacing his curry with an ancient poison has been convicted of murder.”
The Independent, 11th February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Wealthy landowner jailed for life for murdering estranged wife – The Guardian
“A judge today criticised a wealthy landowner for not revealing where he had hidden the body of his estranged wife after he murdered her.”
The Guardian, 8th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Exiled billionaire Berezovsky begins libel battle over claim he killed Litvinenko – The Guardian
“Boris Berezovsky, a fierce critic of the Kremlin who claimed asylum in the UK in 2003, is suing Vladimir Terluk over comments he made on a Russian news programme in April 2007. In the interview, Terluk – under the pseudonym ‘Pyotr’ – claimed Berezovsky was responsible for Litvinenko’s radiation poisoning. The allegation has also been made by Andrei Lugovoi, a former KGB officer whom the British government has named as their prime suspect for the murder.”
The Guardian, 7th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
