Student murder sentences examined – BBC News
“The Attorney General will consider whether the sentences given to two men who tortured and murdered two French students were ‘unduly lenient’.”
BBC News, 11th June 2009
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“The Attorney General will consider whether the sentences given to two men who tortured and murdered two French students were ‘unduly lenient’.”
BBC News, 11th June 2009
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“Three youths were found guilty today of murdering Ben Kinsella, the 16-year-old brother of former EastEnders actress Brooke Kinsella.”
The Independent, 11th June 2009
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“A gang of six youths were found guilty at the Old Bailey today of murdering an innocent 14-year-old schoolboy stabbed in a park.”
The Independent, 9th June 2009
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“David Scott, the chief probation officer who resigned over the murder of two French students by a convicted violent criminal and his accomplice, has launched a scathing attack on the justice secretary, Jack Straw.”
The Guardian, 9th June 2009
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“Two brothers convicted of killing a bank chief expected to face a murder trial until their court case started.”
BBC News, 9th June 2009
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“The case of one of the most notorious murderers in British history, Hawley Crippen, is to be referred to the Court of Appeal, where the infamous doctor may secure a posthumous pardon 99 years after he was hanged.”
The Observer, 7th June 2009
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“Two men have been given life sentences over the fatal shooting of a 35-year-old man near a south London nightclub.”
BBC News, 5th June 2009
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“A dangerous knife thug freed from jail by mistake was today jailed for life with a minimum of 40 years for the ‘sadistic’ murders of two brilliant French students.”
The Independent, 4th June 2009
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“Three people who tied up a student, doused him in petrol and set him on fire have been convicted of his murder.”
BBC News, 29th May 2009
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“A man was jailed for life after being found guilty today of murdering a college student on the same day he started his course.”
The Independent, 29th May 2009
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“A man has been jailed for life for slashing the throat of a man he believed to be his love rival.”
BBC News, 29th May 2009
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“A man has been jailed for life for the sexually motivated murder of a fellow prison inmate in Nottinghamshire.”
BBC News, 21st May 2009
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“A drug dealer and his lover have been jailed for life for murdering a boy and dumping his body in a recycling bin.”
BBC News, 20th May 2009
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“Two men have been jailed for life for beating and torturing a 75-year-old man to death during a burglary at his Wiltshire home.”
BBC News, 20th May 2009
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“A man on trial for the murder of two French students in south London today admitted tying one of them up before they were repeatedly stabbed.”
The Guardian, 19th May 2009
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“An illegal immigrant who murdered a Chinese couple in Newcastle has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 18th May 2009
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“A man has been jailed for life for murdering a promising teenage footballer in a row over a girl.”
BBC News, 18th May 2009
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“The government’s most senior lawyer and the head of the military police have been ordered to the high court tomorrow to explain why they have failed to release documents about the aftermath of a fierce gunfight in Iraq when British troops are accused of mutilating and murdering civilians.”
The Guardian, 14th May 2009
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“The first man jailed using DNA evidence has won an appeal against his 30-year minimum sentence for murdering two Leicestershire schoolgirls.”
BBC News, 14th May 2009
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“A charity that campaigns for victims of domestic violence is to sue a police force and the Crown Prosecution Service over allegations that it failed to protect a woman who was murdered by her husband.”
The Times, 14th May 2009
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