Father jailed for smothering son – BBC News

Posted October 15th, 2008 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A man who smothered his two-year-old son and then tried to kill himself has been sentenced to life imprisonment.”

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BBC News, 14th October 2008

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Killer of champion boxer James Oyebola is jailed for life – The Guardian

Posted October 9th, 2008 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“The gunman who shot dead the former British boxing champion James Oyebola in a row over smoking was jailed for life today.”

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The Guardian, 9th October 2008

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Girl knife killer’s sentence cut – BBC News

Posted October 8th, 2008 in appeals, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A teenager who stabbed a young mother to death after bingeing on drink and drugs has had her minimum sentence cut by three years at the Court of Appeal.”

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BBC News, 8th October 2008

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Appeal over Goth murder sentence – BBC News

Posted October 7th, 2008 in appeals, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A gang who carried out a ‘feral’ attack on a couple because they were Goths are appealing against their sentences.”

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BBC News, 7th October 2008

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‘Modern Ripper’ jailed for life – BBC News

Posted October 6th, 2008 in murder, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A serial sex attacker convicted of killing two mothers whose bodies have never been found has been jailed for life at the Old Bailey.”

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BBC News, 6th October 2008

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Father jailed for life for murdering his children after marriage break-up – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 3rd, 2008 in domestic violence, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A father who murdered his disabled daughter and young son in their bedrooms after struggling with the breakdown of his marriage has been jailed for life.”

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Daily Telegraph, 3rd October 2008

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Burglar guilty of woman’s murder – BBC News

Posted September 30th, 2008 in burglary, murder, news by sally

“A man has been found guilty of murdering a former work colleague after breaking into her south London office.”

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BBC News, 30th September 2008

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Balcony jump father John Hogan will not face charges in Britain – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 29th, 2008 in murder, news, prosecutions by sally

“John Hogan, the father who allegedly pushed his six-year-old son to his death from a hotel balcony in Greece, will not be prosecuted in Britain, it has been announced.”

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Daily Telegraph, 29th September 2008

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Life sentence for boast murderer – BBC News

Posted September 26th, 2008 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A man who boasted he was ‘cool’ after stabbing a man who was protecting his son has been jailed for life.”

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BBC News, 26th September 2008

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Two drunken ‘laughing hyena’ louts jailed for beating innocent man to death – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 26th, 2008 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“Two drunken louts who acted ‘like laughing hyenas’ as they beat an innocent man to death have been jailed for a minimum of 15 years.”

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Daily Telegraph, 26th September 2008

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Bridgewater case ‘should reopen’ – BBC News

Posted September 16th, 2008 in miscarriage of justice, murder, news by sally

“The mother of a man who spent 18 years in jail after being wrongly convicted of murdering a paperboy says he and the family want the case to be reopened.”

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BBC News, 15th September 2008

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Husband gets life for wife murder – BBC News

Posted September 15th, 2008 in domestic violence, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A man has been jailed for life after he admitted stabbing his wife to death at their family home in Dorset.”

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BBC News, 15th September 2008

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‘Accidental’ stabbing man guilty – BBC News

Posted September 12th, 2008 in domestic violence, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A man who claimed his girlfriend fatally stabbed herself in the back with a kitchen knife has been jailed for life.”

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BBC News, 11th September,  2008

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Muslims accused of aircraft bomb plot to face retrial – The Independent

Posted September 11th, 2008 in conspiracy, murder, news, retrials, terrorism by sally

“Seven young British Muslims are to be retried for plotting to blow up transatlantic passenger jets using home-made liquid explosives in soft drink bottles.”

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The Independent, 11th September 2008

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Retrial for builder murder case – BBC News

Posted September 10th, 2008 in murder, news, retrials by sally

“Two men jailed for life for kicking a retired builder to death in a Surrey street have had their convictions quashed by Appeal Court judges.”

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BBC News, 10th September 2008

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Man jailed in 1973 for murder challenges conviction – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 10th, 2008 in appeals, murder, news by sally

“A man who was jailed for life for the brutal murder of a typist 35 years ago has returned to court to try to clear his name.”

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Daily Telegraph, 9th September 2008

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Disbelief turns to blame over failure to prove al-Qaeda aircraft plot – The Times

Posted September 10th, 2008 in conspiracy, murder, news, retrials, terrorism by sally

“Prosecutors are expected to decide at a high-level meeting today to seek a retrial of seven men on allegations of involvement in an al-Qaeda plot to attack transatlantic airliners.”

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The Times, 10th September 2008

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CPS considers retrial over bomb plot – The Independent

Posted September 9th, 2008 in conspiracy, murder, news, retrials, terrorism by sally

“Prosecutors were considering today whether seven men accused of plotting mass murder on board transatlantic aircraft should face a retrial after a jury failed to reach verdicts.”

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The Independent, 9th September 2008

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Police in crisis after jury rejects £10m terror case – The Times

Posted September 9th, 2008 in conspiracy, murder, news, terrorism, trials by sally

“Police and prosecutors were locked in crisis meetings last night after what they believed to be the strongest terrorism case ever presented to a court was rejected by a jury.”

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The Times, 9th September 2008

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Liquid bomb plot: three guilty of murder conspiracy – The Guardian

Posted September 9th, 2008 in conspiracy, murder, news, terrorism by sally

“Three men were yesterday convicted of conspiring to commit mass murder through suicide bomb explosions, but a jury failed to reach a verdict on the allegation they were part of the biggest terrorist plot since the September 11 attacks.”

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The Guardian, 9th September 2008

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