“A schizophrenic killer who murdered four people in three days was failed repeatedly by an ineffective NHS, an inquiry has found. The treatment of Daniel Gonzales was full of missed opportunities that could have prevented him stabbing three pensioners and another man to death.”
The Times, 4th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A spiritualist minister was jailed for life today after being found guilty of murdering his makeup artist wife after she discovered he had been having an affair and calling gay chatlines.”
The Guardian, 2nd March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The prospect of a pardon for Michael Shields increased last night when the Justice Secretary Jack Straw revealed that he has asked Merseyside Police to examine the case.”
The Independent, 28th February 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Britain’s most notorious police killer hopes to be freed from prison within months, having served 42 years in jail.”
The Times, 28th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) today confirmed that notes showing Eddie Gilfoyle’s wife died at home when her husband was at his workplace were kept from the defence at the time of his trial.”
The Times, 27th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A young gunman known as Scarface was jailed for life today for the murder of a promising teenage footballer. Richard Harrison-Allen, 20, shot Etem Celebi dead in November 2007 as he tried to flee the scene in the Smalley Close estate, Stoke Newington, north London. Today gang member Harrison-Allen, who was convicted of the teenager’s murder earlier this month, was sentenced to a minimum of 26 years at St Albans Crown Court.”
The Independent, 26th February 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Jack Straw has given a speech on the report of the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry published ten years ago today.”
Ministry of Justice, 24th February 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Serial killer Steve Wright has lost his bid at the Court of Appeal to challenge his convictions for the murders of five women in Suffolk.”
BBC News, 24th February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An illiterate teenager who was convicted of stabbing a boy to death at a house party in Manchester has been given a life sentence.”
BBC News, 20th February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Merseyside Police today dramatically called in the Crown Prosecution Service after The Times published notes which cast doubt on the conviction of Eddie Gilfoyle, who was jailed for life for murdering his heavily pregnant wife, Paula, in 1993.”
The Times, 20th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A labourer found guilty of killing a 34-year-old woman as she walked her dogs in 1996 has been jailed for life and told to serve a minimum 19 years.”
BBC News, 19th February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Sixteen years after a man was sentenced to life in prison for murdering his heavily pregnant wife by hanging, The Times has uncovered evidence that throws his conviction into doubt.”
The Times, 20th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Ten years ago Harold Shipman was making headlines after he was charged with the murder of 15 of his patients. A public inquiry found that Shipman had used loopholes in the systems in which he practised as a family doctor to kill more than 215 people and to avoid detection for many years.”
The Times, 12th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Serial killer Steve Wright has dropped his bid to appeal against his convictions for the murders of five women in Suffolk.”
BBC News, 2nd February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The parents of Rhys Jones, the 11-year-old boy shot dead in Liverpool in August 2007 as he walked home from football practice, spoke of their ‘disgust’ last night after a judge ruled that three gang members convicted over the killing will serve only five years in prison between them.”
The Independent, 30th January 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A teenager who posted a message on Facebook saying he felt ‘like killin some1’ hours before stabbing a man to death in a crowded bar was convicted of murder today.”
The Independent, 28th January 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A registered nurse has been charged with murdering three elderly residents in the Somerset care home that she ran with her husband for ten years.”
The Times, 29th January 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A man has been sentenced to life for shooting dead a father-of-two in a pub.”
BBC News, 27th January 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A builder has been convicted of the murder of a nurse he strangled with her own blouse during a burglary.”
BBC News, 26th January 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man who stabbed his partner to death in an argument that stemmed from a disagreement about their kitten was sentenced to life in prison today.”
The Independent, 21st January 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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