R v Rahman and others [2008] UKHL 45; [2008] WLR (D) 217
“An accessory was liable in respect of an unlawful killing on the basis of his foresight of what the principal might do, not of the intention with which the principal’s act might be performed.”
WLR Daily, 2nd July 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“A jealous husband strangled his wife to death and then tried to kill his young son when he discovered she had been cheating on him.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Police last night criticised prosecutors for failing to charge a crack addict accused of rape who went on to sexually assault and murder a woman a week after being released from custody.”
The Guardian, 28th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Four men have been jailed for a so-called “honour killing” where the husband of a woman was executed on the outskirts of a West Yorkshire town.”
BBC News, 26th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
R v Wood [2008] EWCA Crim 1305; [2008] WLR (D) 204
“In addressing a plea of diminished responsibility in the context of alcohol dependency syndrome, the jury must consider whether it had been established that the defendant’s syndrome was of such an extent and nature that it constituted an abnormality of mind induced by disease or illness, and, if that were established, whether the defendant’s mental responsibility for his actions at the time of the killing was substantially impaired as a result of the syndrome.”
WLR Daily, 25th June 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“Moors murderer Ian Brady has been challenged by a lawyer to help police find the body of Keith Bennett.”
BBC News, 26th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“When Jacqui Smith heard last week that the judiciary had effectively outlawed courtroom protection for witnesses, she thought of her conversations with the mothers of Letisha Shakespeare and Charlene Ellis.”
The Times, 25th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Three men who took part in the brutal murder of special constable Nisha Patel-Nasri, have been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 25th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An attempt by the murderer of a policeman to overturn his ‘whole life’ sentence has been challenged in the Court of Appeal.”
BBC News, 25th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A cheating husband who had his special constable wife killed so he could start a new life with his mistress was today jailed for a minimum of years 20 years.”
The Times, 25th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A man who persuaded his lover to kill his wife with the knife the pair used in sado-masochistic sex has won the first round of a Court of Appeal case.”
BBC News, 23rd June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An 18-year-old was today jailed for life for the murder of a Polish woman who was caught in the crossfire of a ‘wild west’ shoot-out in a south London car park.”
The Guardian, 23rd June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Two teenagers who sexually assaulted and killed a woman after a day of binge-drinking have been jailed.”
BBC News, 20th Junes 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A father has been told he must serve at least 12 years in jail for stabbing his son to death in a drunken row over chips at their home.”
BBC News, 20th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The four men convicted of murdering two teenage girls outside a New Year party may go to the Court of Appeal following a ruling over anonymous witnesses.”
BBC News, 19th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“This consultation asks whether the rules governing the enforcement of bail conditions and the grant of bail to suspects charged with murder should be revised in the light of recent cases of murder and manslaughter committed by persons on bail. It examines the issues surrounding the grant of bail and the possible options available for recalibrating the law or procedures to provide a greater emphasis on public safety.”
Consultation paper (PDF)
List of questions for response (Word)
Ministry of Justice, 17th June 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Two gunmen were yesterday found guilty of the ‘well-planned execution’ of a church-going teenager shot dead while he slept. His killers mistook him for his drug-dealing older brother.”
The Independent, 18th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Two teenage boys jailed for life for the murder of a woman who was killed for dressing as a Goth have lodged an appeal against their sentences.”
BBC News, 13th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The killer who became known as the Black Panther has been told he will spend the rest of his life in jail.”
BBC News, 12th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Bereaved families have marched in London to demand tougher sentencing for the perpetrators of violent crime.”
BBC News, 12th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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