Colin Pitchfork: Review of decision to release child killer – BBC News
‘The decision to release double child killer Colin Pitchfork will be reviewed, it has been confirmed.’
BBC News, 28th June 2021
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Colin Pitchfork: Government to ask for review of child killer’s release – BBC News
‘The government will ask the Parole Board to look again at its decision to release a double child killer who was the first murderer to be convicted using DNA evidence.’
BBC News, 26th June 2021
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Gary Allen: Killer jailed for murdering two women 21 years apart – BBC News
‘An “extremely dangerous” killer who murdered two women 21 years apart has been jailed for at least 37 years.’
BBC News, 23rd June 2021
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Susan Nicholson inquest: Killer ‘involved in 13 domestic abuse reports’ – BBC News
‘Police were called to 13 domestic abuse reports involving a man now in jail for killing two women, an inquest heard.’
BBC News, 21st June 2021
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Colin Pitchfork: Minister considers intervening over decision to release child killer – The Independent
‘The Justice Secretary is considering intervening over the decision to approve the release of child killer Colin Pitchfork.’
The Independent, 21st June 2021
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Manchester Arena bomber should have been identified as threat, inquiry finds – The Guardian
‘The Manchester Arena suicide bomber Salman Abedi should have been identified as a security threat on the night of the attack, a public inquiry has found.’
The Guardian, 17th June 2021
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Man convicted of murders of two women in Yorkshire, 21 years apart – The Guardian
‘Relatives have paid tribute to two women killed by the same man, after he was convicted of the two murders more than 20 years apart. Gary Allen murdered both Samantha Class and Alena Grlakova, a jury decided. Class was killed in Hull in 1997, and Grlakova in Rotherham in 2018.’
The Guardian, 18th June 2021
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Daniel Morgan murder: Met chief censured for hampering corruption inquiry – The Guardian
‘Cressida Dick, the commissioner of the Metropolitan police, has been personally censured for hampering an inquiry into police corruption in the long-running Daniel Morgan murder case.’
The Guardian, 15th June 2021
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PC Wayne Couzens pleads guilty to kidnap and rape of Sarah Everard – The Guardian
‘Police constable Wayne Couzens has pleaded guilty to the kidnapping and rape of Sarah Everard, who went missing in March while walking home in south London.’
The Guardian, 8th June 2021
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Welwyn Garden City murder: Alex Staines jailed for life – BBC News
‘An abusive and controlling man who stabbed his former partner to death in her home while her three children were in the house has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 1st June 2021
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Daniel Morgan: Report into murder to be released after agreement reached
‘A report into the unsolved murder of a private investigator killed in south London will be released next month.’
BBC News, 28th May 2021
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‘Devious’ man jailed for trying to frame landlord’s partner over Westminster terror attack – The Independent
‘A man has been jailed for trying to frame an innocent person over the Westminster terror attack. Gerald Banyard, 67, fed police falsified information claiming a second man was involved in Khalid Masood’s deadly car and knife rampage “out of spite for his former landlord”.’
The Independent, 20th May 2021
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Murderer James Ford who tried to help terror attack victim freed – BBC News
‘A murderer who tried to help one of the victims of the London Bridge terror attack has been cleared by the Parole Board to be freed from prison.’
BBC News, 21st May 2021
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Brother of Manchester arena attackers asks for immunity to take part in public inquiry – The Guardian
‘The elder brother of the Manchester Arena bombers has asked for immunity from prosecution in return for answering questions at the public inquiry into the terror attack.’
The Guardian, 20th May 2021
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Ex-partner of Brighton ‘babes in the wood’ killer jailed for perjury – The Guardian
‘Jennifer Johnson, an ex-girlfriend of the Brighton “babes in the wood” murderer Russell Bishop, has been jailed for six years, more than three decades after telling “wicked lies” at his trial.’
The Guardian, 19th May 2021
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Daniel Morgan murder: panel refuses to hand over report – The Guardian
‘The independent panel investigating the Daniel Morgan scandal is refusing the home secretary’s demands to hand over its report before it can be published, as senior police sources say nothing in the case affects national security. Priti Patel provoked fury on Tuesday by demanding the findings be handed over for review prior to publication, angering both the Morgan family and members of the panel conducting the inquiry.’
The Guardian, 19th May 2021
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Anger as Patel delays publication of report into private detective’s murder – The Guardian
‘The home secretary has ordered that an independent report on claims murderers were shielded by police corruption and claims of corruption in Rupert Murdoch’s media empire must be vetted by her department before its publication.’
The Guardian, 18th May 2021
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Domestic abuse: Swansea man jailed for murdering partner – BBC News
‘A man has been jailed for life for battering his partner to death in a “ferocious and merciless” attack.’
BBC News, 17th May 2021
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Babes in Wood: Killer’s ex-partner delays justice with lie – BBC News
‘The “Babes in the Wood” murders of nine-year-old schoolgirls Karen Hadaway and Nicola Fellows cast a shadow over a Brighton estate for decades, but the fight for justice didn’t end with Russell Bishop’s conviction in 2018. It is now known his ex-partner Jennifer Johnson lied to keep him out of jail.’
BBC News, 18th May 2021
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Keelan Wilson: Four jailed for Wolverhampton teen’s gang murder – BBC News
‘Four men who murdered a teenager in a “well-planned execution” metres from his home have been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 15th May 2021
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