‘A burglar has been sentenced to a minimum term of 34 years in prison for the “sexual or sadistic” murder of an 89-year-old widow in her own bed.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th February 2020
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘An abusive husband who fled the country after murdering his estranged wife and their two daughters has been jailed.’
BBC News, 6th February 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Three teenagers have been jailed for killing an Uber Eats delivery driver when he tried to stop them stealing his moped.’
BBC News, 5th January 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The killer of Helen McCourt is due to be freed from prison next week despite never revealing where he hid her remains.’
The Guardian, 5th February 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man jailed over the murder of a 22-year-old woman is due to be freed from prison imminently despite never revealing where he hid her remains.’
BBC News, 4th February 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Violence broke out at the Old Bailey as five gang members were jailed for murdering a man in a knife attack.’
BBC News, 27th January 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Campaigners say men are increasingly using the “rough sex” defence to try to get away with murdering women. They want the law changed to prevent such a defence and have the support of two MPs. But what difference would it make?’
BBC News, 22nd January 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A court order to stop suspected stalkers under police investigation contacting victims could have made a “critical difference” to a woman killed by her ex-boyfriend, her father says.’
BBC News, 19th January 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The European court of human rights has dismissed the appeal by the former Chinese dissident and MI6 informant Wang Yam that he had not had a fair trial because his defence evidence was held in secret on grounds of national security.’
The Guardian, 16th January 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Almost half of people charged with knife killings in London over the past three years had previously committed an offence involving a blade, Metropolitan police figures suggest.’
The Guardian, 13th January 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The family of Helen McCourt are seeking an urgent judicial review to prevent her killer being released from prison despite never revealing where he hid her body.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th January 2020
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Murderers and paedophiles who refuse to disclose information about their victims could spend longer behind bars as a bill to enact “Helen’s Law” enters Parliament today (8 January 2020).’
Ministry of Justice, 8th January 2020
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘Crucial perspective and points of alert for practitioners defending and prosecuting cases involving abused women who have killed.’
Counsel, January 2020
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
‘An insight into what it’s like being a young defendant in a gang-related murder trial. Did Jogee change the ‘odds’? Is the doctrine still a stark reality?’
Counsel, January 2020
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
‘Relentless use of stop and search powers by police has helped reduce murders in Britain for the first time in five years, according to one of Britain’s most senior officers.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th January 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A man jailed over the 1988 murder of Helen McCourt is to be released after an appeal to keep him behind bars was rejected.’
BBC News, 8th January 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A probation services officer broke down in tears during an inquest as she described being “overwhelmed” by her workload in the months before a serial offender she was supervising murdered a teenager in an unprovoked attack.’
The Guardian, 7th January 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Bamber was found guilty of murdering his adoptive parents, sister and her twin sons after all five were found with gunshot wounds at their Georgian farmhouse in Tolleshunt D’Arcy, Essex, on 7 August 1985, when he was 24.’
BBC News, 8th January 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who recruited his parents and a group of his friends to kill a love rival has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 7th January 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The number of people killed across the UK fell in 2019 for the first time in five years, BBC research suggests.’
BBC News, 8th January 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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