Ayodeji Azeez death: Robber jailed for life over ambush murder – BBC News
‘A robber who murdered a man who was lured into an ambush by a teenage girl has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 6th January 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: murder
Newcastle man sentenced for murder of three-week-old son – Crown prosecution Service
‘A Newcastle man who fatally stabbed his three-week-old son before turning the knife on his partner has been sentenced at Newcastle Crown Court today.’
Crown prosecution Service, 19th December 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Lucy-Anne Rushton murder: Husband changes plea to guilty – BBC News
‘A man accused of killing his estranged wife has pleaded guilty to murder part-way through his trial.’
BBC News, 19th December 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Amara Toure: Three guilty of Walworth killing caught on doorbell camera – BBC News
‘Three men face years behind bars for their parts in the revenge killing of a teenager which was filmed by a doorbell camera.’
BBC News, 19th December 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ayoub Majdouline jailed for murder of 14-year-old Jaden Moodie – The Guardian
‘A teenager has been sentenced to life imprisonment for being part of a gang who hunted down and stabbed 14-year-old Jaden Moodie in in an attack linked to a drug feud.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Calls to reform bail terms after lawyer stabbed to death – The Guardian
‘The case of a teenager jailed for life after stabbing a lawyer to death has raised fresh alarm about the practice of releasing violent suspects without strict bail conditions.’
The Guardian, 17th December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Murder victim Andre Aderemi’s mum ‘outraged’ at killer’s Snapchat video – BBC News
‘A convicted murderer will be “disciplined” after posting a Snapchat video of himself in prison appearing to “mock” the family of the person he stabbed to death.’
BBC News, 18th December 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Prolific thief Michael Weir jailed for 1998 ‘double jeopardy’ murders – BBC News
‘A serial burglar has been sentenced to life for the murders of two pensioners during break-ins in 1998.’
BBC News, 16th December 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Modern slave’, 19, convicted of murder of Jaden Moodie, 14 – The Guardian
‘A teenager who had been classed as a “modern slave” has been convicted of murdering a child as part of a drugs feud.’
The Guardian, 11th December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Helen McCourt: Release of killer Ian Simms to be reviewed – BBC News
‘A decision to sanction the release of the man who murdered Helen McCourt is to be reviewed by the parole board.’
BBC News, 10th December 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sally Challen case: ‘Mum killed Dad but we get to be happy again at Xmas’ – BBC News
‘Sally was originally found guilty of murder but successfully appealed against her conviction.’
BBC News, 6th December 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Colin Payne guilty of Mark Bloomfield pub row murder – BBC News
‘A martial arts expert has been found guilty of murdering a charity worker after a row in a pub.’
BBC News, 4th December 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Family of murdered autistic man attack coroner’s refusal to hold ‘full and fearless’ inquest – Daily Telegraph
‘A coroner has been criticised for refusing to hold a “full and fearless” inquest into murder of autistic man killed by a dangerous criminal just out of prison on licence.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th December 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police referred to standards watchdog over death of 12-year-old boy killed outside school – Daily Telegraph
‘Police investigating a hit and run outside a school tonight referred themselves to the standards watchdog over their “previous contact” with the murder suspect.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd December 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Farieissia Martin to appeal against murder conviction – BBC News
‘A woman serving a life sentence for stabbing her ex-partner to death has won the first stage of a bid to overturn her murder conviction.’
BBC News, 3rd December 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Triple killer Alexander Lewis-Ranwell not guilty of murder due to insanity – BBC News
‘A man who killed three elderly men because he wrongly believed they were paedophiles has been cleared of murder.’
BBC News, 2nd December 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Andrew Highton jailed for murder of partner Linda Treeby – BBC News
‘A man has been jailed for life for the “savage and brutal” murder of his partner on her 64th birthday.’
BBC News, 28th November 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lee Vernon jailed for baby son’s shake murder – BBC News
‘A father who shook his baby son to death has been jailed for a minimum of 16 years.’
BBC News, 29th November 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sana Muhammad crossbow death: Ex-husband jailed for ‘evil’ murder – BBC News
‘A man who shot dead his heavily pregnant ex-wife with a crossbow in a “brutal and evil attack” has been jailed.’
BBC News, 29th November 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Women appeal against murder convictions after Sally Challen case – The Guardian
‘Two women who killed their partners will appeal their convictions this month, in the first cases of their kind to be heard since Sally Challen successfully challenged her murder conviction on the grounds of having suffered years of domestic abuse.’
The Guardian, 30th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
