‘Hyde Park bomb suspect John Downey can be extradited from the Republic of Ireland to Northern Ireland to face charges over the murder of two soldiers in 1972, a judge has ruled.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st March 2019
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‘An alcoholic who threatened her husband with a knife “posed no risk” to her mother, who she later killed in “rage and frustration”, a report has found.’
BBC News, 1st March 2019
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‘Dozens of women imprisoned for murdering their partners after violent, abusive relationships will seek to overturn their convictions, lawyers have said, after a wife jailed for bludgeoning her husband to death with a hammer won her appeal to secure a retrial.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th February 2019
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‘Some 225 convicted criminals being supervised by private firms have been charged with murder since the probation service was overhauled in 2014, official figures show.’
The Independent, 27th February 2019
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‘The official investigation into the 1989 murder of the Belfast solicitor Patrick Finucane, one of the most notorious killings of the Troubles, was ineffective and failed to meet the standards required under human rights law, the supreme court has ruled.’
The Guardian, 27th February 2019
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‘A woman who bludgeoned her husband to death with a hammer is set to challenge her murder conviction in what is being described as a landmark case.’
BBC News, 27th February 2019
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‘The father and uncle of murdered toddler James Bulger have begun a legal battle for information about one of the killers, Jon Venables, to be made public.’
The Independent, 26th February 2019
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‘Inquests for the 21 victims of the Birmingham pub bombings are set to reopen later after a long legal fight by families.’
BBC News, 25th February 2019
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‘A man who has been given a life sentence for smothering his partner after a row had previously killed a girlfriend.’
The Guardian, 21st February 2019
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‘A man has been found guilty of stabbing a convicted child killer to death.’
The Guardian, 18th February 2019
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‘Twenty years ago, an inquiry into the death of teenager Stephen Lawrence called for an overhaul of police procedures and attitudes towards race. But how much has changed?’
BBC News, 19th February 2019
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‘A mother-of-two who killed her husband in a hammer attack will make legal history later this month when her conviction for murder is reviewed by the Court of Appeal.’
The Guardian, 17th February 2019
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‘An axe murderer intent on revenge over an attack on his girlfriend has been jailed for a minimum of 28 years.’
BBC News, 15th February 2019
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‘The trial of a man accused of murdering UK-born toddler Cheryl Grimmer almost 50 years ago will not go ahead, after a judge ruled his 1971 police interview was not admissible.’
The Guardian, 15th February 2019
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‘A “controlling bully” who strangled his wife and burned her body after taking out £310,000 in life insurance has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 11th February 2019
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‘Knife crime offenders in London will be tagged with tracking devices upon their release from prison in an attempt to reduce violence in the capital, the mayor has announced.’
The Guardian, 11th February 2019
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‘A woman was tortured and killed by a man who authorities should have stopped from living with her, a report said.’
BBC News, 7th February 2019
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‘Two people have narrowly avoided jail after sharing information online said to be about James Bulger killer Jon Venables.’
The Independent, 31st January 2019
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‘The inquest into the deaths of five people killed in the 1974 Guildford pub bombings will be resumed.’
BBC News, 31st January 2019
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‘Two men who between them spent 24 years in prison before their convictions were overturned are not entitled to compensation, judges have ruled.’
The Independent, 30th January 2019
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