‘A man has been jailed for at least 20 years for murdering a transgender woman during a sex and drugs binge. Jesse McDonald, 25, contacted 36-year-old Naomi Hersi through the dating website Fabswingers.com, the Old Bailey heard.’
The Guardian, 1st November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A “controlling bully” who strangled his wife and then stabbed her 49 times in front of her young son has been jailed for a minimum of 23 years for her murder.’
BBC News, 29th October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who murdered his estranged wife and mother-in-law in an execution-style shooting has been jailed for a minimum of 38 years.’
BBC News, 29th October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A drug dealer who murdered his two-year-old son in a “savage and sustained attack” has been jailed for at least 24 years.’
BBC News, 30th October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who hanged himself in prison after being convicted of murdering his wife and dumping her body in Coniston Water in the Lake District could receive a posthumous pardon after the case was referred to the court of appeal.’
The Guardian, 26th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man has admitted murdering the midwife Samantha Eastwood in a bout of “intense rage” after a “longstanding affair” with her.’
The Guardian, 22nd October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The murder and manslaughter rate in England and Wales has risen to the highest in a decade, official figures show.’
The Guardian, 18th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A paedophile accused of killing two nine-year-old girls more than three decades ago has gone on trial for a second time as prosecutors seek to draw on scientific advances in forensics on top of evidence from an original trial.’
The Guardian, 16th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The number of offenders charged with serious crimes including murder, manslaughter and rape while they were being monitored in the community has jumped by more than a fifth in a year in England and Wales, the Guardian can reveal.’
The Guardian, 14th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A murder suspect has been extradited to the UK from Pakistan to face trial over a 2002 Yorkshire house fire that left eight people dead.’
The Independent, 3rd October 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A convicted murderer who spent 18 months on the run after being sprung from custody by armed men has been jailed until at least 2051.’
The Guardian, 2nd October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
A woman has been jailed for life for bludgeoning a man to death with a baseball bat more than 14 years ago.
BBC News, 1st October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A factory worker who stabbed his eight-year-old daughter through the chest in an apparent act of revenge against his ex-partner has been found guilty of murder.’
The Guardian, 1st October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The pioneering technique used to identify a British widow’s sadistic killer has led to hundreds of crimes being solved around the world. How was familial DNA searching used to catch a murderer for the first time, 15 years ago, and more recently the suspected Golden State Killer?’
BBC News, 23rd September 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Private documents handed over by Myra Hindley just hours before her death reveal the hatred between her and Ian Brady – as she accused him of drugging, raping and beating her.’
The Independent, 21st September 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man who strangled his mother to death after she told him to move out of the family home has been jailed for life.’
The Independent, 12th September 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man who strangled a woman during sex and left pornography near her body had 171 previous convictions, a court has been told before he was jailed for a minimum of 29 years.’
The Guardian, 12th September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A stalking victim was murdered by her ex-boyfriend after police left it to the soldier’s Army bosses to warn him about his behaviour, a report has found.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th September 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A convicted sex offender killed a nurse in her home weeks after he told probation staff he might rape again, a watchdog review has revealed.’
BBC News, 11th September 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for life for strangling a colleague after becoming obsessed by the notion she was having a secret relationship with another worker.’
The Guardian, 11th September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
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