‘A prisoner who slit the throat of a fellow inmate who had himself attempted to murder Soham child killer Ian Huntley has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 17th May 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The inquest into the death of the remaining “Moors Murderer”, Ian Brady, commenced on 16 May 2017, and the BBC reported that his ashes would not to be scattered at Saddleworth Moor, the burial place of many of their victims. Senior coroner Christopher Sumner is reported as saying that “he knew he did not have the legal power to make such a request but believed it was the ‘correct moral judgement’”.’
Law & Religion UK, 17th May 2017
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‘Ian Brady’s ashes must not be scattered on Saddleworth Moor, where he buried four of his child victims, a coroner has said.’
The Guardian, 16th May 2017
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‘A father has been jailed for a minimum of 21 years for murdering his three-month-old son by hurling the infant “vigorously” against a hard surface in a fit of temper.’
The Guardian, 4th April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A teenage couple detained for life for the killings of a mother and her daughter have challenged their “manifestly excessive” minimum terms.’
The Guardian, 4th May 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A “cruel and ruthless” killer may spend the rest of his life behind bars after murdering his friend, cutting up his body, stuffing it in a suitcase, and then adopting the richer man’s identity to fund a life as a high-rolling gambler.’
The Independent, 2nd May 2017
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‘A woman accused of stabbing her boyfriend with a kitchen knife has been cleared of his murder after telling jurors she feared he would kill her.’
BBC News, 27th April 2017
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‘A Royal Marine who was sentenced to life in prison for killing a wounded Taliban fighter in Afghanistan, will be released from prison on Friday, according to the group set up to campaign for his release.’
The Independent, 27th April 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The mother of a young woman murdered by an obsessive ex-boyfriend urged other victims of stalking to speak out and not suffer in silence as her daughter’s killer was jailed for life. Alice Ruggles, 24, who worked for the broadcaster Sky, was stabbed with a carving knife by LCpl Trimaan “Harry” Dhillon, 26, in an “act of utter barbarism” at her Gateshead flat in October.’
The Guardian, 26th April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A 95-year-old man who tried to kill his wife has been spared jail because the judge said it was “an exceptional case”.’
BBC News, 25th April 2017
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‘Stalking behaviour has been identified in nine in 10 murders studied by criminologists as part of research examining a link between the two crimes.’
The Guardian, 24th April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A homeless man is facing life in prison for snatching a hotel housekeeper under a motorway bridge, sexually assaulting and murdering her.’
The Guardian, 11th April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for life for killing his former partner in a prolonged attack that left her with more than 90 injuries.’
BBC News, 7th April 2017
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‘This note is intended to set out how medical opinion in relation to and the Court’s approach to “shaken baby syndrome” have developed.’
Six Pump Court, 22nd March 2017
Source: www.6pumpcourt.co.uk
‘The so called legal high “Spice” has played a role in a number of recent murders.’
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Six Pump Court, 28th March 2017
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‘Royal Marine Alexander Blackman has spoken of his “profound sense of relief” after his sentence for shooting dead a wounded Taliban fighter in Afghanistan was reduced.’
BBC News, 29th March 2017
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‘Royal Marine who is in prison for the fatal shooting of a Taliban fighter in Afghanistan finds out today if he is to be freed or must serve more time behind bars.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th March 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A man who stalked and killed his former girlfriend after she rejected him has been found guilty of her murder.’
BBC News, 22nd March 2017
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‘A woman who tried to kill her boyfriend by pouring acid over him while he slept has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 21st March 2017
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‘The Crown Prosecution Service has said there remains “insufficient evidence” to charge anyone over the death of a baby boy at a vicarage.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th March 2017
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