‘A Royal Marine jailed for shooting an injured Taliban fighter in Afghanistan has had his murder conviction reduced to manslaughter by an appeal court.’
BBC News, 15th March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Private eye’s unsolved death dogs Murdoch bid for Sky and the Met’s reputation, and fuels demands for another Leveson inquiry.’
The Guardian, 11th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A killer who stabbed his ex-girlfriend and her new partner to death outside the shop where they worked has been jailed for at least 23 years.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Ian Stewart, the “callous” and “wicked” man who drugged and murdered his fiancee, Helen Bailey, before dumping her body in a cesspit to get his hands on her fortune, has been sentenced to at least 34 years in prison.’
The Guardian, 23rd February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A man who killed a banker with a single punch has been cleared of murder.’
The Guardian, 22nd February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The partner of bestselling children’s author Helen Bailey has been convicted of drugging and killing her in a long-planned plot to get hold of her £3.3 million estate.’
The Independent, 22nd February 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A bid to challenge a murder conviction that inspired the classic crime thriller Get Carter has been rejected by the High Court.’
BBC News, 21st February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The approach to contested non-conviction bad character evidence has changed in the wake of the Supreme Court’s judgment in the case of R v Mitchell [2016] UKSC 55.’
2 Hare Court, 5th January 2017
Source: www.2harecourt.com
‘Two men who used their phones to film themselves brutally attacking a man with learning difficulties have been jailed for his murder.’
BBC News, 20th February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Three men charged with the 1987 murder of the private detective Daniel Morgan have lost their case that police maliciously tried to get them convicted. A fourth man has won part of his claim for damages.’
The Guardian, 17th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The findings of a review of evidence in the unsolved 1978 murder of paperboy Carl Bridgewater will be revealed in March, police say.’
BBC News, 19th February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman has been found guilty of the “horrific” murder of a man after taking drugs at a house in Sheffield.’
BBC News, 16th February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A millionaire businessman who stabbed his wife to death in the midst of a bitter divorce row is being sued for £1.5m by his two sons.’
The Guardian, 15th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A 15-year-boy has been jailed for 13 years for murdering a teenager in an ambush in Notting Hill.’
BBC News, 10th February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The first man to be extradited to the UK from Pakistan since 2005 has today (8 February) been jailed for life over the murders of two men in Bradford.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 8th February 2017
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A soldier who abducted and stabbed his love rival has been jailed for a minimum of 16 years.’
BBC News, 9th February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The number of child murders fell to the lowest level on record last year despite an 11 per cent rise in adult homicides across Britain.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A retired dentist who tried to strangle his wife with a tie after he was conned out of £200,000 has been spared jail after she begged the judge not to send him to prison.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A cocaine addict who strangled a foster mother and then tried to cause an explosion to hide evidence has been jailed for a minimum of 33 years.’
BBC News, 2nd February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Three of the UK’s most senior judges have rejected a request by the Guardian and other media organisations to sanction the release of video footage showing a British Royal Marine shooting dead a wounded Taliban fighter.’
The Guardian, 31st January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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