‘The grandfather of murdered six-year-old Ellie Butler has condemned the legal aid granted to her killer father, amid reports the taxpayer picked up a bill of more than £1.5m for his legal expenses.’
The Guardian, 6th August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘An “oddball” loner has been jailed for the rape and murder of a woman he promised to “get home safe” after they met outside a nightclub.’
BBC News, 2nd August 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A 37-year-old man has been sentenced today at Minshull Street Crown Court to life imprisonment for the murder of William Lound, a Salford University student, who was stabbed to death in his flat in February 2016. He must serve a minimum of 23 years and four months in prison.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 1st August 2016
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A man who attacked Tube passengers with a knife in London and tried to behead one of them has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 1st August 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A 16-year-old has been sentenced to 14 years in custody for the murder of 22-year-old Tom Webb, who was stabbed to death in the centre of Derby in January 2016.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 29th July 2016
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A man who murdered his six-year-old daughter was described as displaying a “pattern of impulsive violence” months before she died, it has been revealed.’
BBC News, 30th July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A hospital nurse who murdered two patients and poisoned others has failed in a bid to challenge his conviction and sentence.’
The Guardian, 28th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A man who murdered his six-year-old daughter 11 months after the high court returned her to his custody is appealing against his conviction and life sentence.’
The Guardian, 22nd July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A man who murdered a single mother he met on a dating website has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 21st July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The inquest into the death of a six-year-old girl who was murdered by her father could be reopened, the Guardian can reveal.’
The Guardian, 21st July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘James Warnock, 56, was sentenced today at the Central Criminal Court to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 25 years for the murder of seventeen-year-old Yiannoulla Yianni in August 1982. He was sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment for the rape of Yiannoulla. Warnock was convicted on 14 July 2016. The crimes took place in Yiannoulla’s home, where she lived with her family, in Hampstead, north London.’
Crown prosecution Service, 18th July 2016
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A man who described himself in court as looking like John Travolta has been found guilty of the rape and murder of a teenager 34 years ago.’
BBC News, 15th July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
’17 years ago, the highest court in the UK declared that a policy prohibiting journalists from interviewing prisoners to uncover potential miscarriages of justice violated the right to free expression.’
RightsInfo, 8th July 2016
Source: www.rightsinfo.org
‘A 24-year-old man has been found guilty of murdering a sex worker in Leeds before spending the money he stole from her on takeaways, drugs and cigarettes.’
The Guardian, 4th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina v Anwar (Umar) and others [2016] EWCA Crim 551
‘The victim was telephoned and offered a supply of cannabis, as a result of which he drove to the appointed place where he got into a silver car, joining the three occupants, to complete the purchase. The front passenger pointed a shotgun at his face while the driver brandished a knife. As the victim attempted to escape two men exited a white van nearby and attempted to take his car. The man with the shotgun fired two shots but the victim escaped. Six defendants stood trial on charges of attempted murder, conspiracy to commit robbery and possession of a firearm with intent to commit robbery. The Crown argued that this was a well-planned criminal enterprise as shown on the CCTV footage and by the frequent mobile phone calls between the defendants which showed that all the robbers had the necessary knowledge that a firearm was to be carried with the intention that it should be used during the course of the robbery with the required, if conditional, intention to kill. The trial judge ruled that, although there was a case for all defendants to answer in respect of the count of conspiracy to rob, there was no case in relation to attempted murder and possession of a firearm with intent because there was no evidence to establish a prima facie case as to (a) any particular defendant being in the silver car; (b) any particular defendant holding the shotgun either in the silver car or when the shots were fired; or (c) crucially, any particular defendant being aware, by the time of travelling to the scene, that the shotgun was loaded, or that he was intending that it should be used if necessary specifically to kill. The Crown appealed against the judge’s ruling, pursuant to the provisions of section 58 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003.’
WLR Daily, 1st July 2016
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘Alice Gross, the 14-year-old believed to have died at the hands of Arnis Zalkalns, a Latvian builder, in 2014, was unlawfully killed in a sexually motivated attack, an inquest jury has found.’
The Guardian, 4th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The death of a girl suspected of being killed by a convicted murderer, was not contributed to by the actions of police, an inquest has heard.’
BBC News, 1st July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who raped and murdered a 15-year-old girl after his friend had groomed her through Facebook and texts has been jailed for at least 35 years.’
BBC News, 1st July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two men have been convicted of a range of offences that culminated in the rape and murder of Leicestershire teenager Kayleigh Haywood.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 28th June 2016
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
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