Tomas Driukas jailed for shaking baby daughter to death – BBC News

Posted February 24th, 2016 in child abuse, murder, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man who shook his baby daughter to death has been jailed for life after being found guilty of her murder.’

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BBC News, 23rd February 2016

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Sharon Edwards: Newly-wed bride ‘killed her lawyer husband after he lost his job’, court hears – The Independent

Posted February 23rd, 2016 in domestic violence, murder, news by sally

‘A jealous new bride who “perhaps quite liked the idea of being Mrs Edwards, a solicitor’s wife” fatally stabbed her husband after he was told he was being made redundant, a court has heard.’

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The Independent, 22nd February 2016

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Hairdresser stabbed boyfriend to death after row over his use of Facebook – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 23rd, 2016 in murder, news by sally

‘Terri-Marie Palmer was convicted of murder and jailed for life for stabbing boyfriend Damon Searson to death.’

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd February 2016

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Mother hopes joint enterprise verdict will overturn son’s murder conviction – The Guardian

Posted February 22nd, 2016 in appeals, interpretation, joint enterprise, murder, news, Supreme Court by sally

‘The mother of one of the teenage boys convicted of murdering Garry Newlove has said she hopes a supreme court ruling against the so-called joint enterprise law will bolster the case for her son’s conviction to be thrown out.’

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The Guardian, 20th February 2016

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Police call for tighter laws on antique guns – BBC News

Posted February 22nd, 2016 in firearms, murder, news, police, statistics by sally

‘A legal loophole is allowing criminals to lawfully obtain weapons and commit gun crimes including murders, police have said.’

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BBC News, 22nd February 2016

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Dolton Powell murder: Joint enterprise ruling causes charge rethink – BBC News

Posted February 22nd, 2016 in appeals, gangs, homicide, interpretation, joint enterprise, murder, news, racism, Supreme Court by sally

‘Prosecutors are reconsidering murder charges in the trial of eight people following a Supreme Court ruling on the joint enterprise law.’

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BBC News, 19th February 2016

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Correcting the joint enterprise law won’t lead to mass prison releases – The Guardian

‘The UK supreme court has made a landmark ruling after 30 years, but what are the implications?’

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The Guardian, 18th February 2016

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R v Jogee (Appellant) – Supreme Court

Posted February 18th, 2016 in appeals, joint enterprise, jury directions, law reports, murder, Supreme Court by sally

R v Jogee (Appellant) [2016] UKSC 8 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 18th February 2016

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Supreme Court abolishes “wrong turn” Joint Enterprise law – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted February 18th, 2016 in appeals, joint enterprise, murder, news, Supreme Court by sally

‘Today the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in the conjoined appeals of R v Jogee and Ruddock v R [2016] UKSC 8, having heard the latter sitting as the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. Both cases were appeals against murder convictions founded on a discrete principle of secondary liability, sometimes referred to as ‘joint enterprise’, sometimes as ‘parasitic accessorial liability’ (‘PAL’).’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 18th February 2016

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Joint Enterprise press release from the Appellant’s solicitors – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted February 18th, 2016 in joint enterprise, murder, news, solicitors by sally

‘It is important to note that the draft judgment of the Supreme Court was embargoed from all apart from solicitors and counsel until today so our client, Ameen Jogee, and his family only found out about our success this morning.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 18th February 2016

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Turnford van murder: Driver guilty of Frank Buckley killing – BBC News

Posted February 16th, 2016 in murder, news by sally

‘A killer van driver who reversed over his victim’s head during a violent confrontation has been found guilty of murder.’

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BBC News, 15th February 2016

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Deepcut recruit’s alleged suicide ‘did not match emotional state’ – The Guardian

Posted February 15th, 2016 in armed forces, bias, bullying, inquests, murder, news, suicide by sally

‘A teenage recruit found shot dead at Deepcut barracks in Surrey 20 years ago was behaving normally on the day of her death, although she had been having relationship problems, an inquest has heard.’

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The Guardian, 12th February 2016

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Langley Mill fire deaths: Father and sons guilty of murder – BBC News

Posted February 12th, 2016 in arson, murder, news by sally

‘A man and his two sons have been found guilty of murdering two teenagers and a baby in a house fire in Derbyshire.’

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BBC News, 11th February 2016

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Levi Bellfield: Profile of ‘heinous’ serial killer – BBC News

Posted February 11th, 2016 in murder, news, recidivists by sally

‘Described by his most high-profile victim’s family as “truly heinous”, who is serial killer Levi Bellfield?’

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BBC News, 10th February 2016

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Manchester man jailed for life for ‘body in the boot’ murder – The Guardian

Posted February 10th, 2016 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man has been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of strangling a vulnerable woman with her hair straighteners and then driving around with her body in the boot of his car for several days.’

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The Guardian, 9th February 2016

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The place where no-one is a witness – BBC News

Posted February 9th, 2016 in gangs, murder, news, witnesses by sally

‘In a busy pub a man is brutally murdered. The killer doesn’t feel the need to hide his face. What does the silence of witnesses mean for a community struggling with gang violence?’

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BBC News, 8th February 2016

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Jordan Watson death trio sentenced – BBC News

Posted February 9th, 2016 in accomplices, conspiracy, murder, news, sentencing by sally

‘A knife-obsessed man who murdered a 14-year-old boy whose girlfriend he was infatuated with has been jailed for life, along with his accomplice.’

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BBC News, 8th February 2016

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Cheryl James: Teenage army recruit ‘may have been killed by someone else’ – The Independent

Posted February 9th, 2016 in armed forces, evidence, forensic science, homicide, inquests, murder, news by sally

‘New forensic evidence reveals that a teenage army recruit found dead at Deepcut barracks may not have shot herself and could have been killed by someone else, it has emerged.’

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The Independent, 8th February 2016

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Mechanic jailed for rape and murder of trainee lawyer – The Guardian

Posted February 2nd, 2016 in murder, news, rape, sentencing by sally

‘A mechanic has been jailed for a minimum of 27 years for raping and strangling a trainee lawyer in an act of “unspeakable wickedness”.’

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The Guardian, 1st February 2016

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An open or shut case? – UK Human Rights Blog

‘R(C) v. Secretary of State for Justice [2016] UKSC 2. When is it right to keep the names of parties to litigation a secret? That was the difficult question the Supreme Court had to grapple with in this judgment, handed down on Wednesday. The decision to allow a double-murderer to remain anonymous led to outraged headlines in the tabloids. Yet the Court reached the unanimous conclusion that this was the right approach. Why?.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 29th January 2016

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