‘The law should be changed to protect police officers who shoot people in the line of duty, the head of the Metropolitan Police has said.’
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The Independent, 6th July 2015
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‘A former police marksman has been cleared of murdering a suspect he shot six times, a killing that the dead man’s mother said had effectively seen her son subjected to the death penalty.’
The Guardian, 3rd July 2015
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‘The family of murdered schoolgirl Alice Gross will ask for an inquiry into whether British authorities ever knew her killer was a convicted murderer before he attacked her.
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The Guardian, 6th July 2015
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‘A man who murdered his neighbour in “a merciless act of vengeance” after a campaign of harassment has been jailed for 28 years.’
BBC News, 30th June 2015
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‘A woman who slit the throats of two children has been given a two-year supervision order.’
BBC News, 26th June 2015
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‘Two men have been jailed for at least 28 years for murdering a Wrexham man with a crossbow.’
BBC News, 25th June 2015
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‘Even though his fingerprints match an Albanian migrant claims he cannot be fugitive killer because he is six inches shorter.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th June 2015
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‘A man with mounting debts has been found guilty of murdering his parents in their Newcastle home.’
BBC News, 25th June 2015
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‘Joseph Moran facing up to life imprisonment as he is convicting of murdering Fred Sluggett, who was left a ‘shell’ of a man after attack at home.’
Daily Telegraph, 24th June 2015
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‘A man who strangled and stabbed his mother in a frenzied attack while high on drink and drugs has been jailed for a minimum of 30 years.’
BBC News, 24th June 2015
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‘A date has been set for High Court civil action following the collapse of the UK’s biggest police corruption trial.’
BBC News, 23rd June 2015
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‘A homeless man who brutally murdered a cafe worker who had “befriended” him has been jailed for more than 20 years.’
BBC News, 22nd June 2015
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‘A man who stabbed his friend to death in an argument about a cannabis joint has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 22nd June 2015
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‘A nurse convicted of murdering two patients at the hospital where he worked has launched an appeal against his conviction.’
BBC News, 16th June 2015
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‘A mother-of-two who fatally stabbed her ex-partner in a row at her Liverpool house has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 9th June 2015
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‘A convicted murderer recently released from prison has said he is determined to “fight” for justice, believing his case was flawed by a crooked detective.
Kevin Lane was found guilty of shooting dead Robert Magill with a shotgun in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, in 1994. His argument of an “unsafe” conviction by Det Insp Christopher Spackman is being heard at the Court of Appeal on Wednesday and Thursday.’
BBC News, 9th June 2015
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‘A woman who smothered an elderly man at a care home has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 5th June 2015
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‘A man who beat a teenager with a pole in an alcohol and drug-fuelled rage after he mistook him for someone else has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 3rd June 2015
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‘A London taxi driver convicted of killing a US soldier in an Iraqi roadside bombing has been sentenced to life with a minimum 38 years in prison.’
The Independent, 22nd May 2015
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‘A Newport woman who slit the throats of two children in a drug induced trance has been cleared of attempting to murder them on grounds of insanity.’
BBC News, 20th May 2015
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