‘A young woman who faced a retrial for the murder of man with a history of domestic violence has been acquitted after a jury heard how she acted in self-defence. Stacey Hyde, 22, was ordered to face a second trial by the director of public prosecutions, Alison Saunders, after the court of appeal quashed her original murder conviction last year.’
The Guardian, 21st May 2015
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‘A man has been jailed for 28 years for murdering a “naive pensioner” whom he lured to a disused quarry.’
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BBC News, 21st May 2015
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‘The family of a man jailed for murdering his ex-wife have taken out a newspaper advert in an attempt to trace the jurors involved in his trial, prompting a police investigation.’
BBC News, 20th May 2015
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‘A man convicted of bludgeoning to death a Romanian woman whose body was found in a wheelie bin has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 19th May 2015
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‘A man who kicked to death a father-of-three outside his Warrington home in 2007 has lost a bid to have his sentence reduced.’
BBC News, 19th May 2015
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‘The nurse convicted of murdering patients was caught after a night of curious incidents, but his motive remains a mystery.’
The Guardian, 18th May 2015
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‘A man has been found guilty of murdering his four-year-old daughter by beating her to death.’
BBC News, 13th May 2015
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‘A man who kept his partner’s body in a car boot after killing her had ended mental health treatment days before, a review revealed.’
BBC News, 15th May 2015
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‘An inquiry is to take place into claims evidence was altered during the police investigation into former Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe in the 1970s, the BBC’s Today programme has learned.’
BBC News, 13th May 2015
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‘Freed after a miscarriage of justice, Sam Hallam tells Jon Robins about his psychological and legal struggle.’
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The Independent, 9th May 2015
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‘A man accused of murdering his wife by deliberately driving their car into a motorway embankment has been convicted.’
BBC News, 7th May 2015
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‘The killer of a children’s TV actor who showed “no remorse” over the fatal stabbing outside a London nightclub has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 1st May 2015
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‘A man who murdered his five-week-old granddaughter has been jailed for life and will serve a minimum of 25 years.’
BBC News, 30th April 2015
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‘Gloucestershire’s police force has been criticised by the police watchdog over its handling of a young woman’s complaints about her violent former boyfriend days before she was brutally murdered as she worked in a hair salon.’
The Guardian, 30th April 2015
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‘A teenager has been found guilty of a bungled terror plot to groom a young man with learning difficulties to carry out a Lee Rigby copycat killing.’
The Guardian, 29th April 2015
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‘A woman has been jailed for 16 years for setting a trap which led to the “pitiless and wicked” murder of a professional gambler for the sake of his winnings.’
The Guardian, 28th April 2015
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‘The case of a notorious child killer who became the first man to be convicted under DNA evidence is being considered by the Parole Board.’
BBC News, 27th April 2015
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‘Two men have been jailed for life for a group attack on a young father after a party in east London.’
The Guardian, 27th April 2015
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‘A man has been jailed for life for the murder of a student found stabbed at her flat in Stoke-on-Trent.’
BBC News, 24th April 2015
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‘It is five years since the schoolboy was murdered in Victoria Station. His mother Naima talks to Joshi Herrmann about that terrible day.’
The Independent, 25th April 2015
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