Man jailed for double murder after nightclub row – BBC News
‘A 19-year-old man will spend at least 28 years in prison for murdering two men outside a nightclub.’
BBC News, 4th June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: murder
Boy guilty of murdering teen on party dance floor – BBC News
‘A teenager who stabbed a 17-year-old boy to death on a crowded dancefloor has been found guilty of murder.’
BBC News, 4th June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for life for murder of partner who died 13 years after brutal attack – The Independent
‘A man who murdered his partner by hitting her over the head with a hammer has been jailed for life over a decade after the frenzied attack.’
The Independent, 31st May 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Police couple shared footage from murder probe – BBC News
‘A constable and his police colleague wife have been jailed after they shared video footage taken at the crime scene of a murder inquiry.’
BBC News, 30th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman jailed for minimum 20 years for murdering her partner in Northampton – The Guardian
‘A primary school teacher who murdered her boyfriend and buried his body in their back garden in a “carefully planned domestic execution” has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 20 years.’
The Guardian, 30th May 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Lucy Letby inquiry should be heard in public, judge rules – The Guardian
‘The Lucy Letby inquiry will examine matters of “profound importance” and should be heard in public, a senior judge has ruled.’
The Guardian, 29th May 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Jade’s Law passed to limit rights of killer parents – BBC News
‘A law campaigned for by the parents of murdered Jade Ward has become one of the last passed by this parliament.’
BBC News, 24th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mother who beat her toddler with bamboo cane before shaking him to death jailed for murder – The Independent
‘A mother who beat her three-year-old son with a bamboo cane and immersed him in scalding water before shaking him to death has been jailed for his murder.’
The Independent, 25th May 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man jailed for life for random murder and attacks – BBC News
‘A man has been jailed for life with a minimum 32-year term for a series of slasher attacks on strangers, ending with the random murder of a woman in south London.’
BBC News, 23rd May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bournemouth man guilty of murdering lodger and cutting up body – BBC News
‘A man has been found guilty of murdering his lodger before scattering his severed body parts in packages and a suitcase.’
BBC News, 22nd May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Missed opportunities’ to prevent paedophile’s murder – BBC News
‘The murder of a paedophile at HMP Full Sutton could have been avoided if reports on his killers’ cannibalistic fantasies had been acted upon, a report has found.’
BBC News, 22nd May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman jailed for murdering mother-in-law in fire for inheritance – BBC News
‘A woman who murdered her disabled mother-in-law for inheritance money by setting fire to her bed as she slept has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 20th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MP uses parliamentary privilege to ask why Lucy Letby story blocked in UK – The Guardian
‘The Conservative MP David Davis has used parliamentary privilege to ask why UK readers were barred from viewing an article in a prominent US magazine about the case of the former nurse Lucy Letby.’
The Guardian, 15th May 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Jamie Barrow: Man who murdered family has jail sentence reduced – BBC News
‘A man who killed a mother and her two daughters by setting fire to a flat has had his sentence reduced.’
BBC News, 14th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Robbery mastermind behind Pc Sharon Beshenivsky’s murder jailed for life – The Independent
‘The mastermind behind a bungled armed robbery that saw a police officer gunned down in the street has been jailed for life.’
The Independent, 11th May 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man convicted of jealousy-fuelled prom night murder – BBC News
‘A man has been found guilty of murdering a teenager in an “unprovoked” attack on the night of the victim’s school prom.’
BBC News, 9th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Murder – a case for reform – Mountford Chambers
‘The events in Nottingham in the early morning of 13th June 2023 prompted an outpouring of collective grief. Valdo Calocane killed three innocent people and attempted to kill three others. The suffering for the victims’ families was palpable. Calocane was originally charged with murder and attempted murder. The Crown Prosecution Service later decided to accept the guilty pleas to manslaughter on the basis of diminished responsibility. The reports of four separate psychiatrists all agreed that Calocane was suffering from an abnormality of mental functioning which arose from a recognised medical condition, and which substantially impaired his ability to form a rational judgment and to exercise self-control, such as to provide an explanation for the killings. He was sentenced in January of this year to a Hospital Order subject to restrictions (pursuant to sections 37 and 41 of Mental Health Act 1983).’
Mountford Chambers, 24th April 2024
Source: www.mountfordchambers.com
Judge unmasks three teenagers who killed schoolboy at 16th birthday house party – The Independent
‘Three teenagers who killed a promising young rapper after bringing a knife to a girl’s 16th birthday party can be identified for the first time.’
The Independent, 4th May 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Sentencing decisions cannot be prescribed by accidents of time” – Mountford Chambers
‘Stephanie Panchkowry considers the mandatory minimum term for young people in the light of the recent case of Kamarra-Jarra (Ismaila) [2024] EWCA Crim 198.’
Mountford Chambers, 24th April 2024
Source: www.mountfordchambers.com
Rap music used as evidence in scores of trials in England and Wales, study finds – The Guardian
‘Rap and drill music was used as prosecution evidence for serious charges including alleged gang-related murders against at least 252 defendants in England and Wales over a three-year period, a study has found.’
The Guardian, 30th April 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
