Rights judges halt deportation of ‘killer monk’ – Daily Telegraph
“Ministers are facing a fresh challenge on human rights grounds to their ability to deport foreign criminals.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Category: murder
Joanna Yeates murder: police apologise to landlord – The Guardian
“The landlord of the murdered landscape architect Joanna Yeates has received a letter from police expressing ‘regret’ for the first time at the way he was treated after being arrested over her killing.”
The Guardian, 16th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
April Jones: Inquest to open into death of murdered five-year-old girl – BBC News
“An inquest will be opened into the death of murdered schoolgirl April Jones later. The five year old was abducted on 1 October 2012 and killed by Mark Bridger, 47, of Ceinws, Powys, in a sexually motivated attack.”
BBC News, 16th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lifers released on licence to kill again – Daily Telegraph
“Five murderers who were released on licence from their life sentences have killed again in the past four years.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Detective should face gross misconduct charge over killer’s questioning – IPCC – The Guardian
“A senior detective who ignored the rules governing the questioning of a suspect as he tried to solve a high-profile abduction case should answer a charge of gross misconduct, the police watchdog has ruled.”
The Guardian, 9th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man jailed for slashing two friends in row over Lee Rigby – The Guardian
“A man who slashed two friends with a knife during a drunken row over the
murder of soldier Lee Rigby has been jailed for five years.”
The Guardian, 6th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Red Caps’ families take legal action for public inquiry – BBC News
“The families of four Royal Military Police NCOs killed by an Iraqi mob are to bring a Human Rights Act claim to try to force a public inquiry.”
BBC News, 5th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rachel Manning murder: Police apologise to Barri White and Keith Hyatt – BBC News
“Thames Valley Police have apologised to two men wrongly convicted over the murder of a 19-year-old woman from Milton Keynes in 2000.”
BBC News, 5th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rachel Manning murder: Man jailed for killing 19-year-old woman 11 years after former boyfriend wrongly convicted of her killing – The Independent
“A man has been given a life sentence for killing a 19-year-old woman, 11 years after her former boyfriend was wrongly jailed for the murder.”
The Independent, 4th September 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Family of murdered Real IRA man receives ‘substantial’ payout – The Guardian
“Victims of the Real IRA have expressed outrage after revelations that the family of a murdered member of the republican terror group has been awarded compensation.”
The Guardian, 26th August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Murderer told he would spend life behind bars has become the first Briton to appeal against tariff in European court – The Independent
“A triple murderer has become the first UK citizen to mount a legal challenge against his ‘life means life’ tariff after a controversial ruling from European judges that it breaches human rights.”
The Independent, 21st August 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Wembley stabbing: Man guilty of Arron Payne murder – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for a minimum of 25 years for the murder of a man in north-west London.”
BBC News, 16th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Highly intelligent’ schoolboy jailed for life for attempting to kill 12-year-old girl by ‘gutting her like a pig’ after she spurned sexual advances – The Independent
“A ‘highly intelligent’ schoolboy has been sentenced to a minimum of seven years for attempting to murder a 12-year-old girl by “gutting her like a pig” with a blunt pen-knife after she spurned his sexual advances.”
The Independent, 14th August 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Simon Hall confesses to Joan Albert murder 12 years on – BBC News
“A killer who stabbed a 79-year-old woman to death has confessed to the crime after a decade claiming he was the victim of a miscarriage of justice.”
BBC News, 8th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
London man Andrzej Kulesza’s torture murderer jailed – BBC News
“The killer of a man whose remains were found in a field has been jailed for life for his torture murder and kidnap.”
BBC News, 7th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Shrien Dewani lawyers launch bid to fight extradition in supreme court – The Guardian
“Lawyers acting for honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani are launching a bid to take his case to the supreme court.”
The Guardian, 6th August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Rania Alayed: Police watchdog probes missing woman case – BBC News
“Greater Manchester Police’s dealings with a missing mother-of-three are being investigated by The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).”
BBC News, 2nd August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Daniel Pelka murder: mother and stepfather face life sentences – The Guardian
“The mother and stepfather of a four-year-old boy who was battered to death after being subjected to a six-month regime of starvation and physical torture will be jailed for life on Friday after being found guilty of murdering the boy, whose body was so emaciated that one experienced health worker compared it to that of a concentration camp victim.”
The Guardian, 31st July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Llywelyn Thomas murder: Two jailed for ‘brutal’ killing – BBC News
“Two men who battered a retired farmer to death in Cambridgeshire have been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 26th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ty Medland guilty of murdering wife in Brighton street – BBC News
“A man who stabbed his 24-year-old wife to death in the middle of a Brighton street has been found guilty of murder.”
BBC News, 26th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
