“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
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“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
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“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
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“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
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“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
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“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
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“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
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“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
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“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
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“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
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“Two men who battered a retired farmer to death in Cambridgeshire have been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 26th July 2013
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“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
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“A man has been jailed for life for the ‘sexually motivated’ murder of a teenage girl he stabbed 58 times and set on fire in Blackpool.”
BBC News, 26th July 2013
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“Two people have been jailed for life for the murder of a pensioner whose body they dumped in a chest freezer before plundering his bank account.”
BBC News, 26th July 2013
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“Two men have been found guilty of murdering a man they stabbed to death when he tried to buy heroin from them.”
BBC News, 25th July 2013
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“A conman who murdered his lover and mutilated her body to cover his tracks has been sentenced to life, with a minimum prison term of 34 years.”
BBC News, 26th July 2013
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“A provisional trial date has been set at the Old Bailey for a 44-year-old man charged with the murder of PC Keith Blakelock during the Broadwater Farm riots in 1985.”
The Guardian, 26th July 2013
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“Honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani will be extradited to South Africa to face trial over his wife Anni’s death.”
BBC News, 24th July 2013
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“Shrien Dewani will discover on Wednesday whether his latest bid to delay his extradition to South Africa to face trial over his wife’s death has succeeded.”
The Guardian, 24th July 2013
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