Cwmbran fire trial: Serious case review is called – BBC News
“A serious case review will be launched after three generations of the same family were murdered in a house fire.”
BBC News, 19th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: murder
Litvinenko public inquiry blocked: Diplomacy ‘a factor’ – BBC News
“UK-Russian relations were a ‘factor’ in the government’s decision not to hold a public inquiry into the death of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko, Home Secretary Theresa May has said.”
BBC News, 19th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Michael Adebolajo injuries: prison officers deny wrongdoing – The Guardian
“Prison officers have denied any wrongdoing after Woolwich murder suspect Michael Adebolajo lost two teeth when he was restrained in jail, a trade union said on Friday.”
The Guardian, 19th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Organist’s killer jailed for at least 25 years – The Guardian
“A man who battered a church organist to death as he walked to midnight mass has been jailed for a minimum of 25 years by a judge who told him: ‘Why you wished to inflict violence on another human being on Christmas Eve is known only to you.'”
The Guardian, 19th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Special court orders cast doubt on Kevin Lane murder conviction – The Guardian
“Doubts have emerged about the conviction of a contract killer following a trial in which special court orders were used to keep sensitive information out of the public domain.”
The Guardian, 21st July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Inquiry launched after man is jailed for triple murder in house fire – The Guardian
“An inquiry has been launched into the contact the authorities had with a vulnerable family after a violent alcoholic man was jailed for at least 30 years for murdering his baby daughter, his girlfriend and her mother.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Alan Greaves killing: Ashley Foster guilty of manslaughter – BBC News
“A 22-year-old man has been found guilty of the manslaughter of organist Alan Greaves on Christmas Eve in Sheffield.”
BBC News, 18th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Meat tenderiser killer Mark Hall jailed for life – BBC News
“The brother in-law of a man killed with a single blow from a meat tenderiser has been jailed for life for murder.”
BBC News, 17th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cardiff Three police corruption case collapsed ‘due to disclosure failures’ – The Guardian
“Prosecutors and police were overwhelmed by more than 1 million pages of evidence during the trial of eight former South Wales police officers that eventually collapsed, the Crown Prosecution Service has said.”
The Guardian, 16th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Tia Sharp murder: Agencies cleared of any blame – BBC News
“An inquiry into the welfare of murdered London schoolgirl Tia Sharp, who was killed by her grandmother’s partner, Stuart Hazell, has cleared the agencies involved of any blame.”
BBC News, 15th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ofcom to probe Choudary comments – BBC News
“Ofcom has launched an investigation into interviews broadcast on BBC, ITV and Channel 4 with radical cleric Anjem Choudary in the days following the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby.”
BBC News, 15th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Kieran Raiswell death: ‘Sniggering’ killer jailed – BBC News
“A man who stabbed a Manchester teenager to death in a random attack in the street ‘to see what it’s like to kill someone’ has been jailed for murder.”
The Guardian, 12th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Kieran Crump Raiswell random stab murder: Man convicted – BBC News
“A man has been convicted of murdering a teenager in a random knife attack in a Manchester street.”
BBC News, 11th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Kapri (AP) (Appellant) v The Lord Advocate representing The Government of the Republic of Albania (Respondent) (Scotland) – Supreme Court
Supreme Court, 10th July 2013
Hundreds of killers could exploit new human rights ruling – Daily Telegraph
“The European court’s controversial ruling on the Jeremy Bamber case could open the floodgates for hundreds of killers to launch legal challenges on the grounds their sentences are unfair, leading human rights experts have said.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Dogan Ismail murder: teenager jailed for 13 years over mobile phone stabbing – The Guardian
“A teenager who murdered a promising A-level student as he tried to recover a stolen smartphone has been jailed for a minimum of 13 years.”
The Guardian, 10th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The Murder Trial – Channel 4
“For the first time ever, remotely operated cameras have been placed inside a British criminal court to capture a murder trial in its entirety for this feature-length documentary.”
Channel 4, 9th July 2013
Source: www.channel4.com
Convicted murderers win Article 3 case against whole life sentences in Strasbourg – UK Human Rights Blog
“The Strasbourg Court has upheld three applicants’ complaint that their imprisonment for life amounted to inhuman and degrading treatment as they have no hope of release.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th July 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Linzi Ashton murder: IPCC to investigate Salford mum’s death – BBC News
“The murder of a mother who had reported a ‘serious sexual assault’ by her former partner to police is to be investigated by the police watchdog.”
BBC News, 9th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
