Mehar Dhariwal murder: Daniel Rogers found guilty – BBC News
“A man who kicked and punched a taxi driver in a row over an advance fare has been found guilty of murder.”
BBC News, 4th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: murder
Judge imposes reporting restrictions in Dale Cregan case – The Guardian
“Court makes order postponing reports under section 4(2) of the Contempt of Court Act 1981 due to ‘very real risk of prejudice’.”
The Guardian, 24th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Naila Mumtaz murder: Four family members jailed for life – BBC News
“A man who murdered his pregnant wife has been jailed for life, along with three other family members.”
BBC News, 24th September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge issues warning over Dale Cregan trial – The Independent
“A senior judge has issued a warning to police, press and politicians as alleged killer Dale Cregan appeared for the first time at Crown Court.”
The Independent, 24th September 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man jailed for murdering love rival – The Guardian
“A 63-year-old man who murdered a former police officer and burned his body after becoming obsessed with his wife has been jailed for a minimum of 22 years.”
The Guardian, 21st September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Teenager jailed for life over fatal schoolboy fight
“A 15-year-old boy has been given a life sentence for killing a schoolboy whose stabbing was recorded on his own mobile phone.”
The Guardian, 21st September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Soldier who stamped on ex-girlfriend’s face after stabbing her to death in front of four-year-old son is jailed for life – The Independent
“An ‘evil’ soldier who stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death and then stamped on her face in front of their four-year-old son in a brutal revenge attack has been jailed for life.”
The Independent, 19th September 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
The Cardiff Three: the long wait for justice – The Guardian
“The case of the Cardiff Three was a gross miscarriage of justice which, 24 years on, remains unresolved. Can a report into the failed prosecution of eight police officers shed new light?”
The Guardian, 17th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Minimum 28 years in jail for rapist who murdered pensioner – The Independent
“A rapist who murdered a pensioner has been jailed for life and ordered to serve a minimum 28 years behind bars.”
The Independent, 17th September 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Theresa May’s hopes of deporting Italian ‘hammer killer’ quashed by judges – The Independent
“Home Secretary Theresa May’s hopes of deporting an Italian father-of-five who hit his flatmate over the head with a hammer then strangled him with the flex of an iron were yesterday dashed by senior judges.”
The Independent, 15th September 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Newton Abbot frying pan murder: paedophile Bryan Harris jailed – BBC News
“A paedophile who murdered his landlord by battering him with a frying pan has been jailed for life.”
BBC news, 11th September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jealous teenager who stabbed girlfriend 60 times jailed for life – The Guardian
“A teenager brutally stabbed his 15-year-old girlfriend 60 times in her head, neck and upper chest with two different knives, following arguments over his jealousy. Andrew Hall, 18, who attended Stoke City academy, the youth development part of Stoke City Football Club, pleaded guilty to murder on Friday at Luton crown court. Judge Richard Foster jailed him for life, with a minimum of 10 years.”
The Guardian, 7th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Shafilea Ahmed’s mother seeks leave to appeal against conviction – The Guardian
“Shafilea Ahmed’s mother, Farzana, is seeking leave to appeal against her conviction for murdering her daughter, it has emerged.”
The Guardian, 4th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Julie Sheriff Afro comb murder: Girl detained for 10 years – BBC News
“A 16-year-old girl has been detained for a minimum of 10 years after she was found guilty of murdering a teenager with an Afro comb.”
BBC News, 28th August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Stephen Lawrence killers Gary Dobson and David Norris lose appeal bid – The Independent
“The two men jailed for the racist murder of black teenager Stephen Lawrence have lost the first round of their attempt to challenge their convictions at the Court of Appeal.”
The Independent, 23rd August 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Essex police failed woman murdered by her ex-partner, watchdog says – The Guardian
“The police watchdog has found there was a ‘failure of systems’ in Essex police’s handling of a man who murdered his former partner and their two-year-old daughter, criticising a lack of adequate training, insufficient resources for domestic violence cases and ‘poor oversight’, in a report released on Wednesday.”
The Guardian, 22nd August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“No precedent? Then set one!” – Nicklinson right to die case – UK Human Rights Blog
“This is Richard Dawkin’s battle cry in response to the recent High Court rejection of the challenge by locked-in sufferers to the murder and manslaughter laws in this country that have condemned them to an unknowable future of suffering.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 20th August 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Regina (Nicklinson) v Ministry of Justice (Attorney General and another intervening); Regina (AM) v Director of Public Prosecutions and others (Same intervening) – WLR Daily
“The court should not depart from the long established position that voluntary euthanasia was murder unless article 8 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms required that it be recognised as a possible defence to a murder charge under the doctrine of necessity, which was not the case.”
WLR Daily, 16th August 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Jeanette Goodwin murder: Martin Bunch jailed for life – BBC News
“A man who murdered his ex-partner four days after appearing in court charged with harassing her has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 27 years.”
BBC News, 17th August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Moors murderer Ian Brady’s legal advocate arrested – The Guardian
“The legal advocate of the Moors murderer Ian Brady has been arrested for allegedly failing to reveal where the body of Keith Bennett, one of Brady and Myra Hindley’s five young victims, is buried.”
The Guardian, 17th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
