Julie Sheriff Afro comb murder trial: Girl found guilty – BBC News
“A girl has been convicted of murdering a teenager who died five months after she was attacked with an Afro comb.”
BBC News, 27th July 2012
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“A girl has been convicted of murdering a teenager who died five months after she was attacked with an Afro comb.”
BBC News, 27th July 2012
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“A 19-year-old man convicted of murdering a teenager as she babysat her sister’s two children in Hertfordshire has been given a life sentence.”
BBC News, 25th July 2012
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“A Southport taxi driver with a gambling addiction has been jailed for at least 30 years after admitting murdering two of his elderly passengers.”
BBC News, 23rd July 2012
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“A woman and two men she met in a pub have been found guilty of the murder of her husband, who died of 46 injuries.”
BBC News, 23rd July 2012
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“A convicted child killer has been sentenced to a minimum of 27 years in jail for the murder of a girl in Berkshire 46 years ago.”
BBC News, 23rd July 2012
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“HM Attorney General v Associated Newspapers Ltd & Anor [2012] EWHC 2029 (Admin) (18 July 2012). The Divisional Court ruled that reports of Levi Bellfield in the Daily Mail and Daily Mirror, published while a jury was considering his charge of attempted kidnapping, were in contempt of court.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 20th July 2012
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“A court descended into farce when a man translating vital evidence revealed he was only there because his wife – the real interpreter – was too busy.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th July 2012
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“A trial of eight men accused of murder during the Birmingham riots almost collapsed when a judge declared a police officer had ‘invented a story.’ ”
BBC News, 19th July 2012
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“Jeremy Bamber, who murdered five members of his family, have been granted an appeal by the Grand Chamber of Europe’s human rights court.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th July 2012
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“Eight men have been found not guilty of the murder of three men during last summer’s riots in Birmingham.”
BBC News, 19th July 2012
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“A carer who ‘brutally’ beat an elderly man to death in a hammer attack after he changed his will to leave her a £340,000 legacy has been convicted of murder.”
The Guardian, 13th July 2012
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“A father has been jailed for at least 26 years for killing a man for asking if his crying daughter was all right.”
The Guardian, 13th July 2012
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“A jealous husband has been cleared of murdering his wife with a prohibited firearm after learning of her secret affair with another man.”
The Guardian, 12th July 2012
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“A murderer who posed for a ‘trophy photograph’ with his dying victim before killing him has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 12th July 2012
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“Last week Kier Starmer QC, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), announced that cases of rape linked to murder should be prosecuted rather than being left on file.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 11th July 2012
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“A woman with a history of mental health problems has been found guilty of murdering a 13-year-old girl in a park in a random and motiveless attack. Hannah Bonser, 26, stabbed Casey Kearney in an unprovoked attack in Elmfield Park, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, in February this year. She will be sentenced on Wednesday afternoon. Despite her mental health problems, a jury at Sheffield crown court rejected Bonser’s claim that she was guilty only of manslaughter due to diminished responsibility.”
The Guardian, 11th July 2012
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” A mother found guilty of poisoning her own baby with a powerful pain killer murdered out of a craving for attention, a judge told her today. Michelle Smith, was jailed for life and ordered to serve a minimum 12 years for the murder of six-week-old Amy.”
The Independent, 6th July 2012
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“A couple who covered up their son’s murder of his girlfriend at their Bournemouth home have been jailed.”
BBC News, 6th July 2012
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Families of victims will be consulted on whether rape charges linked to murder should be prosecuted, the Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC has announced in guidance to prosecutors issued today.
Crown Prosecution Service, 5th July 2012
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“Cases of rape linked to murder should be prosecuted rather than being left on file, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is set to announce.”
BBC News, 5th July 2012
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