Levi Bellfield articles ‘prejudicial’, court hears – The Independent

Posted June 13th, 2012 in bias, contempt of court, juries, kidnapping, media, murder, news, trials by sally

“Two national newspapers published ‘seriously prejudicial’ articles after a killer’s conviction for the abduction and murder of schoolgirl Milly Dowler, the High Court heard today.”

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The Independent, 13th June 2012

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Woman jailed for killing pensioner – The Independent

Posted June 7th, 2012 in burglary, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A woman who bludgeoned a pensioner to death was today jailed for life.”

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The Independent, 6th June 2012

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Man cleared of Bedford lake murder wins libel against police – BBC News

Posted June 1st, 2012 in defamation, murder, news, police by tracey

“The boyfriend of a woman found dead in a lake in Bedford has won a libel action against police who claimed he probably killed her.”

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BBC News, 1st June 2012

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Laura Wilson murder: Rotherham children’s board reports – BBC News

Posted May 29th, 2012 in murder, news, reports, social services by tracey

“The murder of a teenage mother who was stabbed and left to die in a canal by her 17-year-old boyfriend could not have been prevented, a report has said.”

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BBC News, 29th May 2012

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Postmistress murderer Robin Garbutt loses appeal – BBC News

Posted May 25th, 2012 in appeals, domestic violence, murder, news by tracey

“A shopkeeper who bludgeoned his postmistress wife to death has lost a challenge against his murder conviction at the Court of Appeal.”

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BBC News, 24th May 2012

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Yvonne Fletcher investigation renewed – The Guardian

Posted May 25th, 2012 in demonstrations, Libya, murder, news, police by tracey

“David Cameron announces detectives will fly to Libya in pursuit of information about the policewoman’s 1984 killing.”

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The Guardian, 24th May 2012

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Double-killer mother loses appeal – The Independent

Posted May 23rd, 2012 in appeals, children, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A mother who murdered her two young children and placed their bodies in holdalls in the boot of her car has lost her appeal against sentence.”

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The Independent, 22nd May 2012

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Anti-paedophile vigilante jailed for minimum term of 18 years – The Independent

Posted May 23rd, 2012 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“An anti-paedophile vigilante who murdered a gay man he wrongly believed to be a child molester was told today he may never be released from prison.”

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The Independent, 22nd May 2012

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Bournemouth man convicted of strangling girlfriend in jealous rage – The Guardian

Posted May 22nd, 2012 in murder, news, perverting the course of justice by sally

“A wealthy jeweller’s son has been found guilty of murdering his 17-year-old girlfriend in a jealous rage.”

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The Guardian, 21st May 2012

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Daniel Morgan report cites police and prosecution flaws – BBC News

Posted May 21st, 2012 in disclosure, evidence, informers, inquiries, murder, news, police, prosecutions, witnesses by sally

“The collapse of a trial of three men charged with committing one of Britain’s most notorious unsolved murders has been blamed on failures by police and prosecution.”

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BBC News, 21st May 2012

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Ali Koc jailed for life for north London double murder – BBC News

Posted May 21st, 2012 in assault, grievous bodily harm, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A man has been jailed for life for two murders and a string of ‘senseless’ assaults in north London.”

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BBC News, 18th May 2012

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Barry George in compensation case – BBC News

Posted May 18th, 2012 in compensation, miscarriage of justice, murder, news by sally

“Barry George, who was wrongly convicted of the murder of BBC TV presenter Jill Dando, can fight a test case for compensation, a judge has ruled.”

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BBC News, 18th May 2012

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Sam Hallam: the cost of failure – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted May 18th, 2012 in criminal justice, miscarriage of justice, murder, news by sally

“Imagine that and you are 17-years-old and wrongly convicted! Yesterday, the Court of Appeal quashed Sam Hallam’s conviction for murder by joint enterprise after he had served seven years of a life sentence. He is now 24. He has been inside since before Take That announced they would reform and before Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire became the highest grossing film of 2005. He has missed the 2008 Olympics and Diversity winning #BGT. He will not have been Facebooking his mates or hanging out with girls. He has no employment history, no iPhone and his Dad committed suicide whilst he was imprisoned.”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 18th May 2012

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Jordan Quailey murdered mother in Bedford as children played – BBC News

Posted May 17th, 2012 in domestic violence, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A man has been jailed for at least 16 years after stabbing his girlfriend to death at a Bedfordshire house where eight children were playing.”

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BBC News, 17th May 2012

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Sam Hallam murder conviction officially quashed – The Guardian

Posted May 17th, 2012 in appeals, evidence, miscarriage of justice, murder, news, police by sally

“A young man who spent more than seven years in jail for a murder he insists he did not commit has had his conviction quashed by judges.”

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The Guardian, 17th May 2012

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Boy faces life for murder after conkers row – The Independent

Posted May 17th, 2012 in closed circuit television, murder, news, young offenders by sally

“A boy of 15 is facing a life sentence after being found guilty yesterday of murdering a student who was stabbed in a row over conkers.”

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Independent, 17th May 2012

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Sam Hallam released after seven years in prison – The Guardian

“Sam Hallam became one of the youngest victims of a miscarriage of justice on Wednesday when the court of appeal released him after he served seven years for murder.”

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The Guardian, 16th May 2012

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Care home criticised as resident is sentenced for murdering schoolboy – The Independent

Posted May 16th, 2012 in care homes, mental health, murder, news, sentencing by tracey

“A private care home was criticised by a judge today as he sentenced a mentally ill resident to life for killing an innocent schoolboy.”

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The Independent, 16th May 2012

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Sam Hallam to appeal against murder conviction – The Guardian

Posted May 16th, 2012 in appeals, Criminal Cases Review Commission, evidence, murder, news by tracey

“A young man convicted of murder will take his case to the court of appeal on Wednesday after new evidence emerged raising doubts over key parts of the prosecution case against him.”

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The Guardian, 16th May 2012

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Man who said God told him to attack tourist with cobblestone jailed – The Guardian

Posted May 15th, 2012 in attempted murder, attempts, mental health, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A man undergoing psychiatric care who almost murdered a tourist outside York Minster by hitting him repeatedly with a cobblestone has been jailed for a minimum of four and a half years.”

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The Guardian, 14th May 2012

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