“A shopkeeper who bludgeoned his postmistress wife to death as she slept then blamed an armed robber was convicted of murder today.”
The Independent, 19th April 2011
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Man guilty of wife’s fake raid murder – The Independent
Published April 19, 2011 murder , news , sentencing Leave a CommentNorfolk chainsaw murderer jailed for life for wife killing – BBC News
Published April 15, 2011 domestic violence , murder , news , sentencing Leave a Comment“A man has been jailed for life for murdering his wife and dismembering her body at their Norfolk home.”
BBC News, 12th April 2011
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22-year minimum term for murderer – The Independent
Published April 13, 2011 murder , news , perverting the course of justice , sentencing Leave a Comment“A ‘cynical and cruel’ killer who murdered his 21-year-old wife then dismembered her with an electric saw and hid her remains was today told that he would stay in prison for at least 22 years.”
The Independent, 12th April 2011
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Gun murder gang pair get 32 years – The Independent
Published April 13, 2011 gangs , London , murder , news , sentencing Leave a Comment“Two members of a murderous gun gang were jailed for life today for the murder of an innocent 16-year-old girl shot dead when a tit-for-tat revenge hit went wrong.”
The Independent, 12th April 2011
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Murder convictions appeal over ‘prison guard juror’ – BBC News
Published April 11, 2011 appeals , juries , murder , news , prison officers Leave a Comment“The murder convictions of two Nottingham men could be unsafe because one of the jurors was a prison officer, the Criminal Appeal Court has heard.”
BBC News, 9th April 2011
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John Sweeney guilty of canal murders – The Guardian
Published April 4, 2011 murder , news , recidivists , sentencing Leave a Comment“A Liverpool-born carpenter has been found guilty of murdering two former girlfriends and dumping their dismembered remains in canals in Rotterdam and London.”
The Guardian, 4th April 2011
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Brighton man jailed for life for burnt body murder – BBC News
Published April 1, 2011 murder , news , sentencing Leave a Comment“A man has been jailed for life for the murder of a 36-year-old drug user whose burnt body was found on a golf course on the outskirts of Brighton.”
BBC News, 31st March 2011
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Beshenivsky killer Mustaf Jama loses appeal – BBC News
Published March 30, 2011 appeals , gangs , murder , news , police Leave a Comment“A man who murdered a Bradford policewoman during a bungled robbery has lost an appeal against his conviction.”
BBC News, 28th March 2011
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Six people jailed in ‘severed thumb’ case – BBC News
Published March 28, 2011 conspiracy , false imprisonment , kidnapping , murder , news , sentencing Leave a Comment“Six people involved in the abduction, torture and murder of a restaurant worker from Hertfordshire have been jailed.”
BBC News, 28th March 2011
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Life sentence for Evesham river plunge father – BBC News
Published March 25, 2011 murder , news , sentencing Leave a Comment“A man who murdered his five-year-old daughter by driving a car into a river has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 22nd March 2011
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Road rage killer Kenneth Noye loses appeal – The Independent
Published March 22, 2011 appeals , Criminal Cases Review Commission , expert witnesses , murder , news , pathologists , self-defence Leave a Comment“Road rage killer Kenneth Noye lost an appeal against his murder conviction today.”
The Independent, 22nd March 2011
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River dad guilty of child’s murder – The Independent
Published March 18, 2011 murder , news , sentencing Leave a Comment“A father was convicted today of murdering his five-year-old daughter after he drove his car into a freezing river with her on the front passenger seat. A jury at Birmingham Crown Court took five hours to find 42-year-old Christopher Grady guilty of murdering Gabrielle Grady.”
The Independent, 18th March 2011
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Burnley man’s life sentence for Paul Brady’s murder – BBC News
Published March 18, 2011 murder , news , sentencing Leave a Comment“A Lancashire man has received a life sentence for the murder of a Rochdale drug dealer who had been kidnapped.”
BBC News, 17th March 2011
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Raoul Moat accomplices get life sentences – The Guardian
Published March 15, 2011 accomplices , firearms , murder , news , sentencing Leave a Comment“Two accomplices who helped shotgun killer Raoul Moat during his murderous rampage last summer have been jailed for life.”
The Guardian, 15th March 2011
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CPS stops prosecution for 1987 killing of Daniel Morgan – Crown Prosecution Service
Published March 14, 2011 murder , perverting the course of justice , press releases , prosecutions Leave a Comment“The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has decided that the prosecution of three men for the killing of private detective Daniel Morgan in 1987 cannot continue.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 11th March 2011
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Raoul Moat accomplices guilty of murder and conspiracy to murder – The Guardian
Published March 14, 2011 accomplices , conspiracy , murder , news Leave a Comment“Raoul Moat accomplices guilty of murder and conspiracy to murder.”
The Guardian, 11th March 2011
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Scotland Yard in spotlight as axe murder case collapses – The Guardian
Published March 11, 2011 murder , news , police , prosecutions Leave a Comment“A major Scotland Yard investigation has ended in failure after three men were acquitted of charges over the 1987 murder of a private investigator who was found with an axe embedded in his head in a pub car park.”
The Guardian, 11th March 2011
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Naomi Bryant inquest: Failings in sex offender release – BBC News
Published March 10, 2011 inquests , murder , news , recidivists , release on licence , sexual offences Leave a Comment“A woman was killed by a convicted sex offender after a series of failings by the agencies involved in his release, an inquest jury has ruled.”
BBC News, 10th March 2011
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Youths face life for boy’s murder – The Independent
Published March 10, 2011 closed circuit television , gangs , murder , news , offensive weapons , young offenders Leave a Comment“Three youths face life sentences after being found guilty today of murdering schoolboy Nicholas Pearton.”
The Independent, 10th March 2011
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Kenneth Noye appeals against M25 murder conviction – BBC News
Published March 9, 2011 appeals , evidence , murder , news Leave a Comment“One of the UK’s most notorious criminals is appealing against his conviction for a 1996 road rage murder.”
BBC News, 9th March 2011
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IPCC finds police response to Joanne Butler’s emergency calls was ‘flawed’ – The Guardian
Published March 2, 2011 complaints , murder , news , police Leave a Comment“The way police responded to a woman who made two 999 calls before she was battered to death was ‘wholly inadequate’, according to a report by the Independent Police Complaints Commission. It highlighted failings in Leicestershire Constabulary’s response to phone calls they received prior to Joanne Butler’s murder in January 2006.”
The Guardian, 1st March 2011
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Man gets life for party murder – The Independent
Published March 1, 2011 murder , news , sentencing Leave a Comment“A knifeman who stabbed an innocent 16-year-old partygoer to death in what a judge said was any parent’s ‘worst nightmare’ was jailed for life today.”
The Independent, 1st March 2011
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Murderers launch campaign for ‘freedom’ based on their human rights – Daily Telegraph
Published February 28, 2011 human rights , murder , news , sentencing Leave a Comment“Three murderers who were expected to die in jail have launched a campaign for freedom based on their human rights and the European Court of Human Rights has agreed to hear the cases.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th February 2011
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Bamber challenges whole-life tariffs in European court – BBC News
Published February 26, 2011 human rights , murder , news , rehabilitation , sentencing Leave a Comment“Jeremy Bamber and two other killers are to ask the European Court of Human Rights to rule on whole-life sentences.”
BBC News, 26th February 2011
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Life sentence for US wife killer Harold Landry – BBC News
Published February 25, 2011 domestic violence , murder , news , sentencing 1 Comment“A US businessman who stabbed his wife 23 times and left her under a hedge has been jailed for at least 16 years.”
BBC News, 25th February 2011
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Millionaire found guilty of murdering wife – The Independent
Published February 24, 2011 murder , news Leave a Comment“A retired American millionaire who stabbed his wife to death as he battled to stop her benefiting from their impending divorce was convicted of murder today.”
The Independent, 24th February 2011
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Mother cleared of killing children in house fire – The Guardian
Published February 23, 2011 arson , grievous bodily harm , murder , news Leave a Comment“A mother cleared of killing her children in a house fire wept as she walked free from court and said she just wanted to start piecing her life back together.”
The Guardian, 22nd February 2011
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Paula Poolton killer loses Royal Mail unfair sacking case – BBC News
Published February 23, 2011 murder , news , unfair dismissal Leave a Comment“A Royal Mail worker from Hampshire who was sacked when he was charged with murdering his married lover has lost his case for unfair dismissal.”
BBC News, 22nd February 2011
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Ex-soldier gets life for trying to blow up pregnant wife – The Guardian
Published February 18, 2011 attempts , explosives , murder , news , sentencing Leave a Comment“A former reservist soldier has been jailed for life after being found guilty of trying to murder his pregnant wife by booby-trapping a car with a hand grenade.”
The Guardian, 18th February 2011
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Bradford family fire deaths: brothers jailed – BBC News
Published February 11, 2011 arson , murder , news , sentencing Leave a Comment“A man who killed two children and their mother in an ‘evil and cowardly’ arson attack in West Yorkshire has been jailed for at least 29 years.”
BBC News, 11th February 2011
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Jeremy Bamber loses appeal court bid – The Independent
Published February 11, 2011 appeals , murder , news Leave a Comment“Jeremy Bamber’s convictions for murdering five of his relatives more than 25 years ago will not be referred to the Court of Appeal, the Criminal Cases Review Commission has said.”
The Independent, 11th February 2011
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CPS Statement on Howard Martin – Crown Prosecution Service
Published February 11, 2011 doctors , double jeopardy , murder , press releases , prosecutions Leave a Comment“Durham Crown Prosecution Service has advised Durham Police there is not enough new evidence under the double jeopardy provisions for the Director of Public Prosecutions to authorise an investigation into former GP Howard Martin, acquitted of the murder of three of his patients six years ago.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 9th February 2011
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Sisters sentenced for killing father over contents of safe – The Guardian
Published February 9, 2011 domestic violence , murder , news , sentencing Leave a Comment“Two teenage sisters described by a judge as ‘Judas-like and wicked’ have been given lengthy jail sentences for the brutal murder of their father.”
The Guardian, 8th February 2011
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Teenager and partner convicted of murdering her father – The Guardian
Published February 7, 2011 domestic violence , murder , news Leave a Comment“A teenager wept when she was found guilty of murdering her father while he slept in his bed after a dispute over money.”
The Guardian, 4th February 2011
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Gipsy Hill murder: Six jailed for shooting ‘peacemaker’ – BBC News
Published February 3, 2011 firearms , gangs , murder , news , sentencing Leave a Comment“Five men and a teenage boy have been jailed for life for shooting dead a ‘peacemaker’ in south London.”
BBC News, 3rd February 2011
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Knifeman jailed for life over footballer’s murder – The Independent
Published February 3, 2011 murder , news , offensive weapons , sentencing Leave a Comment“A knifeman who stabbed to death a promising teenage footballer as he tried to help his friends was jailed for life today with a minimum term of 19 years.”
The Independent, 2nd February 2011
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Authorities to be probed over Naomi Bryant death – BBC News
Published February 1, 2011 inquests , murder , news , probation , violent offenders Leave a Comment“A coroner has told a jury to decide if authorities’ actions contributed to a woman’s death at the hands of a sex offender on licence from prison.”
BBC News, 31st January 2011
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Jeremy Bamber hopes new crime scene evidence will free him – The Guardian
Published January 31, 2011 appeals , evidence , murder , news Leave a Comment“Police investigating the White House Farm killings, for which Jeremy Bamber was convicted of multiple murders, have been accused of corrupting vital evidence after claims they allowed the crime scene to be used as a training exercise for firearms officers.”
The Guardian, 31st January 2011
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Dog row shooting neighbour jailed for 18 years – BBC News
Published January 21, 2011 attempts , firearms , murder , news , sentencing Leave a Comment“A man who shot his neighbours in a row over their Rottweiler-mastiff dog has been jailed for 18 years.”
BBC News, 21st January 2011
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Convicted killer Eddie Gilfoyle’s gagging order lifted – BBC News
Published January 20, 2011 injunctions , media , murder , news Leave a Comment“A gagging order placed on convicted murderer Eddie Gilfoyle upon his release from jail has been lifted.”
BBC News, 19th January 2011
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Suffolk murder conviction appeal rejected – BBC News
Published January 14, 2011 appeals , murder , news Leave a Comment“An appeal against the conviction of a man jailed for the murder of an elderly woman in Ipswich has been rejected by High Court judges.”
BBC News, 14th January 2011
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Yorkshire Ripper must die in prison, appeal court rules – The Guardian
Published January 14, 2011 murder , news , sentencing Leave a Comment“Judges reject Sutcliffe plea, and say the interests of justice demand ‘nothing less’ than a whole life sentence.”
The Guardian, 14th January 2011
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Raoul Moat’s alleged accomplices face attempted murder charges – The Guardian
Published December 21, 2010 assisting offenders , attempts , murder , news Leave a Comment“Two men accused of helping Raoul Moat will face charges of attempting to murder David Rathband, the police officer shot and blinded by the former bouncer, prosecutors have said.”
The Guardian, 20th December 2010
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Gunman jailed for attempted murder in Bolton – BBC News
Published December 17, 2010 attempts , murder , news , sentencing Leave a Comment“A man has been jailed for life for shooting two men outside a Bolton Nightclub 10 years ago.”
BBC News, 17th December 2010
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Three life sentences for 1982 murder of Dalston family – BBC News
Published December 17, 2010 murder , news , sentencing Leave a Comment“A man has been given three life sentences for killing a woman and her two daughters in east London in 1982.”
BBC News, 17th December 2010
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Hertfordshire housemate killer jailed for life – BBC news
Published December 17, 2010 murder , news , sentencing Leave a Comment“A man who murdered a housemate over a row about a woman and buried him in the garden in Hertfordshire has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 15th December 2010
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Axing provocation defence ‘not sensible’ – Lord Judge – BBC News
Published December 16, 2010 domestic violence , murder , news , provocation Leave a Comment“New laws aimed at protecting female victims of domestic violence have come under fire from the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales.”
BBC News, 16th December 2010
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Brothers jailed for murder of uncle run over in Kent – BBC News
Published December 15, 2010 murder , news , sentencing Leave a Comment“Two brothers have been jailed for life for murdering their uncle who was run down by a Range Rover in Kent.”
BBC News, 15th December 2010
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Killer Roger Kearney claims Royal Mail sacking ‘unfair’ – BBC News
Published December 15, 2010 murder , news , unfair dismissal Leave a Comment“A man jailed for killing his married lover is to take his former employers to tribunal after he was sacked following his conviction.”
BBC news, 15th December 2010
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Man jailed for 23 years for chef murder – BBC News
Published December 14, 2010 murder , news , offensive weapons , sentencing Leave a Comment“A man who murdered a chef following a classical music concert in Essex has been jailed for at least 23 years.”
BBC News, 13th December 2010
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Man convicted of murder in double jeopardy retrial – The Independent
Published December 13, 2010 double jeopardy , evidence , murder , news , retrials Leave a Comment“The first person to face a murder retrial following the discovery of new forensic evidence was convicted today.”
The Independent, 13th December 2010
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Judgment reserved in murder appeal as forensic evidence divides experts – The Guardian
Published December 10, 2010 appeals , evidence , forensic science , murder , news Leave a Comment“Scientists split over fibres that prosecution says links jailed office worker to home of widow killed during break-in.”
The Guardian, 9th December 2010
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Pensioner cleared of murdering wife in mercy killing – The Guardian
Published December 9, 2010 diminished responsibility , euthanasia , homicide , murder , news Leave a Comment“A pensioner who smothered his 75-year-old wife in a “mercy killing” has been jailed for two years.”
The Guardian, 9th December 2010
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Family anger at IPCC and police after failings that led to mother’s murder – The Guardian
Published December 8, 2010 complaints , criminal records , domestic violence , murder , news , police Leave a Comment“Relatives of Maria Stubbings plan action after Essex force failed to inform mother that her new partner was a convicted killer.”
The Guardian, 7th December 2010
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