Soldier jailed for love rival ambush and attack – BBC News
‘A soldier who abducted and stabbed his love rival has been jailed for a minimum of 16 years.’
BBC News, 9th February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: attempted murder
Retired dentist who tried to murder wife after falling victim to fraud spared jail as she begs judge not to send him to prison – Daily Telegraph
‘A retired dentist who tried to strangle his wife with a tie after he was conned out of £200,000 has been spared jail after she begged the judge not to send him to prison.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
The Archers trial: verdicts from the lawyer, the counsellor and the prison expert – The Guardian
‘The dramatic trial of Helen Titchener for the attempted murder of her husband is finally under way. How is her barrister performing; is Helen’s predicament true to life; and what will prison be like, if she is convicted?’
The Guardian, 5th September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Peter Sutcliffe could be tried for attacks on up to 13 other victims – Daily Telegraph
‘Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe could face a new trial for a series of previously unsolved attacks on women.’
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Daily Telegraph, 14th August 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Leytonstone Tube attacker Muhiddin Mire jailed for life – BBC News
‘A man who attacked Tube passengers with a knife in London and tried to behead one of them has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 1st August 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Defendant who represented himself gets new case review hope – The Guardian
‘A dyslexic defendant who represented himself in a crown court trial – after being handed 790 hours of CCTV footage to review in prison to support his alibi – is challenging his conviction for attempted murder.’
The Guardian, 10th June 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Victory for Theresa May after drug dealer convicted of attempted murder loses human rights bid to avoid deportation – Daily Telegraph
‘A foreign drug dealer convicted of attempted murder is not entitled to avoid deportation under human rights laws because he has British children, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th May 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Woman who tried to burn sister alive is jailed for 25 years – The Guardian
‘A woman has been jailed for 25 years after trying to burn her sister alive to cover up the theft of almost £140,000 from her family.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Woman jailed for trying to kill husband with anti-freeze in Christmas Day drink – BBC News
‘A woman who tried to murder her husband on Christmas Day by lacing his cherry Lambrini with anti-freeze has been jailed for 15 years.’
BBC News, 23rd November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
John McAleer guilty of throwing Danielle Hammond over balcony – BBC News
‘A man who threw his girlfriend off the balcony of a fourth floor flat leaving her with severe injuries has been found guilty of attempted murder.’
BBC News, 20th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Nurse Julia Knight jailed for 14 years for trying to kill mother – BBC News
‘A nurse who injected her mother with insulin as she lay in hospital after a fall has been jailed for 14 years for attempted murder.’
BBC News, 6th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman killed partner and child ‘to ward off vampires’ – The Guardian
‘A woman killed her partner and their four-year-old daughter to prevent the world being taken over by vampires, a court has heard.’
the Guardian, 20th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Zack Davies given life imprisonment for racially motivated machete attack – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Zack Davies has today been sentenced to life imprisonment for attempted murder after he attacked a man with a machete in a racially aggravated attack in January. He must serve a minimum of 14 years.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 11th September 2015
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Remorseless’ Stechford concrete slab attacker jailed – BBC News
‘A “remorseless” attacker who hit a stranger over the head with a concrete slab until he was unconscious has been jailed for 17 years.’
BBC News, 7th August 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sadie Jenkins given supervision order for slitting children’s throats – BBC News
‘A woman who slit the throats of two children has been given a two-year supervision order.’
BBC News, 26th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sadie Jenkins cleared of child murder bids ‘by reason of insanity’ – BBC News
‘A Newport woman who slit the throats of two children in a drug induced trance has been cleared of attempting to murder them on grounds of insanity.’
BBC News, 20th May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed over ‘ferocious’ Brixton stabbing murder – BBC News
‘A man who killed his ex-wife and seriously injured two other women, including his ex-girlfriend, in a “ferocious stabbing spree”, has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 24th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Nigel Roach gets life for trying to kill partner – BBC News
‘A man has been jailed for life for the attempted murder of his partner in Cardiff.’
BBC News, 20th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Husband jailed for 15 years after trying to kill nurse – BBC News
‘A man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after being found guilty of attempting to murder his wife as she worked in an intensive care unit.’
BBC News, 20th February 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Margate ‘potato masher attacker’ Mariusz Dobkowski who befriended elderly man before beating him almost to death is jailed for life – The Independent
‘A young man who befriended an elderly gentleman at a bus stop before following him home and beating him with a potato masher and a poker has been sentenced to life in jail.’
The Independent, 3rd February 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
