Sheffield man jailed for life for killing wife – BBC News
‘An “evil” husband who murdered his wife before hiding her body in a cupboard has been jailed for at least 23 years.’
BBC News, 9th February 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: diminished responsibility
Gemma Simpson death: Martin Bell jailed for 11 years – BBC News
‘A killer who bludgeoned and stabbed a woman to death, then kept the location of her remains secret for 14 years, has been jailed.’
BBC News, 19th December 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Body parts killer Nathan Robinson sentenced to life in prison for father’s death – BBC News
‘A son who killed his father and put his dismembered body into storage boxes he was using as a TV stand, has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 10th December 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Regina v Brennan – WLR Daily
Regina v Brennan [2014] EWCA Crim 2387; [2014] WLR (D) 502
‘Where, on a charge of murder, there was uncontradicted expert evidence to the effect that a defence of diminished responsibility was made out and the defendant applied at the close of evidence for the case of murder to be withdrawn, the judge should not leave the case of murder to the jury simply because the Crown wanted it to be left to the jury, but should evaluate whether a properly directed jury could properly convict of murder.’
WLR Daily, 21st November 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
No murder trial for mother who suffocated disabled children – The Guardian
‘A mother who admitted suffocating her three disabled children before trying to kill herself will not face trial for murder, a court has heard.’
The Guardian, 13th October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man who killed partner and son lays claim to her estate – The Guardian
‘A killer who is laying claim to the £80,000 estate of his partner whom he stabbed to death has told a court he is not motivated by money.’
The Guardian, 22nd September 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
How could 16-year-old Christina be killed on her way to school? – Daily Telegraph
‘As a report declares the fatal stabbing of schoolgirl Christina Edkins as ‘preventable’, her family speak out about the serious failings that led to the unprovoked attack.’
Daily Telegraph, 21st September 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Aaron De Silva guilty of Joseph Griffiths murder – BBC News
‘A prolific burglar has been convicted of murdering a grandfather whom he stabbed to death in his London home.’
BBC News, 25th February 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lewis Dale guilty of murdering grandmother Irene Dale – BBC News
‘A teenager has been found guilty of the murder of his grandmother and the attempted murder of his grandfather in an attack “like the film Psycho”.’
BBC News, 4th February 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Regina v Williams (Dean Arthur) – WLR Daily
Regina v Williams (Dean Arthur): [2013] WLR (D) 497
‘For the purposes of establishing the defence of diminished responsibility, the concept of mental responsibility, within section 2(1) of the Homicide Act 1957, described the extent to which a person’s acts were the choice of a free and rational mind.’
WLR Daily, 13th December 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Man who beheaded flatmate with cleaver is jailed for life – The Guardian
‘A man with paranoid schizophrenia who beheaded a flatmate with a cleaver after he “disappeared” from the mental health care system has been jailed for life.’
The Guardian, 4th December 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Chinese businessman found guilty of murdering family of four in ‘revenge’ – Daily Telegraph
‘A Chinese businessman who massacred a family of four by stabbing them to death in a “cold-blooded” revenge attack after losing a court battle with them has been found guilty of murder.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th November 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Hazel Bailey death: Husband jailed for walking stick killing – BBC News
“A 74-year-old man suffering from dementia who brutally beat his wife to death with a walking stick in a row over the heating has been jailed.”
BBC News, 29th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Big Issue stabbings: Homeless man detained for life – BBC News
“A homeless man who admitted killing two Big Issue sellers in a knife attack in Birmingham has been detained for life.”
BBC News, 15th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Psychiatric patient released from prison stabbed schoolgirl to death on bus – Daily Telegraph
“A paranoid schizophrenic stabbed a schoolgirl to death just weeks after being released from prison without any supervision.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Son who killed his mother after struggling to cope with her dementia jailed for 40 months – Daily Telegraph
“A son who smothered his mother because he could not bear watching her suffer from dementia has been jailed for three years and four months.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Kieran Raiswell death: ‘Sniggering’ killer jailed – BBC News
“A man who stabbed a Manchester teenager to death in a random attack in the street ‘to see what it’s like to kill someone’ has been jailed for murder.”
The Guardian, 12th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Kieran Crump Raiswell random stab murder: Man convicted – BBC News
“A man has been convicted of murdering a teenager in a random knife attack in a Manchester street.”
BBC News, 11th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Student who killed ‘devil’ arts blogger is detained indefinitely – The Guardian
“A student is to be detained indefinitely in Broadmoor secure hospital for killing an arts expert who blogged as Professor Whitestick.”
The Guardian, 28th May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man jailed for smothering mother – The Guardian
“A man who smothered and strangled his mother has been jailed for 13 years, police said today.”
The Guardian, 22nd May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
