Samuel Etherington jailed for killing Gosport teenagers – BBC News

Posted February 28th, 2014 in dangerous driving, homicide, news, sentencing by sally

‘A “boy racer” has been jailed for nine years after admitting causing the deaths of two girls whom he hit with his car.’

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BBC News, 27th February 2014

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“Neknomination manslaughter” – unlikely to enter our vocabulary – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted February 27th, 2014 in alcohol abuse, duty of care, homicide, negligence, news by sally

‘In the current moral panic about neknominate and people dropping dead after drinking two pints of gin, the “something must be done brigade” are suggesting that one of the things that might be done is to hold neknominators criminally responsible for their actions and the deaths of their neknominees.’

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 26th February 2014

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Attorney General considers whether single punch killing sentence was ‘too lenient’ – Daily Telegraph

‘Dominic Grieve, the Attorney General, will decide whether to refer the four-year jail term given to Lewis Gill for the killing of Andrew Young in Bournemouth to the Court of Appeal.’

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Daily Telegraph, 26th February 2014

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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.’

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BBC News, 25th February 2014

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Man jailed for killing pedestrian with punch – The Guardian

Posted February 26th, 2014 in closed circuit television, homicide, news, sentencing by tracey

‘A man has been jailed for four and a half years after killing a pedestrian with a punch to the head following a row with a cyclist about riding on the pavement.’

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The Guardian, 26th February 2014

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Ryaheen Banimuslem balcony death: Sheffield man jailed over girl’s fall – BBC News

Posted February 17th, 2014 in children, homicide, negligence, news, sentencing by sally

‘A maintenance worker has been jailed over the death of a girl who fell 60ft (18m) from a balcony in Sheffield.’

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BBC News, 14th February 2014

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Sophee Redhead cleared over Lydia Bishop nursery death – BBC News

‘A former nursery worker has been acquitted over the death of a three-year-old girl in her care. Lydia Bishop got her neck caught in a rope on an outdoor slide in September 2012, on what was her first full day at York College nursery. Sophee Redhead, 25, of York, had denied manslaughter by gross negligence.’

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BBC News, 6th February 2014

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Baby dies of rickets from vegetarian mother – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 28th, 2014 in child cruelty, Christianity, food, guilty pleas, health, homicide, news, vegetarianism by sally

‘Couple told they could face jail after admitting manslaughter of their son Ndingeko, who died from rickets after his parents insisted on strict eating regime as part of their religion.’

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Daily Telegraph, 27th January 2014

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Philpott deaths ‘not preventable’, according to serious case review – The Guardian

Posted January 24th, 2014 in children, domestic violence, homicide, news, reports, social services by sally

‘The deaths of the six Philpott children in a house fire started by their parents “could not have been predicted or prevented”, a serious case review has found.’

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The Guardian, 24th January 2014

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IPCC to investigate police handling of Hamzah Khan case – The Guardian

Posted January 21st, 2014 in child neglect, complaints, domestic violence, homicide, news, police by sally

‘The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is to investigate whether officers mishandled the case of a four-year-old boy whose mummified remains were found in his cot almost two years after he died.’

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The Guardian, 20th January 2014

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Soldier jailed for killing daughter after returning from Afghanistan – The Guardian

‘A soldier who killed his 20-month-old daughter after surviving a rogue attack in Afghanistan has been jailed for six years.’

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The Guardian, 17th January 2014

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Cancer patient Peter Redfern: Wife and daughter killer jailed – BBC News

Posted January 16th, 2014 in homicide, medicines, mental health, murder, news, sentencing by tracey

‘A cancer patient has been jailed for life for killing his wife and daughter after suffering an adverse psychiatric reaction to his chemotherapy drugs.’

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BBC News, 16th January 2014

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Regina v Williams (Dean Arthur) – WLR Daily

Posted December 19th, 2013 in alcoholism, appeals, diminished responsibility, homicide, law reports, mental health by tracey

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

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Jessie J gig murderer loses conviction appeal – BBC News

Posted December 17th, 2013 in appeals, homicide, murder, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man jailed for murdering a father-of-two with a bottle at an event where singer Jessie J was performing has lost his conviction and sentence appeal.’

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BBC News, 16th December 2013

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Riley Pettipierre methadone death preventable, report finds – BBC News

‘The death of a two-year-old boy who drank some of his mother’s methadone could have been prevented, a report has found.’

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BBC News, 13th December 2013

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Asda car park death: Alan Watts guilty of manslaughter – BBC News

Posted December 13th, 2013 in assault, homicide, news, parking, self-defence by sally

‘A man has been jailed for five years for punching and killing another man during a row over a disabled space in a supermarket car park.’

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BBC News, 12th December 2013

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Geoffrey Counsell cleared over M5 fireworks deaths – BBC News

Posted December 10th, 2013 in health & safety, homicide, jury directions, news, no case to answer by tracey

‘A man in charge of a fireworks display held on the night of a motorway crash in which seven people died has been cleared of breaching health and safety laws.’

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BBC News, 10th December 2013

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Man who beheaded flatmate with cleaver is jailed for life – The Guardian

Posted December 4th, 2013 in diminished responsibility, homicide, mental health, news, sentencing by sally

‘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.’

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The Guardian, 4th December 2013

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Birmingham bag-snatcher jailed for woman’s death – BBC News

Posted December 3rd, 2013 in assault, homicide, news, sentencing, theft by sally

‘A bag-snatcher who fatally injured a Birmingham grandmother during a mugging has been jailed for 11 years.’

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BBC News, 2nd December 2013

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Mairead Philpott loses appeal against 17-year sentence for manslaughter – The Guardian

‘Mairead Philpott has had her 17-year prison sentence for killing her six children in a house fire in Derby upheld by the court of appeal.’

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The Guardian, 29th November 2013

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