Woman sentenced for killing lover – The Independent
“A hammer-wielding pregnant woman who battered her lover in the head was jailed today for his killing.”
The Independent, 14th November 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Category: homicide
Care home death accused walks free – The Independent
“A young care home worker walked free today after a jury failed to reach a verdict on whether she killed an elderly resident by setting fire to her room.”
The Independent, 14th November 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Gintaras Butkus jailed in Cornwall boat killing case – BBC News
“A man has been sentenced to six years in prison for killing a man during a fishing trip off the Cornish coast.”
BBC News, 1st November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Warren Goring jailed over shopping channel debts killing – BBC News
“A man from Norfolk who strangled his wife after a row about debts built up through a TV shopping channel has been jailed for six-and-a-half years.”
BBC News, 14th October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hospital neglect led to death of toddler Lucas Wellstead – BBC News
“A coroner has ruled a verdict of natural causes by neglect contributed to a Somerset toddler’s death.”
BBC News, 13th October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mother found guilty of force-feeding baby to death – The Guardian
“A nurse who killed her baby daughter by force-feeding her using a method she claimed was common in her native Ghana is facing jail following a three-week trial.”
The Guardian, 12th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police to track criminals whose DNA is not on database – BBC News
“Police could take DNA samples from up to 13,000 people convicted of serious offences like murder, manslaughter and rape, whose profiles are not on record.”
BBC News, 11th October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bus driver jailed for causing death of Finlay Connor, 6 – BBC News
“A school bus driver has been jailed for causing the death of a six-year-old boy by dangerous driving.”
BBC News, 6th October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ian Huntley throat slasher jailed for life – The Guardian
“A psychopathic prisoner who slashed Soham murderer Ian Huntley across the neck with a makeshift knife has been jailed for life.”
The Guardian, 5th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Wales fan Michael Dye’s family complain about coverage – BBC News
“The family of a Wales fan who died after suffering head injuries at Wembley have complained about some of the media coverage of the incident.”
BBC News, 19th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ian Tomlinson death: trial date set for police officer – The Guardian
“The trial of the police officer accused over the death of Ian Tomlinson at the G20 protests in April 2009, has been set for October 2012.”
The Guardian, 16th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Cannibalistic killer not watched properly in Broadmoor, inquest finds – The Guardian
“A man who attacked and killed a fellow patient at a high-security psychiatric hospital because he ‘wanted to eat him’ was not being watched properly, and had not been adequately assessed, an inquest jury ruled on Thursday.”
The Guardian, 15th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Corporate homicide law extended to prisons and police cells – The Guardian
“Police forces, prisons and youth detention centres face prosecution for corporate homicide from this week if an individual dies in their custody.”
The Guardian, 28th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Taxi man sentenced for fall death – The Independent
“A taxi driver sobbed as he received a suspended prison sentence today after a teenage passenger fell out of his moving vehicle and died.”
The Independent, 24th August 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Harley Ruck killing by mother Jade ‘not preventable’ – BBC News
“The killing of an 11-month-old girl by her depressed mother could not have been predicted or prevented, a serious case review has found.”
BBC News, 19th August 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Beheading of Graham Rayner preventable, inquiry finds – BBC News
“The death of a man decapitated by a mental health patient could have been stopped had there not been a catalogue of lost opportunities, an inquiry says.”
BBC News, 17th August 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Watchdog to probe Taser man’s death – The Independent
“The police watchdog has launched an investigation following the death of a man after he was tasered by police.”
The Independent, 17th August 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man jailed for killing Warrington father in vodka row – BBC News
“A man who killed a father-of-three in an argument over a bottle of vodka has been jailed for seven years.”
BBC News, 15th August 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Meg Burgess Prestatyn wall death manslaughter charge – BBC News
“A company director faces a manslaughter charge after a three-year-old girl died when a wall collapsed on a footpath in Denbighshire.”
BBC News, 5th August 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Company director to face manslaughter charge for death of Megan Burgess – Crown Prosecution Service
“The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has decided that George Collier should be charged with gross negligence manslaughter in relation to the death of Megan Burgess on 26 July 2008 in Prestatyn, Wales.”
Crown Prosecution Service,
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
