Young footballer’s killer jailed for 13 years – BBC News
‘A man has been jailed after stabbing a promising footballer to death at a party his victim was hosting to celebrate getting into university.’
BBC News, 15th January 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: homicide
Campaigners condemn 12-year sentence for man who killed partner in Birmingham – The Guardian
‘The 12-year manslaughter sentence given to a man who had been violent to his partner and admitted killing her in a text message to a friend “shows how the criminal justice system fails to deliver justice for women”, campaigners have argued.’
The Guardian, 3rd January 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Girton crash: Driver jailed for killing cyclist, Isla Cochrane, 14 – BBC News
‘A speeding driver who killed a 14-year-old cyclist when he oversteered and mounted a bike path has been jailed.’
BBC News, 19th December 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Harry Dunn’s family says UK still allowing Americans to escape justice as US soldier flees after crash – The Independent
‘Harry Dunn’s family have warned that something has gone “very badly wrong” for another US citizen to have been able to evade justice in the UK after alleged involvement in a car crash.’
The Independent, 14th December 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Mehmet Koray Alpergin: Kidnappers jailed for killing DJ – BBC News
‘Two men who killed a radio DJ in an empty bar near Tottenham Hotspur’s stadium have been jailed.’
BBC News, 13th December 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed over Wolverhampton crash that killed two brothers – BBC News
‘A man who killed two brothers aged 23 months and 10 years in a car crash has been jailed.’
BBC News, 13th December 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
No 10 finally to respond to 2017 report on Hillsborough injustices – The Guardian
‘Relatives of the 97 people killed at Hillsborough in 1989 will discover today how the government intends to respond to recommendations for widespread reform made in an official report six years ago into their experiences.’
The Guardian, 6th December 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Most victims of domestic homicide have contacted police or NHS, review shows – The Guardian
‘A review of 302 domestic homicides recorded in a four-year period has found that the majority of those killed had been “hiding in plain sight”, having made contact with the police, health services and other public agencies before their death.’
The Guardian, 6th December 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘You were told’: Killed Women report shows deaths could have been prevented – The Guardian
‘Two-thirds of 115 bereaved families surveyed by Ipsos thought the fatal attack on their loved one had been very or fairly preventable.’
The Guardian, 5th December 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Law Commission to review defences in cases of domestic homicide – Law Commission
‘The Law Commission today announces a new project that will review the use of defences in domestic homicide cases. The Law Commission has been asked to do this work by the Government in their response to Clare Wade KC’s Domestic Homicide Sentencing Review.’
Law Commission, 29th November 2023
Source: lawcom.gov.uk
Haulage boss jailed seven years for his role in people-smuggling network linked to Essex lorry deaths – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A haulage boss has been jailed today for his involvement in a people-smuggling network linked to the tragic deaths of 39 Vietnamese men, women and children in Essex.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 30th November 2023
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Boy, 13, who killed his foster carer with her own car sentenced to two years – The Guardian
‘A 13-year-old boy has been sentenced to two years in custody for killing his foster carer with her car outside her Sheffield home earlier this year.’
The Guardian, 29th November 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Kathleen Griffin: Grandmother killer’s release date pushed back – BBC News
‘The son of a woman who was stabbed to death said he was “over the moon” her killer will not be released this year.’
BBC News, 28th November 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
People smugglers ordered to pay over £280,000 from criminal profits in the Essex lorry deaths case – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A convicted people smuggler, responsible for the manslaughter of 39 people who died in the back of a lorry in Essex, has today (24 September 2023) been ordered to pay a total of £65,157.65 to victims’ families through a Confiscation Order made by the court today.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 24th November 2023
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Man jailed for gross negligence manslaughter after death of David Haw in boat collision – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A boat skipper has been jailed after a man was killed when the vessel he was steering crashed into a buoy at high-speed.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 21st November 2023
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Mothers who kill: A look at infanticide – Doughty Street Chambers
‘Murders where mothers kill their babies are thankfully rare, however recent cases raise questions about the legal framework surrounding this offence, and whether laws concerning murder, manslaughter and infanticide are applied in a way that protects not only vulnerable children but also vulnerable women.’
Doughty Street Chambers, 9th October 2023
Source: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk
Drunk father jailed for manslaughter of disabled son in motorway crash – The Independent
‘A father whose disabled 12-year-old son was killed while trying to run across the M62 has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.’
The Independent, 6th November 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Andrea Cardinale: Killer of Italian couple in Stockton sentenced – BBC News
‘A man who bludgeoned his friends to death after claiming they had cursed him has been sentenced to an indefinite hospital order.’
BBC News, 25th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Yousef Makki stabbing death was unlawful, new inquest concludes – The Guardian
‘The family of a teenage boy who was stabbed in the heart by his friend said they have finally got justice after a coroner ruled that he was unlawfully killed.’
The Guardian, 25th October 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Sutton-in-Craven: Drug driver jailed for killing boy, 9, in hit-and-run crash – BBC News
‘A van driver who smoked crack cocaine before crashing into a nine-year-old boy and killing him has been jailed.’
BBC News, 19th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
