Drug overdose ‘was manslaughter’ – BBC News
“A jury has returned an inquest verdict of ‘manslaughter by gross neglect’ on a woman killed by a chemotherapy dose four times too high.”
BBC News, 25th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: homicide
Punch death sentence ‘too short’ – BBC News
“The sister of a man who died after being punched by a 15-year-old boy in South Yorkshire has attacked the two-year sentence given to the teenager.”
BBC News, 23rd September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for killing stranger – BBC News
“A man who stabbed a stranger to death in Manchester after hearing voices in his head has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 21st September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for killing cafe owner – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for a minimum of five years for the manslaughter of a woman who had sacked him from the cafe she ran in Bermondsey, south London.”
BBC News, 10th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Solicitor claims council guilty of Dunkirk veteran’s manslaughter – Daily Telegraph
“A solicitor is prosecuting a council for the alleged manslaughter of a Dunkirk veteran, who died two weeks after being told his care home was to be closed.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st September 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Six years for man who battered pensioner to death – The Independent
“A man who battered a pensioner to death after an argument at a bus stop was today found guilty of manslaughter and jailed for six years.”
The Independent, 27th August 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Manslaughter GP gave second patient too much painkiller – The Guardian
“A family doctor accidentally injected a patient with six times the correct dose of painkiller within an hour of visiting another patient who died after he administered a similar dosage, it emerged today.”
The Guardian, 24th August 2009
Sourc: www.guardian.co.uk
G20 death: police officer could face manslaughter charge – The Guardian
“Prosecutors have been asked to consider whether the Metropolitan police officer who attacked Ian Tomlinson at the G20 demonstration should be charged with manslaughter.”
The Guardian, 4th August 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
R v Khan – WLR Daily
R v Khan [2009] EWCA Crim 1569; [2009] WLR (D) 261
“The circumstance that, on a charge of murder, there was unchallenged expert medical evidence that the defendant suffered from such abnormality of mind as to support a defence of diminished responsibility did not of itself necessitate the withdrawal of the charge from the jury.”
WLR Daily, 29th July 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Man guilty of killing abused boy – BBC News
“A man has been convicted of causing the death of his partner’s two-year-old son at their Cheshire home.”
BBC News, 30th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mental health killings increase – BBC News
“The number of people killed by those with a mental illness increased between 1997 and 2005, official figures show.”
BBC News, 28th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Killer chopped off victim’s head – BBC News
“A man who hacked off the head of his neighbour and put it in a wheelie bin has been detained indefinitely.”
BBC News, 27th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gas fitter trial ‘stark warning’ – BBC news
“A gas fitter’s manslaughter conviction after the death of two friends from carbon monoxide poisoning is a ‘stark warning’ to unqualified workmen.”
BBC News, 24th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman jailed for killing husband – BBC News
“A mother-of-four from Northampton has been found guilty of killing her husband by knifing him in the heart.”
BBC News, 23rd July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
1998 murder conviction challenged – BBC News
“A man jailed for life 11 years ago after admitting repeatedly stabbing his wife to death when she left him, is appealing against his conviction.”
BBC News, 14th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Stockwell Strangler Kenneth Erskine has murder convictions overturned – The Times
“Kenneth Erskine, known as the Stockwell Strangler after he killed seven London pensioners in a three-month period in 1986, has today had his murder convictions reduced to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.”
The Times, 14th July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Newlyweds jailed for killing man – BBC News
“A newlywed couple who killed a man the morning after their wedding have been jailed for manslaughter.”
BBC News, 10th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Footballer jailed for match death – BBC News
“An amateur footballer who killed a rival player in west London in a row after a game has been jailed for 28 months at the Old Bailey.”
BBC News, 6th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man’s ‘double jeopardy’ trial ends with guilty verdict – The Independent
“A violent footballer who beat his ex-girlfriend to death yesterday became the first person acquitted of a crime to be jailed for it under new ‘double jeopardy’ laws. The former Maidstone United player Mario Celaire, 31, must serve a minimum of eight years after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of Cassandra McDermott.”
The Independent, 4th July 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Footballer convicted of killing girlfriend in double jeopardy case – The Times
“A footballer today admitted killing his former girlfriend more than six years after he was cleared of the crime.”
The Times, 21st May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
