Judge agrees to hold murder trial in secret – The Guardian
“Much of a murder trial will be held in secret for reasons of ‘national security’, an Old Bailey judge ruled yesterday.”
The Guardian, 16th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: murder
Bail case ‘matter for judiciary’ – BBC News
“The Attorney General will not investigate a judge who freed a Met Police inspector who then apparently killed himself and his mother-in-law.”
BBC News, 15th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge in murder case bail row – The Times
“A judge who freed a policeman accused of murdering his wife, enabling him apparently to kill again, said yesterday that he could not remember why he had granted bail.”
The Times, 15th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Media challenge national security claim for secrecy in murder trial – The Guardian
“Media organisations including the Guardian yesterday challenged a demand unprecedented in modern times – that witnesses at a forthcoming murder trial should be heard in secret, for ‘national security’ reasons.”
The Guardian, 15th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jury picked for Suffolk murder trial – The Independent
“A jury of 10 men and two women was selected yesterday to hear the trial of a forklift truck driver accused of murdering five prostitutes during a killing spree carried out at a pace never seen before in Britain.”
The Independent, 15th January 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
City chief who killed his daughter believed Satan had possessed her – The Times
“A millionaire City executive and ‘totally devoted father’ killed his two-year-old daughter by smashing her head against the floor because he believed she had been taken over by a ‘malign and satanic entity’.
The Times, 12th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Bail rules inquiry after officer on murder charge kills himself and trial witness – The Guardian
“The Ministry of Justice said last night it will urgently review its guidance to judges in the wake of the tragic consequences of a decision to grant bail to a senior police officer accused of murdering his wife.”
The Guardian, 14th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police board calls in independent experts to re-examine Omagh bombing evidence – The Guardian
“The Northern Ireland Policing Board last night agreed to appoint a team of independent experts to re-examine evidence from the Omagh bombing, in an attempt to bring to justice those responsible for the 1998 atrocity.”
The Guardian, 4th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man not guilty of Omagh murders – BBC News
“A Northern Ireland man has been cleared of the murders of 29 people who died in the Omagh bomb attack in 1998.”
BBC News, 20th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Tagging blunder in teenage killer case – Daily Telegraph
A teenager who stabbed a friend to death after a drunken party should have been under curfew and wearing an electronic tag, it was disclosed yesterday.
Daily Telegraph, 19th December 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Curry killer must serve 16 years – BBC News
“A woman jailed for life for murdering her husband with a drugs overdose disguised in a curry has been told she must serve at least 16 years in jail.”
BBC News, 17th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sharon Beshenivsky killers denied sentence cut – Daily Telegraph
“Two men jailed for life for shooting a policewoman to death today failed to win a cut in their 35-year minimum sentences.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th December 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Government launches consultation into review of murder law – Ministry of Justice
“The Ministry of Justice today (12 December) announced the next step in the first comprehensive review of murder law for fifty years.”
Ministry of Justice press release, 12th December 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Why is Home Office trying to stage murder trial in secret? – The Times
“The Home Secretary is seeking to have the trial of a man accused of murdering a prize-winning author held in secret because the defendant may have links with British Intelligence, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 13th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Straw defends early release of man who then killed partner – The Guardian
“The justice secretary, Jack Straw, was forced to defend the government’s early release scheme for prisoners today after it emerged a man who murdered his partner ‘should have been behind bars’.”
The Guardian, 11th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Teenager jailed for rape receives second life sentence for murder – The Guardian
“A teenager who was jailed for the rape of a schoolgirl two weeks ago was given a second life sentence yesterday for killing a father of two in a flash of temper.”
The Guardian, 8th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Lady in Lake’ killer to appeal – BBC News
“A man found guilty of the ‘Lady in the Lake’ murder of his wife is to appeal against his conviction.”
BBC News, 6th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Serial killer nurse Allitt must serve 30 years – The Guardian
“The serial killer nurse Beverly Allitt must serve a minimum of 30 years in jail for the murder and abuse of children in her care, the high court ruled today.”
The Guardian, 6th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Doubt cast on baby death verdict – BBC News
“Fresh evidence casting doubt on the conviction of a woman for the murder of a boy she was babysitting, has been uncovered by BBC Newsnight.”
BBC News, 6th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Child killer Allitt’s tariff set – BBC News
“Killer nurse Beverly Allitt, jailed for life for murdering four children and attacking nine others, has had her minimum tariff fixed at 30 years.”
BBC News, 6th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
