‘The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) will monitor data on the race of those prosecuted under the joint enterprise laws for the first time following a legal challenge.’
The Independent, 16th February 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A 15-year-old boy has been sentenced to life with a minimum term of 14 years for the “utterly senseless” murder of Ian Kirwan, who was stabbed outside a supermarket after confronting a group of teenagers over their behaviour.’
The Guardian, 15th February 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A coroner has concluded inquest proceedings into the death of murdered toddler Star Hobson.’
BBC News, 13th February 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Police missed clear chances to identify Wayne Couzens as a potential sex offender and a danger to women before he kidnapped and murdered Sarah Everard, it can finally be revealed.’
The Guardian, 13th February 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A father who shook his nine-week-old baby to death during a “momentary” loss of temper has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 2nd February 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A fraudster and his accomplice have been jailed for at least 35 years for murdering a 71-year-old businesswoman in a £4.6m scam to plunder her life savings.’
The Guardian, 1st February 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A “cowardly” father who murdered his seven-week-old son has been sentenced to at least 16 years in prison.’
BBC News, 25th January 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Seven men have been found guilty of the kidnap and murder of a man they wrongly suspected of raping a teenage girl.’
BBC News, 24th January 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man from Afghanistan previously convicted of murder in Serbia has been found guilty of killing a young man in Dorset in a row over an e-scooter.’
The Guardian, 23rd January 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Failings by probation officers left a sexual predator “free” to stalk and kill law graduate Zara Aleena just days after he was released from jail, according to a watchdog.’
The Independent, 24th January 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The father of a wealthy heiress who drowned while on holiday in Denmark has won a High Court challenge over the scope of an inquest into her death.’
BBC News, 18th January 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A review into how a quadruple murderer was dealt with by probation officers has found failings “at every stage”.’
BBC News, 17th January 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for life for raping and murdering a girl almost 50 years ago, in the oldest double jeopardy case in England and Wales.’
BBC News, 14th January 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who strangled his wife with her own scarf 21 years ago after being “embarrassed” at her attempts to secure a divorce has been jailed.’
BBC News, 19th December 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A sexual predator branded a “danger to any woman” has been jailed for at least 38 years for murdering Zara Aleena as she walked home from a night out.’
BBC News, 14th December 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A lab technician has been convicted of murdering a colleague at his parents’ home in Leicestershire before dumping her body in a country lane.’
The Guardian, 12th December 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man convicted of his wife’s 1985 murder has claimed his lover was responsible for the crime at the first ever public Parole Board hearing in England and Wales.’
The Guardian, 12 December 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Two abattoir workers are facing life sentences for the “sadistic” murder and mutilation of two men.’
BBC News, 8th December 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A double killer who sexually abused the bodies of at least 101 women and girls in hospital mortuaries was described as “sick and twisted” by victims’ families as he was sentenced for further depraved acts.’
The Guardian, 7th December 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A new-born baby whose mother was cleared of murdering him was killed unlawfully, a coroner has found.’
BBC News, 7th December 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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