‘A drill rapper who tried to deflect the blame on to his identical twin after a new father was stabbed to death has been convicted of murder.’
BBC News, 18th March 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A father has been convicted of murdering his eight-week-old daughter after a series of violent episodes.’
BBC News, 17th March 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man with learning difficulties who admitted to a murder 30 years ago should have his conviction quashed because he confessed to police without a lawyer present, his solicitor says.’
BBC News, 16th March 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A Metropolitan Police officer involved in the investigation into Sarah Everard’s disappearance has been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) for sharing an “inappropriate graphic” with colleagues.’
The Independent, 15th March 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Boris Johnson will chair a meeting of the government’s crime and justice taskforce on Monday to discuss what more needs to be done to stamp out violence against women and girls.’
The Independent, 15th March 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Organisers of a vigil in response to the disappearance of Sarah Everard are going to the High Court after police said gatherings would be “unlawful”.’
BBC News, 12th March 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A convicted armed robber who strangled, battered and stabbed a woman to death after meeting her on a dating site has been sentenced to life in prison.’
The Guardian, 11th March 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A mother who fought to change the law around murder says her daughter would be “very proud”.’
BBC News, 9th March 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Package includes £30 million for police to surge activity in serious violence hotspots and new money to steer young people away from crime.’
Home Office, 8th March 2021
Source: www.gov.uk
‘A Sussex killer who bludgeoned a lover to death with a hammer has lost an appeal against a murder conviction.’
BBC News, 4th March 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who “roamed around” a beauty spot looking for someone to kill has been found guilty of a walker’s murder.’
BBC News, 3rd March 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who killed his wife five days into the first lockdown last year in Wales has been cleared of her murder.’
The Guardian, 15th February 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An accountant and his father have been convicted of mistakenly killing their relative with a crossbow and murdering a cannabis farm burglar seconds later.’
BBC News, 11th February 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In D and F v Persons Unknown [2021] EWHC 157 (QB), handed down on 4th February, Tipples J granted an order permanently preventing the identification of two young women convicted of murdering Angela Wrightson.’
Doughty Street Chambers, 8th February 2021
Source: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk
‘Two teenagers who tortured and murdered a vulnerable woman in her own home have been granted lifelong anonymity.’
BBC News, 4th February 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A “callous” husband who pretended his wife had been killed in a burglary has been found guilty of her murder.’
BBC News, 27th January 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who murdered his wife and a pensioner during a “psychotic episode” has been jailed for life.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th January 2021
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A 19-year-old man who groomed and then beat a schoolboy to death in some woods in Cheshire has been jailed for at least 28 years, for what the judge described as a carefully planned, premeditated murder.’
The Guardian, 25th January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
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