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Homicide in England and Wales 1898 to 2024
Official statistics show that the total number of homicides (murder and manslaughter) increased from the 1960s until around 2003 before dropping again – followed by a smaller peak in around 2017/18. What’s the explanation?
The death of Amanda Gretton: ‘We have many unanswered questions’
Police launched a murder investigation after the body of a 57-year-old artist was found in a disused garage seven weeks after she was reported missing. Her family told an inquest they were still waiting for a resolution after nearly 5 years.
How police solved the 1994 cold case murder of Marina Koppel
The killer of a 39-year-old masseuse became known to police soon after the murder – but was not caught until his DNA was matched to a single hair left on the victim’s ring at her flat in Baker Street, Marylebone, nearly 30 years later.
Mother killed herself and her two sons after MS diagnosis, inquest hears
Vicky Amaning, 34, was struggling to cope with her deteriorating health and the impact of the Covid lockdown on top of caring for her two autistic sons when she set fire to her home in south London in March 2021. She detailed her plans in her diary but was classed as ‘low risk’ by her counsellor two days before her death. Vicky’s mother believes that ‘more should have been done’.