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The Latest Breaking News from Jordan McSweeney

Why did Zara Aleena’s murderer have his minimum term reduced?

Jordan McSweeney must now serve a minimum of 33 years.

The Independent UK

Zara Aleena’s murderer wins Court of Appeal bid over minimum sentence

Jordan McSweeney has had the minimum term of his life sentence reduced to 33 years.

The Independent UK

Man who killed law graduate Zara Aleena as she walked home wins bid to reduce minimum jail term

Zara Aleena was dragged into a driveway and sustained 46 injuries from the nine-minute attack in June 2022

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Zara Aleena’s murderer wins Court of Appeal bid over sentence

Jordan McSweeney killed the 35-year-old law graduate as she walked home from a night out in Ilford, east London, last year.

The Independent UK

Zara Aleena's family lashes out as killer wins bid to have murder sentence cut

Jordan McSweeney refused to appear in the dock for his initial sentencing in December

Evening Standard

Zara Aleena’s killer’s sentence reduction bid ‘has reignited family’s agony’

The victim’s aunt, Farah Naz, said it was ‘beyond belief’ that Jordan McSweeney had ‘the audacity to appeal’.

The Independent UK

Zara Aleena’s killer storms out of sentence appeal hearing as he’d ‘heard enough’

Jordan McSweeney walked out of own bid to reduce minimum term of his sentence

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Zara Aleena's killer walks out of his own appeal bid for a shorter prison sentence

Jordan McSweeney has appealed for a shorter sentence for the murder of Zara Aleena

Evening Standard

Zara Aleena’s murder was ‘opportunistic’, appeal court told

Jordan McSweeney appeared at the start of proceedings at the Court of Appeal on Friday via videolink.

The Independent UK

Zara Aleena's killer Jordan McSweeney to challenge prison sentence at Court of Appeal

Zara Aleena was killed as she walked home from a night out early on June 26 2022

Evening Standard

Zara Aleena’s killer in Court of Appeal bid to reduce prison sentence

Jordan McSweeney, who refused to attend his sentencing hearing, was previously handed a life sentence with a minimum term of 38 years.

The Independent UK

Jury to consider if police could have done more to stop Zara Aleena’s killer

A second pre-inquest review has been held into the 35-year-old’s death.

The Independent UK

Inspectors urge independent review into ‘struggling’ Probation Service

The Chief Inspector of Probation’s annual report found ‘chronic staff shortages’ and ‘unmanageable workloads’.

The Independent UK

Ministers plan to expand whole-life sentences for ‘most horrific’ murderers

Currently rare prison orders with little chance of parole would become default for worst offenders under MoJ proposals

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The Independent UK

The cowardly killers who refused to face their victims’ families in court

Lucy Letby was branded a coward for refusing to appear for her sentencing

The Independent UK

Hundreds of mourners gather for vigil to honour Zara Aleena

Crowds wore white and carried pictures of Ms Aleena.

Evening Standard

Prison worker ‘suspended for kissing Zara Aleena’s killer’

Woman was reportedly arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office

Manchester Evening News

Child killer Thomas Cashman and the cowards who refused to go to court face justice

Cashman wasn't in the dock to be sentenced for the murder of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel

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Daily Mirror

Murdered teacher Sabina Nessa's sister joins calls to force killers to attend court

Labour former home secretary David Blunkett is among those urging change after Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s murderer Thomas Cashman refused to leave his cell to face the the nine-year-old’s family

Liverpool Echo

Law change promised after Thomas Cashman refused to face Olivia's family

Thomas Cashman arrived at Manchester Crown Court but refused to leave his cell

Daily Mirror

Dominic Raab comes under fire for failing to force criminals to be in dock for sentence

The Justice Secretary is under pressure to act after Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s murderer refused to leave his cell and face the tragic nine-year-old’s family

The Independent UK

Raab promises to act on ‘spineless’ killers who dodge sentence hearings

Justice Secretary Dominic Raab vowed to act after Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s killer refused to face the murdered nine-year-old’s family in court.

The Independent UK

Raab urged to fast track law to force criminals to attend sentencing after nine-year-old’s killer refused

Thomas Cashman refused to attend court saying the case had become a ‘circus’

The Independent UK

Raab urged to fast-track plans to force criminals to attend sentencing hearing

Farah Naz made the comments after Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s killer, Thomas Cashman, refused to face the youngster’s family in court.

The Guardian - UK

Raab urged to fast-track plans to force criminals to attend sentencing

Aunt of murdered lawyer Zara Aleena says criminals should receive longer sentences if they refuse to face families or victims

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