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Colin Pitchfork (born 23 March 1960) is an English child-murderer and child-rapist. He was the first person convicted of rape and murder using DNA profiling after he murdered two girls in neighbouring Leicestershire villages: Lynda Mann in Narborough in November 1983 and Dawn Ashworth in Enderby in July 1986.
Crown Court is a British television courtroom drama series produced by Granada Television for the ITV network. It ran from 1972, when the Crown Court system replaced Assize courts and Quarter sessions in the legal system of England and Wales, to 1984. [1] It was transmitted in the early afternoon. [2]
This is a list of court shows. Court shows are television programs where court cases are heard and ruled on by a judge or jury. Court shows are particularly popular on daytime syndication.
Tom Oakley - BBC News, East Midlands. February 7, 2025 at 11:49 AM ... Following a six-week trial at Leicester Crown Court, Bowes was convicted on 18 November of ten counts of rape, eight counts ...
1 February – Debut of the game show Play Your Cards Right on ITV, presented by Bruce Forsyth. [5] 10 February – London Weekend Television launches Gay Life, a late night regional series for gay viewers airing on Sundays. It is the first UK television series specifically aimed at a gay audience and is aired for two series in 1980 and 1981. [6]
Three prisoners accused of murdering a fellow inmate could face trial next year. Shaan Karim, 38, Thierry Robinson, 21, and Ashirie Smith, 18, are charged with the joint murder of another inmate ...
However, as the number of court cases in Leicester grew, it became necessary to commission a more substantial courthouse for criminal court hearings. The site selected by the Lord Chancellor's Department had accommodated a series of rows of terraced housing (Slawson Street, Ashwell Street and Elton Street) before the area was cleared.
This was the first time a whole life order was handed down to a woman after TV cameras were allowed in the Crown Court to record the sentencing. Lawrence Bierton: 2023 Convicted of a third murder whilst out of prison on licence, Bierton was given a whole life order on 20 December 2023. He had been convicted in 1996 of the murder of two sisters ...