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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 · Oct 19, 2023

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 · Oct 19, 2023

The Guardian view on probation: the service has not recovered from a privatisation disaster

Editorial: To ease the prisons crisis, improved management of offenders in the community is essential

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2023

Inquest into deaths of woman and children looks at killer’s probation management

An exact date for the inquest was not confirmed at the hearing.

The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2023

More male staff could help with offenders, says England and Wales probation chief

Kim Thornden-Edwards says it may be good to tackle issues of masculinity and power from a male perspective

The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2023

Underground coal mine collapse injures 3 in Montana

Three workers have been injured in a collapse at an underground coal mine in southern Montana with a history of safety violations

The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023

Deadly failings with one person killed every SIX days by criminal on probation

Every six days someone is killed by an offender on probation and criminals on licence killed a total of 599 people in the last decade- our criminal justice system is in crisis, so when will the Government address these deadly failings?

Daily Mirror · Jan 24, 2023

Zara Aleena’s family may sue over murder by released prisoner

Legal action being considered after report highlights failings that allowed Jordan McSweeney to kill London woman

The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2023

Fury at failings that left Zara Aleena’s killer on the streets

Jordan McSweeney should have been in prison on the night he sexually assaulted and murdered Zara Aleena. The reasons he was not have been exposed in a report from the chief inspector of probation, which found a catalogue of errors that led to a serious and career criminal, with a…

Evening Standard · Jan 24, 2023

‘Impossible to say’ if public is safe amid probation failings in McSweeney case

Career criminal Jordan McSweeney should have been recalled to prison before he had the chance to murder Zara Aleena, a report found.

The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2023