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Zara Aleena's murder 'could have been avoided', says probation watchdog

Jordan McSweeney was handed a life sentence at the Old Bailey

Evening Standard · Jun 27, 2024

Zara Aleena: Failures 'across multiple agencies' contributed to death, inquest finds

The law graduate was murdered as she walked home from a night out in Ilford, east London

Evening Standard · Jun 26, 2024

Zara Aleena family ‘tortured’ by thought death was preventable, inquest told

Law graduate’s murder by Jordan McSweeney in 2022 highlights ‘crumbling justice system’, jury hears

The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2024

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Zara Aleena’s family ‘tortured with thought her death was preventable’, inquest is told

Jordan McSweeney was to be recalled to prison when he killed the 35-year-old law graduate as she walked home from a night out in Ilford

Evening Standard · Jun 3, 2024

Murdered student’s aunt accuses Belmarsh of being a social club as killer ‘has sex with prison worker’

Arrested woman has been released under investigation over alleged relationship with Jordan McSweeney

The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2024

Zara Aleena's family demands inquiry into claims her killer had sex with prison worker at high security jail

'Zara doesn’t even get to breathe but her killer gets to have sex in prison,' said her aunt

Evening Standard · Jan 8, 2024

Criminals released from prison ‘left free to kill’ as overstretched probation service in crisis

Exclusive: 59 offenders being monitored after leaving prison went on to be convicted of murder in just one year – with at least five cases blamed on failings in an overstretched probation service

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2023

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Zara Aleena's family welcome proposed tougher sentencing changes in King's Speech

Family of murdered east London woman welcome move to toughen sentences for worst criminals

Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2023

Zara Aleena’s aunt calls for law change after murderer’s sentence cut

Farah Naz ‘extremely disappointed’ by decision to cut Jordan McSweeney’s minimum prison term from 38 years to 33

The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2023

Zara Aleena’s aunt calls for law change after murderer wins appeal to reduce sentence

Farah Naz said her family were ‘extremely disappointed’ by the decision to reduce Jordan McSweeney’s minimum prison term

Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2023

Zara Aleena’s aunt calls for law change after murderer wins Court of Appeal bid

Farah Naz said her family were ‘extremely disappointed’ by the decision to reduce Jordan McSweeney’s minimum prison term.

The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2023

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

Jordan McSweeney must now serve a minimum of 33 years.

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2023

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 · Nov 3, 2023

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

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2023

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The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2023

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.

Evening Standard · Nov 3, 2023

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

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2023

Sentencing of Zara Aleena’s killer ‘upsetting and disturbing’ for TV viewers

An Ofcom study asked audiences to rate TV clips on the level of violence and sexual content.

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023

Law compelling convicts to be in court for sentencing expected in King’s Speech

The Justice Secretary said the change to the law would be brought forward in the ‘coming session’.

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The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023

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 · Oct 20, 2023

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

Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2023

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

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023

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.

Evening Standard · Oct 19, 2023

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

The Independent UK · 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 17, 2023

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.

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