The Latest Breaking News from Zara Aleena

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 · Apr 4, 2023

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 · Apr 4, 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

Ministers warned action not ‘warm words’ needed to tackle violence against women

Labour MP Jess Phillips spent almost five minutes reading out the names of women killed in the UK in the last year.

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2023

Tragic faces of women killed at hands of men as experts declare health emergency

International Women's Day: Counting Dead Women has so far tallied at least 107 deaths by men or where a man is a primary suspect for 2022 - but there are at least 16 women who haven't been officially counted yet

Daily Mirror · Mar 8, 2023

Aunt of murdered lawyer Zara Aleena joins march calling for end to male violence

Farah Naz said the system is ‘broken across the board’ but she is ‘always hopeful’ that change can happen.

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2023

A man who killed his wife with a hammer is set to be released. With probation in tatters, who will protect us?

Joanna Simpson’s family are right to be worried – too many violent offenders slip through the cracks of a service that is there to keep us safe, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2023

Offenders could be forced to attend sentencing after Zara Aleena case

Dominic Raab considering allowing judges to increase sentences of convicts who refuse to appear

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2023

Zara Aleena’s family wanted killer to know he ‘destroyed’ them

Her killer Jordan McSweeney was not in court for his sentencing

Evening Standard · Feb 24, 2023

Family of Zara Aleena wanted killer to know he ‘destroyed’ them

Her killer Jordan McSweeney was not in court for his sentencing.

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023