All news on the topic: Life sentence

An American woman who wore a niqab disguise and tried to shoot a stranger dead in the street only for the gun to jam is facing a life sentence.

A man who raped and murdered his former fiancée after she agreed to celebrate his 60th birthday with him as a ‘final act of kindness’ before moving on with her life has been jailed.

A knife killer who murdered four students during a home invasion in the US has been sentenced to life behind bars without the possibility of parole.

A fugitive has been jailed for the murder of his ex-girlfriend’s dad after being caught by police at Notting Hill Carnival.

Evil triple shotgun murderer Nicholas Prosper has been spared a whole life sentence for a second time after senior judges agreed his 49-year term was not ‘unduly lenient’.

Luo Yulin will serve life without parole after taking massive bribes and leaking market secrets.

A woman who masterminded the killing of her husband, an internationally known hairdresser and beauty company executive, at their Los Angeles home eight years ago was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

A student who tried to murder a Labour MP after watching radical online lectures by an al Qaida cleric can be released from prison, the Parole Board has said.

The sentences given to Agius, Vella, and their associates represent a significant moment in Malta’s efforts to achieve justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia.

Mark Donovan’s confession to the police in Ilford, east London, led to the grim discovery of Elise Mason’s body by Essex Police, followed by a complex investigation.

Mussie Imnetu passed away in the hospital four days following the "abhorrent" attack. His wife portrayed him as "respected, admired, and loved" in a victim impact statement presented in court.

A pub chef who sexually assaulted and killed a dog walker near a beach in Kent has been jailed.

A jail home to murderers and sex offenders has seen a dramatic rise in violence after chips were removed from the menu.

The killer of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel has been busted in prison for allegedly dealing drugs and having an illegal mobile phone.

Lindsay Sandiford may dodge a firing squad thanks to a change in the law in Indonesia wher she has been held since 2013 for trying to smuggle £1.6million of cocaine into the country

Lisa Ellwood, 40, stabbed her husband Ryan Ellwood in the chest in their Wakefield, West Yorkshire, home and has now been sentenced after being found guilty

In August 2022, Joseph Nee ran into the house in Dovecot, Liverpool where Olivia lived with her mother as he was trying to escape gunman Thomas Cashman - today he appeared in court on drug charges

Two years ago Valentin Lazar was handed a life sentence with a minimum term of 23 years and six months after he admitted murdering Maria Rawlings. Today he returned to the Old Bailey to admit rape

The mother of brutally murdered teenager Brianna Ghey has revealed that she has met the parent of killer Scarlett Jenkinson, and says she has no anger or hatred for her daughter's murderers

For Joan Lawrence Mother's Day is always the hardest day of the year - bringing back memories of her daughter's disappearance in 2009 - but now Joan wants to make sure Claudia's empty home is put to good use

Amie Harwick wanted to protect women, but in the end she was the one in danger

Just weeks after coming face to face with her daughter Brianna's teenage killers, Esther Ghey has stepped back into the classroom in a quest to make children kinder

Steven Barker was jailed in 2009 for causing the horrific death of toddler Peter Connelly but advocates are furious he could be released from prison on parole in a matter months

Iain Packer, 51, has been convicted of killing Emma Caldwell, 27, in Lanarkshire in 2005. The sex worker's death had been one of Scotland's most high-profile unsolved murders