Crimes That Shook Britain: A Closer Look

Nov 04 2024 10 ep. 17 mins 3

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Join journalist Dermot Murnaghan as he and his guests dive deeper into the shocking cases featured in the Crimes That Shook Britain TV series. We’re taking a closer look behind the headlines of crimes that gripped the nation and discuss some of the wider issues that surround it.
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Sophie Lancaster: Has hate crime moved online?

Nov 04 2024 22 mins

Back in August 2007 – the murder of Sophie Lancaster ‘shook the nation’ – in part, because of the savagery of the assault that her and her boyfriend Rob Maltby endured – but equally because of the young age of the offenders. The case was treated as a hate crime and nearly 20 years later there are still questions around whether youth violence could ever be eradicated.Dermo

Kasim Lewis: What can the police do to protect women?

Oct 28 2024 22 mins

In 2017 Cathy Burke, a 55-year-old retired civil servant, was violently murdered in her own home and six weeks later, 22-year-old Iuliana Tudos disappeared on her walk home from work on Christmas Eve. Iuliana’s story gained huge traction, and the MET very quickly tracked down the killer – Kasim Lewis, who, to the MET’s shock, had Cathy’s DNA at his home as well as Iuliana�

Lee Pomeroy: Was the attack predictable?

Oct 21 2024 20 mins

In January 2019, Lee Pomeroy boarded a train along with his 14-year-old son. Another man was also on the train – Darren Pencille. Shortly after they boarded, Pencille clashed with Lee and some angry words were exchanged, Pencille pulled out a knife and violently stabbed Lee in the neck and torso, 18 times in 25 seconds. Tragically, Lee died in his son’s arms, before the train r

Brianna Ghey: Should smartphones be banned for teenagers?

Oct 14 2024 20 mins

In February 2023, 16-year-old Brianna Ghey was brutally murdered by two teenagers – one of whom claimed to be her friend. She was lured into a park in Warrington and stabbed 28 times, at least in part, because she was transgender. Brianna’s killers were both just 15 years old and had spent countless hours on the dark web and social media, planning the sadistic murder online. Th

Shakira Spencer: How was her power taken from her?

Oct 07 2024 21 mins

In September 2022, Shakira Spencer’s body was discovered by the police in a badly decomposed state. Almost immediately police found clues that foul play was involved and during the investigation, it transpired that three, so called ‘friends’ – had in fact been abusing Shakira for years, dehumanising her and treating her as a slave.Forensic psychiatrist, Dr Sohom Das joins D

XL Bullies: What more needs to be done?

Sep 30 2024 23 mins

Since the early 2020’s fatal dog attacks have been covered in the media time and time again and half of these stories involved a single breed – the now infamous American XL Bully. The incident that really put XL Bullies onto the front pages of the newspapers was the tragic death of 10-year-old Jack Lis in Caerphilly, Wales. It was Jack’s death – and the campaign work o

Reading Attack: Could this have been prevented?

Sep 23 2024 23 mins

In June 2020, just as the UK was coming out of COVID lockdown restrictions a rapid and ferocious attack took place in Forbury Gardens, Reading. The offender inflicted multiple fatal stab wounds and despite the best efforts of members of the public and first responders, three victims, James, Joe and David died almost immediately. Shockingly, it became clear that the attacker was in

Elle Edwards: Can gang and gun violence be stopped?

Sep 16 2024 22 mins

On Christmas Eve in 2022, 26-year-old beautician Elle Edwards was shot while outside her local pub on the Wirral in Liverpool. A lone gunman, targeting someone standing near to Elle opened fire and she was caught in the crossfire. Many described this murder as senseless and it caused great upset within the community, leaving many asking questions surrounding gun violence and w

Watch brand new Crimes That Shook Britain

Sep 10 2024 1 mins

Broadcaster Dermot Murnaghan is joined by a team of experts and witnesses to examine cases that gripped the nation to explore how they shaped public conversation. Told by family, friends and the community at the heart of the crimes, the series analyses the events that led to such atrocities before examining the devastating effects that they have left in their wake. Police evidence,

Crimes That Shook Britain: A Closer Look with Dermot Murnaghan

Join journalist Dermot Murnaghan as he and his guests dive deeper into the shocking cases featured in the Crimes That Shook Britain TV series. We’re taking a closer look behind the headlines of crimes that gripped the nation and discuss some of the wider issues that surround it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.