We would like to thank the police for conducting their investigation diligently and supporting us through this tough time.”

We have so far arrested five people in connection with the murder and are progressing all other lines of enquiry to locate and arrest outstanding suspects.” Police are being very tight-lipped with us, so something major has happened. It's awful that something this tragic can happen on our wonderful little estate. I have lived here 26 years and nothing like this has ever happened before. It's just indicative of the world we're living in at the moment." Ligus was jailed for life in 1996 for the murder of Robert Young, 75, during a burglary at Mr Young's home in Shrewsbury two years previously. The jury declined to view the body of the deceased and the prison medical officer told the coroner, Major R W E Crawford Clarke, that death had been instantaneous.We would like to thank the police for conducting their investigation diligently and supporting us through this tough time". This cookie is used to recognize the visitor upon re-entry. This cookie allows to collect information on user behaviour and allows sharing function provided by Addthis.com

His friend dropped him off outside his home at 1.30am. Half an hour later, Mrs Smith's next door neighbour heard a piercing scream, but it was not until 10am that her battered body was found on the floor of her bedroom.This cookie is used to a profile based on user's interest and display personalized ads to the users. Residents will see an increase police presence in the area for the coming days as officers carry out enquiries and offer reassurance to anyone who may be concerned. The MP for Nelson and Colne, Samuel Silverman who was opposed to the death penalty submitted a question in the House of Commons asking for an inquiry to see whether a miscarriage of justice had occurred but it was ruled inadmissible on 7 February 1961. Residents were finally allowed to return to their homes last night, and were let in and out as they pleased, escorted by officers.

It was Ligus’s own confessions which proved the most compelling evidence in the trial and eventually led to a jury delivering a verdict of “case proved” at Birmingham Crown Court.

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One man who wrote at length about it in his book Reprieve (The study of a system) was the respected barrister, author and newspaper columnist, the late Fenton Bresler. On 2 March Hansard records the reply of the home secretary to a request for an inquiry into George Riley's case. He said he had mixed views about capital punishment: "I suppose I've got almost a biblical attitude, although I'm not religious. I'm a semi detached Christian in many ways. I feel that probably the old world had the right idea and if you did something wrong you had to pay for it."

This domain of this cookie is owned by agkn. The cookie is used for targeting and advertising purposes.This cookie is set by the provider mookie1.com. This cookie is used for serving the user with relevant content and advertisement. The former painter and decorator is already serving a life sentence for murdering pensioner Robert Young also in 1994. He had also admitted that his motive for breaking into the house was to obtain money. It later transpired nothing had been taken and Mrs Smith's purse containing less than four shillings (20p) was found untouched in her bedside drawer. We believe those involved are known to each other and are not local to Shrewsbury or the wider West Mercia Police area.