Andy Gardner

London

Journalist at Freelance

Journalist, specialising in crime. Exeter City fan, bit of a wurzel, bred on clotted cream, jazz funk and punk.

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Manchester Arena bomber's brother is caged in one of 12 'super cells'

1 week ago | dailymail.co.uk | Andy Gardner

The Manchester Arena bomber plotter who attacked three prison officers has been moved to one of 12 'super cells' within the UK's most secure jail unit, it's understood. Hashem Abedi is accused of attacking the three officers at HMP Frankland in County Durham with boiling oil and makeshift blades on Saturday March 12th.
Jihadi who plotted to bomb the Stock Exchange is recalled to prison for a fourth time - after breaching his bail conditions

1 week ago | dailymail.co.uk | Andy Gardner

A jihadi terrorist jailed for plotting to bomb the Stock Exchange has been recalled to prison for a fourth time for breaching his bail conditions - but is still going to be given a fifth chance of freedom, MailOnline can reveal. Mohammed Chowdhury and later London Bridge attacker Usman Khan were among nine members of an al Qaida-inspired group sentenced in 2012 for plotting to bomb the financial centre and build a terrorist training camp in Pakistan.
Twisted killer who refuses to reveal where he hid teenage girl's body becomes one of first murderers denied parole under Helen's Law

2 weeks ago | dailymail.co.uk | Andy Gardner

The killer of a teenage girl who refuses to reveal where he hid her body has become one of the first murderers to be denied parole under 'Helen's Law,' MailOnline can reveal. Twisted David Hodgson, 47, was convicted of murdering 19-year-old Jenny Nicholl, when she disappeared without trace after leaving her home in Richmond, North Yorkshire in 2005.
Twisted killer who refuses to reveal where he hid teenage girl's body becomes one of first murderers denied parole under Helen's Law

2 weeks ago | thisismoney.co.uk | Andy Gardner

The killer of a teenage girl who refuses to reveal where he hid her body has become one of the first murderers to be denied parole under 'Helen's Law,' MailOnline can reveal. Twisted David Hodgson, 47, was convicted of murdering 19-year-old Jenny Nicholl, when she disappeared without trace after leaving her home in Richmond, North Yorkshire in 2005.
Babes In the Wood killer Russell Bishop's girlfriend whose lies kept him free to try to kill again is out of jail after just three years

3 weeks ago | dailymail.co.uk | Andy Gardner

The former girlfriend of Babes in the Wood killer Russell Bishop whose twisted lies allowed him to remain free to try and kill another girl has been freed from jail after just three years. Mother-of-four Jennifer Johnson, 55, lied at Bishop's first trial in 1987, leading to him walking free after murdering nine-year-old friends Nicola Fellows and Karen Hadaway in Brighton.
Babes In the Wood killer Russell Bishop's girlfriend whose lies kept him free to try to kill again is out of jail after just three years

3 weeks ago | thisismoney.co.uk | Andy Gardner

The former girlfriend of Babes in the Wood killer Russell Bishop whose twisted lies allowed him to remain free to try and kill another girl has been freed from jail after just three years. Mother-of-four Jennifer Johnson, 55, lied at Bishop's first trial in 1987, leading to him walking free after murdering nine-year-old friends Nicola Fellows and Karen Hadaway in Brighton.
Law student jailed for 16 years for murdering his father and burying him in the garden is moved to an open prison and could eventually be released - though he still denies the crime | Daily Mail Online

1 month ago | dailymail.co.uk | Andy Gardner

A son who killed his own father has been moved to an open prison and could eventually be released despite never admitting his guilt - after a highly unusual decision by the Parole Board. Mark Alexander has protested his innocence ever since being convicted of killing 70-year-old Samuel Alexander in September 2010 and a number of appeals against conviction have been refused.
Law student jailed for 16 years for murdering his father and burying him in the garden is moved to an open prison and could eventually be released - though he still denies the crime | This is Money

1 month ago | thisismoney.co.uk | Andy Gardner

A son who killed his own father has been moved to an open prison and could eventually be released despite never admitting his guilt - after a highly unusual decision by the Parole Board. Mark Alexander has protested his innocence ever since being convicted of killing 70-year-old Samuel Alexander in September 2010 and a number of appeals against conviction have been refused.
Brothers who butchered innocent father-of-six to death in a botched vigilante killing are quietly released from prison early

1 month ago | dailymail.co.uk | Andy Gardner

Three brothers who butchered an innocent father-of-six to death in a botched vigilante killing have been quietly released from prison after less than 16 years in jail. The brutal murder of devout Christian Julien Warrington, 43, in September 2007 shocked the nation when it emerged that he was the victim of mistaken identity.
Notorious kidnapper and killer Michael Sams denied release from prison

1 month ago | dailymail.co.uk | Andy Gardner

Notorious kidnapper and killer Michael Sams has been denied release from prison after he arrogantly refused to appear before a parole board panel. One-legged Sams received multiple life sentences in 1993 for murdering Leeds teenager Julie Dart, 18, and later kidnapping Stephanie Slater, 25, who he kept locked in a ‘coffin’ for eight days. Sams, now 83, had completed his minimum 25 year jail term six years ago and had told fellow prisoners he was confident he would soon be free.

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Articles

Manchester Arena bomber's brother is caged in one of 12 'super cells'

Jihadi who plotted to bomb the Stock Exchange is recalled to prison for a fourth time - after breaching his bail conditions

Twisted killer who refuses to reveal where he hid teenage girl's body becomes one of first murderers denied parole under Helen's Law

Twisted killer who refuses to reveal where he hid teenage girl's body becomes one of first murderers denied parole under Helen's Law

Babes In the Wood killer Russell Bishop's girlfriend whose lies kept him free to try to kill again is out of jail after just three years

Babes In the Wood killer Russell Bishop's girlfriend whose lies kept him free to try to kill again is out of jail after just three years

Law student jailed for 16 years for murdering his father and burying him in the garden is moved to an open prison and could eventually be released - though he still denies the crime | Daily Mail Online

Law student jailed for 16 years for murdering his father and burying him in the garden is moved to an open prison and could eventually be released - though he still denies the crime | This is Money

Brothers who butchered innocent father-of-six to death in a botched vigilante killing are quietly released from prison early

Notorious kidnapper and killer Michael Sams denied release from prison

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