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Convicted double-killer battered neighbour to death while on licence, jury told

A convicted double-killer released into the community on licence bludgeoned his elderly next-door neighbour to death with a coffee table, a murder trial jury has heard. Lawrence Bierton, 63, who denies the 2021 murder of Pauline Quinn, 73, on the ...

05 Dec 2023 at 15:30

Convicted double-killer facing whole life order for third murder to be sentenced

A convicted double-killer who murdered his elderly neighbour while on licence is to be sentenced for her killing and may never be released from prison. Lawrence Bierton bludgeoned 73-year-old Pauline Quinn to death with a coffee table at her ...

20 Dec 2023 at 00:30

Triple killer given whole-life order for ‘senseless’ murder of neighbour

A triple killer has been given a whole-life order for murdering his elderly neighbour after being wrongly housed next to her while on licence. Lawrence Bierton will spend the rest of his life in prison after bludgeoning 73-year-old Pauline ...

20 Dec 2023 at 12:52

Whole-life orders: Sentence that means criminals are likely to die behind bars

Lawrence Bierton has joined some of the country’s most dangerous offenders who are expected to die behind bars after being given a whole-life order for the murder of Pauline Quinn. Bierton, 63, was on licence from a life sentence for two ...

20 Dec 2023 at 12:08

Case of double-killer who committed third murder while on licence reviewed

The case of a double-killer who committed a third murder while on licence has been reviewed to see if lessons can be learned, the Probation Service has said. Lawrence Bierton bludgeoned his neighbour, 73-year-old Pauline Quinn, to death ...

15 Dec 2023 at 13:50

Killer convicted of third murder after bludgeoning neighbour with coffee table

A convicted double killer has been found guilty of murdering his elderly neighbour in a “vicious” killing while he was out on licence. Lawrence Bierton bludgeoned his elderly neighbour, 73-year-old Pauline Quinn, to death with a coffee ...

14 Dec 2023 at 16:32

Jury retires in trial of double killer accused of murdering third woman

The jury has retired to consider its verdict in the trial of a convicted double killer who is accused of bludgeoning his elderly neighbour to death with her coffee table. Lawrence Bierton has denied murdering 73-year-old Pauline Quinn ...

14 Dec 2023 at 15:26

Probation Service apologises after murderer killed again while on licence

The Probation Service has apologised for “unacceptable failings” that led to a convicted double-killer being housed next door to an elderly woman who he went on to murder. Lawrence Bierton was on a life licence for two murders ...

20 Dec 2023 at 17:29

Double killer affected by alcohol addiction when he killed neighbour, court told

A man accused of beating his neighbour to death with her coffee table was significantly affected by alcohol dependency symptoms at the time, a court has heard. Lawrence Bierton has denied murdering Pauline Quinn, 73, on the ...

11 Dec 2023 at 17:45

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