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February 3, 2026

Builder and fraudster identified as potential suspect

Reading Time: 5 minutesA professional builder who once rented an apartment from Sami Alexander in Hemel Hempstead has been flagged as a person of interest in relation to his former landlord’s murder in 2009. The now 60-year-old had just been released from prison when he met Sami, having served time for stabbing a...

November 2, 2023

Tilting the Balance – 7 ways our justice system favours conviction of the innocent over acquittal of the guilty

Reading Time: 10 minutesThe Law Commission’s ongoing review of the criminal appeals system completed its pre-consultation phase last week, examining a raft of proposed reforms to the way our State institutions respond to potential miscarriages of justice. I was immediately struck by a well-intentioned but highly questionable passage in the Law Commission’s Issues...

Mark’s School Teacher

“Mark won an Arnold Foundation Scholarship to study as a boarder in the Sixth Form at Rugby School in 2004. He was a naturally talented singing pupil. Through diligence, he made very rapid progress and was soon picked to sing solos in major school productions. During his two years at the school he gave generously of his time and effort; the musical life of the school was richer as a result.

In all of this, Mark demonstrated ability, intelligence, courage and confidence. The fact that he was entrusted with the responsibility of these performances and that he acquitted himself very well shows his reliability in difficult circumstances. He responded well to the challenges which were given him; behaving at all times with maturity and determination.

I am astonished and extremely sorry that Mark finds himself in his current situation. I cannot believe that the boy whom I knew would be capable of such things”

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