Newcastle Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 753 verdicts at Newcastle Crown Court (Newcastle upon Tyne). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

January 1998 1 case

Steven Ling

Murder *

Sentence

life imprisonment

Steven Ling raped Joanne Tulip, 29, and stabbed her 60 times at his home in Stamfordham, Northumberland, on December 25, 1997. He met her in a pub on Christmas Eve 1997, lured her to his property under false pretences of a party, punched her, attempted sex, raped her with a knife, stabbed her repeatedly, attempted to suffocate her, and etched swastikas and crosses into her flesh. He absconded but confessed after being apprehended for a traffic violation.

Admitted to murder. Initially given a minimum term of 20 years, reduced to 18 years on appeal. Served 27 years before release on licence. Judge stated he would never be released if he posed a danger to women. Rape charge left on file but he accepted responsibility.

1 Jan 1998

December 1968 2 cases

Norma Joyce Bell

Manslaughter *

Sentence

no sentence

Norma Joyce Bell, aged 13 and unrelated to Mary Flora Bell, was involved in the killings of four-year-old Martin Brown on 25 May 1968 and three-year-old Brian Howe on 31 July 1968 in Scotswood, Newcastle, alongside Mary. She entered not guilty pleas to all charges and was acquitted.

Found not guilty of murder and not guilty of manslaughter on both counts; judge hoped nobody would discuss the matter with her and that it should be put behind her.

17 Dec 1968

Mary Flora Bell

Manslaughter *

Sentence

life detention

Mary Flora Bell, aged 11, killed four-year-old Martin Brown by strangulation on 25 May 1968 in an abandoned house in Scotswood, Newcastle, and three-year-old Brian Howe by strangulation on 31 July 1968 on nearby wasteland, where she also attempted to etch the letter 'M' into his abdomen using damaged scissors. She suffered horrific childhood abuse, including sexual abuse by her mother, a sex worker and dominatrix. Prior to the killings, she exhibited disturbing behaviour such as strangling classmates and scrawling confessions in a nursery after Martin Brown's death.

Sentenced for manslaughter; jury found her not guilty of murder; labelled 'dangerous' by Mr Justice Cusack with a very grave risk to other children if not closely watched; diagnosed with psychopathic disorder.

17 Dec 1968

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Newcastle Crown Court, located in Newcastle upon Tyne, is a Crown Court that handles serious criminal cases including murder, rape, robbery, and other indictable offences. With 753 sentencing records in our database, it is one of the Crown Courts serving the Newcastle upon Tyne area. Crown Courts sit with a judge and jury, and have the power to impose the full range of sentences available under UK law.

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