13 of UK's worst criminals who will die behind bars as MP killer gets whole life term
13.04.2022 - 17:57
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Killers who commit the vilest crimes in the UK are handed a whole-life prison term, meaning they will die behind bars. There are currently dozens of criminals locked up in prison who will never be released.
Ali Harber Ali, the 26-year-old terrorist who stabbed a Southend MP to death at a constituency surgery in October last year, is the latest to join them. The Islamic State fanatic, from Kentish Town in north London, was convicted of murdering Sir David Amess and preparing terrorist acts by a jury at the Old Bailey.
The cold and callous killer told his trial that he had no regrets about the murder, defending his actions by saying Sir David deserved to die because he had voted in Parliament for air strikes on Syria. He will never be considered for release, unless there are exceptional compassionate grounds to warrant it.
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Ali is already the third person to be handed a whole-life order in 2022. In the past, it was up to home secretaries to issue whole-life tariffs, which were introduced in 1983 - but they are now determined by judges. According to the government, there are now more than 60 criminals currently serving whole-life orders in the UK.
Criminals handed the punishment who have died in jail include serial killers Harold Shipman, Ian Brady and Peter Sutcliffe. Here are some of the most notorious killers who are currently serving a full-life prison sentence.
Triple-killer Anthony Russell was handed a whole-life prison tariff in March for the brutal murders of a mother and son and a pregnant woman. He pleaded guilty to the murders and was also unanimously convicted of raping pregnant Nicole McGregor, 31,