Murder of Jacqueline Montgomery
The murder of Jacqueline Montgomery, a 15-year-old girl from Islington, North London, United Kingdom, occurred on 1 June 1975. She was murdered by Dennis McGrory, her aunt's 28-year-old estranged partner, who was described at his trial as being "wild with rage" when he sexually assaulted, stabbed, and strangled Montgomery at her family home in Offord Road.Her body was discovered by her father in the early hours of 2 June on the floor of the living room of their house. McGrory was tried on circumstantial evidence in 1976, but cleared of murder. He faced trial again in 2022 under the rule of double jeopardy after swabs taken at the time of the murder were tested for his DNA and found to be a one-in-a-billion match. Following the second trial, McGrory was convicted of Montgomery's rape and murder at the Old Bailey in December 2022. His sentencing took place at Huntingdon Crown Court on 13 January 2023, at which presiding judge, Simon Bryan, sentenced McGrory to life imprisonment with a minimum of 25 years and 126 days. McGrory will be eligible for parole when he is 100 years old.
With 47 years having passed since the 1975 murder, the case represents the longest lapse of time between a murder and a conviction in England and Wales as a result of double jeopardy. Provided by Wikipedia
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1by Shalu Thomas, Sangamithra Ravishankaran, N. A. Johnson Amala Justin, Aswin Asokan, T. Maria Jusler Kalsingh, Manu Thomas Mathai, Neena Valecha, Jacqui Montgomery, Matthew B. Thomas, Alex EapenGet full text
Published 2018-05-01
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3by Dumizulu L Tembo, Benjamin Nyoni, Rekah V Murikoli, Mavuto Mukaka, Danny A Milner, Matthew Berriman, Stephen J Rogerson, Terrie E Taylor, Malcolm E Molyneux, Wilson L Mandala, Alister G Craig, Jacqui MontgomeryGet full text
Published 2014-12-01
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4by Regina Joice, Vagheesh Narasimhan, Jacqui Montgomery, Amar Bir Sidhu, Keunyoung Oh, Evan Meyer, Willythssa Pierre-Louis, Karl Seydel, Danny Milner, Kim Williamson, Roger Wiegand, Daouda Ndiaye, Johanna Daily, Dyann Wirth, Terrie Taylor, Curtis Huttenhower, Matthias MartiGet full text
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5by João Silveira Moledo Gesto, João Silveira Moledo Gesto, Sofia B. Pinto, Sofia B. Pinto, Fernando Braga Stehling Dias, Fernando Braga Stehling Dias, Julia Peixoto, Guilherme Costa, Simon Kutcher, Jacqui Montgomery, Benjamin R. Green, Katherine L. Anders, Peter A. Ryan, Cameron P. Simmons, Scott L. O’Neill, Luciano Andrade Moreira, Luciano Andrade MoreiraGet full text
Published 2021-07-01
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6by Sofia B Pinto, Thais I S Riback, Gabriel Sylvestre, Guilherme Costa, Julia Peixoto, Fernando B S Dias, Stephanie K Tanamas, Cameron P Simmons, Suzanne M Dufault, Peter A Ryan, Scott L O'Neill, Frederico C Muzzi, Simon Kutcher, Jacqui Montgomery, Benjamin R Green, Ruth Smithyman, Ana Eppinghaus, Valeria Saraceni, Betina Durovni, Katherine L Anders, Luciano A MoreiraGet full text
Published 2021-07-01
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7by MalariaGEN, Ambroise Ahouidi, Mozam Ali, Jacob Almagro-Garcia, Alfred Amambua-Ngwa, Chanaki Amaratunga, Roberto Amato, Lucas Amenga-Etego, Ben Andagalu, Tim J. C. Anderson, Voahangy Andrianaranjaka, Tobias Apinjoh, Cristina Ariani, Elizabeth A Ashley, Sarah Auburn, Gordon A. Awandare, Hampate Ba, Vito Baraka, Alyssa E. Barry, Philip Bejon, Gwladys I. Bertin, Maciej F. Boni, Steffen Borrmann, Teun Bousema, Oralee Branch, Peter C. Bull, George B. J. Busby, Thanat Chookajorn, Kesinee Chotivanich, Antoine Claessens, David Conway, Alister Craig, Umberto D'Alessandro, Souleymane Dama, Nicholas PJ Day, Brigitte Denis, Mahamadou Diakite, Abdoulaye Djimdé, Christiane Dolecek, Arjen M Dondorp, Chris Drakeley, Eleanor Drury, Patrick Duffy, Diego F. Echeverry, Thomas G. Egwang, Berhanu Erko, Rick M. Fairhurst, Abdul Faiz, Caterina A. Fanello, Mark M. Fukuda, Dionicia Gamboa, Anita Ghansah, Lemu Golassa, Sonia Goncalves, William L. Hamilton, G. L. Abby Harrison, Lee Hart, Christa Henrichs, Tran Tinh Hien, Catherine A. Hill, Abraham Hodgson, Christina Hubbart, Mallika Imwong, Deus S. Ishengoma, Scott A. Jackson, Chris G. Jacob, Ben Jeffery, Anna E. Jeffreys, Kimberly J. Johnson, Dushyanth Jyothi, Claire Kamaliddin, Edwin Kamau, Mihir Kekre, Krzysztof Kluczynski, Theerarat Kochakarn, Abibatou Konaté, Dominic P. Kwiatkowski, Myat Phone Kyaw, Pharath Lim, Chanthap Lon, Kovana M. Loua, Oumou Maïga-Ascofaré, Cinzia Malangone, Magnus Manske, Jutta Marfurt, Kevin Marsh, Mayfong Mayxay, Alistair Miles, Olivo Miotto, Victor Mobegi, Olugbenga A. Mokuolu, Jacqui Montgomery, Ivo Mueller, Paul N. Newton, Thuy Nguyen, Thuy-Nhien Nguyen, Harald Noedl, Francois Nosten, Rintis Noviyanti, Alexis Nzila, Lynette I. Ochola-Oyier, Harold Ocholla, Abraham Oduro, Irene Omedo, Marie A. Onyamboko, Jean-Bosco Ouedraogo, Kolapo Oyebola, Richard D. Pearson, Norbert Peshu, Aung Pyae Phyo, Chris V. Plowe, Ric N. Price, Sasithon Pukrittayakamee, Milijaona Randrianarivelojosia, Julian C. Rayner, Pascal Ringwald, Kirk A. Rockett, Katherine Rowlands, Lastenia Ruiz, David Saunders, Alex Shayo, Peter Siba, Victoria J. Simpson, Jim Stalker, Xin-zhuan Su, Colin Sutherland, Shannon Takala-Harrison, Livingstone Tavul, Vandana Thathy, Antoinette Tshefu, Federica Verra, Joseph Vinetz, Thomas E. Wellems, Jason Wendler, Nicholas J. White, Ian Wright, William Yavo, Htut YeGet full text
Published 2021-07-01
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Published 2021-02-01
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