2022 Bermondsey Stabbing
In the early hours of 25 April, neighbours heard screams from a three-bedroomed terraced house in Delaford Road, Bermondsey, in south London, England. Police attended at 1:40 am, discovering the bodies of three women and a man inside the house. They were a 64-year-old Jamaican woman, her 58-year-old partner, as well as her 45-year-old daughter, and 28-year-old granddaughter.
Police arrested a 28-year-old man at the scene and said they are not looking for anyone else. On 28 April, the man, Joshua Jacques (born 19 April 1994), was charged with four counts of murder.
On 1 March 2024, Jacques was found guilty of four counts of murder at the Old Bailey. He was sentenced to life in prison, with a minimum term of 46 years. Mr Justice Bryan described the attack as a "horrific catalogue of murders", and mentioned Jacques' increasing use of skunk cannabis leading up to the murders.
On 7 March 2024, HM Inspectorate of Probation released a report detailing a series of failings in the handling of Jacques by the Probation Service, given that he was on probation following a 51 month drugs-related custodial sentence at the time of the murders.
References
- ^ Blake, Anthony France, John Dunne, Elly (26 April 2022). "Youngest knife victim had just moved back to family home in Bermondsey". Evening Standard. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ France, Anthony (28 April 2022). "Man charged with four murders after horror in Bermondsey". Evening Standard. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Joshua Jacques jailed for life for murdering girlfriend and her three relatives as a 'sacrifice'". Sky News. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Independent serious further offence review of Joshua Jacques". www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Independent serious further offence review of Joshua Jacques". www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
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