Ben Oliver

2022 - 7 - 28

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Cameras allowed in courts for the first time to see judge sentence ... (Sky News)

Making legal history, Judge Sarah Munro QC's sentencing of Ben Oliver on Thursday was broadcast from the Old Bailey in central London, as she told him he ...

The Old Bailey routinely hears some of the most complex cases, including murders and terrorism trials. I love you." He was released from youth detention in September 2019.

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Court sentencing broadcast on TV for the first time ever in England (Metro)

Cameras filmed the moment Judge Sarah Munro passed down a life sentence, with a minimum of ten years, on Ben Oliver. The 25-year-old stabbed his grandfather ...

‘He had been repeatedly stabbed and slashed with a knife in the face, and in particular in the neck, which had effectively been cut open. On the morning of the incident, the 25-year-old was said to have suddenly picked up a kitchen knife, walked into his granddad’s bedroom and ‘brutally’ knifed him several times in the head. Broadcasters hailed cameras in crown courts as a ‘landmark moment for open justice’ and a ‘victory for the viewer’. He said: ‘Opening up the courtroom to cameras to film the sentencing of some the country’s most serious offenders will improve transparency and reinforce confidence in the justice system. The move to allow cameras in crown courts follows a change in the law in 2020, but its implementation was delayed due to the pandemic. For the first time in the history of court proceedings in England, cameras have been allowed to film proceedings.

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Man jailed for killing his 'abusive' grandad in first ever televised court ... (Mirror.co.uk)

Ben Oliver, 25, was acquitted of murder but had admitted the manslaughter of 74-year-old David Oliver in Mottingham, south London, on January 19 last year.

"Sentencing of serious criminal cases is something in which there is a legitimate public interest. "The law was introduced in 2020. Interim director of BBC News Jonathan Munro said: "Justice must be seen to be done, so this is a crucial moment for transparency in the justice system - and for our audiences, who will be able to understand the judicial process better by witnessing it for themselves." John Ryley, head of Sky News, said: "Filming judges' sentencing remarks in the Crown Court of England and Wales is a victory for the viewer. Cameras already operate in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court but bringing them to the Crown Court is a "significant development", he said. "The solemnity of the proceedings are preserved entirely." And it's always seemed to me that this is a part of the criminal process, which can be recorded and broadcast in many cases, but not all, without compromising the administration of justice or the interests of justice." The move to allow cameras in the Crown Court follows a change in the law in 2020, but implementation was delayed in the pandemic. The move to broadcast Oliver's sentencing was announced by the Ministry of Justice on Wednesday and was hailed by broadcasters as a "landmark moment for open justice" and a "victory for the viewer". That love turned to hatred of his grandfather and Oliver developed an "obsessional tunnel vision" leading to a determined decision to kill in a "ferocious" way, the judge said. The defendant had used a kitchen knife in the brutal attack, then confessed what he had done to his grandmother, the court had heard. The court heard Oliver attacked his bedbound grandfather, who lay "helpless" in his bedroom following a stroke.

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Ben Oliver jailed for life over killing grandfather in Old Bailey's first ... (Daily Express)

A YOUNG man has been jailed for the manslaughter of his grandfather after legal history was made with the first televised sentencing to take place at the ...

Judge Sarah Munro QC made legal history on Thursday as she sentenced 25-year-old Ben Oliver to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 10 years and eight months. The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, Lord Burnett of Maldon, said the move was "very positive" in promoting open justice. The move to broadcast Oliver's sentencing was announced by the Ministry of Justice on Wednesday and was hailed by broadcasters as a "landmark moment for open justice" and a "victory for the viewer".

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Grandfather killer jailed in first TV sentencing in England and Wales (BBC News)

Ben Oliver, 25, stabbed his 74-year-old grandfather to death in Mottingham, south east London, in January 2021. He admitted manslaughter due to diminished ...

Every day, reporters, victims or their families listen to a judge delivering a sentence. For the first time, the public will be able to watch a judge performing their work in full, in the name of public protection. In the months before the killing, he had become aware of allegations of sexual abuse against his grandfather, who was also said to have mistreated his wife and had affairs, jurors were told. Sentencing hearings are witnessed daily by journalists, juries, victims or their families. The man, named only as Steve in court, subjected Ben Oliver "to a sexualised environment", and introduced him to child pornography at the age of five. A "very damaged man" has been jailed for killing his bedbound grandfather in a knife attack, in the first filmed sentencing in England and Wales.

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Man who stabbed bed-bound grandad to death over sexual abuse ... (MyLondon)

Ben Oliver, 25, carried out a brutal attack upon 74-year-old David Oliver at his home in Mottingham, South London, shortly after learning of allegations that ...

He has been jailed for 10 years and eight months after it was ruled that he did continue to present a "significant risk to the public". He had also begged his gran for assistance and told her he wished to “die in her arms”. There were a total of 21 stab wounds to the face, seven to the torso and obvious defence injuries. "You selected a knife from the kitchen and you went to your grandfather’s room. A post-mortem examination showed that the pensioner had attempted to defend himself using his one mobile arm, but was in “no position” to survive the brutal onslaught. Over Christmas 2020, his mental health had significantly worsened and following a suicide attempt in January, it was decided that he should live with Susan, who also provided care for her husband David. Prosecutor Louis Mably QC said: “He was attacked and killed as he lay helpless in bed, in his bedroom on the first floor of the house. After suffering a stroke a few years previously, he had become immobile and was bed-bound at the time of his death. She later called the emergency services and paramedics from the London Ambulance Service rushed to the scene, however David was “obviously dead” from his severe injuries. Giving evidence during the trial, Susan Oliver said that she had approached her husband’s bedroom, before Oliver emerged covered in blood and told her, “don’t go in there Nan, I don’t want you to see that”. The court had heard that Oliver has Autistic Spectrum Disorder and was a “troubled and angry young man” which had diminished his responsibility for the killing. The prosecutor had said that Oliver had become “very angry” after discovering historic allegations of abuse by his grandad.

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Ben Oliver: Moment of first televised sentencing in England that ... (Sky News)

This is the first time television cameras have been allowed inside English courts. ... Judge Sarah Munro QC has made legal history as she passed the sentence on ...

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