News about Darren Hall

Heartbreaking rollcall of women and girls 'killed by men' in 2023: From retired teacher, 83, Beatrice Corry murdered by her son to Emma Pattison and her daughter Lettie, Elianne Andam and Grace O'Malley-Kumar who all 'died at the hands of males'

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 1, 2024
Emma Pattison, the mother of four, was killed alongside her daughter Lettie by her father, teenage Elianne Andam, student Grace O'Malley-Kumar, and mother of four Alison Bowen. The true number is likely to be even higher, but not all cases are reported right away, and reporting limitations can restrict the identity of an offender for lengthy stretches of time. MailOnline examines the disturbing findings of violence against women and girls, as well as the 99 people who have died.

'Monster' who murdered his ex-girlfriend then dumped her body in layby near the M1 before sending texts from her phone to pretend she was still alive is jailed for 17 years

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 19, 2023
Darren Hall (left) was sentenced to life for murdering Sarah Henshaw (right), 31, and then rambling her body 20 miles before dumping it in woodland off the westbound A617 near Chesterfield, Derbyshire. During an altercation at her house in Norman Street, Ilkeston, on June 20, Hall, 36, assaulted Ms Henshaw. Her body was not discovered until June 26. After a two-week hearing at Derby Crown Court, he was found guilty of murder on Friday, finding that bruising on Ms Henshaw's neck was "about the length of a dressing gown cord cord." 'Sarah Henshaw was 31 years old at the time of sentencing him on Tuesday,' Mr Justice Goss said.'

Sarah Henshaw was murdered by an ex-partner

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 15, 2023
Darren Hall murdered 31-year-old Sarah Henshaw at her home in Norman Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, during an altercation on June 20 and disposed of her body in woodland near a lay-by. Hall, 36, lied to acquaintance, relatives, and the police that she had gone missing before her body was discovered on June 26. Bruising on her neck was "about the width of a dressing gown cord cord," prosecutors told Hall's sentencing at Derby Crown Court, where jurors took just over three hours to convict him of murder after a two-week trial.

When he dumping her body near a layby after she died by falling down the stairs, the carpet fitter accused of murdering girlfriend sobs tells the jury he wasn't thinking right.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 13, 2023
After his ex Sarah Henshaw (pictured), 31, collapsed down the stairs during an argument on June 20 this year, Darren Hall, 36, said he was "just worried." After she accused him of bribes, Hall told Derby Crown Court that he and Sarah got into an altercation.

Carpet fitter 'murdered his girlfriend, 31, then callously dumped her body in lay-by near the M1 after she told him to return house key'

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 6, 2023
According to a judge, a carpet fitter murdered his ex-girlfriend and 'callously dumped' her body near a lay-by near the M1 in a court. Sarah Henshaw (left) and her body were discovered in woodland alongside the westbound A617 (general view right) near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, 20 miles away from her house, according to prosecutors. Ms Henshaw, 31, was last seen on her farm in Norman Street, Ilkeston, on June 20, with her body discovered just after midnight on June 26.

My baby girl died while I was on trial for a murder I didn't commit: Michael O'Brien who was wrongly jailed for 11 years for beating newsagent to death in 1987 shares his tragic life story

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 12, 2023
EXCLUSIVE: A man who was wrongfully arrested and sentenced to a decade has revealed how his baby girl died while he was in jail for a decade. Michael O'Brien was 19 years old when he was arrested and charged with murdering Phillip Saunders, a 52-year-old newsagent who was discovered dead in his Cardiff garden in 1988. Darren Hall and Ellis Sherwood, three other men, spent 11 years in prison before their convictions were quashed in 1999. Mr O'Brien, 53, has advocated for victims of miscarriages of justice, and was fined £300,000 by South Wales Police in 2006. Now, he appears in the latest episode of MailOnline's new YouTube human interest series 'My Story,' which features people with extraordinary life tales. He outlined how tragedy struck before he was even cleared when his daughter Kylie died in a cot death at the age of three months while he was remanded in detention.

Murder suspect, 36, denies killing mother-of-two, 31, whose body was found in lay-by near M1

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 28, 2023
Sarah Henshaw's body was discovered on June 26, in a lay-by off the A617's westbound carriageway near Chesterfield, close to junction 29 of the M1. Darren Hall, 36, pleaded not guilty to murdering Ms Henshaw between June 19 and 23 at a hearing in Derby Crown Court. He had been remanded in detention for the time being. His trial is set to start on December 4 and last for two weeks.

Sarah Henshaw, 31, is charged with murder in jail

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 28, 2023
Sarah Henshaw, seen above, vanished from her home in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, on the evening of June 20. On Monday, the 31-year-old's body was discovered in a layby just after 12 a.m. on the westbound carriageway of the A617 near Chesterfield, just north of junction 29 of the M1. Darren Hall, a resident of Ilkeston, has been charged with murder.

The mother of two Sarah Henshaw, who was discovered near the M1 in Derbyshire, was found dead

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 28, 2023
Darren Hall, 36, of Rodney Way, Ilkeston, was charged with 31-year-old Sarah's murder on Tuesday. Sarah's body was discovered in a layby off the westbound carriageway of the A617, near junction 29 of the highway, just after 12 a.m. About 9 p.m. last Tuesday, she was last seen at her home address in Norman Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire. Hall has been remanded in detention and will appear in court in Southern Derbyshire on Wednesday, June 28.

As scores of fast-food franchises cutback, a Burger joint that rivals Wendy's shuts down after 42 years

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 14, 2023
After 42 years in operation, the legendary fast-food chain 2 MIT burgers was forced to close, leaving locals furious. There was no reason given for the closure, but the decision was made with "heavy hearts," the owners explained. Local people took to social media to say their thanks to the chain, with the note: "You will be greatly missed." 2MIT burgers, which have been likened to Wendy's, are known for their no-frills hamburgers, cheeseburgers, and hot dogs. The budget eatery was situated in a trailer that interstate visitors would take on purposeful detours to visit.

According to a man, 52, who spent 11 years in prison for murder he did not commit, he told the victim's relatives that he had to go to prison for murder but did not commit

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 15, 2022
Michael O'Brien was just 19 years old when he was arrested and charged with the murder of businessman Phillip Saunders, 52, in Cardiff in October 1987. He served in jail for 11 years before his conviction was overturned, and since then he has been campaigning on behalf of victims of miscarriages of justice. With Raphael Rowe, the 52-year-old appeared on Sky's British Injustice, where he met Mr Saunders' sister Phoebe, 92, and her son David. Mr O'Brien's family was relieved that Mr Saunders' family no longer believed he was to blame for his murder. Now he has vowed to continue the hunt for justice to find who murdered Mr Saunders, who operated a newspaper kiosk in Cardiff Central bus station.