Court Case Result - Criminal Sentence
- Country
- England & Wales
- Hearing Date
- 3 June 2011
- Court Location
- Wolverhampton Crown Court
- Judge
- Judge John Wait
- Case Number
- T20107584/T20107609
- Name
- Stephen Dowds
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 49
- Co-Defendant/s
- No
- Bail Position
- In Custody
Offence/s
- Length
- 17 Years Life
Sentencing Details
- Public Protection Sentence
- Minimum to Serve - Years: 17
- Total Sentence
- 17 Years - Life
- Parole Eligibility Date (PED)
- 28/5/2028
- Sentenced Upon
- Conviction After Trial
- Distinguishing Features / Details
- He was found guilty of the murder of his 40-year-old partner after he stabbed his victim more than fifty times with a kitchen knife at the home they shared in Newhampton Road, Wolverhampton on 21 November 2010.
Update - Appeal dismissed:Dowds v R [2012] EWCA Crim 281 (22 February 2012) - Online Resources
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- Solicitor's Firm
- Stevens Solicitors
- Chambers
- Furnival Chambers
- Barrister
- Sally Jane O'Neill KC
- Chambers
- St Philips Chambers
- Barrister
- Andrew William Jardine Lockhart KC
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