‘It’s a day you never want to see happen’ – bereaved father on early release

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After the first prisoners were freed under the government’s controversial early release scheme, Jackie Long spoke to Tim Edwards, whose daughter Ellie was killed on Christmas Eve 2022 when a gunman fired into a crowd of people outside a pub on The Wirral. The man convicted of helping the killer to get rid of the vehicle used in the shooting, as well as possessing a prohibited weapon, is among those listed for release this month – a year early.

She was also joined by Danielle Stone, Police and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire and the criminal justice lead for the Association of PCCs, and the Chief Inspector of Probation, Martin Jones. Share on Facebook Share Share on Twitter Tweet Share on WhatsApp Send Send with Facebook Messenger Send Share via email Email Load more share options Topics Crime , Early release , Politics , Prison , UK

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Channel 4 News introduces an interview with Tim Edwards, whose daughter Ellie was shot dead on Christmas Eve 2022, after a man convicted over the shooting was listed for early release. It names the victim, says plainly she was killed and by whom, and states the convicted man's offences precisely. Nothing in this short piece misleads its reader.

What it gets right

“whose daughter Ellie was killed on Christmas Eve 2022 when a gunman fired into a crowd of people outside a pub on The Wirral”
It names the victim, uses the word killed, and says who did it and how, with no softening.
“The man convicted of helping the killer to get rid of the vehicle used in the shooting, as well as possessing a prohibited weapon”
It states exactly what the man due for release was convicted of. It does not blur him into the killer or overstate his role.
“Danielle Stone, Police and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire and the criminal justice lead for the Association of PCCs, and the Chief Inspector of Probation, Martin Jones”
It names the officials in the discussion and gives their roles, so the reader knows who is speaking for the justice system.

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