Contact Us

92-year-old UK man sentenced to life over 1967 murder

In a landmark decision for a cold case, a 92-year-old British man received a life sentence on Tuesday for a 1967 rape and murder.

AFP WORLD
Published July 01,2025
Subscribe

A 92-year-old British man was on Tuesday jailed for life for a 1967 rape and murder, in one of the UK's longest-running cold cases.

Ryland Headley, who was convicted of raping and killing 75-year-old Louisa Dunne after breaking into her house nearly 60 years ago, was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 20 years at Bristol Crown Court in southwest England.