Mary Bell
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Mary Bell is a British woman who, as a child in 1968, was convicted of the manslaughter of two young boys in a notorious case that has since been widely examined in criminology and true-crime literature.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
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child offender ⓘ female ⓘ person ⓘ |
| ageAtTimeOfOffence |
10
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11 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Newcastle upon Tyne child killings of 1968 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
killing of Brian Howe
ⓘ
killing of Martin Brown ⓘ manslaughter ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1957-05-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfRelease | 1980 ⓘ |
| era |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White British ⓘ |
| familyName | Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Mary Flora Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| granted | anonymity for life by British courts ⓘ |
| hasChild | one daughter ⓘ |
| incarceratedIn | various secure units and prisons in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| involvedIn | legal debates over press freedom versus privacy in the UK ⓘ |
| knownFor |
case used in criminology and psychology teaching materials
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case widely cited in discussions of child criminal responsibility ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalProtection |
injunction protecting her daughter’s identity
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lifetime anonymity order ⓘ |
| legalStatusOfOffence | manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility ⓘ |
| mediaPortrayal | frequent subject of debates on juvenile crime and rehabilitation ⓘ |
| notableFor |
1968 child manslaughter case in Newcastle upon Tyne
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being one of the youngest female killers convicted in British history ⓘ |
| numberOfVictims | 2 ⓘ |
| paroleStatus | released on licence ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residenceAfterRelease | under a new identity in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
criminology studies
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media coverage in the United Kingdom ⓘ true-crime literature ⓘ |
| topicOf |
Gitta Sereny’s book "Cries Unheard: The Story of Mary Bell"
NERFINISHED
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Gitta Sereny’s book "The Case of Mary Bell" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfConviction | 1968 ⓘ |
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