ROSSENDALE and Darwen MP Janet Anderson has launced an Early Day Motion calling for a review of legislation on hate crimes following the murder of Sophie Lancaster.
FRIENDS and family of a student kicked to death because of her Goth looks have vowed to carry on campaigning for official recognition of subculture-based hate crime.
Bacup 'is the same as any town' 11:14am Tue 29 Apr 08 THE murder of Sophie Lancaster brought Bacup under intense national scrutiny and left its residents facing difficult questions: How could youths brought up in the town have carried out such an appalling crime? And what is life like for young people in Bacup?Reader comments (23)
Sophie's friends and family react to sentencing 8:19pm Mon 28 Apr 08 Sophie Lancaster's mum Sylvia, who has launched the SOPHIE campaign to encourage a greater tolerance, said: "Justice can never be done because it will never bring her back."
Timeline of terror 9:11am Fri 28 Mar 08 HOW the attack on Sophie Lancaster and Robert Maltby unfolded.
Boy, 15, guilty of Sophie murder 2:24pm Thu 27 Mar 08 A 15-year-old boy has been found guilty of murdering Sophie Lancaster - who was kicked and stamped to death for being dressed like a goth.Reader comments (662)
Police slam defendants' parents 6:20pm Thu 27 Mar 08 Police today slammed the defendants' 'disrespectful' parents for laughing and joking at times during the investigation into Sophie Lancaster's murder.Reader comments (37)
VIDEO: 'No reason for attack' 4:40pm Thu 27 Mar 08 Detective Superintendent Mick Gradwell, Senior Investigating Officer at Lancashire Police, said the Sophie Lancaster murder was one of the most violent he had come across in his lengthy career.Reader comment (1)
VIDEO: Mum's tribute to murdered Sophie 3:11pm Thu 27 Mar 08 “SOPHIE was an individual. She was an intelligent young girl and always marched to her own beat." Those are the memories of Sophie's mother Sylvia Lancaster.
THREE witnesses who stayed with Sophie Lancaster and Robert Maltby after they were attacked in a skate park were praised for helping the injured couple.
Sophie murder accused: I threw the first punch 12:45pm Tue 25 Mar 08 THE youth accused of murdering Sophie Lanc-aster admitted throwing the first punch at her boyfriend — but claimed he took no further part in the attack.
Sophie's mum leaves court in tears 7:43pm Mon 17 Mar 08 THE mum of murdered Sophie Lancaster walked out of court in tears as graphic details of the attack were revealed in a chilling 999 call.
