Loading...
Loading...
This true crime series tells the stories of Britain's most high-profile young killers. Different cases are discussed from the view of the witnesses who gave first-hand testimonies and interviews with the friends, family and professionals involved. Over the past 20 years, approximately 400 children have been convicted for murder in the United Kingdom. An investigation into what prompted this behaviour in those kids is carried out as the show profiles some of the most shocking incidents to hit the headlines.
“Documentary series exploring the stories of Britain's most high-profile child killers.”
2017
This episode features the case of two 15-year-olds who carried out a vicious hate crime.
A gang of 20 high-achieving students attacked 15-year-old Sofyen Belamouadden with Samurai swords and kitchen knives in front of horrified rush hour commuters, leading to what is believed to be the largest joint enterprise murder investigation in British legal history.
Stuart Harling was obsessed with an ultra-violent video game, and in 2006 he stabbed nurse Cheryl Moss 70 times. Steven Miles watched nothing but 'Dexter', and in 2014 he dismembered his girlfriend. Aaron Roach Bridgeman speaks to family members, barrister, journalists and experts who were associated with the cases.
17-year-old Marcel Addai was cruelly chased down and murdered by members of a rival gang after an ongoing rap video feud.
Aaron Roach Bridgeman looks at the cases of Hannah Windsor and Melissa Mathieson, both murdered by fellow care home residents. Can mental health conditions be a defence for murder?
Aaron Roach Bridgeman explores court restrictions and anonymity orders placed on child murders, meaning the media cannot name perpetrators until the age of 18, through the murders of Elizabeth Edwards and Angela Wrightson.
2016
Leah Green investigates the case of teenagers Hatice Can and Oluwakemi Ajose, who were convicted of the manslaughter of Rosimeiri Boxall in 2009.
Leah Green examines the case of 14-year-old Breck Bednar, who was groomed online by Lewis Daynes, before being murdered in Essex by the 18-year-old.
Schoolboy William Cornick stabbed his teacher Ann Maguire seven times in the back in front of his classmates, and then calmly sat down again saying 'Good times'.
Karate instructor Tony Bushby tricked promising art student Katy Wynter into going out with him by using fake Facebook friends and, once he had won her trust, stabbed her to death in a sexually motivated attack.
Leah Green hopes to discover the signs of domestic abuse as she examines the case of 16-year-old Joshua Davies, who murdered his 15-year-old girlfriend Rebecca Aylward.
Leah Green investigates teenage murderer and Yorkshire Ripper obsessed James Fairweather, who at the age of 15 became Britain's youngest serial killer after stabbing two strangers to death and admitting to planning to slay 15 more.
2018
Razvan Sirbu came from Romania to Tovil in Kent, hoping to create a better life. But within six months he was homeless, and targeted by a local gang in a picturesque nature reserve with a bludgeon and a meat cleaver. Aaron Roach Bridgeman visits Tovil to find out what drive these teens to commit such a gruesome act.
Aaron Roach Bridgeman investigates the potential risks of meeting strangers face to face when buying or selling goods on online classified sites. Michael Adegbite and Omar Raza were killed by teenagers who they met after shopping on the internet.
In June 2015, 21-year-old Dominic Doyle was set upon and murdered by a gang of knife-wielding youths. Aaron Roach Bridgeman unearths how cocaine is affecting Britain's teenagers and explores what drives a teenager to pick up a knife and kill.
Aaron Roach Bridgeman looks at how social media is increasingly playing a part in inciting crime among the younger generation in a phenomenon known as 'cyber-banging'.
Streaming availability information not available