Unsolved Murders - 1242/19

Provision of information held by Northumbria Police made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the 'Act')

As you may be aware the purpose of the Act is to allow a general right of access to information held at the time of a request, by a Public Authority (including the Police), subject to certain limitations and exemptions.

You asked:

 

1. Total number of unsolved murders;
2. Name of victim where known
3. Age of victim where known
4. Gender of victim where known
5. Date of death where known
6. Cause of death where known
7. Also, if any of these unsolved cases have been re-opened recently for further investigation.

    

In Response:

Following receipt of your request, searches were conducted with the Crime Department of Northumbria Police.  I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by Northumbria Police.

I am able to disclose the located information to you as follows.

1-6

	NAME	AGE	GENDER	DATE	CAUSE OF DEATH
1	John Welsh	47	Male	26/11/80	Head injuries
2	Julie Perigo	51	Female	23/05/86	Stab wounds
3	Duncan Clift	27	Male	22/03/92	Road traffic collision
4	Nikki Allen	7	Female	07/10/92	Head injury and stab wounds
5	Michelle McKnight	29	Female	27/06/93	Stab wounds
6	Paul Logan	25	Male	24/12/93	Head injury
7	Viv Graham	33	Male	31/12/93	Shot
8	Amina Khutan	24	Female	30/12/94	Stab wounds
9	Hugh Rob Ord	61	Male	15/04/95	Head injury
10	Kevin Nightingale	33	Male	17/02/96	Shot
11	Stephen Sweeney	45	Male	08/07/98	Shot
12	Peter Beaumont Gowling	52	Male	14/02/01	Shot
13	Sidney Baldwin	45	Male	19/05/02	Head & facial injuries
14	Michael Grey	45	Male	11/11/05	Head injuries
15	John Roberts	32	Male	15/12/12	Head injuries
16	Joseph Leech	34	Male	23/12/13	Epileptic seizure
17	David Savage	42	Male	05/09/15	Stabbed
18	Jodie Wilkinson	26	Female	17/10/16	Stab wounds

 

7.Unsolved murders and cases of such importance are never classed as closed and are periodically reviewed.  If new information is received or there are new forensic developments these are acted upon.