Nigel Lickley QC successfully prosecutes Karen Pedley for murder
24th October 2016
Nigel Lickley QC leading Jason Beal of Devon Chambers successfully prosecuted Karen Pedley for murder arising out of a fire in a bedroom at a care home in Truro in 2008 that killed a 96 year old female resident.
The defendant was also convicted of 13 other Arson offences concerning fires deliberately started by her from 2002. The defendant was sentenced to Life imprisonment with a minimum tern of 27 years for murder and 13 other concurrent life sentences.
More details on the background of the case were covered by the BBC here.