Andrew Randall

Andrew Randall (born 1974) is a British murderer. He murdered his seven-week-old daughter Jessica Randall on the morning of 21 November 2005.

Randall, of Kettering, Northamptonshire, admitted murder, grievous bodily harm and six counts of sexual abuse of his daughter at his trial on 15 November 2006 at Northampton Crown Court. He was sentenced to life imprisonment on 13 March 2007 and the trial judge recommended that he should never be released.

Despite the judge's recommendation, it had been reported a month earlier that the European Court of Justice was in the process of reviewing whole life sentencing to determine whether such sentences amounted to a violation of Human Rights. If the European Court outlaws lifelong imprisonment, then Randall and all other prisoners serving such sentences will have their cases recalled to court for a new minimum term to be set.

On 13 February 2008, Northamptonshire Teaching Primary Care Trust released a report confirming that 30 members of staff at Kettering General Hospital failed to begin child protection procedures, but stopped short of blaming any specific individuals for her death. However, the report concluded that "In recognising that opportunities had been missed to identify signs of abuse we must conclude that the outcome for Jessica Randall may have been different had these signs been acted on".

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