The wicked boy : the mystery of a Victorian child murderer /

The wicked boy : the mystery of a Victorian child murderer /

In East London in the summer of 1895, Robert Coombes (age thirteen) and his brother Nattie (age twelve) were arrested for matricide and sent for trial at the Old Bailey. Robert confessed to having stabbed his mother, but his lawyers argued that he was insane. The judge sentenced him to detention in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Summerscale, Kate, 1965- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Penguin Press, 2016.
Subjects:
Coombes, Robert, > 1882-1949 > Childhood and youth.
Coombes, Nathaniel, > 1883-1946 > Childhood and youth.
Coombes, Robert, > 1882-1949 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Coombes, Nathaniel, > 1883-1946 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Coombes, Robert.
Coombes, Nattie.
Juvenile homicide > England > London > History > 19th century.
Murder > Investigation > England > London > History > 19th century.
Trials (Homicide) > London (England) > History.
Homicide > London (England) > History.
Criminal investigation > London (England) > History.
HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain.
TRUE CRIME / Murder.
True crime stories.

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