Hit-and-run baby killer, terrorist who murdered an MP and celebrity stalker among criminals jailed last month

The terrorist who murdered MP Sir David Amess during a constituency surgery and the cold-blooded killer of London primary school teacher Sabina Nessa were just two of the notorious criminals from across the UK locked up last month.

Other offenders facing lengthy jail terms include a woman who made a 'to do list' as part of plans to kidnap, torture and kill a former lover and a hit-and-run driver who killed a two-week-old baby after crashing into his pram.

A drug addict who used her seven-year-old son's inhalers as a crack pipe was jailed after he died of a fatal asthma attack. A stalker who started a fire in the driveway of Loose Women star Denise Welch’s home has also been put behind bars.

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A drink-driving mother of four who killed two of her children when she crashed into a lorry and a football coach who offered children the opportunity to be team captain in return for sexual favours have also been locked up.

These are some of the most shocking court cases that have been widely reported in the UK in recent weeks.

The terrorist who murdered veteran MP Sir David Amess in a warped retaliation against politicians who voted to bomb Syria will die in jail after being handed a whole-life prison term. University dropout Ali Harbi Ali, 26, was convicted of murder and preparing terrorist acts by jurors who spent just 18 minutes in retirement.

The so-called Islamic State fanatic carried out his attack at the backbench Conservative MP’s constituency surgery in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, on October 15 last year. Ali told his trial at the Old Bailey he had no regrets about the murder, defending his actions by