Longest-serving female prisoner recalled to jail weeks after release
One day3 outlets reported this in 3 reports over 1 day
All 3 reports on Fri, 4 September 2026
What it is about
Janet NewtonMaria PearsonLynn HamiltonPearsonProbation ServiceBritainUnited KingdomHartlepool, Hartlepool, United KingdomMARIA PearsonNajdugovječnija britanska zatvorenica
Who published it, and when
original reportfirst to report
birminghammail.co.uk
mirror.co.uk
Index.hr (Croatia)
4 Sept, 11:43over 8 hours4 Sept, 19:42
How it spread - 3 original reports
Fri, 4 September 2026
3 reports- birminghammail.co.uk11:43first to report
Maria Pearson, 70, was released in August after serving almost 40 years for stabbing Janet Newton to death
- mirror.co.uk12:42
Maria Pearson, 70, fatally stabbed Janet Newton 17 times after just days after she got engaged to her ex-partner in 1986 - she spent nearly 40 years behind bars before being released
- Index.hr (Croatia)19:42
MARIA Pearson odslužuje kaznu zbog "okrutnog i brutalnog" ubojstva žene koja je bila nova partnerica njezina bivšeg supruga.