Jordan Monaghan

Jordan Monaghan
Born	1990–1991
Children	3
Conviction	Murder x3
Criminal penalty	Life imprisonment with a 48 year minimum term
Details
Victims	3
Span of crimes	2013–2019
Country	United Kingdom
Date apprehended	January 2018

Jordan Monaghan is a British serial killer who murdered his girlfriend, his 24-day-old daughter, his 21-month-old son and made two attempts to murder another of his children. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Crimes and court proceedings

• On 1 January 2013 Monaghan smothered his 24-day-old daughter Ruby at their Blackburn home.
• On 17 August 2013 Monaghan smothered his 21-month old son Logan while they were alone in a changing room cubicle at Waves Water Fun Centre in Blackburn.
• In September and October 2016, he made two attempts to smother his four month old daughter Leela. ^[4]
• On 24 October 2019 Monaghan poisoned his new girlfriend Evie Adams at Blackburn.

The initial post-mortem examinations concluded Ruby died from acute bronchopneumonia and Logan's cause of death remained "unascertained" as neither child's death could be explained by illness, genetic defect or natural causes. After the two attempts on Leela's life in 2016, Monaghan's partner and mother of the three children Laura Gray ended the relationship, and the child was removed from their custody by court order. ^[4] Police subsequently reviewed the deaths of Monaghan's first two children and Monaghan was arrested for the murders in January 2018. ^{[5] [2]}

While on bail for the children's murders, Monaghan poisoned his new partner Evie Adams with a deadly cocktail of prescription drugs, including tramadol and diazepam, which he had purchased unlawfully on the black market after she threatened to end their relationship. ^[6]

On 17 December 2021 Monaghan was found guilty of three counts of muder and two counts of attempted murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 40 years before he can apply for parole. In July 2022 his minimum term was increased to 48 years, after the Attorney General Suella Braverman referred the sentence to the Court of Appeal as unduly lenient. ^[7] His appeal against his convictions was rejected in February 2023. ^[8]

See also

• List of serial killers in the United Kingdom

References

1. Clark, Sophie-May (17 December 2021). "Blackburn man Jordan Monaghan jailed for minimum of 40 years". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
2. "Jordan Monaghan: Man jailed for murdering his children and partner". BBC News. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
3. "Father who murdered his two children and ex-partner will spend at least 40 years behind bars". Wales Online. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
4. R v Monaghan, Court of Appeal. 29 July 2022
5. "Jordan Monaghan: Father handed three life sentences for murdering his children and partner". ITV. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
6. "Jordan Monaghan's girlfriend told him 'I feel like I'm dying' days before her death". The World News. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
7. "Jordan Monaghan: Triple murderer's sentence extended by eight years". BBC News. 29 July 2022.
8. Jordan Monaghan: Triple killer loses appeal against convictions - BBC News, 21 February 2023