Petition · past parliament
Punish 'The Sun' newspaper over disgusting rape and murder headline.
Rejected
17 signatures
What the petition asks
Absolutely disgusted by this headline from July 20th 2016.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1475876/doctors-daughter-necked-six-jagerbombs-in-ten-minutes-on-the-night-she-was-raped-and-murdered/?CMP=spklr-_-Editorial-_-TWITTER-_-TheSunNewspaper-_-20160720-_-News-_-521730770
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1475876/doctors-daughter-necked-six-jagerbombs-in-ten-minutes-on-the-night-she-was-raped-and-murdered/?CMP=spklr-_-Editorial-_-TWITTER-_-TheSunNewspaper-_-20160720-_-News-_-521730770
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
We can't accept your petition because the issue you raise is not the responsibility of the Government or Parliament. The press is operationally and editorially independent of both the UK Government and Parliament.
You may wish to make a complaint to the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), which regulates the UK newspaper industry. You can find out more here:
https://www.ipso.co.uk/IPSO/makeacomplaint.html
You may wish to make a complaint to the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), which regulates the UK newspaper industry. You can find out more here:
https://www.ipso.co.uk/IPSO/makeacomplaint.html
Timeline
| 20 Jul 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 27 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
17
Status
Rejected
Rejected
27 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.