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Jason Pitter QC prosecutes murder of maths prodigy

15/04/2019

Jason Pitter QC prosecuted the high-profile murder of Poppy Devey-Waterhouse, a “first class honours mathematician” and statistician, by her jealous maths graduate ex-boyfriend. The case attracted widespread national publicity due to the tragic circumstances of her death.

It was variously reported:

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/poppy-devey-waterhouse-murder-latest-joe-atkinson-stab-math-leeds-court-a8867701.html
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-47912020
https://www.itv.com/news/2019-04-12/jealous-ex-who-murdered-gifted-graduate-jailed-for-at-least-15-years/

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Jason Pitter KC

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Jason Pitter QC prosecutes murder of maths prodigy

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