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MP Demands Reform After UK Murder Handed to US

6/29/2026

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Cambridgeshire police gave the murder investigation to the U.S. Air Force, breaching a policy that keeps jurisdiction for crimes against UK citizens.
Airman Daniel Wulfson was convicted in April 2026 of strangling Sarah Steele, receiving a six-month sentence.
Sarah Steele said the U.S. military justice process was degrading, prompting Labour MP Jess Phillips to pledge reform and argue no UK victim should be placed under U.S. jurisdiction without consent.

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Cambridgeshire police gave the murder investigation to the U.S. Air Force, breaching a policy that keeps jurisdiction for crimes against UK citizens.
Airman Daniel Wulfson was convicted in April 2026 of strangling Sarah Steele, receiving a six-month sentence.
Sarah Steele said the U.S. military justice process was degrading, prompting Labour MP Jess Phillips to pledge reform and argue no UK victim should be placed under U.S. jurisdiction without consent.