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When Kids Kill

All Episodes 2016 - 2018

  • 2018-01-10T21:00:00Zs at 2018-01-10T21:00:00Z on Channel 5
  • 2016-06-22T20:00:00Z
  • 42m
  • 16h (16 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Crime, Documentary
This true crime series tells the stories of Britain's most high-profile young killers. Different cases are discussed from the view of the witnesses who gave first-hand testimonies and interviews with the friends, family and professionals involved. Over the past 20 years, approximately 400 children have been convicted for murder in the United Kingdom. An investigation into what prompted this behaviour in those kids is carried out as the show profiles some of the most shocking incidents to hit the headlines.

16 episodes

Series Premiere

2016-06-22T20:00:00Z

1x01 Bullied to Death

Series Premiere

1x01 Bullied to Death

  • 2016-06-22T20:00:00Z1h

Leah Green investigates the case of teenagers Hatice Can and Oluwakemi Ajose, who were convicted of the manslaughter of Rosimeiri Boxall in 2009.

2016-06-29T20:00:00Z

1x02 Predator Online

1x02 Predator Online

  • 2016-06-29T20:00:00Z1h

Leah Green examines the case of 14-year-old Breck Bednar, who was groomed online by Lewis Daynes, before being murdered in Essex by the 18-year-old.

2016-07-06T20:00:00Z

1x03 Schoolboy Slayer

1x03 Schoolboy Slayer

  • 2016-07-06T20:00:00Z1h

Schoolboy William Cornick stabbed his teacher Ann Maguire seven times in the back in front of his classmates, and then calmly sat down again saying 'Good times'.

2016-07-13T20:00:00Z

1x04 The Catfish Killer

1x04 The Catfish Killer

  • 2016-07-13T20:00:00Z1h

Karate instructor Tony Bushby tricked promising art student Katy Wynter into going out with him by using fake Facebook friends and, once he had won her trust, stabbed her to death in a sexually motivated attack.

2016-07-20T20:00:00Z

1x05 Date with Death

1x05 Date with Death

  • 2016-07-20T20:00:00Z1h

Leah Green hopes to discover the signs of domestic abuse as she examines the case of 16-year-old Joshua Davies, who murdered his 15-year-old girlfriend Rebecca Aylward.

Season Finale

2016-08-10T20:00:00Z

1x06 Britain's Youngest Serial Killer

Season Finale

1x06 Britain's Youngest Serial Killer

  • 2016-08-10T20:00:00Z1h

Leah Green investigates teenage murderer and Yorkshire Ripper obsessed James Fairweather, who at the age of 15 became Britain's youngest serial killer after stabbing two strangers to death and admitting to planning to slay 15 more.

Season Premiere

2017-06-07T20:00:00Z

2x01 Beaten for Being Different

Season Premiere

2x01 Beaten for Being Different

  • 2017-06-07T20:00:00Z1h

This episode features the case of two 15-year-olds who carried out a vicious hate crime.

2017-06-14T20:00:00Z

2x02 Teen Mob Murder

2x02 Teen Mob Murder

  • 2017-06-14T20:00:00Z1h

A gang of 20 high-achieving students attacked 15-year-old Sofyen Belamouadden with Samurai swords and kitchen knives in front of horrified rush hour commuters, leading to what is believed to be the largest joint enterprise murder investigation in British legal history.

2017-06-21T20:00:00Z

2x03 Copycat Killer

2x03 Copycat Killer

  • 2017-06-21T20:00:00Z1h

Stuart Harling was obsessed with an ultra-violent video game, and in 2006 he stabbed nurse Cheryl Moss 70 times. Steven Miles watched nothing but 'Dexter', and in 2014 he dismembered his girlfriend. Aaron Roach Bridgeman speaks to family members, barrister, journalists and experts who were associated with the cases.

2017-06-28T20:00:00Z

2x04 Gang Wars

2x04 Gang Wars

  • 2017-06-28T20:00:00Z1h

17-year-old Marcel Addai was cruelly chased down and murdered by members of a rival gang after an ongoing rap video feud.

2017-07-05T20:00:00Z

2x05 Killed in Care

2x05 Killed in Care

  • 2017-07-05T20:00:00Z1h

Aaron Roach Bridgeman looks at the cases of Hannah Windsor and Melissa Mathieson, both murdered by fellow care home residents. Can mental health conditions be a defence for murder?

Season Finale

2017-07-12T20:00:00Z

2x06 No Name Killers

Season Finale

2x06 No Name Killers

  • 2017-07-12T20:00:00Z1h

Aaron Roach Bridgeman explores court restrictions and anonymity orders placed on child murders, meaning the media cannot name perpetrators until the age of 18, through the murders of Elizabeth Edwards and Angela Wrightson.

Season Premiere

2018-07-18T20:00:00Z

3x01 Feral Teens: Murder in Mind

Season Premiere

3x01 Feral Teens: Murder in Mind

  • 2018-07-18T20:00:00Z1h

Razvan Sirbu came from Romania to Tovil in Kent, hoping to create a better life. But within six months he was homeless, and targeted by a local gang in a picturesque nature reserve with a bludgeon and a meat cleaver. Aaron Roach Bridgeman visits Tovil to find out what drive these teens to commit such a gruesome act.

2018-07-25T20:00:00Z

3x02 Classified Killers

3x02 Classified Killers

  • 2018-07-25T20:00:00Z1h

Aaron Roach Bridgeman investigates the potential risks of meeting strangers face to face when buying or selling goods on online classified sites. Michael Adegbite and Omar Raza were killed by teenagers who they met after shopping on the internet.

2018-08-01T20:00:00Z

3x03 Episode 3

3x03 Episode 3

  • 2018-08-01T20:00:00Z1h

In June 2015, 21-year-old Dominic Doyle was set upon and murdered by a gang of knife-wielding youths. Aaron Roach Bridgeman unearths how cocaine is affecting Britain's teenagers and explores what drives a teenager to pick up a knife and kill.

Season Finale

2018-08-08T20:00:00Z

3x04 Episode 4

Season Finale

3x04 Episode 4

  • 2018-08-08T20:00:00Z1h

Aaron Roach Bridgeman looks at how social media is increasingly playing a part in inciting crime among the younger generation in a phenomenon known as 'cyber-banging'.

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