The University of Winchester will host another of its popular whodunnits, this time in the city's cathedral.
The departments of policing, criminology, forensics, and law have teamed up to create a murder mystery for the cathedral’s annual Law Week, which runs from Saturday, October 5 to Sunday, October 13.
Natacha Harding, head of the department of policing, criminology, and forensics, has penned the scenario, titled Death in the Cathedral.
Participants will be transported back to 1560, where a death has occurred and foul play is suspected.
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Natasha said: "The cathedral makes an extremely dramatic backdrop to our latest whodunnit.
"This whodunnit allows those taking part to become time travellers for a day, solving a Tudor crime with some of the latest in 21st-century techniques."
Three 90-minute sleuthing sessions will explore the criminal investigation methods of Tudor times on October 5.
The university’s Faculty of Law, Crime, and Justice is behind another Law Week event – a panel discussion entitled Behind Closed Doors – the Journey from Arrest to Sentence.
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The event will take place at the Stripe Auditorium on Wednesday, October 9 from 7.30pm.
It will be hosted by Amelia Riviere, magistrate and former High Sheriff of Hampshire, and Bill Davies, dean of the university’s Faculty of Law, Crime, and Justice, who will be joined by experts from the police and the judiciary.
Law Week 2024, which has the theme Open Minds, is the second outing for this law, crime, and criminal justice-focused festival, which aims to bring the law to life in ways that challenge, inform, and inspire.
Other events include Making Choices, an interactive performance exploring youth criminal justice on Thursday, October 10 at 7.30pm at Winchester Cathedral.
There will also be an author talk on Friday, October 11 at 7.30pm at the cathedral.
Andy West, author of A Life Inside, and Lucia Osborne-Crowley, author of The Lasting Harm, will discuss how well our criminal justice system is working for both perpetrators and victims.
Before and after the talk, there will be a chance to view the artwork Cell Quilt, produced by Fine Cell Work, a charity that provides educational and employment opportunities to prepare prisoners to reintegrate into the community after release.
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