
In all, McSweeney has 28 previous convictions for 69 separate offences including burglary, theft of a vehicle, criminal damage, assaulting police officers, and assaulting members of the public while on bail. Killer Looks is the definitive story about the long-forgotten practice of providing free nose jobs, face-lifts, breast implants, and other physical alterations to prisoners, the idea being that by remodeling the face you remake the man. He was captured on CCTV footage following Ms Aleena before dragging her into a driveway and attacking her and stealing her phone, keys, and handbag. Stone writes with compassion and authority. Prosecutor Oliver Glasgow KC had said McSweeney launched an "attack upon a lone female late at night making her way home, a woman who stood no chance".Īfter McSweeney's plea, it was revealed that he was out on license at the time of the murder, being released from prison just nine days prior. Expertly and rigorously researched, Killer Looks takes the reader through the little-known practice of testing surgeries on prisoners, the rise and fall of the rehabilitation movement, the surprising economics of lookism, and the ingrained racism at the heart of all of it. She was taken to hospital where she died later that morning.Īhead of the sentencing protestors from Million Women Rise were seen with posters of Ms Aleena's face outside the Old Bailey. The court previously heard how Ms Aleena was found partially clothed and struggling to breathe by horrified neighbours on June 26 this year in Ilford, Essex. McSweeney was handed life in prison with a minimum term of 38 years with a 4-year concurrent sentence for sexual assault.
