Talk:Death of Kirsty Bentley
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editI moved this to Murder of Kirsty Bentley but @HTGS has moved it to Death of Kirsty Bentley as per WP:DEATHS. Cause of death as per the coroner was several blunt force trauma to the back of the head. Shouldn't this at least be Killing of Kirsty Bentley? Darrelljon (talk) 04:29, 5 August 2024 (UTC)
- Several of the references also refer to it as murder in their titles. Darrelljon (talk) 04:40, 5 August 2024 (UTC)
- Killing would also be fine, and probably more in line with DEATHS. I think the consensus has generally been to avoid “murder” without a trial, because it is technically a crime with requisite legal status. Personally I prefer “death” just because in cases like this it more accurately reflects the scope of the situation; that is, we care about the circumstances of her death and disappearance, which includes the act of the killing itself.
- If you want to move it to Killing of Kirsty Bentley I will be happy enough, as the best thing of this was to move it from being about her as a person. I don’t have a major issue with “Murder” personally—given the circumstances as you point out—but I think we should have an WP:RM if that’s what you prefer. — HTGS (talk) 20:47, 5 August 2024 (UTC)
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Death of Kirsty Bentley → Murder of Kirsty Bentley – Several of the articles titles reference murder and the coroners report stated it was blunt force trauma to the back of the head. Darrelljon (talk) 08:41, 6 August 2024 (UTC)
- Move to Killing of Kirsty Bentley per WP:DEATHS. 162 etc. (talk) 16:10, 6 August 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose; it should be Killing of Kirsty Bentley as per the flowchart at Wikipedia:Naming conventions (violence and deaths) (which is the same page that WP:DEATHS points to). Schwede66 09:20, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
- Support Death of Kirsty Bentley → Killing of Kirsty Bentley per 162 etc. and Schwede66. —Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 07:57, 8 August 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose as per others the flowchart at WP:DEATHS indicates Killing of Kirsty Bentley. When I originally created the article I did not know this was a convention.David Palmer//cloventt (talk) 08:44, 8 August 2024 (UTC)