Talk:Death of Kirsty Bentley

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I 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)[reply]

Several of the references also refer to it as murder in their titles. Darrelljon (talk) 04:40, 5 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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)[reply]

Requested move 6 August 2024

It has been proposed in this section that Death of Kirsty Bentley be renamed and moved to Murder of Kirsty Bentley.

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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)[reply]

Move to Killing of Kirsty Bentley per WP:DEATHS. 162 etc. (talk) 16:10, 6 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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). Schwede 66 09:20, 7 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Death of Kirsty Bentley → Killing of Kirsty Bentley per 162 etc. and Schwede66. —Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 07:57, 8 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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)[reply]