Sharon Carr | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sharon Louise Carr 1979 (age 44–45) |
| Other names | "The Devil's Daughter" |
| Motive | Sexual gratification |
| Conviction(s) | 25 March 1997 (for murder) |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment with a minimum tariff of 14 years imprisonment (1997) |
| Details | |
| Victims | 1 murder victim, at least 4 others injured in additional attacks/attempted murders |
Span of crimes | June 1992 – August 2019 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
Date apprehended | 8 June 1994[1] |
| Imprisoned at | HM Prison Bronzefield |
Sharon Louise Carr (born 1979), also known as "The Devil's Daughter", is a British woman who, in June 1992, aged 12, murdered 18-year-old Katie Rackliff at random as the latter walked home from a nightclub in Camberley, Surrey, England.
The murder initially went unsolved until June 1994, when Carr attacked and stabbed another pupil at Collingwood College Comprehensive School for no apparent reason and then repeatedly boasted about the murder of Rackliff to friends and family and in her diary entries made in prison. She was convicted of the murder in 1997, attracting much media interest due to her young age and the brutality of the killing. She was ordered to serve at least 14 years imprisonment but has remained imprisoned long after this minimum tariff expired due to her disruptive behaviour in prison. A Restricted Status prisoner, she has continued to regularly attack and attempt to kill staff members and fellow inmates and has regularly expressed her desire to kill others. In September 2022, it was reported that her case would again go before a parole board.
The case of a 12-year-old child killing an adult stranger has been described as unique.