‘A BRIT Award winner who punched a bar manager and threatened to stab him during a drunken assault, has been ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work.’
The Independent, 14th October 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Two men who say they were framed by a detective nearly 50 years ago have had their cases referred to the Court of Appeal.’
BBC News, 14th October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A 47-year-old-man has been jailed for the manslaughter of a man he assaulted in August 2000, who sadly died 17 years later.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 4th October 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Former soldier Stefan Carr has been sentenced to a total of eight years and three months, plus three years on licence, at Leeds Crown Court today (23 September) for brutally attacking both his partner and his ex-partner in quick succession.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 23rd September 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A man who used his 4×4 to knock down a teenage cyclist before beating him up and trashing his new bicycle during a road rage row has been jailed for six months.’
The Guardian, 11th September 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A care assistant has been jailed for 20 months after attacking two shoppers and ripping one’s hijab off.’
The Independent, 10th September 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A far-right terrorist who tried to kill Muslims in a rampage the day after the Christchurch attack has been jailed for more than 18 years.’
The Independent, 11th September 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Only a quarter of criminals convicted of attacking police officers have been jailed since tough new laws were introduced, the Home Secretary has revealed.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th September 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Police have called for a crackdown on “rape porn” after a man appeared to imitate videos he had watched in a sex attack in London.’
The Independent, 8th September 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The appellant was arrested on suspicion of harassment but was later released without charge, after police had taken fingerprints and DNA samples. The appellant issued a claim for false imprisonment and assault.’
Zenith PI, 5th September 2019
Source: zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘Crime recorded on British railways increased by 12% last year including a rise in the number of violent and sexual offences, new figures show.’
BBC News, 5th September 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An offer to settle a case for no damages but an admission of liability was a valid part 36 offer and it was not unjust to apply the usual consequences of beating an offer when the claimant won at trial, the High Court has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 28th August 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The family of a football fan who suffered horrific injuries at the hands of hooligan opposition fans are campaigning for a change in the law.’
BBC News, 24th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Harsher sentences for people who attack police officers “would be very welcome”, the head of the national body for police bosses has said.’
BBC News, 25th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Five police officers are under investigation by the Crown Prosecution Service after a man was found unresponsive in a police van in Oldham and later pronounced dead in hospital.’
The Guardian, 20th August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Assaults and incidents of self-harm in prisons in England and Wales have reached new highs, prompting fresh warnings that authorities are failing inmates.’
The Guardian, 25th July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Assaults in youth prisons in England and Wales have risen by almost two-thirds over the last five years, a Guardian analysis has found.’
The Guardian, 21st July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Three people who forced laundry detergent into a pregnant teenager’s mouth as they tried to make her have a miscarriage have been jailed.’
BBC News, 8th July 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who threw a milkshake over Nigel Farage MEP during a political campaign tour of Newcastle has pleaded guilty to the attack at North Tyneside Magistrates’ Court today (18 June)’
Crown Prosecution Service, 18th June 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
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