Kristy Robinson wins £2,350 damages over wrongful arrest – BBC News

Posted February 25th, 2014 in alcohol abuse, assault, damages, domestic violence, news, wrongful arrest by sally

‘A victim of domestic violence has been awarded £2,350 from Gwent Police after she was arrested when she phoned for help.’

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BBC News, 24th February 2014

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Dave Lee Travis retrial decision due – The Guardian

Posted February 24th, 2014 in assault, news, retrials, sexual offences by sally

‘Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Dave Lee Travis will learn on Monday whether he faces a retrial over allegations he sexually assaulted two women.’

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The Guardian, 24th February 2014

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Mohamud v W M Morrison Supermarkets plc – WLR Daily

Posted February 17th, 2014 in assault, employment, law reports, vicarious liability by sally

Mohamud v W M Morrison Supermarkets plc [2014] EWCA Civ 116; [2014] WLR (D) 68

‘Where an employee’s duties included interaction with customers but did not involve any element of keeping public order or exercising authority over them, the employer was not vicariously liable for an assault by the employee on a customer. The mere fact of contact between a sales assistant and a customer, which was plainly authorised by an employer, was not of itself sufficient to fix the employer with vicarious liability.’

WLR Daily, 13th February 2014

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Dave Lee Travis found not guilty: Verdict on veteran DJ leaves Operation Yewtree bereft of credibility – The Independent

Posted February 14th, 2014 in assault, news, prosecutions, sexual offences by sally

‘The decision to prosecute historic sex abuse cases involving celebrity defendants has been called into question after veteran DJ Dave Lee Travis was acquitted of 12 sexual assault charges in the first high-profile trial brought by Operation Yewtree.’

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The Independent, 13th February 2014

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Coronation Street actor William Roache acquitted of rape and assault charges – The Guardian

Posted February 7th, 2014 in assault, news, prosecutions, rape, sexual offences by tracey

‘The Coronation Street star William Roache was acquitted of two counts of rape and five charges of indecent assault on Thursday at the end of a trial that raised questions about the decision of police and prosecutors to press charges.’

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The Guardian, 6th February 2014

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Aristocrat is jailed for beating wife during rows over drug abuse – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 7th, 2014 in assault, domestic violence, news, sentencing by tracey

‘An aristocrat has been jailed for two years after admitting beating his wife over a 22-year period. Lord Edward Somerset, 55, the son of the Duke of Beaufort, admitted four counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm between 1990 and 2012.’

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Daily Telegraph, 6th Febraury 2014

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‘Chilling’ Prestwich sex attacker is jailed – BBC News

Posted February 4th, 2014 in assault, DNA, guilty pleas, news, robbery, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A man who tried to rape a woman in a “chilling” attack while she was on the phone to police has been jailed.’

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BBC News, 3rd February 2014

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Regina v Lewis (Leroy) – WLR Daily

Posted February 3rd, 2014 in appeals, assault, attempts, evidence, indictments, jurisdiction, law reports, theft by tracey

Regina v Lewis (Leroy): [2013] EWCA Crim 2596;   [2014] WLR (D)  38

‘Once an indictment had been properly preferred and signed it remained the indictment in the case, so that the Crown Court had jurisdiction to try a case where no evidence had been offered on the single indictable offence and only summary offences were left to be tried.’

WLR Daily, 5th December 2014

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Domestic abuse – why creating a specific offence is not the answer – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted January 30th, 2014 in assault, bills, crime, domestic violence, news, sentencing by sally

‘The Offences Against the Person Act has been in law since 1861. It covers all forms of physical assault ranging from the most serious, such as stabbing someone, to common assault which can be committed merely by spitting at someone. Marital rape is an offence, as is pursuing a course of conduct which amounts to harassment. Despite these laws, MPs are now seeking to introduce a new offence of Domestic Abuse, aimed solely at offences carried out within relationships. The offence would be defined as, “intentionally, wilfully or recklessly causing, or attempting to cause, physical injury or psychological harm to a person”.’

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 29th January 2014

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Prosecutors ‘behaving ludicrously’ in case of alleged undercover officer – The Guardian

Posted January 28th, 2014 in assault, miscarriage of justice, news, police, private hearings, prosecutions by sally

‘Prosecutors have been accused of behaving “ludicrously” by concealing the cause of a miscarriage of justice in which an undercover police officer is alleged to have used his fake identity in court to hide his covert infiltration.’

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The Guardian, 27th January 2014

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Blackburn siblings jailed over gay partner kidnap plot – BBC News

Posted January 27th, 2014 in assault, conspiracy, kidnapping, news, robbery, sentencing, video recordings by sally

‘Several members of a family who attempted to kidnap their sister’s gay partner have been jailed.’

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BBC News, 24th January 2014

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Woman guilty of acid attack on friend while disguised in niqab – The Guardian

Posted January 24th, 2014 in assault, grievous bodily harm, news by sally

‘A business student is facing jail after being found guilty of an acid attack that left a friend scarred for life.’

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The Guardian, 23rd January 2014

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Ice cream man jailed for keeping ‘slave’ in garage – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 7th, 2014 in assault, false imprisonment, news, sentencing by sally

‘David Rooke forced Craig Kinsella, 34, to live in a garage where he suffered regular beatings and ended up scavenging for food in bins, Sheffield Crown Court heard.’

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Daily Telegraph, 7th January 2014

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G(AP) (Appellant) v Scottish Ministers and another (Respondents) (Scotland) – Supreme Court

G(AP) (Appellant) v Scottish Ministers and another (Respondents) (Scotland) [2013] UKSC 79 | UKSC 2012/0196 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 18th December 2014

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Asda car park death: Alan Watts guilty of manslaughter – BBC News

Posted December 13th, 2013 in assault, homicide, news, parking, self-defence by sally

‘A man has been jailed for five years for punching and killing another man during a row over a disabled space in a supermarket car park.’

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BBC News, 12th December 2013

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Three Sikh men and one woman jailed for attack on retired Indian general – The Guardian

Posted December 11th, 2013 in armed forces, assault, India, news, sentencing, Sikhism, wounding by sally

“Three Sikh men and a woman have received lengthy jail sentences after being convicted of slashing an elderly Indian general in the neck.”

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The Guardian, 10th December 2013

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Violent rapist jailed after court of appeal quashes acquittal – The Guardian

‘A violent rapist has been jailed for life after a landmark legal ruling in which his original acquittal for the offence was quashed by the court of appeal.’

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The Guardian, 7th December 2013

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Muslim vigilantes jailed for ‘sharia law’ attacks in London – The Guardian

Posted December 9th, 2013 in assault, harassment, intimidation, Islam, news, sentencing, threatening behaviour by sally

‘Three members of a self-styled “Muslim Patrol” vigilante group have been jailed for harassing, intimidating and assaulting people on the streets of east London while claiming they were enforcing sharia law.’

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The Guardian, 6th December 2013

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Birmingham bag-snatcher jailed for woman’s death – BBC News

Posted December 3rd, 2013 in assault, homicide, news, sentencing, theft by sally

‘A bag-snatcher who fatally injured a Birmingham grandmother during a mugging has been jailed for 11 years.’

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BBC News, 2nd December 2013

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Worcester loan shark burned to death by debtor – BBC News

Posted November 8th, 2013 in assault, burglary, debts, fire, homicide, news, sentencing by tracey

“A man who burned to death a loan shark to whom he owed money has been jailed for 10 years.”

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BBC News, 8h November 2013

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