Father jailed for attack on Teesside paramedics – BBC News
“An expectant father from Teesside who punched and kicked a two paramedics has been jailed for six months.”
BBC News, 22nd July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: assault
No charges over death of Ian Tomlinson – Crown Prosecution Service
“Keir Starmer QC, the Director of Public Prosecutions, announced today that no charges will be brought in relation to the death of Ian Tomlinson at the ‘G20 protests’ in London on 1 April 2009.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 22nd July 2010
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Man jailed for kicking father to death in Southport – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for life for the murder of a father-of-two in Southport.”
BBC News, 22nd July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ian Tomlinson death: police officer will not face criminal charges – The Guardian
“The police officer who was caught on video striking a man during the G20 protests last year who later died will not face criminal charges, the Crown Prosecution Service announced today.”
The Guardian, 22nd July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
CS spray man in legal action against Essex Police – BBC News
“A man allegedly sprayed with CS spray during his arrest in Essex is considering legal action against police after his conviction was quashed.”
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BBC News, 17th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man who raped boy, 15, in Milton Keynes wood detained – BBC News
“A teenager from Milton Keynes who raped and beat a 15-year-old boy has been given an indeterminate sentence in a young offenders institution.”
BBC News, 13th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police payout for men beaten at Gaza protest – The Independent
“Two protesters beaten by unidentified police officers during a protest in London against Israeli actions in Gaza have been awarded £25,000 in compensation from the Metropolitan Police.”
The Independent, 13th July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Father jailed for killing daughter in Norwich in 1985 – BBC News
“A 51-year-old man found guilty of smothering his six-week-old baby to death 25 years ago has been sentenced to 14 years in prison.”
BBC News, 9th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for Reading court petrol attack on defendant – BBC News
“A man who was repeatedly raped at a Berkshire children’s home in the 1960s has been jailed after throwing petrol over a man he claimed abused him.”
BBC News, 5th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teacher who attacked pupil is sacked – The Independent
“A science teacher who attacked a 14-year-old pupil with a dumbbell was sacked from his job, a union said. Peter Harvey, 50, was handed a two year community order on Monday at Nottingham Crown Court after he admitted bludgeoning the boy at All Saints’ Roman Catholic School in Mansfield.”
The Independent, 27th May 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Nursery worker guilty of assaulting toddler – The Independent
“A nursery worker was today found guilty of assaulting a toddler in his care.”
The Independent, 25th May 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
CPS defends Neath teacher glue stick trial decision – BBC News
“The Crown Prosecution Service has defended a decision to prosecute a Neath teacher after a boy accused her of hitting him with a glue stick.”
BBC News, 20th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Men guilty of ‘web affair’ revenge acid attack – BBC News
“Three people have been found guilty of attacking a man in London by dousing him with acid in revenge for an alleged online affair with a married woman.”
BBC News, 10th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for killing fundraiser in Cwmbran – BBC news
“A steelworker has been jailed for three years after killing a financial adviser who was out fundraising with his friends for a local football team.”
BBC News,6th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Carnage student pub crawl organiser spared jail after punching 61-year-old unconscious – The Guardian
“A student pub-crawl organiser has been given a suspended jail sentence for punching a 61-year-old man unconscious after he expressed concerns about noise during an event involving 1,000 students.”
The Guardian, 29th April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Race attack rail passenger from Hertfordshire jailed – BBC News
“A rail passenger has been jailed for five months for racially abusing a ticket inspector in Hertfordshire.”
BBC News, 22nd April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sadistic charity boss tortured Liverpool sex workers – BBC News
“The ex-boss of a Liverpool children’s charity has been jailed indefinitely after admitting the ‘sadistic torture’ of women in a string of sex attacks.”
BBC News, 21st April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Father guilty of killing daughter in Norwich in 1985 – BBC News
“A 51-year-old man has been found guilty of smothering his six-week-old baby to death in 1985.”
BBC News, 19th April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Regina v T (N) – WLR Daily
Regina v T (N) [2010] EWCA Crim 711; [2010] WLR (D) 93
“The prosecution were not entitled to apply for leave to appeal against a terminating ruling made by a judge in a Crown Court on a trial on indictment, unless it had complied with the mandatory requirements of s 58(4) and (8) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, following the making of the ruling, of informing the court that it intended to appeal or requesting an adjournment to consider such an appeal and, before or at that time, informing the court that it agreed that the defendant should be acquitted if leave to appeal was not obtained or the appeal was abandoned before being determined.”
WLR Daily, 7th April 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Two Royal Marines dismissed over assault of Afghan prisoner – The Guardian
“Two Royal Marines were sentenced today for assaulting an Afghan prisoner held on suspicion of planting a bomb. Sergeant Mark Leader, based at the Commando Training Centre in Lympstone, Devon, was found guilty by a court martial panel of assault causing actual bodily harm on Mohammad Ekhlas on March 19 last year. Captain Jody Wheelhouse, from 45 Commando, Arbroath, Scotland, admitted the same offence at an earlier hearing. Wheelhouse was sentenced to dismissal with disgrace, while Leader was dismissed.”
The Guardian, 7th April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
