Abused couple lose £100,000 damages – The Times

Posted April 3rd, 2009 in assault, housing, learning difficulties, news, young offenders by sally

“A vulnerable couple who were subjected to savage abuse by a gang of youths have been stripped of their £100,000 damages payout by senior judges.”

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The Times, 3rd April 2009

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Trio jailed for beating teenager – BBC News

Posted March 13th, 2009 in assault, news, sentencing, violent disorder by sally

“Three men have been jailed at the Old Bailey for attacking a teenager who was later stabbed to death.”

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BBC News, 13th March 2009

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Mitchell and Another v Glasgow City Council – Times Law Reports

Posted February 26th, 2009 in assault, duty of care, law reports, local government, negligence by sally

Mitchell and Another v Glasgow City Council

House of Lords

“Local housing authority landlords were under no duty to warn a neighbour who had received death threats from an abusive tenant that a meeting had been arranged at which he was warned that he would be evicted unless his behaviour improved, after which the abusive tenant inflicted fatal injuries on his neighbour.”

The Times, 26th February 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 from the date of publication.

Mitchell v Glasgow City Council – WLR Daily

Posted February 23rd, 2009 in assault, duty of care, law reports, local government, negligence by sally

Mitchell v Glasgow City Council [2009] UKHL 11; [2009] WLR (D) 65

Where a local housing authority summoned one of its tenants, who had been abusing and threatening one of his neighbours, to a meeting at which he was told that he could face eviction if his behaviour did not improve and the tenant left the meeting and within an hour had inflicted fatal injuries on the neighbour, it was not fair, just or reasonable that the local housing authority should be held to have been under a common law duty to warn the neighbour that the meeting had been arranged.”

WLR Daily, 20th February 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Lager court cost for wife attack – BBC News

Posted February 16th, 2009 in assault, domestic violence, news, sentencing by sally

“A ‘drunken bully’ who broke his wife’s wrist has been spared jail, but ordered to pay £1 a day – ‘the cost of a can of Special Brew’ – in court costs.”

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BBC News, 16th February 2009

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Serious case review in to hammer attack at school – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 13th, 2009 in assault, news, school children by sally

“The Serious Case Review will examine how a gang of Asian youths were able to walk in to the tennis courts at a Wiltshire school and hit 15-year-old Henry Webster repeatedly around the head with a claw hammer.”

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Daily Telegraph, 12th February 2009

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Attacked teacher’s £280k payout – BBC News

Posted February 9th, 2009 in assault, criminal injuries compensation, news, teachers by sally

“A teacher who was assaulted by a pupil has been awarded £280,000 – one of the highest awards given to a teacher, it is believed.”

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BBC News, 6th February 2009

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Teenage girl who attacked three paramedics walks free from court – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 29th, 2009 in assault, news, sentencing, young offenders by sally

“The 16-year-old, from Somerset, was given a community rehabilitation order for three counts of assault at Yeovil Magistrates’ Court.”

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Daily Telegraph, 28th January 2009

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Steven Gerrard to appear in court following alleged nightclub attack – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 23rd, 2009 in assault, news by sally

“England star Gerrard, 28, is due to appear at North Sefton Magistrates’ Court, in Southport after part-time disc jockey Marcus McGee was allegedly left with bruises and a missing tooth after a fight in the town’s Lounge Club on December 29.”

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd Janaury 2009

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The moment grammar school boy left in coma by rival – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 22nd, 2009 in assault, news, sentencing, young offenders by sally

“Jack Blanchard was left in a coma for 10 days and will suffer permanent brain damage after having his head stamped upon by 14-year-old Jordan Akehurst in front of a crowd of at least 12 teenagers in Rainham, Kent, last year.”

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Daily Telegraph, 21st  January 2009

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Police constable ‘smacked’ child – BBC News

Posted January 22nd, 2009 in assault, children, news, police, sentencing by sally

“A policeman described in court as having a Dickensian attitude has been given a suspended jail sentence after he hit a primary school-age child.”

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BBC News, 21st January 2009

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Police assault allegation probed – BBC News

Posted December 1st, 2008 in assault, news, police by sally

“A police watchdog is investigating an alleged attack on a man by three officers in Wigan, Greater Manchester. ”

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BBC News, 30th November 2008

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Amy Winehouse’s husband Blake Fielder-Civil loses appeal – The Times

Posted November 24th, 2008 in appeals, assault, news, perverting the course of justice, sentencing by sally

“Amy Winehouse’s husband has lost an appeal against his sentence for attacking a pub landlord and perverting the course of justice.”

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The Times, 24th November 2008

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Singer’s husband appeals sentence – BBC News

Posted November 24th, 2008 in appeals, assault, news, sentencing by sally

“Singer Amy Winehouse’s husband, jailed for an assault on a pub landlord, is to appeal against his sentence.”

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BBC News, 24th November 2008

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Woman spared jail after giving policeman she punched chocolates – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 31st, 2008 in assault, news, police, sentencing by sally

“A woman who punched a police officer has been spared jail after a judge heard that she bought him a box of chocolates to apologise.”

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Daily Telegraph, 31st October 2008

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Secretary faces jail for stiletto attack – The Independent

Posted October 30th, 2008 in assault, news by sally

“A secretary was facing jail today for kicking a train passenger in the face with her stiletto heel after he told her boyfriend to take his feet off a first class seat.”

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The Independent, 29th October 2008

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Spinster, 72, jailed for spade attack on neighbour – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 20th, 2008 in assault, news, sentencing by sally

“An elderly spinster who broke her neighbour’s arm by attacking him with a spade during a dispute over a garden fence has been jailed for 24 weeks.”

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Daily Telegraph, 20th October 2008

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Pc jailed for attacking drunk man – BBC News

Posted October 15th, 2008 in assault, news, police, sentencing by sally

“A Metropolitan Police officer who assaulted a drunken man has been jailed for 12 weeks.”

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BBC News, 14th October 2008

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Jail sentence for nuisance caller – BBC News

Posted October 9th, 2008 in assault, news, nuisance, sentencing, telecommunications by sally

“A man who made more than a 100 abusive and threatening calls mainly to women has been jailed for four years.”

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BBC News, 9th October 2008

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Investigation into claims of abuse on asylum-seekers – The Independent

Posted October 1st, 2008 in assault, asylum, news by sally

“Claims by hundreds of asylum-seekers that they have been beaten or abused by British guards during their detention and removal from this country are to be independently investigated for the first time, The Independent has learnt.”

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The Independent, 30th September 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk