“A middle-aged man has been jailed after marching into the business-class section of a flight from Thailand and hurling a passenger into the aisle so he could take his seat.”
The Times, 14th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A man has been jailed for four years for a sex attack on a single mother who killed herself after seeing footage of the attack on a mobile phone.”
BBC News, 19th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A police investigation to prosecute a 12-year-old for throwing a cocktail sausage at a neighbour has cost £20,000.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th December 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“No police officer is to be prosecuted as a result of the controversial incident in which a young woman was arrested outside a Sheffield nightclub last year, according to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.”
The Guardian, 12th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A teacher accused of assaulting a disruptive pupil wept as an appeal court quashed his conviction.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A man promised a court that he would shave off his Edwardian-style, dandy moustache as a way of making amends for a charge of common assault.”
The Times, 12th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A 12-year-old boy was charged with assault and taken before the courts – for throwing a cocktail sausage.”
BBC News, 22nd August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A supply teacher has been cleared of hitting a 13-year-old boy who teased him about looking like a character from the Chuckle Brothers’ TV show.”
BBC News, 19th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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