Tomasz Oleszak murder: Leighton Amies, 15, guilty of killing 14-year-old – BBC News
‘A teenager has been found guilty of murdering a 14-year-old boy who was stabbed to death in Gateshead.’
BBC News, 17th April 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: attempts
Prosecutors drop attempted rape case against Mason Greenwood – The Guardian
‘The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said there was “no longer a realistic prospect of conviction” after key witnesses withdrew their cooperation from the investigation.’
The Guardian, 2nd February 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Judge to decide if brain-damaged teenager can be allowed to die – The Independent
‘A High Court judge has been asked to decide whether a teenager who suffered brain damage after an “apparent suicide attempt” can lawfully be allowed to die.’
The Independent, 1st December 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Drug driver jailed for deliberately crashing car into pensioner’s bungalow – The Independent
‘A drug driver who deliberately crashed his BMW into a pensioner’s bungalow has been jailed.’
The Independent, 28th September 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Amateur footballer jailed for mowing down two men in Clerkenwell – BBC News
‘An amateur footballer has been jailed for 12 years for deliberately pursuing and mowing down two men in his car.’
BBC News, 21st September 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lord Ahmed: Former peer guilty of child sex offences – BBC News
‘A former Labour peer has been found guilty of sexual offences against two children in the 1970s.’
BBC News, 5th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed after kidnapping woman by posing as London taxi driver – The Independent
‘A man who posed as a taxi driver before a kidnapping a young woman in central London and attempting to sexually assault her has been jailed.’
The Independent, 30th November 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Unreasonable force contributed to death of black man restrained in Leicester, jury finds – The Guardian
‘A jury has found that unreasonable force used during restraint probably contributed to the death of a 29-year-old black man who was held down for 17 minutes after attempting to rob a Leicestershire supermarket.’
The Guardian, 26th October 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Police officer guilty of misconduct over handling of mental health patient who died in custody – The Independent
‘A police sergeant who failed to properly assess a “vulnerable” woman in his custody who later died is guilty of gross misconduct.’
The Independent, 12th October 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Court of Protection case update – Local Government Update
‘Aaqib Javed and Holly Littlewood review the latest cases of interest to Court of Protection practitioners.’
Local Government Update, 25th June 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Torture victims kept in solitary by Home Office for up to a year – The Guardian
‘The Home Office has pursued a policy of psychological brutality by locking up scores of torture survivors in solitary confinement for indefinite periods, according to fresh testimony from immigration detainees.’
The Guardian, 15th May 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Liverpool knifeman jailed for ‘terrifying’ train passenger attack – BBC News
‘A knifeman who carried out a “cowardly and terrifying” attack on a visually impaired rail passenger has been jailed.’
BBC News, 27th January 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Case Law Update: Lancashire County Council v G (Unavailability of Secure Accommodation) [2020] EWHC 2828 (Fam) – Parklane Plowden Chambers
‘Mr Justice MacDonald authorised the deprivation of liberty of a vulnerable 16-year-old girl, G, under the inherent jurisdiction. The court was left with no real choice but to authorise the deprivation in circumstances where the only placement that could be located was neither secure nor regulated. Mr Justice MacDonald was troubled with the situation, and questioned whether he was simply being forced by mere circumstance to make an order irrespective of welfare considerations rather than exercising the courts’ welfare jurisdiction.’
Parklane Plowden Chambers, 6th November 2020
Source: www.parklaneplowden.co.uk
Aydin Altun found guilty of driving into PC with car – BBC News
‘A man has been convicted of trying to injure a Met Police officer by driving a car at him in north London.’
BBC News, 12th October 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for attempting to steal Magna Carta from Salisbury Cathedral – The Guardian
‘A man who attempted to steal a priceless copy of Magna Carta from Salisbury Cathedral to prove it was a fake has been jailed for four years.’
The Guardian, 10th July 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Ben Ashman: Man who ran over stepmother at wedding jailed – BBC News
‘A man who repeatedly drove over his stepmother in a drunken rage at a wedding has been jailed for six years.’
BBC News, 11th June 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gerry Adams wins appeal against Maze Prison escape convictions – BBC News
‘Gerry Adams has won his appeal to have two convictions for attempting to escape from prison in the 1970s overturned.’
BBC News, 13th May 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Oval Four: Final conviction quashed in corrupt detective case – BBC News
‘The final member of a group of four men who were jailed nearly 50 years ago on the evidence of a corrupt police officer has had his conviction quashed.’
BBC News, 24th March 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police officer who was attacked by suspect has been ‘completely let down’ by justice system, police chief say – Daily Telegraph
‘A female police constable who was attacked by a suspect has been “completely let down” by the justice system after prosecutors pursued a lower charge, the chair of the Police Federation has said.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th November 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Oval Four’: Men ‘framed by corrupt detective’ to go to court – BBC News
‘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
