“Today, the Sentencing Council is launching a three-month public consultation on its proposals to introduce a new guideline for judges and magistrates on the sentences for all offences which involve burglary.”
Sentencing Council, 12th May 2011
Source: http://sentencingcouncil.judiciary.gov.uk
Related link: Burglary Offences Guideline
“Burglars who target homes will normally be expected to be sent to jail, under new sentencing guidelines for judges and magistrates.”
The Guardian, 12th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A naked burglar who broke into the homes of two families has failed to persuade judges that his indefinite jail term was unfair.”
BBC News, 29th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Night Stalker Delroy Grant was convicted today of being one of the most prolific and depraved sex attackers in British history.”
The Independent, 24th March 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Today (3 March) the Court of Appeal increased the sentences of three offenders who sexually attacked women during burglaries in homes they were entitled to regard as ‘safe havens’.”
Attorney General’s Office, 3rd March 2011
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
“A burglar shot by a man defending his home was told by a judge that he had just received summary justice.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“On being told that the 8 year old German Shepherd Zak had sunk his teeth into a thief’s buttock, Judge Julian Lambert exclaimed ‘Good! I hope it hurt. Well done Zak!’ Last month Judge Lambert spoke out against the current ‘soft’ sentencing guidelines which prevented him jailing a burglar in Bristol. He said the guidelines which suggested a community order for the burglar were ‘wet’ and he added ‘We live in soft times.’ But sitting at Gloucester Crown court today the judge had no hesitation in locking up persistent thief John Davies for nine months.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Two burglars have been jailed for three years at Cardiff Crown Court for a raid which left two of their gang dead after being hit by a train.”
BBC News, 25th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Hooper used his former girlfriend’s own page on the social networking site to post the seven ‘intimate’ shots of her, Gloucester Crown Court was told. Hooper, 34, of Churchdown, Glos, was jailed for 18 months after he admitted breaching a restraining order and committing an unrelated burglary at another woman’s flat.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th November 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Four teenagers have been jailed after an armed raid at an East Yorkshire hotel left a night porter ‘terrified.’ ”
BBC News, 21st October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A teenager who raped a woman in her home and forced her flatmate to join in the abuse was caught by his palm print 25 years later, a court heard today.”
The Guardian, 7th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man who helped remove a cash machine using a stolen digger in Lincolnshire has been jailed for five years.”
BBC News, 2nd September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A prolific teenage burglar who was given a chance to turn his back on a life of crime was jailed for five years today.”
The Independent, 4th August 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Three men have been jailed after admitting stealing to order top-of-the range cars with a total value estimated at £317,000.”
BBC News, 9th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The law should be strengthened to protect homeowners who confront burglars, the mother of a trainee builder cleared of murdering a teenage intruder said today.”
The Independent, 19th April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The decision to prosecute a trainee builder for murder after he stabbed a teenage burglar to death was ‘erroneous’, a court heard today.”
The Guardian, 19th April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man who returned to his house in Northampton because he forgot his wallet found a homeless Romanian couple and their child attempting to move in.”
BBC News, 22nd March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Police have been condemned for asking a judge to give lenient sentences to burglars who had helped officers to clear their books.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Two burglars who preyed on elderly and vulnerable people across three counties have been jailed.”
BBC News, 11th December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A heartbroken student broke into a mortuary with an axe and examined corpses under the mistaken belief that a woman he fancied had died, police said today. Benjamin Barton, of Bognor Regis, West Sussex, pleaded guilty at Southampton Crown Court to a charge of criminal damage but was acquitted of an offence of burglary.”
The Independent, 3rd December 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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