‘A grooming gang of nine men has been jailed for a total of 132 years for an “appalling catalogue” of sexual abuse against two young girls in Bradford.’
The Independent, 28th February 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘South London Drill artists AM and Skengdo were handed suspended jail sentences for performing their song ‘Attempted’ at a concert in Camden in December 2018.’
Rights Info, 19th February 2019
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘Campaigners and artists have sharply criticised the police crackdown on drill music, warning this “punitive” approach will ultimately fail to tackle the root causes of youth violence.’
The Guardian, 10th February 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A gangland hitman has been sentenced to life in prison for the murders of the Salford criminal Paul Massey, known as “Mr Big”, and his associate John Kinsella.’
The Guardian, 17th January 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Nine men have been convicted of carrying out a violent attack which saw a corrosive substance squirted at bystanders trying to stop a street assault.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 22nd November 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Nine members of an organised crime group based in the East Midlands and Latvia have been jailed for human trafficking offences against 28 victims.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 7th November 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Five men have been jailed over the murder of a Romanian man who was chased down and stabbed to death in a London shopping centre, just weeks after he moved to the UK.’
The Independent, 7th November 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Four members of a Huddersfield grooming gang have been jailed for a harrowing campaign of violence and sexual abuse against three vulnerable girls.’
The Guardian, 1st November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The police tactic of stop and search is increasing the likelihood of crime rather than preventing it, finds a report that paints a bleak picture of young men and boys snapping under the pressure of relentless checks sometimes multiple times a day.’
The Guardian, 18th September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A Cyprus-based dealer who got his mother to run a £300,000 drug ring from the UK has been jailed.’
BBC News, 3rd September 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The UK’s modern slavery legislation is to be reviewed as criminal gangs find new ways to exploit victims, the Home Office has announced.’
BBC News, 30th July 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Five 15-year-old boys who “tortured” a teenager to death in an alleyway behind his home in a gang murder can be named for the first time after they were handed life sentences. Kai Fisher-Dixon, Shuayb Mahomud, Tremayne Gray, Omarion Stephens and Abdulqaliq Mohamed stabbed Jacob Abraham, also 15, eight times in the legs and once in the arm.’
The Guardian, 27th July 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The home secretary has ordered that research be carried out into the characteristics of child sexual abuse gangs, such as those that have blighted towns and cities like Rotherham, Oxford and Newcastle in recent years.’
The Guardian, 26th July 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A drill rap group in London has been issued with a court order that bans them from making music without police permission.’
The Guardian, 15th June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Court of Appeal has held that proceedings for a gang injunction under Part 4, Policing and Crime Act 2009 (the “2009 Act”) and an anti-social behaviour injunction under Part 1, Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (the “2014 Act”) do not involve the determination of a criminal charge and therefore do not engage Articles 6(2) or 6(3) of the European Convention on Human Rights (“ECHR”). Nor does the requirement of a fair trial under Article 6(1) require the criminal standard of proof to be applied.’
Arden Chambers, 23rd May 2018
Source: www.ardenchambers.com
‘Five gang members who made “drill” music videos glorifying violence have been sentenced after being caught with machetes and baseball bats.’
BBC News, 11th June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has upheld a ‘gang injunction’ restricting the actions and movement of 18 members of a Birmingham gang. One of the men affected, Jerome Jones, unsuccessfully challenged the injunction, arguing that the proceedings by which it was made properly required proof to the criminal standard, and that the application of the civil standard violated his right to a fair trial under Article 6 ECHR.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 31st May 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The proportion of suspects on the Metropolitan police’s gangs matrix from minority ethnic groups has increased to nearly nine in 10, according to the force’s own figures.’
The Guardian, 29th May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Police will treat gang members like terrorism suspects if they use YouTube music videos to incite violence on the streets, under new proposals to tackle the soaring murder rates.’
Daily Telegraph, 30th May 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Gang injunctions that can ban individuals from towns and cities do not breach European human rights laws, a court has ruled. Appeal court judges made the ruling after a challenge by a 21-year-old who was made the subject of a Birmingham City Council banning order.’
BBC News, 23rd May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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