Babysitter Jay Miller jailed for toddler attack – BBC News
‘A babysitter who broke a two-year-old toddler’s arm and carried out other assaults has been jailed for 30 months.’
BBC News, 12th September 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: grievous bodily harm
Alan Mason from Kendal jailed for passing on HIV virus – BBC News
‘A Cumbrian man who is HIV positive has been jailed for knowingly infecting his former partner with the virus.’
BBC News, 1st September 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Peterborough men jailed for plotting miscarriage attack – BBC News
‘A man who plotted to have his pregnant lover beaten up in order to get rid of their unborn child has been jailed.’
BBC News, 12th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Father cleared of manslaughter of son who died 12 years after he shook him – The Guardian
‘A man who shook his newborn son, causing catastrophic brain injuries said to have led to the child’s death more than a decade later, has been found not guilty of manslaughter following a landmark trial.’
The Guardian, 1st August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Masked gang jailed for family attack at wrong house – BBC News
‘An innocent family were beaten and stabbed in their own home in a scene from a “horror film” after a masked gang targeted the wrong house.’
BBC News, 30th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Alcohol abuse in pregnancy could become a crime, legal papers claim – The Guardian
‘An unprecedented court hearing to decide on the right of a child whose mother drank alcohol during pregnancy to receive compensation could pave the way to the criminalisation of pregnant women’s behaviour, according to legal papers lodged with the judge.
The Guardian, 26th July 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Dorothy ‘Cherry’ Groce inquest finds police failures contributed to her death – The Guardian
‘Police failures contributed to the death of a mother whose shooting by an officer triggered the 1985 Brixton riots, an inquest jury has found.’
The Guardian, 10th July 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Father on trial over death of son 12 years after shaking him as a baby – The Guardian
‘A father who caused catastrophic brain injuries to his newborn baby has gone on trial for manslaughter following the child’s death 12 years later.’
The Guardian, 2nd July 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Four jailed for Worthing amputations stabbing – BBC News
‘Three men and a youth have been jailed after being found guilty of stabbing a man resulting in both his arms and legs having to be amputated.’
BBC News, 16th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman left partially blinded in appalling assault by father-in-law who believed she had had affair – The Independent
‘A father-in-law has been jailed after inflicting appalling and severe injuries on a family member, almost blinding her, after flying into a crazed revenge attack over adultery that he believed that she had committed.’
The Independent, 11th June 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man, 35, jailed after stripping half naked in cathedral and punching OAP in ‘divine urge’ – The Independent
‘He said he had the compulsion to “give everything to God,” but the actions of a 35-year-old man who pulled down his trousers before climbing on top of an altar and punching a grandmother in the face certainly didn’t appease the CPS.’
The Independent, 9th June 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man jailed for Hereford pub brawl killing – BBC News
‘A father-of-four has been jailed for three years after killing a man with a single punch during a pub brawl.’
BBC News, 19th May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
David Golding: Court criticised over herpes infector ruling – BBC News
‘Campaigners have criticised the Court of Appeal after it rejected a man’s appeal against his conviction for infecting a woman with genital herpes.’
BBC News, 8th May 2014
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‘Eleven members of the same family who kidnapped and tortured a couple they falsely accused of murdering a widow have been jailed.’ BBC News, 3rd April 2014 Source: www.bbc.co.ukTraveller family jailed over kidnap and torture – BBC News
Sikh man jailed over knife attack on former Indian general Kuldip Singh Brar – The Independent
‘A Sikh man has received a lengthy jail sentence after being convicted of slashing a former Indian military lieutenant general in the neck while he was on holiday in London.’
The Independent, 21st March 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Mary Konye jailed for 12 years for acid attack on former friend in east London – The Guardian
‘A woman who threw acid in the face of her friend while disguised by a Muslim veil has been jailed for 12 years.’
The Guardian, 21st March 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Northampton man has sentence increased to life for brutal rape – Attorney General’s Office
‘Gintas Burinskas’ sentence becomes one of life imprisonment with a minimum term of 6 years.’
Attorney General’s Office, 4th March 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
Rotherham machete ‘rampage’ murderer jailed for life – BBC News
‘A man who admitted stabbing his boss 51 times before going on a “rampage” with a machete has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 21st February 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman guilty of acid attack on friend while disguised in niqab – The Guardian
‘A business student is facing jail after being found guilty of an acid attack that left a friend scarred for life.’
The Guardian, 23rd January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gardener Andrew Woodhouse who beat thieves is cleared – BBC News
‘A gardener has been cleared of causing grievous bodily harm to thieves he caught red-handed raiding his business.’
BBC News, 23rd January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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