Dana Twidale: Wedding planner jailed for £57,000 fraud – BBC News
‘A wedding planner who conned would-be brides and grooms out of thousands of pounds has been jailed for five years.’
BBC News, 5th June 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: imprisonment
Alex Davies death: Mum’s shock after killer moved to hospital – BBC News
‘The mother of a murder victim has described her “shock” at learning his killer was moved to a mental health hospital after “two hours” in jail.’
BBC News, 5th July 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Drunk son jailed for attacking ill mother by ‘windmilling his arms’ – The Independent
‘A 33-year-old man has been sentenced to 11 months after he breached a restraining order to carry out a drunken attack on his mother.’
The Independent, 1st July 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
PC who killed Dalian Atkinson jailed – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Benjamin Monk, 43, has been sentenced to eight years in prison after being found guilty last week of killing former Aston Villa player Dalian Atkinson.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 29th June 2021
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Former senior NHS Manager jailed for defrauding the taxpayer – The Independent
‘A former senior manager for the NHS was jailed on Wednesday having defrauded hundreds of thousands of pounds from a hospital trust where he worked.’
The Independent, 1st July 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Haulage boss jailed over M62 faulty brake deaths – BBC News
‘A haulage boss who ran a “lawless” business has been jailed for 15 years after two men died when their car was hit by an HGV with faulty brakes.’
BBC News, 29th June 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Businessman jailed for a year over ‘vile’ threats to MPs who criticised Brexit – The Independent
‘A businessman who sent death threats to MPs in a series of emails warning them not to block Brexit has been jailed for 12 months.’
The Independent, 19th June 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
One third of convicted sex offenders across England and Wales avoid prison – The Guardian
‘Ministers are facing demands to explain why thousands of convicted sexual offenders across England and Wales have avoided prison. An Observer investigation found that adults convicted of sexually assaulting children under 13, or of engaging in sexual activity with underage teenagers, are among those who have not been jailed.’
The Guardian, 19th June 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Ex-Royal Marines jailed after child accidentally given cocaine as gift – The Guardian
‘Two former Royal Marines have been jailed for smuggling cocaine into the UK in boxes of Lego, after one of them was accidentally given to a child for his birthday.’
The Guardian, 15th June 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Man jailed for karate kicking fisherman, 74, into River Mersey – BBC News
‘A man who karate kicked a 74-year-old fisherman into the River Mersey has been jailed for 10 weeks.’
BBC News, 10th June 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Aram Sheibani: International drugs boss with luxury lifestyle jailed – BBC News
‘A man who was the “very head” of a large-scale international drugs conspiracy with links to Colombia has been jailed.’
BBC News, 10th June 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
How Can Respecting the Right to Religion for Prisoners Make A Real Difference? – Each Other
‘Over the past twenty years, the proportion of prisoners from religious minorities has steadily increased. EachOther asks how can listening to minority voices improve the right to religion in prisons?’
Each Other, 8th June 2021
Source: eachother.org.uk
Women offenders being released to homelessness – MPs – BBC News
‘Thousands of women are being released from prison each year without adequate help, a group of MPs and peers say.’
BBC News, 8th June 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Welwyn Garden City murder: Alex Staines jailed for life – BBC News
‘An abusive and controlling man who stabbed his former partner to death in her home while her three children were in the house has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 1st June 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Two Merseyside police officers jailed for covering up colleague’s assault – The Guardian
‘Two police officers have been sent to prison and a third handed a suspended sentence by a judge who said they took part in “what can only be described as a cover-up” over a colleague’s assault of an innocent man.’
The Guardian, 27th May 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Maidenhead far-right ‘extremist’ jailed for terrorism offences – BBC News
‘A “right-wing extremist” has been jailed for possessing manuals on knife fighting and making explosives.’
BBC News, 25th May 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Former Great Ormond Street Hospital porter jailed for abusing boys – BBC News
‘A former Great Ormond Street Hospital porter has been given a life sentence after admitting to sexually abusing young boys.’
BBC news, 24th May 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman jailed after grooming vulnerable boy for sex – The Independent
‘A woman has been jailed for six years over a series of sex offences involving a vulnerable underage boy.’
The Independent, 22nd May 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Devious’ man jailed for trying to frame landlord’s partner over Westminster terror attack – The Independent
‘A man has been jailed for trying to frame an innocent person over the Westminster terror attack. Gerald Banyard, 67, fed police falsified information claiming a second man was involved in Khalid Masood’s deadly car and knife rampage “out of spite for his former landlord”.’
The Independent, 20th May 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
