‘The deaths of Black and mixed-race people in UK prisons are among the most violent and prevalent, a charity has warned.’
The Independent, 13th October 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Three members of a criminal gang have been jailed for their part in buying dozens of blank-firing handguns with a plan to turn them into live weapons.’
BBC News, 11th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A “thug” who punched a Sikh priest in the street “without any justifiable reason” and left him for dead has been jailed for three years.’
The Independent, 6th October 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Six-year-old Rikki Neave disappeared after leaving home for school in November 1994 – his body was discovered the following day. A BBC investigation has found that police ignored scientific evidence to build a case against his mother, leaving his killer free for more than 20 years.’
BBC News, 3rd October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Three men have each been jailed for at least 29 years for the murder of their friend killed by rivals in a shootout.’
BBC News, 29th September 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Mr Justice Sweeney lifted reporting restrictions at Winchester Crown Court to allow the naming of Jack Hindley and Samuel Jones, who were found guilty of the murder of 35-year-old Edward Reeve.’
The Independent, 28th September 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘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
‘A former BBC radio presenter found guilty of stalking four people including broadcaster Jeremy Vine has been jailed for five and a half years.’
BBC News, 16th September 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man in prison for a campaign of harassment against a woman will spend more time inside after he was found with weapons and mobile phones.’
BBC News, 15th September 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two brothers have been jailed after a man was killed and another injured in a “violent attack fuelled by alcohol” in an East Yorkshire coastal pub.’
BBC News, 15th September 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Three drug dealers who stabbed a man to death in the street have been jailed for his murder.’
BBC News, 13th September 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A “dangerous” killer who murdered a pizza delivery girl in a frenzied sex attack in a case that made legal history could be moved to an open prison.’
The Independent, 12th September 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for nine years after striking his blind wife in the head with a meat cleaver.’
BBC News, 1st September 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Almost half of all cases concerning civil injunction breaches brought to court by social housing providers and councils since the first lockdown have resulted in a prison sentence, according to a report from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism.”
Local Government Lawyer, 30th August 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for at least 21 years after admitting the murder of a teenager who had refused his advances.’
BBC News, 23rd August 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Offenders caught repeatedly carrying knives are not being jailed in almost half of cases, despite the government’s attempt at a “two-strike” rule for prison sentences.’
The Independent, 18th August 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man previously convicted of possessing an explosive substance has been sent back to prison for breaching court requirements, police say.’
The Independent, 18th August 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A former school teacher has been jailed for a string of historical sex offences against young girls after he handed himself into police 36 years later.’
The Independent, 16th August 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Astruck-off solicitor who dishonestly funnelled nearly £20m of investors’ money from a legal financing fund into his own pocket to fund a luxury lifestyle has been jailed for 14 years.’
Law Society's Gazette, 12th August 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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