Former children’s holiday camp manager jailed for online child sex abuse offences – Crown Prosecution Service

‘A former children’s holiday camp manager who posed as a teenage girl in order to groom children online has been jailed.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 1st November 2023

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Online groomer who posed as teenage girl to abuse boys jailed – The Independent

‘A man who groomed boys online by posing as a teenage girl has been jailed, the National Crime Agency (NCA) has said.’

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The Independent, 1st November 2023

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Drug smugglers jailed for 18 years over cocaine banana plot – The Independent

‘Two ringleaders of a plot to smuggle £11 million of cocaine into the UK hidden in a shipment of bananas have each been jailed for 18 years.’

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The Independent, 1st November 2023

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Cumbrian man found guilty of murdering four-month-old baby son – The Guardian

‘A man described as a “monster” and “ticking timebomb” has been found guilty of murdering his four-month-old baby son.’

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The Guardian, 1st November 2023

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Stoke-on-Trent man who set wife on fire jailed for murder – BBC News

Posted November 2nd, 2023 in domestic violence, imprisonment, married persons, murder, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man who set his estranged wife on fire after dousing her with petrol has been jailed for life for her murder.’

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BBC News, 1st November 2023

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£2million home and large pensions sold to repay fraudsters’ court order – Crown Prosecution Service

‘Asset Recovery prosecution specialists have recovered a further £2.7million from two defendants following one of the largest multi-million-pound VAT fraud operations brought to justice by CPS and HMRC.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 26th October 2023

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Kidnap gang jailed after subjecting men to savage torture – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted October 30th, 2023 in Crown Prosecution Service, gangs, imprisonment, kidnapping, news, sentencing by tracey

‘Members of an armed gang which kidnapped and brutally tortured a man for 27 hours have been imprisoned for between 25 and six years.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 27th October 2023

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Court of Appeal quashes murder conviction following ‘entirely avoidable’ procedural error – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted October 30th, 2023 in appeals, criminal procedure, imprisonment, murder, news, sentencing by tracey

‘A murder conviction has been quashed for the second time due to an ‘entirely avoidable’ procedural error which Court of Appeal judges determined made the conviction unsafe.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 27th October 2023

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St Helens woman who faked cancer and claimed £22k jailed – BBC News

Posted October 30th, 2023 in benefits, cancer, fraud, imprisonment, news, sentencing by tracey

‘A woman who lied about having cancer to fraudulently claim more than £22,000 in benefits was a “fraudster” with a “dishonest vein that runs through your body”, a judge has said.’

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BBC News, 28th October 2023

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Colchester murder: Man convicted of killing wife in kitchen – BBC News

Posted October 27th, 2023 in domestic violence, imprisonment, married persons, murder, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man has been found guilty of murdering his university lecturer wife in what jurors were told was an act of “anger and jealousy”.’

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BBC News, 26th October 2023

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Two jailed for life for Dariusz Michalowski torture and murder in 2011 – BBC News

Posted October 27th, 2023 in imprisonment, murder, news, perverting the course of justice, sentencing, torture by sally

‘Two men have been jailed for life for the torture and murder of a man 12 years ago in West Yorkshire.’

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BBC News, 26th October 2023

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Man who made fake ID using Border Agency letter and claimed £349k jailed – BBC News

Posted October 25th, 2023 in benefits, fraud, imprisonment, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man who used a letter from the UK Border Agency to create a false identity and claim £349,000 in benefits has been jailed for fraud.’

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BBC News, 25th October 2023

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Pub murder conviction quashed over procedural error – BBC News

Posted October 25th, 2023 in appeals, Crown Court, imprisonment, jurisdiction, murder, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man who was jailed for murdering another man outside a pub has had his conviction quashed because of a procedural error.’

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BBC News, 25th October 2023

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Prison reforms will cut reoffending and put worst offenders behind bars for longer – Ministry of Justice

‘A fundamental shake-up of the justice system that takes dangerous offenders off the streets for longer while rehabilitating lower risk offenders has been outlined today by Lord Chancellor Alex Chalk.’

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Ministry of Justice, 16th October 2023

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Is refusal of food indicative of lack of capacity? – Local Government Lawyer

‘Ella Pudney discusses a recent Court of Protection case on the determination of capacity for the refusal of food in prison.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 20th October 2023

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Nitrous oxide to be illegal from November – Home Office

‘Possession of nitrous oxide, also known as “laughing gas”, will be illegal from 8 November 2023.’

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Home Office, 18th October 2023

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Courts increase sentences for child sex offenders – Attorney General’s Office

‘Figures released as part the Unduly Lenient Sentence (ULS) scheme annual statistics for 2022 show there were 23 child sex offence sentence increases. This was followed by 10 sentences increased for rape offences and 7 for cases involving grievous bodily harm.’

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Attorney General's Office, 17th October 2023

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Sutton-in-Craven: Drug driver jailed for killing boy, 9, in hit-and-run crash – BBC News

‘A van driver who smoked crack cocaine before crashing into a nine-year-old boy and killing him has been jailed.’

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BBC News, 19th October 2023

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Jailing women for abortion ‘unlikely to be just’ – BBC News

Posted October 19th, 2023 in abortion, imprisonment, news, sentencing, suspended sentences by sally

‘A senior court has said jailing women for abortion-related crimes was “unlikely” to be a “just outcome” after a mother’s sentence was reduced.’

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BBC News, 18th October 2023

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Child sex offenders top list for increased sentences – BBC News

Posted October 18th, 2023 in appeals, child abuse, imprisonment, news, sentencing, sexual offences, statistics, victims by sally

‘Twenty-three child sex offenders had their sentences increased in England and Wales last year, new figures show.’

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BBC News, 18th October 2023

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