‘A woman who was kidnapped and killed by her ex-husband “could have been afforded greater protection”, a report is expected to say.’
BBC News, 5th March 2014
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‘Several members of a family who attempted to kidnap their sister’s gay partner have been jailed.’
BBC News, 24th January 2014
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‘Four men who posed as police officers and handcuffed victims while ransacking their properties have been jailed.’
BBC News, 13th December 2013
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“The trial of an NHS doctor accused of kidnapping a British photographer in Syria has collapsed after the prosecution was unable to hear evidence from two alleged victims.”
The Guardian, 11th November 2013
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“The killer of a man whose remains were found in a field has been jailed for life for his torture murder and kidnap.”
BBC News, 7th August 2013
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“A man who refuses to tell his ex-wife where their six-year-old daughter is has been jailed for a second time.”
BBC News, 3rd July 2013
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“A 16-year-old boy has been jailed for sexually assaulting a five-year-old girl in Hampshire.”
BBC news, 1st July 2013
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“A serial sex offender finally brought to justice after a girl he raped pleaded for help on Facebook has been jailed for life with a minimum sentence of nine years.”
BBC News, 16th April 2013
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“A man who beat and raped his girlfriend and kept her hostage in his Norfolk flat for two weeks has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 21st March 2013
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“A Libyan politician who is suing the former foreign secretary Jack Straw and the British government for damages after being kidnapped and taken to one of Gaddafi’s jails has offered to settle the case for just £3, providing he also receives an unreserved apology.”
The Guardian, 4th March 2013
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“The man accused of the abduction and murder of missing five-year-old April Jones is due to stand trial.”
BBC News, 25th February 2013
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“A man who kidnapped and murdered his ex-wife in the UK before taking her body to Poland to bury it, has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 12th November 2012
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“It is now possible to report that school teacher Jeremy Forrest appeared in court on child abduction charges, after a magistrate court relaxed an unusual court order that had prevented the defendant from being named.”
The Guardian, 18th October 2012
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“A grandmother has been jailed for four years for kidnapping and drugging her own daughter after she refused to marry the man her family wanted her to.”
The Independent, 27th July 2012
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“HM Attorney General v Associated Newspapers Ltd & Anor [2012] EWHC 2029 (Admin) (18 July 2012). The Divisional Court ruled that reports of Levi Bellfield in the Daily Mail and Daily Mirror, published while a jury was considering his charge of attempted kidnapping, were in contempt of court.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 20th July 2012
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“Two national newspapers have been found guilty of contempt of court over their coverage of Levi Bellfield’s conviction for the murder of Milly Dowler.”
BBC News, 18th July 2012
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“A dental technician who threatened to kidnap Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone’s daughter Tamara in a £200,000 blackmail plot faces a substantial jail term.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th July 2012
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“Two national newspapers published ‘seriously prejudicial’ articles after a killer’s conviction for the abduction and murder of schoolgirl Milly Dowler, the High Court heard today.”
The Independent, 13th June 2012
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“A mother of four has been jailed for six months for falsely reporting her daughter had been abducted from her backyard.”
The Independent, 11th April 2012
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“A former paratrooper has been jailed for eight years for taking part in the kidnap and torture of two brothers after a property deal collapsed.”
BBC News, 3rd April 2012
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