Men jailed for West Yorkshire and Lancashire bank raids – BBC News
“Two men have been jailed for their parts in three bank robberies in which more than £500,000 was stolen.”
BBC News, 8th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: offensive weapons
Accused wins appeal after judge told him: ‘Shut your mouth’ – Daily Telegraph
“A defendant who was told by a judge to “shut your mouth and listen” just before he had to give evidence on why he had two knives in his car has had his subsequent convictions overturned.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th April 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Youths face life for boy’s murder – The Independent
“Three youths face life sentences after being found guilty today of murdering schoolboy Nicholas Pearton.”
The Independent, 10th March 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Regina v Vasili – WLR Daily
Regina v Vasili [2011] WLR (D) 58
“If an object had all the characteristics of a flick knife, it would therefore be considered an offensive weapon per se: the fact that the same object functioned also as a lighter did not stop it being an offensive weapon.”
WLR Daily, 24th February 2011
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note that once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Regina v Vasili – WLR Daily
Regina v Vasili [2011] WLR (D) 58
“If an object had all the characteristics of a flick knife, it would therefore be considered an offensive weapon per se: the fact that the same object functioned also as a lighter did not stop it being an offensive weapon.”
WLR Daily, 24th February 2011
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note that once a case has been reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary would be removed.
Crawley brawl machete attacker Antonio Batsimba jailed – BBC News
“A 22-year-old man has been given an indeterminate prison sentence for a machete attack in Crawley town centre which left three men seriously injured.”
BBC News, 17th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man faces jail after ‘axe-attack’ joke – Daily Telegraph
“A man is facing jail after he tried to scare teenagers away by chasing his ketchup-smeared fiancée down a moonlit farm track whilst wielding an axe.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Knifeman jailed for life over footballer’s murder – The Independent
“A knifeman who stabbed to death a promising teenage footballer as he tried to help his friends was jailed for life today with a minimum term of 19 years.”
The Independent, 2nd February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man jailed for 23 years for chef murder – BBC News
“A man who murdered a chef following a classical music concert in Essex has been jailed for at least 23 years.”
BBC News, 13th December 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Government drops pledge of mandatory jail for carrying knife – The Independent
“A key Conservative election pledge that anyone caught carrying a knife could expect a jail term has been dropped by the Justice Secretary.”
The Independent, 7th December 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
26 years for stabbing mum and baby – The Independent
“A bar manager who murdered his girlfriend and their 10-month-old daughter in a ‘sustained and fearsome’ knife attack will spend at least 26 years in prison, a judge said today.”
The Independent, 1st December 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Jail for man who knifed friend in ‘initiation ceremony’ – The Guardian
“A weapons collector who killed his friend by knifing him in the heart while they were testing out an armoured vest has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.”
The Guardian, 26th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Spurned lover jailed for brutal stabbing – The Independent
“A spurned lover who repeatedly stabbed a mother-of-two a month after he was bailed following a previous assault on her was jailed for eight years today.”
The Independent, 25th November 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Regina (Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough Council) v East Berkshire Magistrates’ Court – WLR Daily
“Whether an article was a ‘knife’ within the meaning of s 141A(2)(a) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 was not a pure question of fact, but a question of mixed fact and law; and the justices had erred in law in finding that s 141A did not apply to a grapefruit knife, notwithstanding that it was a cutting instrument consisting of a blade with a handle.”
WLR Daily, 25th October 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Knife killer jailed for life – The Independent
“A knife killer was jailed for life today in what is thought to be the first case to be dealt with under tough new sentencing powers.”
The Independent, 21st September 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Exeter knife woman taunted by park boys escapes jail – BBC News
“A woman who threatened a group of young boys with a knife in a Devon park, has been spared jail.”
BBC News, 7th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
ASA bans Mafia Wars Facebook ad – The Guardian
“An ad that ran on Facebook promoting the online game Mafia Wars, which featured a photo of a sinister, hooded man holding a large knife, has been banned by the advertising watchdog.”
The Guardian, 14th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man jailed for stabbing footballer Calum Davenport – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for six years for a knife attack on a Premier League footballer at his mother’s home in Bedfordshire.”
BBC News, 12th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teenager cleared of throwing can at Facebook party – The Independent
“A judge threw out the case against a teenager accused of throwing a beer can at police outside a party invaded by 200 gatecrashers after it was advertised on Facebook.”
The Independent, 6th July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man jailed indefinitely for ‘lolly stick’ row stabbings – The Independent
“A 23-year-old man who stabbed a City banker and a diplomat in a ‘shocking and violent’ attack after one of their friends accidentally threw a lollipop stick at a BMW was jailed indefinitely for public protection today.”
The Independent, 5th July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
