“A householder who faced a possible eight-year jail sentence for attacking an intruder with a samurai sword said today he just wanted to stop him getting into his house. David Fullard, 46, from Brough, East Yorkshire, was charged with unlawful wounding but walked free when a jury found him not guilty, according to the Sun.”
The Independent, 11th February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A man who stabbed a woman to death as she walked her dog because he was feeling ‘very angry’ has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 29th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“There is little connection between the use of stop and search powers by the Metropolitan police and reductions in knife crime, according to new figures analysed by a leading criminologist.”
The Guardian, 24th January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man who robbed three teenage students with a machete has been jailed indefinitely for public protection.”
BBC News, 19th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man who admitted making nail bombs at his West Yorkshire home has been jailed for 11 years.”
BBC News, 15th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A judge who gave a community punishment to a teenage girl for her part in a near-fatal stabbing ‘wholly failed’ in his public duty, London’s Court of Appeal has ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th December 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Those who commit murder with a knife should face significantly longer in jail than they currently do, Justice Secretary Jack Straw announced today.”
Ministry of Justice, 10th November 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“A businessman jailed for three years for keeping a revolver he bought to fight off rattlesnakes while living in the USA has been freed on appeal.”
BBC News, 10th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The minimum prison sentence for knife killers will be increased from 15 to 25 years, the justice secretary, Jack Straw, said today.”
The Guardian, 10th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government has announced details of the next phase of the Tackling Knives Action Programme, including a specialist team to take on gang-related violence.”
Ministry of Justice, 22nd July 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Longer minimum terms for knife killers could be introduced after a review announced after calls by the family of Ben Kinsella for a change in the law.”
The Times, 17th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Knife murderers could face prison terms of 30 years after the justice secretary, Jack Straw, today announced a review of sentencing policy.”
The Guardian, 16th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The family of Ben Kinsella, the murdered schoolboy, have called for an overhaul in Britain’s ‘complacent’ sentencing rules for knife crime.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th June 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Three men have been given life sentences for murdering 16-year-old Ben Kinsella in north London.”
BBC News, 11th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“More criminals are being jailed for carrying a knife and the number of offences dealt with involving knives has fallen, according to new statistics published by the Ministry of Justice today.”
Ministry of Justice, 11th June 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Four out of five knife offenders avoid going straight to jail, according to government figures published yesterday.”
The Times, 12th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Three youths were found guilty today of murdering Ben Kinsella, the 16-year-old brother of former EastEnders actress Brooke Kinsella.”
The Independent, 11th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Government’s claim to a tougher stance on knife crime has been exposed as a sham after just one person caught carrying a blade last year was handed the new maximum four years behind bars.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th May 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Metropolitan Police have stopped and searched 24,000 young people every month over the past year in an operation that is cutting teenage knife crime and violence.”
The Times, 19th May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Targeted stop-and-search tactics are an effective way to cut gun and knife crime, research suggests.”
The Times, 16th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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