Blackburn siblings jailed over gay partner kidnap plot – BBC News
‘Several members of a family who attempted to kidnap their sister’s gay partner have been jailed.’
BBC News, 24th January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: robbery
Half of convicted criminals avoid jail for many serious offences – The Guardian
‘Ministers have been accused of insulting victims after it emerged that half of convicted sex attackers, violent criminals and burglars are avoiding prison sentences.’
The Guardian, 8th January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Fake police gang jailed for robberies and kidnappings – BBC News
‘Four men who posed as police officers and handcuffed victims while ransacking their properties have been jailed.’
BBC News, 13th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Schoolboy armed robber sentenced to 40 months – Daily Telegraph
“A ‘model pupil’ who robbed a bank with an imitation firearm has been sentenced to 40 months in a Young Offenders’ Institution.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Osborn (FC) (Appellant) v The Parole Board (Respondent); Booth (FC) (Appellant) v The Parole Board (Respondent); In the matter of an application of James Clyde Reilly for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland) – Supreme Court
Supreme Court, 9th October 2013
Manchester canal death: Gang sentenced for manslaughter – BBC News
“A gang of robbers on a crime spree who left one of their victims to drown when they pushed him into a Manchester canal has been sentenced for manslaughter.”
BBC News, 4th October 2013
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Judge tells gang attack girl, 18, not to get pregnant again – Daily Telegraph
“A judge has told an 18-year-old girl not to get pregnant again after she repeatedly punched a vulnerable young man in a gang attack and stole his phone and bicycle.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Retiring magistrate warns of ‘dismay’ over soft justice – Daily Telegraph
“A magistrate who has retired after 25 years on the bench expressed his ‘dismay’ at the way courts have pandered towards rehabilitating criminals rather than punishing them.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Cautions to be scrapped for serious offenders, says Chris Grayling – The Guardian
“Serious offenders will no longer receive a mere ‘slap on the wrist’, the justice secretary has said, as he announced an overhaul of the cautions system.”
The Guardian, 29th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Double’ miscarriage of justice victim Martin Foran speaks – BBC News
“A man who claims to be the UK’s only victim of two miscarriages of justice has said he wants an apology.”
BBC News, 15th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Two brothers jailed for Selfridges raid – The Guardian
“Two brothers have been jailed for their roles in a ‘professionally planned and executed’ million-pound armed raid at Selfridges, in which the gang dressed in burqas.”
The Guardian, 22nd July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Nicholls v Ladbrokes Betting & Gaming Ltd – WLR Daily
Nicholls v Ladbrokes Betting & Gaming Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 1963; [2013] WLR (D) 277
“The failure by a betting shop to operate a magnetic lock to prevent a robbery during the hours of darkness was not a sufficient basis for a conclusion of a breach of a duty of care.”
WLR Daily, 11th July 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Joss Stone death plot man, Junior Bradshaw, jailed – BBC News
“A man who was involved in a plot to rob and murder soul singer Joss Stone has been jailed for 18 years.”
BBC News, 9th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Doctors Prana and Nishebita Das robbery: Two jailed – BBC News
“A woman and a man have been jailed for assaulting and robbing two married doctors in their home, leaving one brain damaged.”
BBC News, 26th April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ali Jawaid: Three jailed for killing mobile phone businessman – BBC News
“Three men have been jailed for killing a mobile phone businessman in an attack in Coventry in November 2011.”
BBC News, 10th April 2013
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Man given life sentence for murdering £3,000 casino winner – The Independent
“A man has been handed a life term after stabbing a gambler to death who had won £3,000 at a casino.”
The Independent, 9th March 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Armed robber Trevor Hayes’ indeterminate jail term quashed – BBC News
“An Oxfordshire bank robber has had his indeterminate prison sentence overturned after a court heard a brain tumour had changed his personality.”
BBC News, 19th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Liverpool double rapist Mindaugas Budkus jailed – BBC News
“A man convicted of raping two women within three weeks in Liverpool has been sentenced to life in prison.”
BBC News, 11th January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court quashes convictions of men jailed over riots robbery shown on YouTube – The Guardian
“Two men jailed after being found guilty of robbing a Malaysian student at the height of last year’s London riots, have had their convictions quashed.”
The Guardian, 29th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Shafilea Ahmed’s sister avoids jail after judge describes “extraordinary and terrifying story” as a “case for mercy” – The Independent
“The sister of honour killing victim Shafilea Ahmed was spared jail today when she was given a 12-month suspended sentence for organising a robbery at her parents’ house.”
The Independent, 16th November 2012
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