Robber Brian James Waite jailed after seven years on run – BBC News

Posted March 3rd, 2014 in escape from custody, fraud, news, robbery, sentencing by sally

‘A convicted robber who sparked an international search has been sentenced to more than nine years in jail.’

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BBC News, 1st March 2014

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‘Chilling’ Prestwich sex attacker is jailed – BBC News

Posted February 4th, 2014 in assault, DNA, guilty pleas, news, robbery, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A man who tried to rape a woman in a “chilling” attack while she was on the phone to police has been jailed.’

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BBC News, 3rd February 2014

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Blackburn siblings jailed over gay partner kidnap plot – BBC News

Posted January 27th, 2014 in assault, conspiracy, kidnapping, news, robbery, sentencing, video recordings by sally

‘Several members of a family who attempted to kidnap their sister’s gay partner have been jailed.’

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BBC News, 24th January 2014

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Half of convicted criminals avoid jail for many serious offences – The Guardian

Posted January 8th, 2014 in imprisonment, news, robbery, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘Ministers have been accused of insulting victims after it emerged that half of convicted sex attackers, violent criminals and burglars are avoiding prison sentences.’

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The Guardian, 8th January 2014

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Fake police gang jailed for robberies and kidnappings – BBC News

Posted December 16th, 2013 in burglary, conspiracy, kidnapping, news, robbery, sentencing, weapons by sally

‘Four men who posed as police officers and handcuffed victims while ransacking their properties have been jailed.’

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BBC News, 13th December 2013

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Schoolboy armed robber sentenced to 40 months – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 23rd, 2013 in firearms, news, prisons, robbery, sentencing, young offenders by tracey

“A ‘model pupil’ who robbed a bank with an imitation firearm has been sentenced to 40 months in a Young Offenders’ Institution.”

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Daily Telegraph, 22nd October 2013

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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

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) | [2013] UKSC 61 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 9th October 2013

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Manchester canal death: Gang sentenced for manslaughter – BBC News

Posted October 7th, 2013 in homicide, news, robbery, sentencing, young offenders by sally

“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.”

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BBC News, 4th October 2013

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Judge tells gang attack girl, 18, not to get pregnant again – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 7th, 2013 in assault, compensation, news, pregnancy, robbery, sentencing by sally

“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.”

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Daily Telegraph, 6th October 2013

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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.”

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Daily Telegraph, 1st October 2013

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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.”

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The Guardian, 29th September 2013

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‘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.”

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BBC News, 15th August 2013

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Two brothers jailed for Selfridges raid – The Guardian

Posted July 23rd, 2013 in conspiracy, gangs, news, recidivists, robbery, sentencing by tracey

“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.”

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The Guardian, 22nd July 2013

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Nicholls v Ladbrokes Betting & Gaming Ltd – WLR Daily

Posted July 15th, 2013 in appeals, duty of care, employment, health & safety, law reports, robbery by sally

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

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Joss Stone death plot man, Junior Bradshaw, jailed – BBC News

Posted July 9th, 2013 in conspiracy, learning difficulties, murder, news, robbery by sally

“A man who was involved in a plot to rob and murder soul singer Joss Stone has been jailed for 18 years.”

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BBC News, 9th July 2013

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Doctors Prana and Nishebita Das robbery: Two jailed – BBC News

Posted April 29th, 2013 in assault, grievous bodily harm, news, robbery, sentencing by tracey

“A woman and a man have been jailed for assaulting and robbing two married doctors in their home, leaving one brain damaged.”

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BBC News, 26th April 2013

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Ali Jawaid: Three jailed for killing mobile phone businessman – BBC News

Posted April 11th, 2013 in homicide, news, robbery, sentencing by sally

“Three men have been jailed for killing a mobile phone businessman in an attack in Coventry in November 2011.”

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BBC News, 10th April 2013

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Man given life sentence for murdering £3,000 casino winner – The Independent

Posted March 11th, 2013 in murder, news, robbery, sentencing, video recordings by sally

“A man has been handed a life term after stabbing a gambler to death who had won £3,000 at a casino.”

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The Independent, 9th March 2013

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Armed robber Trevor Hayes’ indeterminate jail term quashed – BBC News

Posted February 20th, 2013 in appeals, mental health, news, robbery, sentencing by sally

“An Oxfordshire bank robber has had his indeterminate prison sentence overturned after a court heard a brain tumour had changed his personality.”

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BBC News, 19th February 2013

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Liverpool double rapist Mindaugas Budkus jailed – BBC News

Posted January 14th, 2013 in assault, DNA, news, offensive weapons, rape, robbery, sentencing, video recordings by tracey

“A man convicted of raping two women within three weeks in Liverpool has been sentenced to life in prison.”

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BBC News, 11th January 2013

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