‘A man has been jailed for nine years for killing a father-to-be whose body was dumped and set on fire on a London common.’
The Independent, 1st November 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Two men have been jailed and a woman has received a suspended sentence for enslaving a vulnerable man.’
BBC News, 28th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman who tipped faeces over a memorial of Sir Captain Tom Moore has been given a suspended jail sentence.’
BBC News, October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Questions from an infamous 20th Century murder trial have been mirrored to help secure the murder conviction of a man in Lincolnshire over 100 years later.’
BBC News, 24th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A “callous” couple who exploited a 13-year-old boy to run heroin and crack cocaine from London to Kent as part of a county lines drugs operation have been jailed for a total of 12 years.’
The Independent, 24th October 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A self-styled YouTube prankster who collided with England cricketer Jonny Bairstow after invading the Oval pitch was warned he faces a “sticky wicket” if he defies court orders as he was handed a suspended sentence.’
The Independent, 19th October 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A paedophile who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing two girls has been allowed to jet off on holiday to Greece before being sentenced.’
BBC News, 19th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A prison nurse has been jailed after engaging in “flirtatious” calls and texts with an inmate.’
BBC News, 18th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A judge has jailed two men for their parts in recent unrest in East Leicester telling them the city will not tolerate disorder.’
BBC News, 18th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Prisoners sentenced under draconian guidance are serving sentences which were abolished in 2012 when the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) found them to be “fundamentally unjust” and “unlawful”. A total of 1,661 offenders sentenced under Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) continue to serve prolonged or unjust sentences. Now, the Justice Committee is calling for those prisoners to be re-sentenced. Some prisoners have served ten years on top of their minimum sentence, which could be found to breach their right to liberty.’
Each Other, 13th October 2022
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘In a case prosecuted by Thanet District Council, Judge Rupert Lowe, sitting at Canterbury Crown Court, passed sentence on Monday (10 October) on four defendants involved in managing rented flats in Margate.’
Local Government Lawyer, 13th October 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Two brothers have been jailed after a van was driven at a police officer leaving him with serious injuries.’
BBC News, 12th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Three members of a criminal gang have been jailed for their part in buying dozens of blank-firing handguns with a plan to turn them into live weapons.’
BBC News, 11th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two people who tried to smuggle up to £1.75m of cocaine into the UK had their goods replaced by wooden blocks.’
BBC News, 10th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A 23-year-old British man has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering his 19-year-old Canadian girlfriend after she travelled to the UK to meet him.’
The Independent, 11th October 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Every day, judges and magistrates preside over cases coming before them in court and, if an offender is found guilty, they use sentencing guidelines to determine what the appropriate sentence should be. But what if the offender committed more than one offence? What happens then? Do the courts work out the sentence for each individual offence and then add them together? The simple answer is usually no.’
Sentencing Council, 5th October 2022
Source: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk
‘A “thug” who punched a Sikh priest in the street “without any justifiable reason” and left him for dead has been jailed for three years.’
The Independent, 6th October 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The court of appeal has reduced the jail sentence of a serial cyberstalker who harassed women by creating fake social media accounts to spread fake claims about them.’
The Guardian, 5th October 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man who cut a gas pipe to sell for scrap, causing a blast in which a two-year-old boy died, has been jailed.’
BBC News, 5th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A van driver who knocked a cyclist unconscious in a road rage attack has been spared jail.’
BBC News, 4th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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