Casper and Corey Platt-May deaths: Driver high on cocaine is jailed – BBC News
‘A driver who killed two young brothers in a hit-and-run crash while high on cocaine has been jailed for nine years.’
BBC News, 27th April 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: sentencing
Chairman’s letter to sentencers on imposition of community and custodial sentences – Sentencing Council
‘Earlier this month, the Chairman of the Sentencing Council, Lord Justice Treacy, wrote to all sentencers to remind them of the requirement to follow the Council’s Imposition of Community and Custodial Sentences Definitive Guideline, which has been in force since February 2017. Courts are statutorily bound to follow sentencing guidelines unless it is in the interests of justice not to do so.’
Sentencing Council, 24th April 2018
Former Salvation Army members jailed for sexual abuse in 70s and 80s – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Three men have today jailed for sexually abusing young female members of the Salvation Army in Blackpool in the 1970s and 1980s.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 23rd April 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Shiney Row burning body murder pair get whole-life jail terms – BBC News
‘Two killers who went on to torture and set fire to a Vietnamese woman have been given whole-life jail terms.’
BBC News, 25th April 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Fake bomb detector seller James McCormick jailed again – BBC News
‘A fraudster jailed for selling fake bomb detectors to war-torn countries has received two more years in prison for failing to pay back nearly £2m.’
BBC News, 25th April 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Council publishes independent review – Sentencing Council
‘In 2017 the Sentencing Council commissioned an independent academic to carry out an internal review to support the Council in considering how best it could exercise its statutory functions and to make recommendations on areas of work it might want to consider taking forward in the future. The work was undertaken by Professor Sir Anthony Bottoms, Emeritus Professor at the Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, and his colleague, Dr Jo Parsons. The Council welcomes this Review, which we are publishing today alongside a summary of the work we are taking forward as a result.’
Sentencing Council, 18th April 2018
Man jailed for setting his neighbour alight – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A man who doused his neighbour with petrol and set her alight has been jailed for 19 years.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 20th April 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Men jailed for taking £1million as part of pension fund fraud – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Two men who tricked investors into transferring their pensions to a fake scheme before spending almost £1million of the funds have been jailed.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 23rd April 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Man who sexually abused 6 year old girl jailed for longer after Solicitor General intervenes in case – Attorney General’s Office
‘A man who sexually abused a 6 year old girl has had his sentence increased after the Solicitor General, Robert Buckland QC MP, appealed it for being too low.’
Attorney General’s Office, 20th April 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
Devon rapist who pretended to be ghost jailed for 26 years – BBC News
‘A rapist who manipulated a girl into having sex with him by pretending to be a ghost has been jailed for 26 years.’
BBC News, 19th April 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Juror jailed for taking bribe during £7m cocaine dealing trial – Daily Telegraph
‘A juror has been jailed for six years after accepting a bribe during a £7 million cocaine dealing trial, which saw the defendants walk free.’
Daily Telegraph, 19th April 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Bedford barber jailed for head-shave ‘punishment’ – BBC News
‘A barber who shaved a 10-year-old boy’s head as a “punishment” has been jailed for eight months.’
BBC News, 19th April 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Redvers Bickley jailed for life for killing housemate Tyler Denton – BBC News
‘A man who killed his housemate and stabbed three members of her family has been sentenced to life in prison.’
BBC News, 18th April 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Daryll Rowe jailed for infecting men with HIV – BBC News
‘A man who said he was “riddled” with HIV and convicted of trying to infect 10 men has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 12 years.’
BBC News, 18th April 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman jailed for controlling partner at their Stewartby home – BBC News
‘A woman who controlled her partner’s life, scalding him with boiling water and stabbing him, has been jailed.’
BBC News, 16th April 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Controlling girlfriend ‘first woman convicted’ of new domestic abuse offence – Daily Telegraph
‘A university graduate is believed to be the first woman convicted under new domestic abuse laws after scalding her boyfriend with boiling water, stabbing him and keeping food from him.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th April 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Gang members jailed for modern slavery – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Two London gang members who trafficked a teenage girl to Swansea to deal heroin and crack cocaine have been jailed.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 13th April 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Former church minister jailed for historical sex offences – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A former church minister has been jailed for historical sex offences committed over a period of 22 years.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 10th April 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Conman who targeted grieving families sentence slashed – BBC News
‘A conman who posed as a private detective and targeted grieving families has had his jail term reduced from 10 to six years.’
BBC News, 13th April 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Drugs gang leader jailed over £2m Manchester cocaine ring – BBC News
‘The leader of a drugs gang that ran a cocaine supply ring worth more than £2m has been jailed for nine years.’
BBC News, 12th April 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
