‘A former TV psychic has been banned from contacting a mother and daughter after he waged a 32-year harassment campaign in which he wrongly claimed he was the child’s father.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th October 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A former staff member at a children’s home has been jailed for 15 years for child abuse dating back to the 1980s.’
The Guardian, 7th October 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A drunk driver who killed a mother-of-three has been jailed for four years. Debbie Masters, 37, was pushing her seven-month-old son in a pram in Battle, East Sussex, on 19 March when she was hit by Naomi Oxley’s car.’
BBC News, 5th October 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who shouted antisemitic abuse at Jews on their way to morning prayers has been sentenced to a 12 month community order with 200 unpaid hours of work.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 29th September 2017
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A 20-year-old has today (29 September) been sent to a young offenders’ institution for two years for blackmailing his employer by threatening to blow up their vans.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 29th September 2017
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Graham Gawley has had his prison sentence increased after Solicitor General Robert Buckland QC MP referred it to the Court of Appeal.’
Attorney General’s Office, 4th October 2017
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
‘An antiques dealer murdered on her driveway had sought a non-molestation order weeks before her death against her ex-boyfriend who was jailed on Wednesday for faking her will, a court heard.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th October 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A homeless man who “destroyed a family” by stabbing to death a mother and son who had helped him has been jailed for life with a minimum of 30 years.’
BBC News, 4th October 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Counter-terrorism laws are to be updated to make sure those who repeatedly view terrorist content online face up to 15 years in jail.’
Home Office, 3rd October 2017
Source: www.gov.uk
‘A woman who copied photos of babies from other people’s Instagram accounts, posted them as her own and claimed they were sick or dead in a bid to get money has been banned from using social media for two years.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd October 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A woman who hid the body of her newborn son in a drain has been jailed.’
BBC News, 2nd October 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘People who repeatedly view terrorist content online will face up to 15 years in prison, the home secretary is to tell the Conservative Party conference.’
BBC News, 3rd October 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who sued Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council for £10,000, claiming he was injured after tripping in a hole in the payment, has been found guilty of contempt of court and jailed for four months.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th September 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A man who imported a childlike sex doll he bought online has been given a suspended prison sentence.’
BBC News, 29th September 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A judge who spared an aspiring Oxford University student from jail after she stabbed her boyfriend has been investigated over three complaints relating to the case.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th September 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘People in England who commit the most serious crimes of animal cruelty could face up to five years in prison, the government has said.’
BBC News, 30th September 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A blind burglar has been jailed for his 192nd offence after leading police on a chase from school raid into a river.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st October 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Lavinia Woodward, the 24-year old Oxford student who pleaded guilty to stabbing her boyfriend with a bread knife, was sentenced yesterday at Oxford Crown Court for unlawful wounding. The case caused a splash back in May when, having entered her plea, the defendant was told by the judge that she was unlikely to receive an immediate custodial sentence, in part due to her promising medical career. Thus was born the tale of the rich, blonde, white Oxford student who was “too clever” to be sent to prison. “Too clever” appears in all headlines in quotation marks, notwithstanding that no-one in court, not least the judge, ever used these words; rather this is one of the those splendid auto-generated media myths, where one tabloid shorthand was adopted by all until everyone came to accept that these words must have been said.’
The Secret Barrister, 26th September 2017
Source: thesecretbarrister.com
‘A judge who spared an Oxford University student jail after she stabbed her boyfriend is being investigated.’
BBC News, 28th September 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who sprayed ammonia in a taxi driver’s face has been jailed for more than four years.’
The Guardian, 28th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
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