Mother spared jail for dangling child out of window in ‘Michael Jackson moment’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 30th, 2015 in children, news, sentencing, suspended sentences by sally

‘Incident echoes infamous moment the late Prince of Pop dangled his second son “Blanket” from a balcony of the Hotel Adlon in Berlin in 2002.’

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Daily Telegraph, 27th November 2015

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Police officer jailed for arranging to have sex with runaway girl – The Guardian

‘A police constable who arranged to have sex with a 15-year-old runaway while investigating her disappearance has been sentenced to four years in prison.’

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The Guardian, 27th November 2015

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Tyre slashing was criminal damage but not antisemitic attack, jury decides – The Guardian

Posted November 30th, 2015 in criminal damage, Judaism, news, religiously aggravated offences, sentencing by sally

‘Leaders of one of the UK’s largest Jewish communities have welcomed the conviction of a man over a wave of criminal damage incidents involving cars in north-east London last year.’

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The Guardian, 27th November 2015

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Ex-Broadmoor worker jailed for selling stories to the Sun – The Guardian

‘A former Broadmoor hospital worker has been jailed for eight months for selling stories to the Sun about notorious patients, including the Yorkshire Ripper.’

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The Guardian, 26th November 2015

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Revenge porn: First woman jailed for posting explicit images of her ex – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 27th, 2015 in internet, news, pornography, sentencing by sally

‘Mother-of-four Samantha Watt posted images on Facebook and captioned them: “This girl pays for rent with sex”‘

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Daily Telegraph, 26th November 2015

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Man jailed for murder of his nine-year-old grandson – The Guardian

Posted November 27th, 2015 in grandparents, murder, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man who drowned his nine-year-old grandson in the bath has been jailed for a minimum of 22 years and told that his “callousness cannot be overstated”.’

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The Guardian, 26th November 2015

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Care worker spared jail after defrauding elderly couple of their savings – The Guardian

Posted November 26th, 2015 in care workers, fraud, news, sentencing, suspended sentences, theft by sally

‘An elderly man with dementia spent his final days in a residential home separated from his wife of 63 years after their care worker defrauded them of their savings.

Yeoman, 27, was found guilty at Bristol crown court of one count of theft and 12 of fraud but she walked free with a suspended sentence.’

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The Guardian, 25th November 2015

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Woman jailed for trying to kill husband with anti-freeze in Christmas Day drink – BBC News

Posted November 24th, 2015 in attempted murder, attempts, families, murder, news, poisoning, sentencing by sally

‘A woman who tried to murder her husband on Christmas Day by lacing his cherry Lambrini with anti-freeze has been jailed for 15 years.’

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BBC News, 23rd November 2015

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Gayle Newland: Sex attacker who posed as man lodges new appeal – BBC News

Posted November 24th, 2015 in appeals, consent, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A woman who was jailed after posing as a man to dupe a friend into having sex with her has lodged an appeal against her sentence.’

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BBC News, 23rd November 2015

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Girl becomes first Briton convicted of trying to join fight against Islamic State in Syria – The Guardian

Posted November 23rd, 2015 in Islam, news, sentencing, terrorism, young offenders by sally

‘A British teenager who made a graveside pledge to devote herself to the PKK cause has been convicted of intending to join the proscribed Kurdish terrorist organisation to fight Islamic State.’

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The Guardian, 20th November 2015

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Father jailed for tipper truck crash that killed son on his 12th birthday – The Guardian

‘A tipper truck driver has been jailed for five-and-half years after the lorry he was driving rolled, killing his son.’

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The Guardian, 20th November 2015

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Girl contacted ChildLine with ‘chilling’ prediction of rape about to take place – The Independent

Posted November 23rd, 2015 in charities, child abuse, news, rape, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A young girl contacted ChildLine with a “cry from the heart” hours before she was raped – predicting in detail the attack that was about to take place.’

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The Independent, 22nd November 2015

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Hospital sex assault doctor Manav Arora jailed – BBC News

Posted November 23rd, 2015 in abuse of position of trust, doctors, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A locum doctor has been jailed for two years for sexually assaulting a male patient he was treating in hospital.’

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BBC News, 20th November 2015

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Operation Elveden: Ex-prison officers jailed for tabloid leaks – BBC News

Posted November 20th, 2015 in disclosure, media, misfeasance in public office, news, prison officers, sentencing by sally

‘Two former prison officers have been jailed for leaking information about inmates to newspapers.’

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BBC News, 20th November 2015

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Tracey Woodford murder: Christopher May jailed for life – BBC News

Posted November 20th, 2015 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

‘A “cruel” ex-butcher who killed and dismembered a woman before carrying her severed head through a town to hide it has been jailed for life.’

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BBC News, 20th November 2015

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Two sentenced for plotting to bring up to three tonnes of cocaine to the streets of Europe – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted November 20th, 2015 in drug trafficking, press releases, sentencing by sally

‘Anthony Dennis and Anthony Wilson were sentenced yesterday at the Old Bailey to over 25 years for a major drug smuggling operation.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 19th November 2015

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Council secures £300k confiscation after uncovering conspiracy to defraud – Local Government Lawyer

Posted November 19th, 2015 in confiscation, conspiracy, fraud, local government, news, sentencing by sally

‘Slough Borough Council last month secured a £300,000 confiscation order, its largest ever under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 18th November 2015

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Gary Glitter loses sexual abuse conviction appeal – BBC News

Posted November 18th, 2015 in appeals, child abuse, media, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘Disgraced singer Gary Glitter has lost a Court of Appeal challenge against his conviction for sexually abusing three young girls.’

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BBC News, 17th November 2015

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Self-help author targeted by stalker for seven years after showing kindness to him on trans-Atlantic flight – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 18th, 2015 in harassment, news, restraining orders, sentencing, stalking by sally

‘A stalker terrorised a best-selling author for seven-years after when she sat next to him on a trans-Atlantic flight.’

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Daily Telegraph, 17th November 2015

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‘Porn obsessed’ man filmed women and children – BBC News

‘A “pornography obsessed” man who spied on women and children – photographing and filming them with his phone – has been jailed for 12 years.’

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BBC News, 17th November 2015

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