Women jailed for stealing friend’s rare teddy bears worth £37k and selling them on eBay – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 22nd, 2015 in burglary, conspiracy, news, sentencing, suspended sentences by sally

‘Rachel Reynolds and Claire Cunningham take around 100 of the Steiff toys and sell them for fraction of value on internet auction site.’

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Daily Telegraph, 21st September 2015

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Child sex abusers can be punished more severely when their victims are Asian, court rules – The Independent

Posted September 21st, 2015 in child abuse, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A paedophile who sexually abused two children could be given a harsher sentence than usual because of the Asian community his victims were from, a judge has ruled.’

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The Independent, 18th September 2015

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Spanking images ex-teacher jailed – BBC News

Posted September 21st, 2015 in indecent photographs of children, news, sentencing, teachers by sally

‘A retired teacher who was caught with indecent images on his computer of boys being spanked has been jailed.’

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BBC News, 18th September 2015

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Rogue landlords should face jail terms to deter them from taking advantage of renters, say national bodies – The Independent

Posted September 21st, 2015 in landlord & tenant, local government, news, penalties, sentencing by sally

‘Rogue landlords should face harsher consequences, including jail terms, to deter them from taking advantage of “vulnerable” renters, national bodies have said.’

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The Independent, 19th September 2015

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Child molester given longer sentence as victims are Asian – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 18th, 2015 in child abuse, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A child molester who abused two Asian girls was rightly given a longer sentence than if his victims had been white because Asian sex crime victims suffer more, a leading judge has ruled.’

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Daily Telegraph, 17th September 2015

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Woman gave birth to baby in bath and then left it on neighbour’s doorstep – The Independent

Posted September 18th, 2015 in birth, concealing birth, news, sentencing, suspended sentences by sally

‘A woman gave birth to her baby in a bath and then abandoned it on a neighbour’s doorstep because she believed it was the result of an extramarital affair.’

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The Independent, 17th September 2015

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Ched Evans must wait to see whether he can appeal against rape conviction – The Guardian

Posted September 17th, 2015 in appeals, Criminal Cases Review Commission, news, rape, sentencing by sally

‘The panel assessing Ched Evans’s latest attempt to have his rape conviction overturned have said further investigation is needed before it can announce a decision.’

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The Guardian, 16th September 2015

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Rapist Gareth Furse has ‘excessive’ sentence cut on appeal – BBC News

Posted September 17th, 2015 in appeals, news, rape, sentencing by sally

‘A call centre worker branded a danger to society for raping a sleeping woman has had his sentence cut.’

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BBC News, 16th September 2015

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Stephen Tillyer sentenced over £300k viola theft from train – BBC News

‘A man who stole a viola worth £300,000 after it was left on train has been given a suspended prison sentence.’

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BBC News, 16th September 2015

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Man fined for flying drone at football matches and Buckingham Palace – The Guardian

Posted September 16th, 2015 in aircraft, costs, fines, health & safety, news, sentencing, video recordings by sally

‘A drone enthusiast has been fined and banned from pursuing his hobby after he was convicted of flying remote control aircraft over and around Premier League football stadiums, parliament and Buckingham Palace.’

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The Guardian, 15th September 2015

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Child rapist jailed despite support of Lady Butler-Sloss – The Guardian

Posted September 15th, 2015 in judges, news, rape, sentencing, witnesses by sally

‘A man convicted of raping a 13-year-old girl has been jailed for seven years, in a case in which the retired high court judge Elizabeth Butler-Sloss told the jury she was astonished at the allegations against the man.’

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The Guardian, 14th September 2015

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Zack Davies given life imprisonment for racially motivated machete attack – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted September 14th, 2015 in assault, attempted murder, attempts, murder, news, racism, sentencing, weapons by sally

‘Zack Davies has today been sentenced to life imprisonment for attempted murder after he attacked a man with a machete in a racially aggravated attack in January. He must serve a minimum of 14 years.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 11th September 2015

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Paedophile ring jailed for ‘terrifying depravity’ – BBC News

Posted September 11th, 2015 in child abuse, inquiries, internet, news, sentencing, sexual offences, victims by sally

‘Seven paedophiles who preyed on a baby and young children acted “beyond human instinct” and were guilty of “terrifying depravity”, a judge said.’

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BBC News, 11th September 2015

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Knife possession: Number of offenders jailed rises – BBC News

Posted September 11th, 2015 in news, offensive weapons, sentencing, statistics by sally

‘The number of people jailed in England and Wales for carrying knives has risen, the Ministry of Justice says. At the end of June, 546 people were in jail for possessing an offensive weapon – 40% more compared with last year.’

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BBC News, 10th September 2015

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Man jailed after his bulldog savaged and killed his grandmother – The Guardian

Posted September 11th, 2015 in dogs, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man has been jailed for five-and-a-half years after his bulldog killed his grandmother in a vicious attack.’

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The Guardian, 10th September 2015

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Banker who took ‘upskirt’ pictures of women avoids prison sentence – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 11th, 2015 in community service, news, outraging public decency, photography, sentencing by sally

‘A banker who commuted from Hull to London to take “upskirt” pictures of women on Tube escalators has been spared jail.’

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Daily Telegraph, 11th September 2015

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Angela Shafiq sentenced to 15 months’ imprisonment for assisting acts of terrorism – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted September 10th, 2015 in press releases, sentencing, terrorism by sally

‘Angela Shafiq, 22, was today sentenced at the Old Bailey to 15 months’ imprisonment following her conviction for terror offences under s5 of the Terrorism Act 2006.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 8th September 2015

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Driver jailed for three years after hitting 91-year-old man in Birmingham – The Independent

Posted September 9th, 2015 in dangerous driving, news, sentencing by sally

‘A driver has been jailed for three years and disqualified from driving for seven years after colliding with a 91-year-old man in Sutton Coldfield town centre.’

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The Independent, 8th September 2015

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Facebook-boast Croydon deer-killer sentenced – BBC News

Posted September 9th, 2015 in animal cruelty, news, sentencing, suspended sentences by sally

‘A man who poached a deer from a field in south London, took it home and slit its throat has been given a seven month suspended sentence.’

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BBC News, 8th September 2015

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Woman jailed for helping online lover travel from UK to Syria – The Guardian

Posted September 9th, 2015 in internet, news, sentencing, terrorism by sally

‘A woman has been jailed for 15 months for helping a man she had never met travel to Syria after they struck up an online romance.’
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The Guardian, 8th September 2015

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